Tiger poised to claim 15th career major

The coronation of Tiger Woods turned into a contest Saturday at the PGA Championship.

What had looked so inevitable -- Woods with a four-shot lead on the weekend at a major -- suddenly became filled with possibilities as his margin vanished along the back nine at Hazeltine.

Only a late birdie by Woods and a lone bogey from Padraig Harrington gave the final major a familiar look.

Woods, playing it safe to avoid throwing away shots, wound up with a 1-under 71 and had a two-shot lead over Harrington and Y.E. Yang. That left Woods one round away from capturing his 15th major, with more company than anyone expected.

"The narrower the gap, the better," Harrington said.

But it's still a gap. The advantage still belongs to Woods.