Tiger Woods birdied 2 early holes at Masters early in his third round Saturday. Before Tiger Woods tried to make a weekend move at the Masters, he needed to get his long game, his putter and, yes, even his temper back in check. He appeared to be doing all that. Woods made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 3 and 4, cutting an eight-shot deficit to six, with leaders Fred Couples and Jason Dufner still hours away from their tee times. It was a good early rebound for Woods after a second round filled with bad shot-making and missed putts that had him tossing and kicking his clubs by the end. Last year, he trailed by as many as seven but briefly got into the lead on Sunday before finishing fourth. By making up two shots early Saturday, he moved to 1 over for the tournament and up to a tie for 32nd place through five holes after starting the day in 40th. Couples and Dufner had a one-shot lead over a group of six, including Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy. Woods was among the 63 players who made the cut, the most since 1992 the year Couples, now 52, won his only green jacket. Woods has won four since then and appeared to have his game back in shape after two years of personal and professional turmoil. He won in Orlando last month for this first PGA Tour victory in 30 months and was the favorite coming into the year s first major.
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