Rahm, Stenson share Hero World Challenge lead

Big-hitting Spaniard Jon Rahm muscled his way to a share of the Hero World Challenge lead, firing a nine-under par 63 to join Henrik Stenson on 10-under 134.

Rahm, 24 birdied four of his outward nine holes and five over the home stretch on the Albany course to share a one-shot lead with Stenson, who signed for a 66.

The victorious European Ryder Cup duo are one shot clear of the American pair of Dustin Johnson (67) and overnight co-leader Patrick Cantlay (70).

Tournament host, Tiger Woods had a share of ninth place in the elite 18-player field with five birdies through 16 bogey-free holes before coming unstuck at the last.

The 14-time major champion's tee shot came to rest under a bush. He crouched down to hit an eight-iron back to the fairway, finally walking off with a double bogey six that left him sharing 14th place on two-under par.

Woods at least escaped a penalty for hitting the ball twice as he tried to get out from under the bush.

Ultraslow motion, high definition video replay showed the ball did indeed make contact with the clubface twice, but a rules measure introduced in May of 2017 says that such high-tech means can't be used to impose a penalty if an infraction can't be "reasonably" seen by the naked eye.

"Under slow motion and high def you can see the ball did hit the clubface twice, but in real time I didn't feel that at all," Woods said after waiting out a 40 minute review.

"So there is no penalty."
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"A lot of like I said, personal growth. I was able to play just as good golf. I won twice, the Career Builder and the Spanish Open, which is a huge win for me, got in contention in a couple of majors, and then hopefully finish strong today and this week."