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Woods tied for Tour Championship lead

ATLANTA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods shot a 5-under 65 Saturday to move into a tie for the lead after three rounds of the PGA Tour Championship.

Woods is tied with second-round leader Jay Haas, who had a 68, at 9-under 201,

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U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen (69) is tied for third place with former Masters champion Mike Weir (67) and Stephen Ames (70) at 5-under-par 205.

"I played well the last two days and gave myself a good shot at it," said Woods, who has a shot at his 41st PGA Tour vicrory

Woods has been below his usual standard this year. He lost the top spot in the Official World Golf Rankings, fell to fourth on the money list and third in the rankings.

Haas, who is 50, is the oldest player to qualify for this event. Haas' last victory was in the 1993 Texas Open.

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