Watson in control

Rory McIlroy thought he might have a chance at 59. Tiger Woods opened with three straight birdies and made a charge of his own. None of this bothered Bubba Watson, who figured he could go just as low Saturday at the Cadillac Championship. All the noise about McIlroy and Woods soon disappeared when Watson (pictured right) started eagle-birdie. When Watson’s day ended, he had a 5-under-par 67 and a three-shot lead. As for McIlroy, Woods? They were eight shots behind on a Blue Monster course that is yielding plenty of birdies in moderate wind, but where it’s tough to catch a guy with a pink driver who belts it where few others can.

– Associated Press