Regardless of massive hassle on the 18th gap, Scottie Scheffler salvaged a 1-under 71 that offers him a three-stroke lead heading to the ultimate spherical of the Masters.
Scheffler got here into the day with a five-shot benefit that tied for the most important ever after 36 holes at Augusta Nationwide. He maintained a lead of anyplace from three to 6 strokes all through the third spherical.
The 25-year-old Texan yanked his tree shot on the closing gap into the towering pines left of the green. He discovered his ball however needed to take a one-shot penalty for an unplayable lie.
After dropping his ball the place he may take a swing, Scheffler ripped an excellent lengthy iron off the pine straw that sailed simply a few ft vast of the flag, rolling off the again of the inexperienced. He putted it up subsequent to the opening and tapped in from about 2 ft for a bogey that felt so a lot better.
Scheffler is at 9-under 207 after three rounds.
Cameron Smith, who received the Gamers Championship in March, posted the most effective spherical of the day in very tough circumstances, a 4-under 68 for a 210 total. The primary-round chief, Sungjae Im, is the one different participant inside 5 pictures of the lead at 212.
As for Tiger Wodos, he posted his highest rating ever on the Masters.
Lastly exhibiting the consequences of a horrible automobile wreck that might’ve value him his proper leg, Woods shot a 6-over 78 within the third spherical to break any hope of creating a run at a sixth inexperienced jacket.
Smith is at 6-under 210 via three rounds. Scheffler is at 9 below with two holes to play, having stumbled a bit with a stretch of three bogeys in 4 holes on the again aspect.
Smith’s efficiency is nothing uncommon. In 5 earlier Masters appearances, he had three top-10 showings — together with a tie for the runner-up spot behind winner Dustin Johnson in 2020.
It was a tricky day for almost everybody, with temperatures struggling to get into the 50s (10 levels Celsius) and loads of wind. Nevertheless it was particularly tough for Woods, who had by no means shot a rating larger than 77 at Augusta Nationwide. He’ll head to the ultimate spherical at 7-over 223.
After two stable rounds of placing, Woods actually struggled on the greens. He described it as having “zero really feel.”
Nonetheless, it’s been an encouraging efficiency given all that Woods has been via. The Masters is his first aggressive match in additional than 500 days.
Post a Comment