Tiger Woods carded a two-under-par 68 to establish a seven-stroke lead at the Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday.

Woods is on 15 under par for the championship and expectations are that he will lift his eighth title at this event on Sunday.

While Woods started his round well, his game started to unravel a tad at the ninth hole, where he made bogey. The world number one pulled that shot back with birdie at the tenth. He then added an exceptional birdie at 13.

However, he suffered the consequences of hitting a reckless tee-shot at the par-four 14th, which he bogeyed. He then found the fairway bunker at the par-five 16th. His second shot went into the rough, which ruined his prospects of making the green in three. He eventually bogeyed that hole too.

Woods, as he so often does, managed to bounce back with a birdie at the 17th, before securing par on the final hole. It wasn't an exceptional round from the American. However, it certainly didn't harm his prospects heading into the final round.

Sweden's Henrik Stenson is on eight under par for the championship, after he carded a three-under-par 67 for the third round. Stenson didn't start his third round very well, as he bogeyed the fourth and eighth holes.

However, consecutive birdies at holes nine and ten made up for those blunders. The Swede made additional birdies at holes 15 and 17.

Technically speaking, Stenson, who is second on the leaderboard, is still in contention ahead of the final round. However, it will take a mass capitulation from Woods for him to stand any chance of lifting the title.

Jason Dufner carded a three-under-par 67, to finish the round on seven under for the championship. Dufner was quite exceptional on the front nine, as he sunk five birdies in six holes. The only blemish during that period came at the par-three fifth - he actually carded a double bogey on that hole.

This was followed by a dry spell between holes seven and ten. However, the scoring continued at the 11th and again at the 13th. Bogeys at 12 and 18 spoiled what could have been a brilliant round for the American.

Luke Donald, who is on six under par for the championship, enjoyed a successful round on Saturday. The Englishman carded a two-under-par 68 for the round, which actually featured five birdies.

He made three birdies in four holes on the front nine. However, there was also a bogey during that period of play. Donald's game also unravelled a little midway through the round, as he bogeyed holes eight and nine, which was a tremendous pity, as he produced some flawless golf on the back stretch. He then finished his round well with birdies at holes 16 and 18.

Joining Donald on six under par for the championship is Bill Haas, who has experienced quite a resurgence in 2013. Haas only carded a one-under-par 69 for the round. However, he didn't drop a single shot on the walk home. His only blemish for the round came at the par-four eighth.

Another Englishman, Chris Wood, was even-par for the third round. However, he too is on six under par for the championship.

Miguel Angel Jimenez enjoyed considerable success on Saturday, as he carded a five-under-par 65. Jimenez played some steady, flawless golf on the front nine, which was highlighted by a birdie at the par-five second hole. He didn't do any scoring for the remainder of the front nine.

The Spaniard then carded a birdie at the tenth. Jimenez followed that up with par between holes 11 and 13 before producing some magic on four of the final five holes. Jimenez birdied 14, 16, 17 and 18 in what was a fascinating period of play.

His bogey at the par-three 15th was really insignificant in the context of the round and the Spaniard will head into the final round on five under par for the championship.

Masters champion Adam Scott is only on three under par for the championship but he also produced a sterling round of golf on Saturday. The Australian carded a four-under-par 66. His only blemish for the round came at the par-four 18th.

However, it really didn't matter after he produced an outstanding first nine holes of golf.

Scott birdied three of the first four holes and didn't drop a single shot on the front nine. The Masters champion then had a quiet stretch between holes five and ten, before adding two more birdies on the back stretch.

Open champion Phil Mickelson also enjoyed a tidy round, where he carded a three-under-par 67.

However, the American is only on even par for the championship and it seems unlikely that he will launch a significant challenge for the title on Sunday. Joining him on even par are US Open champion Justin Rose, who carded a one-under-par 69 for the round, Martin Kaymer and Rory McIlroy, who played some encouraging golf on Sunday.

South African Charl Schwartzel is on two over par for the championship. However, he carded a six-under-par 64 for the round, which boosted his prospects of a top twenty finish, at the very least. The South African, who didn't drop a shot the whole day, had the ideal start to the round.

Schwartzel birdied the first and second holes before embarking on a quiet stretch between holes three and seven. He then added one more birdie before the turn.

Schwartzel started the back nine well too, as he birdied the twelfth hole. He added two more scores at 14 and again at 18.

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