Yang earns tee time with Tiger after brilliant 67

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) -- If Y.E. Yang's hot pink pants and theatrics didn't get Tiger Woods' attention Saturday at the PGA Championship, his ball-striking and shot-making sure did.

The 37-year-old South Korean shot the low round of the day at Hazeltine National, a 67 that brought him to 6-under 210 and earned him a date with the most famous athlete on the planet, and golf's most intimidating closer, in Sunday's final round.

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"With Woods, he's won 70 times now, and I've won only won once," Yang said through an interpreter. "So it's sort of 70-to-1 odds. So I might as well go for broke as well."

This is the first time in his career that Yang will play with Woods during a round, and a smile creased his face when he was asked about it.

"I'll try not to go over par," he said.

Yang started the day at 1 under, six strokes behind Woods, who practically had his name already engraved on the trophy. But Yang was bogey-free on the front nine, then overcame a bogey on No. 13 with birdies on 14, 15 and the signature 16th to creep into contention.

"Y.E. played just a great round of golf today," Woods said after shooting a 71 to take a two-stroke lead over Yang and Padraig Harrington. "Shot a 67 and got himself in the final pairing. ... It'll be a fun day tomorrow. Hopefully we can get it in."

They may not have played together before, but Yang and Woods have history.

Yang held off a charge from Woods and Retief Goosen to win the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai in 2007. The two-stroke victory over Woods made Yang just the second South Korean to win a European tour event, joining K.J. Choi.