Already up by a staggering seven shots through 36 holes thanks to a career-tying best of 61 in the second round, Woods shot a solid 2-under 68 on Saturday in the Bridgestone Invitational to maintain that same seven-stroke lead. Woods, by the way, is 41-2 when leading after 54 holes in a PGA Tour event. Woods also could capture his 79th victory on the PGA Tour, drawing him within three of Snead's record of 82. "Any time you can go into a major tournament or any tournament with a win under your belt, it's nice," Woods said. Of course, Woods has failed to win his last 17 major championships. Woods began the third round with a seven-shot lead after rounds of 66 and the career-best 61 -- the fourth time he has gone that low, also matching the tournament record originally set by Jose Maria Olazabal in 1990. Jason Dufner was third, eight strokes back after a 67, and Luke Donald (68), Bill Haas (69) and Chris Wood (70) followed at 6 under. Dufner said Firestone isn't all that unique because it is just one of a number of places where Woods dominates. "Yeah, he has a pretty good track record here," he said. Torrey Pines comes to mind, Bay Hill comes to mind, the Memorial. Rounding out the top 10 were 2011 Bridgestone winner and reigning Masters champ Adam Scott and Zach Johnson. Woods has overwhelmed everyone in a glittering field that includes 48 of the top 50 players in the world ranking. At the par-4 13th, he airmailed his iron shot over the green and into heavy, grabby rough. It landed on the green and rolled right to the pin, clanging off it and into the hole for birdie from 40 feet away. Of course, the ball often happens to just go in for Woods at World Golf Championship events like the Bridgestone. He has won 17 times in 41 starts -- a success rate of 41 percent -- while finishing in the top 10 an amazing 32 times in WGC events.