Tiger Woods' dreams of repeating as PGA Memorial Tournament champion are fading fast while Matt Kuchar finds himself in the driver's seat in the final round of the tournament on Sunday.

Woods played the worst nine holes of his career on the PGA Tour Saturday, shooting for two double bogeys and a triple bogey on the back nine for a total of 44, marking his highest nine-hole total since turning pro. When it was all said and done, Woods found himself 16 shots out of the lead with a 79.

Kuchar, who won the Players Championship last year, had a much more fortuitous day on the greens of Muirfield, battling through swirling winds for a 2-under-par 70, putting him atop the leaderboard heading into Sunday, a full two shots over Kevin Chappell and Kyle Stanley.

The No.9-ranked golfer in the world, Kuchar told reporters after the round concluded that he was just happy to get through the tough conditions on the greens.

''It was a bit of survival,'' Kuchar said, as reported by The Boston Globe. ''I was fortunate to make a handful of birdies. I think any time you make a birdie in these conditions, you feel like you're really up on the field here. Most of these holes, you're looking at just getting out with a par.''

Bill Haas, who led entering Saturday, fell three shots behind due to three straight bogeys late in the day for a mark of 76. Rory McIlroy, the No.2 golfer in the world, rebounded from a rough start at Muirfield to end up with a 75 to make the cut on Saturday.

Chappell had a big day, shooting a 4-under-68 to put him within close distance of Kuchar for the lead while Stanley shot for a 70.

Heading into Sunday, Kuchar has the opportunity to land a big victory before the U.S. Open later this month.

"If you're not hitting the ball solid, you don't have a chance," Kuchar said.

Latinos Post breaks down the tee times, pairings and TV Schedule for Day 4 of the 2013 PGA Memorial Tournament for Sunday, June 2, 2013:

Tee Times and Pairings

No. 1 tee

12:40 p.m.: Matt Kuchar, Kevin Chappell, Kyle Stanley

12:30 p.m.: Matt Jones, Justin Rose, Bill Haas

12:20 p.m.: J.J. Henry, Adam Scott, Scott Piercy

12:10 p.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Gary Woodland, Pat Perez

12:00 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Russell Henley, Jim Furyk

11:50 a.m.: Brian Davis, Davis Love III, Charley Hoffman

11:40 a.m.: Bo Van Pelt, Fred Couples, Michael Thompson

11:30 a.m.: Carl Pettersson, Charles Howell III, Ryan Moore

11:20 a.m.: Chris Stroud, Scott Stallings, Richard H. Lee

11:10 a.m.: Ken Duke, Ben Curtis, Cameron Tringale

11:00 a.m.: Graham DeLaet, George McNeill, David Hearn

10:50 a.m.: Trevor Immelman, K.J. Choi, Hunter Mahan

10:40 a.m.: Roberto Castro, Robert Karlsson, Ernie Els

No. 10 tee

10:40 a.m.: George Coetzee, David Lingmerth, William McGirt

10:50 a.m.: Martin Laird, Luke Donald, Tom Gillis

11:00 a.m.: Stewart Cink, James Driscoll, Charlie Wi

11:10 a.m.: Luke Guthrie, Henrik Stenson, John Senden

11:20 a.m.: Camilo Villegas, Rickie Fowler, Justin Leonard

11:30 a.m.: Robert Allenby, Jason Day, Bud Cauley

11:40 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Derek Ernst, Fabian Gomez

11:50 a.m.: Billy Horschel, Josh Teater, Ryo Ishikawa

12:00 p.m.: Mike Weir, Rory McIlroy, Brandt Jobe

12:10 p.m.: Gonzalo Fdez-Castano, Marc Leishman, Tiger Woods

12:20 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson

12:30 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Justin Hicks

TV Schedule

Live Coverage begins from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST Sunday, June 2, 2013 on CBS.

Live Stream

Live stream coverage can be caught More live stream action can be caught on PGA Tour.com.

Leaderboard

The standings on the leaderboard can be seen on the PGA Tour's official website.