THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Tiger Woods lost his three-shot margin with every shot that looked good until the wind decided otherwise. He lost his lead Saturday in the Chevron World Challenge because of something that was really out of his control.

Zach Johnson was 163 yards away in the 18th fairway, one shot behind and hopeful of getting his 7-iron onto the top shelf to make par as easy as possible. Imagine his surprise when it landed near the hole and hopped back into the cup for an eagle that put him atop the leader board.

“I would have been happy with a 4, let alone a 3,” Johnson said. “A 2 is a steal.”

That eagle gave him a 4-under 68, allowing him to make up a four-shot deficit on Woods and take a one-shot lead into the final round of the final official event this year in America.

Woods had three bogeys on the par 5s and didn’t feel as though he did much wrong. On two of them, he hit wedges that looked good until the cool, gusting wind shifted directions and sent the ball much farther than he imagined. On the other par 5, his fairway metal hit a gust and dropped into a hazard.

The result was a 1-over 73. The prognosis wasn’t as bad.

“Even though I made three bogeys on par 5s, I had two three-putts, but I played well,” Woods said. “I hit a lot of good shots that ended up in bad spots because I had bad gusts. So be it. That’s the way it goes.

“I’m right there with a chance going into tomorrow.”

Johnson was at 8-under 208 and will be in the final group with Woods, one shot behind. K.J. Choi overcame a double bogey on the par-5 second hole for a 72 and was three shots out of the lead.

EUROPEAN/ASIAN TOUR: In Hong Kong, Alvaro Quiros of Spain shot a 3-under 67 to hold a one-shot lead after the third round of the Hong Kong Open, while joint overnight leader Rory McIlroy fell three strokes behind. Quiros shared the lead McIlroy after both of the first two rounds, but the U.S. Open champion needed two late birdies to scramble for a 70.

SUNSHINE TOUR: In Sun City, South Africa, defending champion Lee Westwood shot 10-under 62 to take a seven-shot lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge. The No. 3-ranked Westwood picked up eight shots on overnight leader Graeme McDowell (70).

SUNSHINE SENIOR TOUR: In Sun City, South Africa, Mark Calcavecchia shot a 5-under 67 and rallied to win the Nedbank Senior Challenge by a stroke over Ian Woosnam and Bernhard Langer.