12th Hole: Tiger’s Approach Leads to Easy Par

Tremendous approach shot on the 12th hole from Tiger Woods stops about eight feet past the hole. Facing a dicey downhill breaker, he converts another safe two putt. The lead remains five strokes.

13th Hole: Another Birdie for Tiger

The 13th hole tee shot is one of the toughest on the golf course. Woods fades his ball into the fairway. He looks at ease. Approach shot is to 12 feet and he drains the putt. Now at 13-under. Most feared holes on the back nine are coming up but Woods’s swing is so smooth right now.

14th Hole: Tiger Woods Could Also Win FedEx Cup Playoffs

No news here. At the 14th hole: Woods on fairway, Woods on green, Woods with good shot at a birdie but two putts instead.

But what, here’s something new. Because Justin Rose is falling down the leaderboard, Tiger Woods now has a chance to not only win the Tour Championship tournament concluding today, but also the $10 million FedEx Cup playoffs. That outcome has more to do with how Rose and Dustin Johnson do in the final holes than Woods’s final result — so long as it is a Woods victory today. And that is all but assured. Five-stroke lead with four holes to play for Tiger.

15th Hole: A Scary Moment

For the first time today, Tiger Woods might have felt queasy watching one of his shots in the air. From the tee on the 211-yard, par-3 15th hole, Woods’s shot barely cleared the water in front of the hole. The ball landed on the grass about 18 inches past the water hazard. Tiger chipped up but missed his par putt to drop to 12-under par. His lead is down to three strokes over Billy Horschel, who birdied the 18th hole to finish the tournament at 9-under par. Woods still remains a strong contender to win the $10 million FedEx playoffs today as Justin Rose’s struggles continue.