Woods and Singh set pace

A CLOSING bogey denied England's Nick Dougherty a share of the lead with Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh - the top two players in golf - at the NEC world championship in Ohio yesterday.

Paul McGinley is the best of the Irish on one over par 71, but both Darren Clarke, winner on the course two years ago, and Pádraig Harrington slumped to six over.

Harrington was in danger of dropping yet another stroke on his final hole - actually the 484-yard ninth - but off a poor drive he saved par and a round of 76 with a 22-yard chip to two inches.