TigerWoods sees the funny side of a frustrating day on the fairways
PICTURE: GETTY IMAGESScratchy Tiger returns to the pack in Melbourne
TIGER WOODS had a Saturday to forget in Melbourne after carding a level-par 72 to concede the three-shot advantage he held going into the weekend at the JBWere Australian Masters in Melbourne.
But the world No. 1 remains no bigger than 4-6 with the each-way firms (Totesport, win only extrabet.com go 8-11) to win at Kingston Heath on his return down under after a decade.
For Woods goes into the final round on ten-under alongside Greg Chalmers and James Nittieswith Cameron Percy and Jason Dufner tied for fourth two back.
Tim Wilkinson and Francois Delamontagne are on seven-under and Klas Eriksson, Michael Sim, Scott Laycock, Ashley Hall and Stuart Appleby four adrift.
Defending champion Rod Pampling and Adam Scott are in a group on five-under.
The best price about available about Chalmers and Nitties is 6-1 (Sportingbet and Ladbrokes and Coral respectively) with Betfred and Hills boldest at 20-1 aboutDufner. Coral are a standout 28-1 about Percy.
Sim is 50-1 with Sportingbet - but mainlly 40-1 with Appleby- who are 100-1 about Scott scooting home.
In Hong Kong, Greg Bourdy is 4-5 with Boylesports and Victor Chandler (21-20 with extrabet.com) after opening a two-shot lead on 16-under over Robert-Jan Derksen with potential Race To Dubai-winner Rory McIlroy three more strokes adrift.
Francesco Molinari, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Peter Lawrie and Wen-Tang Lin are on ten-under and Graeme McDowell on nine-under alongside Danny Chia.
Ian Poulter, Simon Dyson and Charl Schwartzel are three of nine players on nine-under.
Ladbrokes are biggest at 3-1 aboutDerksen while Bet365 are a standout 7-1 McIlroy.
It was announced on Saturday that Paul Casey will not line up in next week's European Tour special shootout the Dubai World Championship because of a recurring shoulder problem.
Across the pond in America, Justin Leonard has charged into a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Children's Miracle Network Classic on the back of an eight-under par 64.
Leonard, now a 9-4 favourite with Sportingbet, is pursued by Justin Rose and George McNeill who themselves have a two-stroke advantage over Tom Pernice, Tim Herron, Chris DiMarco and Matt Weibring.
Zach Johnson, Bill Haas, Greg Owen, Chez Reavie, Carl Pettersson, Mathias Gronberg, Casey Wittenbeg and Kris Blanks are on seven-under.
Ladbrokes and Stan James go 5-1 about Rose with McNeill at 8-1 and Johnson at a general 10-1. It is 22-1 bar.
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