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Woods in full command at Torrey Pines

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SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods closed in on his 75th PGA Tour victory by stretching his lead to a commanding six shots with 11 holes remaining in the final round of the fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.

SAN DIEGO – Tiger Woods closed in on his 75th PGA Tour victory by stretching his lead to a commanding six shots with 11 holes remaining in the final round of the fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Report by Reuters

The former world No 1, a six-times winner of the PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines in San Diego, birdied three of his first seven holes to move to 17 under overall when play was suspended for the day in fading light.

Fellow American Nick Watney, winner in 2009, was tied for second, after eight holes, with defending champion Brandt Snedeker, who had completed 13.

Burly Canadian Brad Fritsch, a PGA Tour rookie at the age of 35, was a further two strokes back at nine under after seven holes.

However, Woods was in full command at one of his favourite venues in his bid to win a third different PGA Tour event for a seventh time. He has already recorded seven victories apiece at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

“I played well today,” a smiling Woods told reporters. “Overall, I’m very pleased that I was able to build on my lead. As of right now, I’ve got a six-shot lead, so that’s a positive.

“I’ve got to continue with executing my game plan. That’s the idea. I’ve got 11 holes to play and I’ve got to go out there and play them well.”

His rivals are well aware of his stellar overall track record on the US circuit where he has gone on to win 49 times out of 53 when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead, including 14 of 15 in the majors.

So far this week, he has dominated a medium-strength field at the PGA Tour event which began with 17 players ranked in the world’s top 50.

“I’ve got to make some more birdies,” said FedExCup champion Snedeker, who came from seven strokes behind in the final round last year to win the title in a playoff.

“I’ve got a long way to go. I’ve got a guy at the top of the leaderboard that doesn’t like giving up leads, so I have to go catch him.”