Miami ? The Genuity Championship is starting to look a lot like Tiger Woods’ historic performance in the majors two years ago. Only this time, the roles are reversed.

Ernie Els, the forgotten runner-up when Woods dominated the U.S. Open and British Open, made a mockery of the Blue Monster at Doral on a blustery afternoon and blew away the field with a 6-under 66 to take an eight-stroke lead into the final round.

“I had a good day,” Els said, breaking out in a big laugh at the absurdity of his own assessment. He made eight birdies and was eight strokes lower than the average score.

Woods birdied his first two holes, but managed nothing but pars the rest of the day and had a 70, not a bad afternoon in gusts over 30 mph, but not nearly enough to keep pace.

Peter Lonard also had a 70 and will be paired with Els in the final round. Woods and Lonard were tied for second.

Els was at 199 and had the largest 54-hole lead on tour since Woods led by 10 strokes in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he went on to win by 15 strokes over Els.