Tiger Woods’ 65 in the 3rd round of the Buick Open puts him in the lead at 17 under

Tiger Woods surges into the lead at the Buick Open

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods says he didn’t like the way he hit in the third round of the Buick Open.

Woods was happy with how he scored, though, as a 65 Saturday put him at 17 under. It ended up being good enough for the lead because Michael Letzig double bogeyed the last hole.

Letzig hit a poor shot out of the sand at No. 18 and two-putted from 12 feet and fell to 16 under while Woods was on the practice range.

Second-round leader John Senden shot a 1-under 71 to fall to 15 under and in third place.

Woods, in his first tournament since missing the cut at the British Open, opened with a 71 after what he said was probably his worst putting day. He roared back into contention by going 9 under in the second round and 7 under in the third.