After capturing his first major title at the US Open in June, today’s win established another milestone for Furyk as it gives the Pennsylvania native two wins in the same season for the first time in his career. He won once in each of the last five years.

Woods, the defending champion, was trying for his fifth victory of 2003, which would have matched last year’s total, but he settled for a tie for second with Geoff Ogilvy, Briny Baird and second-round leader Chris DiMarco.

The world number one, who began the day four shots behind Furyk, signed for a six-under 66 which left him at 269.

Winless in the year’s first three majors, Woods skipped last week’s Greater Hartford Open after finishing fourth in the British Open.

He went back to his Titleist driver on Monday when he and world number two Ernie Els lost three-and-one to Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia in the Battle of the Bridges, the made-for-television match play event.

Ogilvy matched the lowest round of the day, a seven-under 65 which enabled him to climb from a tie for 11th at the start of the round.

Paul Goydos and Neal Lancaster tied for sixth at 270, two shots ahead of Andrew Magee, Vijay Singh, Paul Gow and the in-form Kenny Perry.