Heading into the third round, world number one Scottie Scheffler has a five stroke lead. Can anyone catch him or will Scheffler come back to the rest of the pack? (All times Eastern for the log).
3:10 pm–As Scheffler tees off on the second hole after a par on the first, the weather is cold and the wind continues to be a challenge for the players…
3:13 pm–Shane Lowry of Ireland, the 2019 British Open champion, moves into second place all by himself, with a birdie on the par five second..
3:17 pm–As Scheffler begins his third round of golf today, I remember what happened to Canadian Mike Weir in 2003…he had a four-stroke lead over Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland, but at the end of the third round, he was two strokes back of Jeff Maggert
3:20 pm–Just going to repeat a statistic from the end of the 2nd round…Scheffler is only the sixth golfer ever at the Masters to have a five-stroke lead after the second round of the Masters…joined by Harry Cooper (1936), Herman Keiser (1946), Jack Nicklaus (1975), Raymond Floyd (1976), Jordan Spieth (2015)…only Cooper did not win…1936 Masters champ was Horton Smith
3:21 pm—Scheffler birdies the second two go to -9…
3:21 pm–Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champ, birdies the second and is tied for second with Lowry…
3:35 pm—Scheffler moves into double digits at -10…birdies the par four third…
3:39 pm–Schwartzel moves back to -3, and seven back of Scheffler
3:41 pm—Dottie Pepper and Frank Nobilo of CBS Sports comment on Tiger Woods struggling walking around the course
3:48 pm–Woods is +5 through 11, but has a birdie chance on the 12th…
3:49 pm–Scheffler bogeys the fourth…moves back to -9, but still has five stroke lead on Lowry
3:51 pm…Woods has his second birdie of the day on the 12th…improves to +4…
4 pm–Schwartzel remains at -3 with a par…
4:02 pm–Scheffler pars the 5th to remain at -9
4:03 pm–back-to-back birdies by Lowry on the sixth and Cameron Smith of Australia on the eighth…at -5 and -4, and in second and third respectively…
4:10 pm–Scheffler long birdie putt on the 6th to return to -10…five stroke lead on Lowry
4:11 pm–Reminder that Scheffler has an experienced caddie…Ted Scott was the caddie for Bubba Watson when he won the Masters in 2012 and 2014
4:12 pm–Woods has his second straight birdie after an eagle putt that just missed…moves to +3 to finish Amen Corner
4:25 pm–Scheffler has birdie putt that touches the hole but does not drop in on the par four seventh..remains at -10
4:29 pm–Scheffler impacted by the cold weather…keeps putting a heavy jacket on when not playing…
4:30 pm—Smith joins Lowry at -5 with a birdie on the 10th…
4:37 pm–Woods receives standing ovation from the patrons on the 15th…
4:43 pm–Zalatoris approach shots plops into the water on the 12th…
4:43 pm–Schwartzel birdies the eighth…moves to -4
4:44 pm–Lowry has unsuccessful attempt to get on the green
4:45 pm—Scheffler birdied the eighth…goes to -11
4:45 pm—Rahm makes long birdie putt to move +7…the pre-Masters favourite has had a disastrous Masters as he is 18 strokes back of Scheffler…remember Scheffler is world number one and Rahm is world number two…
4:46 pm—Scheffler solid tee shot on nine
4:49 pm—Lowry misses par put on ninth to drop to -4…Smith only player in second at -5
5:00 pm–Scheffler pars ninth to remain at -11
5:09 pm–Woods struggling with his putter, bogeys the 17th…
5:10 pm–Schwartzel eagles the 10th on a par four…The score of two for the South African with the wedge moves him from -4 to -6…however Schwartzel still is five strokes back of Scheffler with eight holes to go….Schwartzel’s eagle on the 10th is the shot of the day so far! This was the 10th eagle on the 10th hole in the history of the Masters…
5:15 pm–Scheffler pars the 10th…leads Schwartzel by five…
5:20 pm–Smith birdies the 13th…joins Schwartzel at -6…
5:22 pm–tough double bogey for Woods on 18th…finishes at +7…
5:35 pm–Schwartzel bogeys the 11th…drops down to -5…Smith remains only golfer at -6 and only golfer in second place…
5:46 pm–Scheffler bogeys the 12th…drops to -10, and has a four stroke lead on Smith, who is at -6…
5:54 pm–For the first time today a golfer has started to put serious pressure on Scheffler…Cameron Smith birdies the 15th and goes to -7…Scheffler’s lead on Smith is only three…Scheffler has six holes left and Smith has three…
5:56 pm–Smith tee shot lands in the bunker…
5:58 pm–great approach shot by Scheffler…birdie opportunity on the 13th…
6:02 pm–Scheffler birdies the 13th to return to -11…
6:02 pm–Smith bogeys the 16th to return to -6…just as soon as we thought Smith jumped back into contention, he is five strokes back of Scheffler again…
6:15 pm…Scheffler has tough par putt on 14th…ends up with bogey to drop to-10…Smith pars 17th and remains -6…
6:23 pm–Im makes long birdie to go to -3…began the day with a double bogey…
6:29 pm—Fine chip by Smith gives him a par putt opportunity on 18…
6:34 pm—Smith pars 18 to finish at -6
6:35 pm—Scheffler dealing with wind on the 15th…had a poor birdie putt which gave him a tough par putt…
6:38 pm–Scheffler bogeys 15th…now has three bogeys in the last four holes…lead on Smith is now only three shots…Scheffler is at -9, and Smith is at -6…
6:40 pm—Smith’s four-under-par 68 is the lowest round of the day…began the day at -2 and six strokes back of Scheffler…Smith is now three back of Scheffler and definitely back in the hunt…
6:47 pm…Scheffler pars 16th…three up on Smith…
6:51 pm…between Scheffler and Smith, they have five titles in 2022…Scheffler won the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the World Golf Matchplay Championship…Smith has won the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the Players Championship…
7:03 pm–Scheffler birdies the 17th hole…the New Jersey native’s lead is back at four strokes as he is at -10 with one hole left
7:06 pm–Scheffler arrant tee shot on 18th hole…
7:09 pm–Scheffler’s ball in the forest located within the three minutes allowed
7:14 pm–Scheffler discussing options with an official.
7:17 pm–Scheffler’s approach shot goes over the green and into the rough…impressive that Scheffler’s ball went so far…
7:20 pm–Scheffler has tough par shot from the rough…
7:22 pm—Scheffler misses par attempt, but has a chance for bogey…
7:24 pm—Scheffler bogeys 18th…finishes the round three up on Smith…Scheffler is at -9 and Smith at -6
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