Everyone’s moving, but Woods stands still at Doral

DORAL, Fla. -- Geoff Ogilvy joked that he and fellow Australian Adam Scott might work some Aussie voodoo in their pairing with Tiger Woods on Saturday at the CA Championship.

What they did was make the world’s No. 1-ranked player look ordinary in a weird and incomplete third round postponed by dangerous weather.

With the Blue Monster playing more like the Blue Marshmallow in virtually no wind, Ogilvy and Scott attacked, separating themselves from Woods before rain and lightning caused the round to be halted for the day.

Ogilvy leads at 14 under through 11 holes with Scott one shot back and Woods three back in a field that’s quickly bunching up again.

Sixty-one of the 79-player field couldn’t complete their rounds. They’ll attempt to return early today to finish the third round. The final round is scheduled to begin with players in threesomes off the first and 10th tees beginning at 11:35 a.m. EDT with the leaders going off at 1:45 p.m.

PGA Tour officials estimated about three inches of rain had fallen on the Blue Monster when the decision to halt play for the day was made about 5 p.m. More rain was forecast for overnight.

“Typical tropical downpour,” Ogilvy said. “It’s disappointing.”

Vijay Singh took advantage of a soft and windless course early, going eight under through 16 holes to pull in a tie for third with Woods and Tim Clark, who was seven under on his round through 15 holes.

Woods was the only player among the top 16 on the leaderboard who was not under par in Saturday’s abbreviated round.

With a bogey and a birdie, Woods was even par on the day when the weather horns blew.

“I need to hit the ball a touch better, but more importantly, make some putts, get my speed right,” Woods said.

Woods, seeking to win his eighth consecutive worldwide event and sixth consecutive PGA Tour event, watched his four-foot birdie putt at No. 1 boomerang around the hole.

It was the first time he failed to birdie or eagle the first hole on the Blue Monster since the final round in 1998. Though the stats called it a two-putt par there, Woods considered it a three-putt, his first attempt coming from the fringe 70 feet from the hole.

At the second hole, Woods three-putted from 18 feet and made bogey.

“To three-putt the first two holes right out of the gate, never a good thing,” he said.

Scott eagled the first hole and birdied the third and fifth holes, but Ogilvy maintained his lead with a pair of birdies.

“Tiger was hitting it very well, he just didn’t putt like he normally putts,” Ogilvy said. “It was just one of those stretches that was probably frustrating him.”

Birdies were pouring in all over the place.

“It’s dead still,” Ogilvy said. “We don’t play this golf course dead still very often, so you could make birdie on every hole.”

Ogilvy, 30, is seeking his fourth PGA Tour title. Scott, 27, is seeking his sixth.

The Aussies are friends who play practice rounds regularly.

“If it was our day, I wish it hadn’t stopped,” Scott said.

Ogilvy, Woods and Scott will resume play at the 12th tee.

“I’ve played so much with Geoff, I’m obviously extremely comfortable,” Scott said. “I’ve played a little bit with Tiger. I never really watch him play his round anyway. It’s one way to block out what he’s doing and just kind of concentrate on myself.”

Scott is No. 5 in the world rankings but seeking his first victory since the Shell Houston Open almost a year ago.

“This is a World Golf Championship, one of the biggest events we play,” Scott said. “It’s kind of a proving ground, and I’ve got a lot to prove, I feel like.”