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Woods targets fifth Masters title ... Woods fired a birdie-eagle finish to lead the US Open by one shot after a dramatic day three as the players enter the final round at Torrey Pines.

Woods finished on three under after a 70 and is one clear of England's Lee Westwood. The pair tee off at 2130 BST.

Long-time front-runner Rocco Mediate crept back to one under while Geoff Ogilvy (72) and DJ Trahan are one over.

England's Luke Donald has started well while Australian world number three Adam Scott is picking up birdies.

LATEST ACTION AS IT HAPPENS (All times BST)

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By Mark Orlovac

"Mark, you were right about yesterday, how do you think today is going to go? A Tiger win?"
saintrichie007 on 606

Can I just point out saintrichie007 that yesterday's prediction was the first I have got right in about 35 years. Fluke, total fluke. Can't look past Tiger today although I would love a Westwood win.

1955: Hope you've had a wonderful fathers' day. I've definitely got a mid-evening paunch after cooking too much on the barbeque this afternoon. So how have you spent your day, how and where will you be watching the final round, and what do you think will happen tonight? Will Woods continue his record of always winning a major when leading going into the final day? Can Westwood hold his nerve and become the first European to win this thing since 1970? How will being in the final pairing with Woods affect him? Will another player emerge from the pack? Questions, questions. Get involved on 606 or via text on 81111 and I'll use as many contributions as I can. Go on, you know you want to.

1952: To the action straight away. Pettersson is definitely the early mover early doors. He birdies the 5th and is now three over. Donald bogeys the same hole to move out to six over. Mickelson drops a shot at the par-four 12th and is nine over.

1947: Nice one Chris, good work. Jeepers, that's an introduction. Wonder what Peter would think if he read that? Evening troops, how we doing? It has to be said that I am really, really looking forward to tonight. Sport at its very best and it's an honour to share it with you.

By Chris Whyatt

1944: Carl Pettersson is now two under through four and four over for the championship. But that's still a daunting seven shots behind red-hot Woods on three under.

Talking of Tiger. Big Orlo, very early on yesterday I must point out, tipped the world number one to be top of the leaderboard coming into the final day's action. And he was right. Ladies and gentleman, please be upstanding for the Peter Alliss of BBC Sport Online...

1940: Adam Scott is on the charge. But is it too late? He's just birdied seven and eight to move two under for the round. Still six over for the championship though, as is Boo "Boo" Weekly.

"Garcia to ride the crest of the Spanish sporting wave and shoot a 66. You never know." El Higglesworth on 606

1934: Luke Donald has just birdied the par three third. One under for the round, five over for the champ. Not impossible that he could make a charge and we know he feels at home in the States.

"Woods was laughing because it was a complete miss-hit."
Mike in Eltham (re: 1845:) on the 81111 texts

Just chatted to my colleagues who watched virtually every ball of the action last night and they heartily disagree Mike. Genius beyond the realm of even his own comprehension, is the verdict here.

1921: "It pains my dislocated knee to say that Ogilvy has the best chance to win. But I think Woods will prove why he is the best sportsman alive at this moment - even only with one knee." sirbenson23 on 606

Lots of you out there tipping Australia's Geoff Ogilvy to make a serious charge today. It's not all about Woods or Westwood. Is it? Remind yourself, pop-pickers, of the potential movers and shakers by checking out the Top 40 chart hits of today.

1914: "Given the TV shots of Woods' audacious chip at 16 didn't show the great man from head to toe, is it not possible that the 'thing' tickling him was, in fact, bag man Steve 'Mr Tickle' Williams?" Keebs in Leicester (re: 1845:) on the 81111 texts

Stewart Cink moves to three under for the round through 11 - five over for the championship.

1908: Retief Goosen is having a good round: three under after ten, six over for the championship. But Swede Carl Pettersson is highest up the leaderboard of players who are already out. One under after one hole, five over for the champ.

US president George W. Bush is just, literally within minutes, about to arrive at Downing Street for his state visit to the UK. Bet Gordon Brown wouldn't mind the chance to give him a little ribbing if Lee Westwood could tame Tiger tonight and win?

1904: Many of you enquired about the hole location on the 14th yesterday and I can give you that information early doors today.

The pin is standing just shy of half way up the green and is tucked four yards in from the right hand side. So it's more accessible than if it were located in the back-left or back-right tiers. But... but... it's right next to a big magnetic sand-pit of a bunker.

1854: Nitty-gritty from the Torrey Pines leaderboard: playing together today, Paul Casey and Vijay Singh are both on three over for the round after 15 holes, 15 over for the championship. The Englishman hit a triple bogey seven on six. Bet he can't wait to finish.

1847: "Wow. Mickelson is 1000/1 to win, and at eight under that must be worth a bet...." Preeceman on 606

Cheers Preeceman. Mickelson, of course, is on eight OVER.

1845: When Tiger holed that outrageous chip from the light rough for a birdie on 16 yesterday he could not stop laughing. Ruling out the sheer audacity of his own genius tickling him, any suggestions as to what he was giggling so hard at?

Perhaps someone shouted that a European might finally clinch a major on American soil. You can stray further beyond into fiction with your guesses...

1840: "I'm pretty confident Garcia will put up a good fight.. but being six shots behind the likes of Tiger Woods is just to much I'm afraid.. painful or not painful leg. Tiger's got to win it.. surely?"
MontyFan on 606

Bit of housekeeping. I called the California climes of Torrey Pines "utopian" yesterday. But Brit-exPat-in-USA set me straight: "That's a bit over-the-top. It is a beautiful part of the world, but the marine-layer fog hangs around too much."

Anyone else out there care to set the geographical scene of as we embark upon the next nine hours of coverage? Go on, paint a picture.

1832: Around half the players are already out on course. Notables?

World number two and local boy done bad (I think it's fair to say for this tournament given it's his most familiar course in front of adoring home fans) Phil Mickelson has birdied the third and is now one under for the round after five holes, eight over for the championship.

Adam Scott is even par for the round after two, eight over all-round. Padraig Harrington is also even par after six, but nine over for the championship. Each one of those proud souls will be disappointed not to be further up the leaderboard.

1818: This US Open has already witnessed some stunning golf - and more twist-and-turn sub-plots than a puzzle-breaking Dan Brown novel set in the shadowy alleyways of Florence.

So the main hope today folks, surely, is that we get an epic final round to elevate Torrey Pines 2008 into the canon of golfing folklore.

Will it happen? Woods, Westwood, or, erm, one of the others to win?Get involved on the debate on 606

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