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Austin had a 65 for the second straight day to get into the final pairing with Woods on Saturday, thankful he is still within range. Six players were within five shots of the lead on an East Lake course that has never been easier.
Hes not hard to beat if youre playing as well and youre right there, Austin said. But if you let him get in front of you, like I said, hes hard to catch.
As for the FedEx Cup, it might be time to start wiring that $10 million prize into Woods retirement account.
Stricker is second behind Woods in the playoff standings, but was nine shots behind him going into the weekend at East Lake. Phil Mickelson needed a victory to have any chance of winning the cup and that was if Woods finished worse than second alone and he was seven shots behind through two rounds.
Not that Woods was paying attention to that, either.
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You just want to win the tournament, said Woods, who has won three of his last four. Winning always takes care of everything. At the halfway point, Im in good shape for that.
He can attribute that to a six-hole stretch that began with an approach into 10 feet for birdie at No. 4. Then came a poor tee shot and an approach into the bunker, which he had hoped to get within 15 feet of the hole to save par. He blasted out over the lip, and the ball bounced three times before rolling into the cup.
By the crowds reaction, I thought it came screaming in there and hit the flag and ricocheted off and I had a 1-foot putt or something, Woods said. I got up there and it was gone. Nice surprise.
