And the junior star of this year's U.S. Ryder Cup team Anthony Kim's career is also on the up.
Victories quickly followed for Hunter Mahan over Camilio Villegas, Anthony Kim against Robert Allenby and Sean O'Hair over Ernie Els.
Meanwhile, top American names Anthony Kim, Dustin Johnson, John Daly and Lucas Glover will not be returning for the final two days.
Oliver Wilson (and Henrik Stenson) coming back from four down against Phil Mickelson (and Anthony Kim) in his debut Ryder Cup match was an incredible result.
He ended up playing four matches but only managed a half with Robert Karlsson in the day one foursomes contest against Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim.
The 28-year-old triumphed one-up after having to play the 18th hole an extra three times, setting up a final clash with American Ryder Cup star Anthony Kim.
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Anthony Kim thrashed Sergio Garcia in the first match to set the tone for the day and the home side ended up winning seven of the 12 singles matches.
Anthony Kim lies sixth on eight-under with Pat Perez a further shot back and Brian Gay on six-under with India's Jyoti Randhawa -- the only other non-American inside the top eight.
Other names mentioned include Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, and 23-year-old golfer Anthony Kim, a rising star whose success in this year's Ryder Cup should land him some big deals before long.
Anthony Kim, two strokes off the lead after the second round, had a nine on the par-five third and finished with a round of 75, moving from a tie for sixth to a tie for 46th.
Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim secured an early point as the Americans captured four birdies to win the last four holes, to seal a three and two win over Canada's Mike Weir and South African Tim Clark.
The lucrative prize money on offer and the growing status of the European Tour has prompted a number of leading stars including Anthony Kim of the United States and Colombia's Camilo Villegas to join up for the 2009 season.
Woods was three shots off the pace at the World Golf Championships event, tied for fifth with fellow U.S. Ryder Cup star Anthony Kim, their compatriot Ryan Moore, world No. 4 Paul Casey and Hong Kong Open champion Wen-tang Lin.
When the Race to Dubai was launched last year in China many top players, like American Anthony Kim and Colombian Camillio Villegas, committed themselves to making more appearances on the European Tour in order to qualify for the lucrative tournament.
Canadian Mike Weir and South Africa Ernie Els were on top for the international side as they beat Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim while Asian pair Yang Yong-Eun and Ryo Ishikawa recorded an emphatic victory, downing Kenny Perry and Sean O'Hair 4 and 3.
Though 7 of the top 15 players are Americans and there is a collection of young exciting talent in the likes of Dustin Johnson, Nick Watney, Anthony Kim, Ricky Fowler, Bubba Watson, and Hunter Mahan, none of them are breaking through enough times on the largest of stages to generate anything close to the buzz that Tiger and Phil can generate.
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