Tiger Woods fired a six-under 64 to maintain a three-stroke lead after the third round of the PGA Tour Championship on Saturday.
Woods, who started the day with a three-shot cushion over playing partner Woody Austin, saw nothing but fairways and pins for the third consecutive day as he took advantage of East Lake Golf Club's soft greens.
The 13-time major winner moved to 19-under 191 and three shots clear of fellow US player Mark Calcavecchia, who shot seven-under 63.
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Spain's Sergio Garcia shot a six-under 64 to move into third, five strokes back of Woods.
Masters champion Zach Johnson flirted with a 59 before finishing with a career low 10-under 60. Despite the record round, Johnson remained six shots back of Woods.
Johnson almost tied the lowest single round score in PGA Tour history as he went into the par-three 18th needed a birdie to tie. But his tee shot found the bunker and he one-putted for par.
Al Geiberger, Chip Beck and David Duval are the only players on the tour to have shot 59s. Duval was the last one to do it in 1999.
"It is a magic number," he said. "You have to get a lot of breaks to go your way. Hopefully I have got a 59 in me in the future."
"I just started to click here," he said. "I had a good peace about things out there."
Despite the 60, Johnson and the others are still chasing Woods, who has been dominating the field all week at East Lake.
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