Tiger Woods off to blistering fast start on Day 3 at The Players

Tiger Woods may have made the cut on the number at 1-under par, but he is putting his foot firmly on the gas on Day Three of The Players Championship.

Woods birdied five of his first seven holes, before two-putting at both the par-5 9th and par-5 11th, and then adding an eighth birdie of the day at the short par-4 12th to progress to 9-under for the tournament and into the top 10 - but that's still six strokes adrift of runaway leader Webb Simpson, who tees off later this evening. 

Take a look at some of Woods' Saturday highlights so far, which has consisted of long, accurate driving and a very hot putter...

Birdie on 1.

Will @TigerWoods make a charge on Moving Day?#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/PoOTGV4BjS

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Two holes played.
Two birdies made.@TigerWoods is off to a hot start. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/noTnzRhF4p

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Birdies on 3 of his first 4 holes.

Tiger is on the prowl.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/9bx91Qxs8U

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Tiger is -4 thru 5.

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6 putts thru 5 holes.

Tiger came to play today.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/ypNtonxd37

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T68 > T17 in 7 holes.

Tiger keeps it going. #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/3mNLvJzPSx

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He's walking them in.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/aYsPCrMJaa

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