Wounded Tiger seizes US Open golf championship lead with fighting finish

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SAN DIEGO, California (AFP) — Tiger Woods, hobbled by his painful left knee, pulled off a remarkable birdie-eagle finish Saturday to seize the third-round lead in the US Open golf championship.

Woods, who was left wincing after many of his shots on the back nine, got a feel-good moment at 17 when his chip from a difficult downhill lie in greenside rough took one hop and found the cup.

At 18 his second shot from the fairway drew a grimace, but he rolled a 35-footer into the heart of the cup to complete a one-under 70 for three-under 210.

With the eagle he leapfrogged over England's Lee Westwood, who was in the clubhouse on two-under 211 after a 70.

Despite his difficulties with his surgically repaired left knee, Woods is a potent threat to claim his...