Tiger Woods vowed to stick rigidly to his game plan as he goes into the final round of the Open Championship five shots off the lead at Royal Lytham.
The 14-time major champion recovered from two bogeys in the opening three holes of his third round to salvage a level-par 70 and remain at six under for the tournament.
Woods picked up three birdies in four holes to cap a front-nine 33, but he struggled to get close to the pins on the inward half as he stuck to his policy of hitting long irons off the tees.
"I've just got to execute my game plan," said Woods, who played down the predictions of 30mph winds throughout the final day.
"I know the forecast is one thing but let's see what actually happens. But whether the wind blows or not, I've still got to go out there and post the round that I know I need to post and execute my plan."
Adam Scott seized control of the tournament as he opened up a four-shot lead after 54-holes, but Woods was quick to point out one particular statistic.
"He's going for his first major title," Woods added. "He's been out here a long time and he's won a Players' Championship but he's not really done probably as well as he'd like to in majors.
"But he's maturing in his game and over the last year or so he's really improved his game. He is in a great spot right now, he's got a four-shot lead and he's playing really well."
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