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Here’s where we stand entering the final round:
1. Scottie Scheffler (-7)
2. Collin Morikawa (-6)
3. Max Homa (-5)
4. Ludvig Åberg (-4)
5. Bryson DeChambeau (-3)
Shut out:
Max Homa didn’t make a birdie on Saturday. But 17 pars and a lone bogey at the 12th have him just two back entering the final round.
BRYSON!
Looking on the verge of a meltdown, DeChambeau makes an improbable birdie at the par-4 18th. After driving his ball into the right pines and pitching out, DeChambeau holes a wedge from 77 yards. This, coming off a double at the 15th and a bogey at the 16th. DeChambeau shoots 75 and is at 3 under, four back entering the final round.
Bryson DeChambeau holes out for birdie from the fairway on No. 18! 🎯 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 13, 2024
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Scottie Scheffler, 54-hole leader:
Scheffler birdies the par-4 18th to shoot 71 (with three bogeys and a double). The 2021 Masters champ leads Collin Morikawa by a stroke at 7 under. Max Homa is two back with one to play.
Scottie Scheffler for the outright lead. #themasters pic.twitter.com/z0Ob529Hxk
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Brilliant up and down:
Morikawa saves par at the last and shoots 69, the second lowest round of the day (Chris Kirk, 68). He shares the lead with Scheffler. Morikawa has already won the PGA and The Open. A green jacket would equal the third leg of the career Grand Slam — at age 27.
Co-leaders at 6 under (for now):
Scheffler bogeys the par-4 17th to drop into a share of the lead with Morikawa, but the latter is in trouble left of the green on 18.
It did not hook:
DeChambeau was begging for his second on the par-5 15th to turn left, but it never did. It settled well right of the green, from where he fatted a wedge into the water. Bryson made double and dropped to 3 under, four back of Scheffler.
Unfortunate error for Bryson Dechambeau. #themasters pic.twitter.com/SbNMCxY8H9
— Golf on CBS ⛳ (@GolfonCBS) April 13, 2024
Par-5 reversal for Scheffler:
After failing to birdie the two par 5s on the first nine, Scheffler makes eagle at 13 and birdie at 15 to regain sole possession of the lead at 7 under.
Still no circles for Max:
Homa lips out a 12-footer on No. 14 and remains birdie-less for the day. But he’s still at 5 under, tied with DeChambeau, who got his birdie putt to fall at the 14th.
The air got thin:
Since taking the outright lead at 7 under par, Masters first-timer Nicolai Hojgaard has bogeyed four straight.
SCOTTIE!
Scheffler rolls in a 31-foot eagle putt at the par-5 13th to reclaim a share of the lead with Collin Morikawa at 6 under.
Scottie Scheffler gets back to 6-under with an EAGLE on No. 13 to regain a share of the lead! 🔥🦅 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 13, 2024
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Safely in the house:
Xander Schauffele shoots a bogey-free 70 and is in the clubhouse at 2 under, as those above him keep slipping down the leaderboard.
MBC, canceled:
Make it five at the top:
Add Ludvig Åberg to the list after a birdie at the par-5 13th.
Lots of jostling:
Hojgaard bogeys the 11th and we now have a four-way tie for the lead, with the Dane, DeChambeau, Homa and Morikawa all at 6 under. Scheffler, after another dropped shot at 11, is two back.
Painful third round for Tiger:
Back to Scheffler’s double:
He was in the fairway after a perfect drive at the par-4 10th, before blasting his approach shot long. He pitched from underneath tree limbs, running his ball well past the hole. Scheffler lagged from 60 feet to 4 feet, but then horseshoed the bogey effort.
We’ve got a new leader:
And his name is Nicolai Hojgaard. Making his Masters debut, the Dane birdies the 10th to reach 7 under, while playing competitor Scottie Scheffler makes double bogey to drop to 5 under.
All through the first nine; here’s where we stand:
- Scottie Scheffler: -7 (9)
- Collin Morikawa: -6 (10)
- Max Homa: -6 (9)
- Nicolai Hojgaard: -6 (9)
- Bryson DeChambeau: -5 (9)
- Ludvig Åberg: -5 (10)
In the final two pairings, Hojgaard has three birdies while Scheffler, DeChambeau and Homa have combined for three.
Can’t take advantage:
Despite a chip-in birdie at the first and a long birdie putt at the third, Scottie Scheffler can’t birdie either of the first-nine par 5s and remains one clear of the field.
First major, two off the lead:
Ludvig Åberg birdies the ninth to turn in 3-under 33. The Swede is at 5 under and two off the lead. Who is this young man? Check out the video below.
Give that man some crystal!
Shane Lowry makes eagle-2 at the par-4 14th. Augusta National awards a pair of crystal highball glasses for eagles made at the Masters.
Shane Lowry holes out for an eagle 2 from 118 yards on No. 14! 🦅 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 13, 2024
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Record purse for the Masters:
Couple of drops:
Scheffler can’t get up and down from the bunker at the par-3 fourth. DeChambeau can’t make par at the third. Here’s your new leaderboard:
- Scheffler: -7 (4)
- Morikawa: -6 (4)
- Homa: -6 (3)
- DeChambeau: -5 (3)
Scottie getting the roars:
After a chip-in at the first, Scheffler rolls in a 34-footer for birdie at the third. He leads by two at 8 under.
Scottie Scheffler birdies No. 3 to move 8-under and two shots ahead at Augusta. 🐤 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 13, 2024
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Look out for Collin!
Morikawa birdies his first three holes to reach 6 under par. He’s T-2, one back of Scheffler.
Collin Morikawa opens with three straight birdies to move 6-under and one back of the lead. 📈 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 13, 2024
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Tiger turns in 6-over 42:
He’s laboring today.
The final group is teeing off:
And Scottie Scheffler has already taken the solo lead. In the penultimate group with Nicolai Hojgaard, Scheffler birdies the first to reach 7 under.
No Tiger rally on the first nine:
After that phenomenal birdie at the fifth, Woods bogeys the sixth, doubles the seventh and is struggling with his swing on the eighth. He’s now at 4 over for the tournament, 10 off the lead.
The par-4 fifth is a very difficult hole:
Tiger Woods is a very good player. He hits his drive 319 yards, gets it to 15 feet from 196 yards out, makes the putt for birdie. That gets him back to even for the day and 1 over for the tournament.
Tiger Woods drains the birdie putt on No. 5 to get back to even on his third round. 🐅 #TheMasters
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 13, 2024
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Tiger and Tyrrell:
Through four holes, Woods is 1 over par (no birdies and a bogey) and Hatton is 1 under (2 birdies and a bogey).
From just off the green on No. 3, Tyrrell Hatton makes birdie to move to even par. #themasters pic.twitter.com/czMubOK5AB
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 13, 2024
First pairing is done:
Hideki Matsuyama and Rickie Fowler both shoot 1-under 71 to get to 5 over.
How long until the leaders?
Stagnant starts for Rory and Rahm:
McIlroy is even par on his round through eight. The defending champion is 1 over through 11. Only Luke List, 4 under through 14, is better than 2 under par on the day.
As for Tiger:
He cranks his opening drive 305 yards and pars the first to remain at 1 over par and seven off the lead.
And we’re back:
It’s 71 degrees, 10-15 mph winds and sunny as we (and Tiger Woods) get off and running on Day 3.