Woods Looking At 2/3am Wake-Up Call To Genesis Open Third Round Restart

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Pacific Palisades, California ….

After brilliantly jumping nearly 40 places on the leader board, Tiger Woods indicated he was probably looking at a 2 to 3am wake-up call before he eventually resumes at 6.45am local time Sunday his third round in the rain-interrupted Genesis Open.

Woods, and starting from the 10th hole at 3.40pm local time, had played seven holes and was staring at a 90-yard third shot into the par-5 17th or his eighth hole when the siren sounded to halt play.

As is allowed, players can continue to complete the hole or mark their ball.

Woods, and looking to be grabbing at his right thumb, elected to mark his ball to have moved to a share of 14th place at six-under par in total.

“I will probably get up somewhere around two or three and start-up the process, and this is has been a long week and we’re almost done,” said Woods.

Woods had been up early also on Saturday in readiness to the restart of his second round and needing to play eight remaining holes.

He began by bogeying the 13th and then holed a 20-foot birdie putt from just off the green in round to 71 for a one-under par tally and two shots inside the cut-off mark.

It is the 10th event in a row since missing the cut at last year’s US Open that Woods has made the cut in a regular PGA Tour event.

Then when he finally teed-off in round three Wood did so in brilliant manner going birdie, eagle, birdie and birdie including at the par-5 11th hole he was playing as second and where Woods sank a 10-footer for a ‘3’.

All the time Woods walked the seven holes he had his hands in his trousers pocket and now it will be even colder when his alarm goes off early Sunday morning.

“When I restart my round tomorrow morning I need to do some damage on 17 and 18 holes,” he said

“A 6.45am restart could be interesting as it is not going to be light even then and we were on the range this morning warming-up and even then it was hard to see.

“I guess now it will be the same thing tomorrow and all of us have to deal with it as there is also a lot of on the golf course.

“Basically, I am going to need two solid rounds and the officials will be pushing us to get through it and we’ll grab a bite for lunch and then we’re back it for round four.”

Up front, it is fellow American Justin Thomas leading the way having played just two holes but managing to birdie both to move to 13-under par and one clear of Aussie Adam Scott who had birdied the first.



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