Farmers Insurance Open 2013: Tiger Woods Leads At Torrey Pines As Play Resumes On Monday

SAN DIEGO – His shadow hasn’t fallen this darkly over a tournament since before that crash into a neighbor’s yard shook loose the best pieces of his game.

Tiger Woods heads into Monday’s conclusion of the Farmers Insurance Open towering like the giant talent of old.

He’s piecing together a vintage performance at Torrey Pines, one that seems destined to rank among his most complete, pre or post scandal.

At 17-under through seven holes of the final round, Woods has built a six-shot lead on Brandt Snedeker (through 13 holes) and Nick Watney (through eight holes).

“It’s probably the whole package,” Woods said when asked what is working best this week. “I’ve driven the ball well. I’ve hit my irons well, and I’ve chipped and putted well.”

Woods is looking to win his 75th PGA Tour event, his eighth professional title at Torrey Pines.

This isn’t over, Woods cautions. He’s only 61 holes through the 72-hole event, and yet it sure feels like it’s over. It feels like the tournament staff can start carving Woods’ name on another trophy. The sense of inevitability that marked Woods’ prowess as a frontrunner is beginning to come back here.