Woods falls five behind

Tiger Woods’ winning streak in stroke events is in trouble.

Woods bogeyed the last two holes Saturday to fall five shots behind leader Retief Goosen entering the final round of the HSBC Champions tournament at Shanghai, China.

Woods has won six consecutive stroke play events, his last loss coming in a runner-up finish at the Western Open in July.

Starting the third round at eight under after his record-tying 64 in the second, Woods shot a 73 in cold and blustery conditions Saturday to drop to seven-under 209.

Goosen made five birdies and two bogeys for 69, one of only 17 players to break par in the third round.

He had a one-shot cushion on Yang Yong-eun, a 34-year-old South Korean who carded a 67 for the best score of the day.

“Whenever you’re leading going into the final round, it’s great,” Goosen said. “I’ve got somebody tomorrow that I have to watch out that I don’t know. Yang is obviously playing extremely well.... Obviously Tiger is there, and we all know what he’s capable of.”

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Lorena Ochoa moved into position to wrap up the LPGA Tour player of the year race and win her sixth title of the year, shooting a nine-under 63 to take a five-stroke lead in the LPGA Tournament of Champions at Mobile, Ala.

Ochoa, seeking her third consecutive victory, needs a victory to win the player of the year points race and become the first player other than Annika Sorenstam or Karrie Webb to secure the honor since 1996.

Ochoa, coming off a three-week break, had a 14-under 202 total on Magnolia Grove’s Crossings Course.

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Matt Kuchar took a three-stroke lead in the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Richmond, Texas, holing a 30-foot eagle putt and a 40-foot birdie chip en route to a five-under 67.

Kuchar had a 13-under 209 total on the Houstonian course. Boo Weekley was second after a 68.