Mar. 23, 2008
All times are eastern.
Geoff Ogilvy, Vijay Singh, Graeme Storm
Tee Time: 1:45 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 34
Why you should watch: Geoff Ogilvy has been absolutely masterful this week at Doral, going bogey-free at the Blue Monster through 54 holes. Because of that, he'll begin the final round with a healthy four-shot lead. As good as Ogilvy has been, there won't be much room for error. His playing partners for Sunday, Vijay Singh and Graeme Storm each fired remarkable rounds of 9-under-par 63 in the third round. Ogilvy hasn't won since the 2006 U.S. Open, but has himself in prime position at Doral.
| 2008 Stat Comparison |
| Oglivy |
6 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2 |
71.64 |
| Singh |
8 |
7 |
-- |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
69.92 |
| Storm |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Retief Goosen, Jim Furyk, Adam Scott
Tee Time: 1:35 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 25
Why you should watch: Not a single player in this threesome has less than five PGA TOUR wins. Quite frankly, all three know how to get it done. It should be interesting to see how Goosen holds up. We all know he's a world-class player, but he hasn't recorded a win on the PGA TOUR since the summer of 2005. Scott will begin his round a little fired up after a bogey on the 17th hole while closing out his third round, which cost him a spot in the day's final pairing with countryman Geoff Ogilvy. For his part, Furyk is usually as steady as they come.
| 2008 Stat Comparison |
| Goosen |
5 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
70.72 |
| Furyk |
7 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
70.41 |
| Scott |
2 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
69.28 |
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Anders Hansen, Tiger Woods, Tim Clark
Tee Time: 1:25 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 64
Why you should watch: There are 64 wins among the players in this threesome -- all of them belong to Tiger. Shockingly, Tiger was one of the few players unable to take advantage of the low-score yielding Blue Monster in the third round. Woods was even par and will start the final round trailing Geoff Ogilvy by five shots. Tiger is certainly capable of coming from behind, but five shots might be too much to ask this week with Ogilvy playing so well. Not that he ever needs extra motivation to win, but if he doesn't prevail at Doral, Woods' consecutive TOUR wins streak will be snapped at five. Also, playing in the third-to-last group means Woods will need to post a low number to give the guys behind him something to think about.
| 2008 Stat Comparison |
| Hansen |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Woods |
3 |
3 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
3 |
66.35 |
| Clark |
5 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
71.23 |
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