After nearly being disqualified for an illegal decline in his second round, Tiger Woods is back in the running to win the 2013 Masters carrying out a Tiger-like effectiveness in Saturday's third round. While a round (70) might seem average for a player with the talent that Woods offers, it is quite impressive taking into consideration the hit his second round took after officials deemed that he took an illegal decline on the 15th hole in Round 2 on Friday, leading to a two-stroke penalty. Woods took to Twitter to describe the problem and appeared to understand the committee's ruling (via B/R's Twitter site). The penalty seemingly pulled Woods out of any serious projection that as he was sent by the two-stroke penalty from a 71 to a for Round 2 and five photographs off the lead entering Saturday, he may return and get his sixth Masters at Augusta National. But like common, the resiliency that engulfs Tiger Woods was on show at Augusta on Saturday. Woods' five birdies in Round three brought him within four photographs of the lead heading into Sunday.Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Woods would have collapsed. He might have allow fee earth his third round and all hopes of claiming still another green jacket, but he did just the contrary. The important thing for Woods on Saturday was his strategy on the then a way and very first opening he finished off his Saturday round. Woods made birdie on the initial hole, a par four that he had parred in previous days. After producing three bogies to just one birdie up to the 12th hole, Tiger made his regular run. Instead of being one around for the round, Woods produced birdie on 12, 13 and 15 to shut out Saturday two under for your day and four pictures behind leaders Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera (-7). Rather than being just two shots behind, Woods is four pictures off the lead entering Sunday because of the two-stroke penalty from his second round, but according to ESPN's Bob Harig, Tiger was pleased with his third round and is apparently focused on Sunday, saying, "It started off demonstrably different, but I am right there in the ballgame...As of right now, I'm four back with a great chance to win this championship." Whilst the odds are still very much against Woods, you have to at least entertain the idea of him via four photos back on Sunday to get his fifth natural jacket at Augusta National. Woods will begin his run at another Masters title at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday. Follow me on Twitter:
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