Tiger Woods aims for come-from-behind win at Masters to gain fifth Green Jacket - Global News

Tiger Woods shot his best score at Augusta National since 2011, a five-under-par 67 that lifted him within two strokes of third-round leader Francesco Molinari at the Masters on Saturday.READ MORE: Tiger Woods wins Tour Championship, his first major win in 5 yearsWoods, who last slipped on the Green Jacket in 2005, will start Sunday’s final round with Molinari and Tony Finau.Italian Molinari, who leads the way on 13-under 203, is unlikely to be intimidated by Woods, after staring down and overtaking the American en route to winning last year’s British Open at Carnoustie, where they were paired in the final round.A victory on Sunday would be Woods’ fifth at Augusta National, leaving him second behind six-times champion Jack Nicklaus, but to do so he will have to pull off something he has never done before — come from behind in the final round to win a major.All 14 of his major wins have come after Woods held the 54-hole lead.WATCH: Tiger Woods wins Tour Championship for first victory on PGA Tour in five years


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April 14, 2019 at 08:34AM