After his six-iron sailed past the teardrop- shaped green, Woods choked his chip from the rough.
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Paramor, the chief referee for the European Tour, said that when they reached the 16th green, Woods and Harrington were 17 minutes behind schedule.
Woods held the green with his approach and sank a birdie putt.
When they resumed, Wood hit onto the seventh green, and Garcia putted before Woods got there.
But they will have to be at the peak of their powers to end Europe's bid for a famous green jacket with the likes of Woods and Mickelson the men to beat once again.
When storm clouds moved in, Garcia already hit a tough shot onto the green at No. 7, and Woods had to mark his ball in the fairway when the siren sounded to stop play.
But Tiger Woods' challenge for a fifth Green Jacket faded on Friday as he struggled to a three-over par round of 75, eight shots off the lead.
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The accents (dark woods, trim in varying shades of green) are deliberately lodgelike.
In particular, Day said he was amazed by the 230-yard three-wood stinger that Woods powered into the par-five green on the eighth hole Friday.
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Woods decided the drop zone close to the green was too wet and instead took the option of playing his fifth shot from where he'd played his third shot.
Woods and Rickie Fowler were walking off the green Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when they looked over a rules official, who told them it was time to stop.
Woods conjured up a superb shot from off the green and holed the putt for a bogey five to avoid going over par for the day.
Just as Nike will hope McIlroy can match Woods' prowess when it comes to bagging majors and green jackets, they could be forgiven for hoping the 23-year-old won't attract any salacious headlines away from the greens.
McIlroy, sublime last year, missed the cut at Olympic, as did 2012 green blazer winner Watson, who started terribly in a starry trio with Woods and Mickelson, and by Sunday was tweeting about a consolation Father's Day trip to New York City.
But with his divorce finalized, at least Woods is back in the limelight for his on-the-green actions.
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From a fairway bunker, Woods hit 8-iron from 178 yards to the middle of the green for a two-putt birdie.
Found only in these woods, the large bird is a beautiful sight, with its distinctive green and blue colouration, crested head feathers and, when in flight, the red flash of its wings.
It was only fitting that Woods raised his putter to salute the fans as he walked off the 18th green.
He went out to the practice green and leaned on his bag in the minutes before his tee time, mostly watching Woods chip and putt.
Woods also benefitted from a lesson with fellow golfer Steve Stricker, on the practice green at the Doral Resort and Spa last month before the WGC Cadillac Championship.
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Tiger Woods was tied for the lead when he hit a perfect shot to the 15th green, only to see it ricochet into the water after hitting the pin.
Woods has gone five years without winning a major, and eight years since he last won a green jacket at the Masters.
His 77th PGA Tour victory also marked his 99th professional tournament win as Woods, who has won the Masters on four occasions, prepares his bid to wear the famous green jacket for the first time since 2005.
The 39-year-old Cabrera is also used to the final day pressure of a major having won the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 2007, holding off Woods and both men will find comfort in the statistic that 17 of the last 18 winners of the green jacket having come from the final pairing on the last day.
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