Day Three Live Golf: The Masters

Hazel Irvine: Hello. Stand-by for the magic Masters weekend. This

bridge crosses the creek at Amen Corner at the 12th, and it is named

after Ben Hogan, who won an event record scorer in 1953. There are

other bridges across other stretches of water. The Nelson Bridge just

round the corner, Sarazen at the 15th. There are plucks commemorating

the feats of players. When you win on this amazing course, you become a

part of the property. -- there are plaques. COMMENTATOR: Yes, sir! Oh,

wow! There it is! Oh, what a shock. Absolutely incredible. Danny Willett

is the Masters champion. When Danny Willett slips the green jacket on

the shoulders of the new champion tomorrow night, they will have

earned the hard way. Whilst it is warm, calm and serene today, Augusta

National has played tougher than it has for a decade. Since Thursday, we

have had high winds and high drama. And look at this cinema coming into

round three, we have the largest logjam at halfway in the Masters for

44 years. Sergio Garcia and his 74th major. Fearless Belgian debutant

Tommy Pieters. Olympic champion Justin Rose. 15 players are within

five shots, including four Masters champions, 57-year-old Couples, and

that 1-over par, Rory McIlroy, who needs a low round today to maintain

his herbs are becoming only the sixth man to complete a career grand

slam. What a shoot out we have in stock. We will have coverage within

the half-hour, when we get the green light. There are live streams

available from the red button and via the BBC sport website. Rory

McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, already out there. Or you

could just hang around with us, I suppose, in the company of two of

the game's greatest players. Gary Player, welcome. And former US PGA

champion, Paul Azinger. When Dustin Johnson poll that, I have expected

you to come sprinting onto that first tee to take his place. Thank

you for the welcome. When you can be 81 and as busy as you were at 25, it

is something to be thankful for. Paul, are we in for a cavalry charge

this weekend? You would think so. This is a dangerous course, so the

players that are behind need to be sensible today. You cannot go out

there and play aggressively. Every hole has the potential to take a

bite out of you. There will be moving, and we're looking forward to

sharing it with you at home. This places, as you know, the only men's

major that is played at the same venue every year. It is a chance to

see familiar sights and sounds and to catch up with old friends. This

year, one of our great old was missing.

There have been golfers with a more elegant swing, golfers have won more

than seven Majors, but there was only one Arnold Palmer. He took golf

to places and people as never before. He had a presence,

especially at Augusta, where he won the Masters four times. He was one

of the big three, together with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. They

pushed the boundaries of golf beyond belief. He remained, till his dying

day, one of the golfing fraternity, respected by players of today, and a

dear, dear friend to all from yesteryear.

And on Thursday morning, a poignant moment to start the Masters as

Arnold Palmer's green jacket was placed on the chair at the 1st tee.

Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, visibly affected. Both men did his

memory proud from the tee, as always. Gary, you have hit hundreds

of tee shots here over the years, but that must have been one of the

toughest, to strike the ball on such a morning as that. Without a doubt,

the saddest moment of my golfing career. Billy Payne was eloquent in

the way he spoke about Arnold. The public loved him, and he loved the

public. My great hero was Sir Winston Churchill, and he had a

great saying that man is make the man, which applied to Arnold Palmer.

It was never noted by anybody, but he was sitting down, needed help to

get to the first tee. Billy Noun said this -- Billy Payne said this,

and Arnold Palmer got up. And when I saw him put the jacket on the chair,

even right now, I am battling not to choke. Everything shall pass, and he

had an amazing life. He liked to smoke and pH junk. I said, you, if I

had to live like you, I would be dead at 69. -- and he ate junk. It

was a heartfelt moment. Billy Payne was attached to that moment as well,

and I thought it was handled beautifully. You struck it down the

middle, didn't you? I didn't quite catch it. It wasn't important at

that stage. But I know I can outdrive you! Mr Palmer, so deeply

associated with this place, but so too is Gary, because as a three-time

winner, and that win in 1961 really was the benchmark for worldwide

golfers, the first time that a non-American had won the Masters.

What a lifetime career this fellow has had at this wonderful venue. --

what a life and a career this fellow has had.

What a career. And there is the roll of honour at Augusta. Gary with

three wins. Alongside Phil Mickelson, Sam Snead, Sir Nick

Faldo. Of course, Gary, you won all four Majors. Where did the Masters

rank in terms of the degree of difficulty in acquiring the first of

those titles? The first was the US Open, and I always rated the British

Open number one in the world because you have to use instinct and accept

adversity, and the game started there. Here, we play in the same

place every year, so we know what to cater for. This is a paradise and

the best organised tournament in the world. I had to win the US Open to

close the grand slam. There were a host of them who never did the final

one, so that obviously is where there is the most pressure. I did

many mind setting exercises, and I went almost threw a torture cell,

which I've never really discussed with many people. Being small in

stature, I had had something different, the power of the mind,

and I had to be the fittest. These are to make things I applied

diligently as a young man, and still do. When you talk about the mind, I

think that great players seem to have the ability to redirect. I

asked Tiger what he was thinking of that putt? And he said, do you know

what I was thinking? My mum could make this pot-mac. -- this putt. I

wondered if you had redirected your way in your mind, what was required

for you to play so well. Good question. We come back to the mind.

You have seen a lot of players who are champions today and could not

play tomorrow. There is a reason. In my opinion, you either have it or

you haven't. Can you describe it? No. Everybody thinks they can. To

me, what I did, there is a fine line between arrogance and humility. I

said, I am the best full stop I believe I can make it. I have

practised like a dog. I am going to make it. You felt you deserved it? I

convinced myself, brainwash myself, that I deserved it. These fellows

today, there are four of them who have never gone this far in a major.

How do you deal with teeing off at three o'clock? The press asked me

what I did before teeing off. I said I got up at midday. I am a great

sleeper and so is my wife. I got in a tai chi position, sat in front of

the mirror like this. I said you will be waiting and it will be good

for you. You will have patients, you will never be rude. These were the

sort of things I did that were a little out of whack, if you want to

put it that way. But if you're successful, it is not out of whack.

I prepared myself. The public were screaming, kill that little South

African runner. I was ready for that. I wonder if we can transfer

some of this advice to Sergio Garcia, who has been waiting a long

time to win a major. It is always fascinating to assess the mindset of

players like this. I wonder how you assess this, what has been missing

for Sergio, and whether you feel this could be his moment. First, his

putting. There is a reason why he changed to the claw. The power of

the mind is what wins tournaments, and the putter. Not this long

driving I keep hearing about. When will people realise? Tiger Woods and

Phil Mickelson were two of the worst drivers I saw, and yet they were

welcomed by one time. If Sergio won, Latin America and the rest of the

world would benefit greatly, which we need, a shot in the arm for golf.

Rory McIlroy winning the grand slam - what a great thing that would be

for God. And I think he's destined to win that. I believe that. Jordan

Spieth, this man, this young man, who has suffered... -- that would be

a great thing for golf. Watch out for Jordan Spieth. He will never

grow to six foot, because he's always bending down. He has a

fantastic Brexiteer. He has been second before. Where is the best

viewing position on this course? Ken was out early -- he has a fantastic

record here. If you have one of these chairs and

placed it in position, it is reserved for the day. I have had

some tweets about where is the best place to sit. I would sit right

here, right in front of B12 tee. Look at that. What have you you've

got. You can look at the 11th, lovely view of that. But here, you

will see action after action. You can also see across to the 13th tee.

If I was arriving, first thing, eight o'clock, I would walk quickly

to this point here. You cannot run. It is gorgeous. HRA is, and the

patrons could be in for a treat. We have had a treat having you in the

studio today. Thank you, Gary, for dropping by. -- it really is. There

were some great names who missed the cut. Amongst them, last year's

champion, Danny Willett. He came to grief. Danny is the first defending

champion not to be with us at the weekend since my clear in 2004. He

is in good company with former champions Zac Johnson, Bubba Watson,

and the reigning European champion Henrik Stenson also missing. Seven

UK players will be with us. Justin Rose and McIlroy are the best placed

of those. In that four way tie, there will be a lot of you at home

I'm sure hoping that Sergio Garcia can finally break his duck in a

major. Will it be different for him this time? A longish putt... Four

under, a great start. Jo the course, the wait 's been playing, it is

challenging. You have to get lucky, and I have been managing to get

lucky two or three times on the right moment.

I got going again, which was nice. Garcia has found the front bunker at

the 12th. Sit, sit! What a cracking effort. It is very difficult outlier

mag. How much of a challenge is it, and how much do you enjoy that? --

it is very difficult out there. You have to hit the ball the right way.

That is a fantastic shot. Down the breeze, landing on the slope. Five

star from Garcia there. Is the intensity of the hunger to win a

major still the same as it was although she is a go? It is. There

is no doubt that I do want to get my first major. But I do have to say

that I try not to make it a problem or an issue. I am out there giving

it everything I have, giving it my best, and that is all I can really

ask myself for. Sergio Garcia. And Ken Brown has joined us. Thank you

very much. Sergio has 12 top fives. What do you like about his demeanour

and his form this time, and why might it be different for him? He is

starting to hole some putts. He is in a calm place in his life, getting

married in July, feeling good about himself. There is no doubt, everyone

has been saying it for years and years that Sergio has got to win a

major. Paul, a lot of people are hoping he can finally get over the

line. I liked his chances early in the week, for some reason. He can

ball strike with anyone, and it comes down to the putt full stop

Gary confirmed it. I look at Sergio and I think, either you learn from

your experiences or you never recover from them. As he has matured

and gotten into a better place in his luck, I think he has recovered

nicely and blood from his experiences. He has just got to get

it done. He knows he can do it. He has beaten everybody in this field

before, but you have to do it in the right spot. I hate to be a harbinger

of doom, but he has the worst round three average. Of the men in the

leaderboard, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth, all

averaging sub par rounds in the third round. It doesn't look good

and you wonder if there is a mental block about Moving Day. Perhaps that

creates its own pressure. I don't think you'll be aware of that. On a

day like today, there is not a breath of wind, the sun is shining,

and you know there is a score to be had but you have to be absolutely on

your game. If Sergio were to pull it off, he would join his illustrious

Spanish compatriots. Sunday it would have been Seve's 60th birthday, and

what they moment it would be all putt if Sergio could pull it off

them. The power pairings for this third round at Augusta look like

this: Four-time champion Rory and Matt Kuchar teamed up. Speeds and

Mickelson teed off at 7:10pm. And what a composed and brilliant ball

striking partnership this is. 22-year-old Spanish new boy Jon Rahm

is playing with Fred Couples. North Carolina's 37-year-old first-time

Willie McGirt is out with Ryan Moore. An exciting combination of

Thomas Pieters Rickie Fowler, both in search of their first major

title. Charley Hoffman and Sergio Garcia will tee off at 8pm your

time. Now, there is a bit of movement out on the course. This is

Kevin Chappell, runner-up at the Tour Championship in the PGA Tour

last year. This is him at the 2nd. In fact, this is at the 8th. Seven,

I beg your pardon. That was for an eagle chance, which he would take,

and he followed up with a birdie at the 8th. He is level overall. Phil

Mickelson, this is the first. He said he needs a very hot day with a

putter. He has proven he can make things happen so often on a

Saturday. A little bit of fatigue yesterday, but in it goes to go

1-under. He would follow this, unfortunately, at the 3rd with a

double bogey. A bit of progress, only to fall straight behind. This

is Rory McIlroy, birdieing the second. He must have taken a driver

of the tee. Aggressive play, a great chance of a birdie at the 3rd. He

took it, and that put him 1-under. Makar right on the charge, it would

appear. -- McIlroy. Rory making progress, 2-under for the day.

Willie McGirt, steady through the first. All of our co-leaders are

just about to tee off in the next few moments. Let's talk about Rory

McIlroy. He has made a fast and Paul, he said he needs to be used

what he's capable of. 2011, a 65 here in the first run, and he has

produced a 66 since then. We talk about Saturday being Moving Day. For

the four guys in front, it is Proving Day. I can't imagine the

burden on the pressure he feels if he is in contention to close out a

grand slam. Gary Player went through it and describe it. It is difficult,

all in their head in the end. You have to be mentally strong. Watch

out for Rory McIlroy if he can put it together. He was going through

his clubs slowly, and he finished off by hitting some really hard

drives. I have a feeling he is going to go after the course today. He's

taking a chance, but if he plays as well as he can... He is a confidence

player. He might shoot a real low one. He was on record yesterday

saying he needs to go alone. Just going into Sunday, I know more than

most what can happen on Sunday, good and bad. I have shot 66 and 80 in

the last round, so you know, it is all about getting yourself in

position, as you said. But I feel like I need something in the 60s

tomorrow at least to get myself in there. What about Jordan Spieth? He

has been smarting after events here last year, but his record is

exceptional. Second, first, second. If it hadn't been for that quadruple

bogey on the first day, he would be a co-leaders as well. It is the

fourth year that he comes into day three in the top ten. He's an

amazing player. You can apply to him what we say about Sergio. You learn

from your experiences and you recover. He had a Masters pick-up

last year and has dealt with it face on, I feel. Jordan Spieth is a

phenomenal player. It is interesting how, at such early ages, we think

that golf is a little bit of an older man's game, but in the end, if

you really reflect back, it is the great players who learned how to

think at an early age. Jack won and open a 21, Gary Player won at an

early stage. Now Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are doing it. It is

interesting, because we never know what a player is necessarily

thinking, but these guys who have figured out how to think are playing

great. They have a strategy. Jordan knows how to think, and so does

Rory. For whatever reason, there are horses for courses too. This would

be a perfect causeway. You knows the importance of putting. He has been

talking about that. I think it will play similar to last year. Augusta

is more of a premium on being below the hole and first putt speed.

Having less than three feet as you hit your second putt is good to be

important because they are going to get very quick. It will speed up

probably a full foot. I am looking forward to it, a fun challenge.

Especially if you can putt lichen! You have had a look at pin

positions. -- if you can putt like him. He always gives himself the

best angle to putt to. The players have this pin position sheet. They

pick these up on the first tee. It shows you where the flag positions

are. If we look at number three mac, you can see it is on the front

right, four on, free from the right. Rory has just played it. Your

strategy is dictated by the pin position, where they are on the

green. You think what angle will give me the best shot? Particularly

at Augusta, it is crucial. Ideally, you can break the greens into four

quadrants, try to learn where straight is on each of the four

quadrants. Once you figure out where straight is, deep thinkers will

think the way you say, Ken, and put the ball in positions where they

have a putt up the hill. It is almost time for the last of the

pairings to go out. Sergio Garcia has only ever lead after one round

here at Augusta, and that was after the first round a good few years ago

now, so this is a new experience for him. Ironically, his playing

partner, Charley Hoffman, is in the last group for the second time in

three years, and he is the more experienced of the two. Rory, having

four Majors, he is in a good position today. He has never birdied

this 1st hole and it is one of the hardest on the course. It is the

hardest one this week, number one. A tricky tee shot. Charley Hoffman, 40

years old, how might Kiko today? I remember a couple of years back, he

was in the thick of it and did not back down. And he does not back down

when he sniffs the lead. He usually pulls a dog. He has the same amount

of wins 's Rickie Fowler on the PGA Tour. -- the same number of wins as

Rickie Fowler. Maybe Charley Hoffman is in the middle of one of those

runs. He has had a great deal of form coming, tied second at Arnold

Palmer's Invitational a couple of weeks ago, and such a well

respective ball striker. I like how compact his swing is.

I do not know how anyone handles the wind much better than that. He

follows in more of the journeyman category, you never know when a guy

gets hot like this, he's certainly capable. Here we go, the last two

out on the course, moving day, Charley Hoffman. All of the anxiety

builds up to this moment, by the time he gets to the first green, he

will probably be all right. That is not where you would like to

be at all on the outgoing nine here. Sergio Garcia. A fairway bunker on

one, two, three, you do not want to be in there, the bunkers on five, it

is hard to make par. Sergio might be able to get this out with his power.

The opening tee shot is always a settler for the day, or it will

unsettle you. It is late in the day here. Your mind does not stop. Now

you are doing what you do best. Setting up for a little phase, going

to try and started down the left and move it from left to right.

So Sergio is often running, Jason Day has come in with a good day, he

has said, there is not one hole out there in which you can relax. That

is his message today. You are quite right, there are quite a few

pitfalls awaiting these players as they head off at the start of the

third round. And there has been a little bit of movement to update you

on. And to do so, we will welcome Andrew Cotter and beat Alice. Hello,

Hazel, and lucky to be here again, on this sparkly day. Couple of days

of dodgy weather. Today it is but a good, after at cool start. The

course is in the magnificent condition. Early spring, they have

lost all of the azaleas because they all floured in February. We are

looking at Rahm at the second hole, he is a rising star, 22, he looks

older. He is one for the future. Indeed, he is from the Basque

country, Nicholson started birdie, birdie, iron birdie, took an iron

off the tee at the short par-4, for safety. This is two on the fourth.

He hardly touched that, but it is getting closer, look at that! Just

moved to the right at the last 18 inches, he must have thought he had

got it. He did. Fred Couples, 57 years old, playing with a

22-year-old, Jon Rahm. Again, just lightly touched, in it goes. He will

have a huge amount of support today and tomorrow, 1992 champion,

astonishing record around this course over the years.

McIlroy had a sparkling start. This is the 5th hole. That is a bit wide,

very wide. Nearly drove the third, chipped up, he has had a couple of

birdies already. Jordan Spieth, going alongside Phil Mickelson. And

he finds out, I think it is a birdie, no, just the par.

Paul Casey, 2-over. This is the path.

That rattled into the hole. Tiptoeing towards 40 years of age

now, Paul Casey. What a good striker of the ball over the years. Matt

Fitzpatrick. He is on the 16th. Just give you an idea where the holes

are, back right. He patted off the green yesterday, took a double

bogey. He was on the first page of the leaderboard until then.

Nicely done, hanging around, he remains 5-over. Tied for 30 Sixth

Place at the moment. A good little run. Rory McIlroy. He is at the 6th.

This is a split screen. A low-level and top-level. Ashwell Prince split

green. We have seen better ones than that.

It is in the easiest position, in the middle of the green. Very close

to the hole. It cost him a dropped shot at the 5th, back to level par.

That is one of the more difficult positions at the 5th. This is Thomas

Pieters. This is to save his par on the 1st hole.

Beautifully read but short for the Belgian on the opening hole. It has

paid far more easily than it has done on the first two days, but it

is still a tough opener. It really is not an easy green here

at Augusta, maybe the 12th, they have lots of lumps and bumps and

hollows, they jump have lots of lumps and bumps and

hollows, they and spin and go all over the place. You sometimes

wonder, is this right, it is really OK? That is the examination paper

for the week, get on with it! So to Fred Couples, on the third. Looking

for a bit of speed. That is the pin that we were pointing out was

tricky, right on the corner. Couples getting further away. A few players

taking it on with the driver, McIlroy drove to the edge of the

green. McGirt at the 2nd. The good striker. Yes, he got a good strike

on that, he struck it well. This is a tough pin, it is in a little

promontory that sticks out. He will go back down. That is fortunate, if

it sticks. It was judged pretty well. Not a lot of room to land,

though, Andrew, on so many of these greens. A foot or two away and you

can end up 40 feet away. Confirmation of how things are

going, early on in this third round. All of the players are out. You have

seen Thomas Pieters out of the form way tie after a bogey, and William

McGirt has picked one up. He is a first timer, he is placed the first

time at Augusta. Jon Rahm, the well fancied Spaniard, 1-under. Three

rookies have the chance to have a win on their first attempt. Fred

Couples, the 57-year-old has had more top tens than anyone else. Six

and counting. Extraordinary on the 25th anniversary of his win. Further

down, Soren Kjeldsen, a wonderful day. Rory McIlroy is four shots

behind, Phil Mickelson throttled -- threatened early on but he will have

to settle for level par. Paul Casey has picked up two shots so far. He

finished well outside the top ten last year. Stewart Hagestad, the

financier from New York is leading the way to restore cup.

-- the silver cup for best amateur. That was all of the balance and

cough strength in the world but just splashing out. That was unlucky to

find that stance. Let's see fearless Fred.

He pushes it through, I bent over the top, -- up and over the top. One

of them left. Fred does not really care for them. Not many do. So, to

Charley Hoffman. Garcia is waiting at the green, it is Hoffman's third.

You can see that slope that really lifts up to that first green. Garcia

has come all the way back off that. That is pretty good. Second hole.

Rickie Fowler. I do not know whether he miscued his tee shots, and the

wind has dropped, but that is a lot shorter. A lot shorter than

yesterday. That is a way to the right and short. It is on the

fairway, not a bad spot. Garcia. If I tell you that the pin on the first

is 28 yards on, he is just on the putting surface. About 88 feet.

Settle down. A nice touch, but a nice test for his putting skills on

the opening hole. A long birdie putt, relative, in fact, if there is

such a thing at Augusta. Come on, Rory, you do not want to leave any

nine footer pars. Just pot out, a bit of luck there.

-- it was just popping out, it came off the cheddar cheese sandwich!

This is to go 3-under. Hardly moved the putter back at all. Online and

in, beautifully judged. Two birdies in the opening three holes. Spieth

is on the fifth. Past the hole. He gave it a good chance. It is

going to be all par to start with. Rory McIlroy gets it in, and it is

hard work but he will walk off trying to look casual. That is a

good save. Having three patted the previous green. Nice start. Hoffman,

for his part par on the first. -- for his par on the first. I do not

like to see that, that is rude, showing no courtesy. Pay your other

man attention. I do not like the way he wondered up onto the green

either. Show your partner a bit of courtesy. So wrapped up in their own

game. Now, Rahm, two had 30 yards, this 4th hole today. -- 230 yards. A

very good start that Rahm has made. Dropped, dropped! He is asking it to

turn over. He asked if it was in the bunker, but no. That is a pretty

speedy putt from there. And here is Mickelson. A birdie at the 5th. Just

a little tickle, it needs to turn and run. Once you become a little

bit afraid, it is difficult to putt on these greens. Garcia to save par

on the first. That will settle him, right in the

middle from Garcia. He will remain in a tie for the lead.

230 yards today, this par-3. I said beauty before the ball left the club

head, was it right? They were right for line.

McIlroy, through the heat haze. A few casts, but they died away. --

some gasping. The ball is out of bounds. Rickie Fowler, after that

long second downhill, pitches up, looks good and it is good. Well

done. The stats for you, there, Nicholson

is -- Mickelson a three-time champion. He finally got that win in

2004. There we have Jon Rahm born in 1984, Freddie couples won inability

to. William McGirt led the putting stats after the first two rounds.

Pieters 's third shot of the second. Ricocheted off of the crowd. The cut

this run. -- look at this run. Look at that. Sweet, sweet, sweet shot.

Took five at the 1st, could get it back here at the 2nd. The tee shot

on the second, bunker down the right. 295 today. Avoid that and you

get a kick forward. Down the hill at it.

Fowler further birdie, to go to 5-under.

A confident, firms/ from the young man. Par birdie, 5-under. Garcia,

one has got away from him. Should be okayed there, if they are OK. I

think Azalea has been spilled, very accurate with the driver this

tournament. Pieters at the 2nd takes it for four.

One or two people have picked out as a possible winner. But not if he

does that. He's a good driver of the ball. You will see the brake on this

1's a Jon Rahm, this is one he was hoping could kick to the left and

get down to the hole, it is way out to the right. Par, birdie, birdie

start. This must be ten, 12 seats to the right and hardly touched it. He

has not played it up high, it looks like it is going right, no, it is

going right! That fooled everyone. Rickie Fowler has taken the driver

out on the third, not the biggest hitter. He shortened his driver

earlier in the year to get some accuracy and lost a bit of distance.

That is all right with a front right pin position, that is not a bad miss

at all. A birdie, no, a little on the high

side. Couples is to under at the moment. He, like so many, on the

par-5 2nd. He got a birdie. He is got a chance to get to three.

Oh, Freddie! I always think Freddie has the best cut trousers. They have

all got millions, but some of them have trousers which do not feel

well, his trousers have always fitted nicely. McIlroy from the

trees, asking it to go. He knew, he knew. It must have clipped a branch

or something. Now, Sergio Garcia hit his second shot short and right at

the 2nd hole. He is on the flat but he must be 40 or 50 yards behind

here. This is going to take a great sum but he might get it down, 20 or

30 yards short of the green. He has fired it down the right side. He hit

something very hard and kicked it on, he is going to be out to the

right. Not a bad spot to be. The bank behind the flag, he can get

close. It might have bounced in office friendly patron, because it

was outside the ropes. A couple of years ago, 2012, he said he feel

like he could never win here, he did not have what it took. He has shown

to good stuff this year. Rory McIlroy having found the front

bunker at the 7th, hello! I do not know what happened there. That could

have been a Lucy locket, a septic tank, something happened, and that

would have been a very good shot. I am sure he did not hit a stone or

other tweak or something. But that was a very serious miscue. Space,

along birdie attempt, on the 81 yard par 36. All the way, Jordan Spieth!

First birdie of the day, all pars to this point. Moved him to 1-under.

What a putter he is. He said he was still thinking about the quadruple

bogey nine on the 15th on the first round, could not get it out of his

head. But he's getting close to the lead. Rahm for par domino, no. That

first putt down and across the health fooled him and everyone else.

1-under for the round so far, not bad. Hoffman, hitting down towards

the second. It is leaking of it. -- it is leaking a lot.

Justin Rose has got to the fifth, this is his second shot. He has been

playing some beautiful iron shots. Another good shot, it moves away. A

treacherous flag position. Rory McIlroy, miles away at the 7th.

Oh, dear. Oh, dear, that is not finished. That is for bogey. Paul

Casey at the 13th. This is for a birdie four. Well, level par. Play

nicely. A similar pattern to Jordan Spieth,

but this is the part at the 6th. -- this is a four par the sixth. Such a

good start for him, double bogey at the 3rd, though. And another one

gone at the six, back to 1-over par. McIlroy putting at the 7th for a

bogey. It was a comparatively straightforward hole, and he has

made a dreadful hash of it. I do not know what happened to the third

shot, he probably shanked it, and then 3-putts. The last three holes,

he had not been happy. Way left of the said but he has got a bit of

green to play with, nice angle to this pin.

Seats together, stabbed it low. That should appear in a minute. It seemed

to be lying OK, the angle was good but he was trying to visit a bit too

much. -- trying to move it. The second shot, it will pitch up to

this very small area, it needs to stop and spin back. Sometimes they

do and sometimes they do not. Garcia's third on the par-5. Should

not present too many problems. He has left it above the hole, it does

not go back. Charley Hoffman, third shot, that

could be good. Oh, it slowed. Oh, dear oh dear extract 350 yards,

this par-4 3rd. This is a classic case of how this course can make the

best players look foolish. You try to be too fancy, he did not hit a

bad tee shot, left himself an awkward one, tried to be too fancy

and now he is really struggling. Justin Rose with a birdie attempt on

the fifth. Close but not quite, you have all of

the options down the bottom of your screen, you can watch from various

places on the course, you can even go to the range and watch nobody

playing there at the moment! Garcia hardly moved it, out to the

right. It is the par. He has played the

best goal so far. He has only dropped one shot. Fowler is the

leader but not for long. So, they're in four, one shot dropped. Paul in

the studio was saying that far more than nine conditions today, some of

the pin positions are nasty". -- there are far more benign conditions

today. Some of the print pin positions are very cruel. That is a

nice little putt. Par birdie. Come on, Charley Hoffman!

Justin Rose's tee shot on the sixth, down to this back left pin position.

Just left. Spectators coiled, ready to get out the way. Thomas Pieters

now at the 3rd. One of the overnight leaders. This putt for a birdie.

Quite a break on this. That is a need to putt. -- a more

neat putt. Let's see what he can fashion here. He's trying to get it

to the front bunker, but those branches are in front. He will chop

it and hope for a miracle. He gets it. Say, that shouldn't happen, but

it happens to some people. Right on the face of the bunker and for some

reason, it popped up on the edge of the green. And welcome to the Paul

Azinger, who joins me here. What you think of a shot like that? That

didn't happen around here much ever. He will take it. What a putt for

Rickie Fowler. He made a total mess of the 3rd hole. He only drops one

shot. The old putter is a great equaliser, isn't it? He really

played that hole poorly but got away with it. Come on, just a little.

McGirt, just to collect. It is in. Well done. -- just tickle it. He has

been around a long time, quietly making a decent living. Let's see if

Pieters can clean up this putt at the 3rd. Well holed. He has the

firepower to go around this golf course. He can dominate the par-5s.

He has that steady demeanour, seems unflappable. Over to Mickelson at

the 7th. Raised green, shallow, narrow green. Long but narrow. That

pitch spins back of the green. No, it stops. Lucky, lucky. 20 yards

short of the green. McIlroy at the 8th. A big par-5, up

the hill. That is a big boomer. That is massive. Justin Rose with this

delicate pitch, just back up the hill. He will probably try to land

this on the green. He started that right at the hole... A bit of a

misread there. Casey, at the 14th for a birdie. Long putt, though.

Well, beautifully struck, and he's on a great run at the moment, Casey.

He is creeping up through the field. Paul has got a good record here at

Augusta here over the last few years, but Jason Day almost won this

on his debut in 2011. He was out first day and has come home with a

round of 69. In the middle, look at that, towards the back end a

fantastic run of four birdies. Let's get Jason's thoughts on what is

possible out there today. Everyone is expecting low scores on

the weekend because of that conditions on the first two days.

How hard was it to get your 69 today? I had a nice stretch from 12

through to 15, so that definitely helps. I was playing some solid golf

but not really capitalising on the opportunities I was giving myself

out there, but once again, it was difficult. As the day goes on, it is

starting to get a bit warmer. It will get to just over 70 C putt

degrees today. Things are starting to run a bit more -- to just over 70

degrees today. The greens were really receptive this morning and a

little slower than what the guys will have this afternoon. Hazel

Irvine: Let's factor all of that into the mix. We see that Charley

Hoffman, having been in a four way lead at the start of the day, is now

one ahead of the pack after that early birdie. Thomas Pieters has

steadied himself to recover his ground at 4-under. The last Belgian

to lead a major did it in the 1948 Open Championship. Paul Casey is

4-under for his run today. This is the man who was tied six and tied

fourth on the last two occasions here in Augusta. He is trending in

the right direction. He was Charley Hoffman at the 3rd. -- here is

Charley Hoffman at the 3rd. No stopping... That is a fair result

from where he was. A very small area to pitch on. Thomas Pieters' tee

shot away here at the 4th, and he doesn't like it. Oh, that will be...

Actually, it is doable. It is on a slight upslope. Sergio Garcia.

Second shot, he is 4-under. He flips it up high, and it needs to stop

now. It doesn't. Again, it rolls on right past the hole. A chance for a

birdie. Justin Rose, to save par era six. I

thought he had it. Needed a nudge just a little harder. -- to save par

here at six. He has been worried about his ability to get up and down

around the greens here this week. Fowler at the 4th. 230 yards, it is

plain today. It needs a good whack with a long iron Ouray Littlewood.

-- or a little wood. Down the hill... Oh, and he gets a great

bounce, and I believe he probably played for that balance. Will it

stop? A good shot the Lee Westwood. Mickelson for a birdie at the 7th.

It is not 1 million miles away. Phil is never dull. A safe par.

Birdie, birdie, double bogey... Yes, can he do it? What a shot by Thomas

Pieters, that little bit of upslope making all the difference there.

Hoffman for three at the 3rd. Just touched it down and across the slug,

staying out left. Sergio might have been watching that one closely.

Look at the crowd, all sitting quietly. Huge crowds here again

today, as they always are. Almost a miracle that Jordan Spieth's ball

ended up here. Just the par for Jordan here at the seven. After that

tee shot, I'm sure he's happy with par. Soren Kjeldsen at the 8th. He

has done it. He is going along very nicely, 1-under par. Even reminds me

a bit of Maurice Bembridge, for the older viewers. Let's see if westward

can pay off the birdie year after that good shot at 11. In the back

door? No! How does it end up there? It is defying gravity, isn't it? It

is not moving. They only have ten seconds to watch it. But a good par

for westward from that first cut of rough over there. A scary spot to be

in at the 11. He needs to make a move, and quickly. -- at the 11th.

Back to Sergio. Who has only dropped one shot so far. Pretty remarkable

in the conditions on Thursday and Friday. One bogey. The most

consistent. This is just down the left side. Hardly touched it. That

one stayed straight. Rickie Fowler put his tee shot in

the bunker here at the 4th. Blasted out to here. What a putter years. A

birdie machine, Rickie Fowler is. -- what a putter he is. You have got to

hole putts. William McGirt at the 5th. Second shot again, and the flag

is in a flattish area. That is a good one. Unlucky that it didn't

perhaps get a little bit more spent and sit down right by the hole. The

wind is freshening. After a massive tee shot on eight, when for Green,

it left. That is a wonderful shot. -- went for the green, pulled it

left. Casey at the 15th. Having a great run. Very difficult to hold

this green. Does that mean it is good or that it is drifting? Oh, no,

what will he do now? Where is my money? -- mummy. North Carolina

native William McGirt. A good colour and aggressive putt there. He locks

it in. Suddenly, McGirt is now tied for second. Anyone who can win at

Jack's places a good player. Now, Couples. The hero of the anvil

chompers. Oh, Freddie! Charley Hoffman, 230 yards down the

hill, going with a hybrid. There is no bailout here at the 4th day.

Right at the flag is your only choice. And he has done just that.

What a magnificent shot! By the leader, Charley Hoffman. That is the

best we have seen, by a long way. A good putt. When the camera goes in

close, look at the quality of grass on the green. Superb. Sergio now.

230, probably playing closer to 225, maybe a little less than that. It is

all carried to the front of the green.

Still a mighty blow with a four iron. Great shot. A beauty. It might

feedback now. There it goes. Two of the best of the day.

Westward, two over. -- Lee Westwood. He has struck some beautiful shots

today. Just watch how he settles. He takes his time. Slowly, deliberate

backswing, and then right through the ball.

Making it look easy. And the wonderful swing of Adam Scott,

trying to foist this in the air. -- hoist.

Rory McIlroy, for birdie at the 8th, after a very fine pitch. And he just

gets it in. Beautifully done. Jordan Spieth's second shot here at

eight. He will avoid the left side here if he can. Look at that. That

might come right back onto the green. What a shock for Jordan

Spieth. He will have no idea how close that is or how it got there.

Totally blind second. Justin Rose at the seven. This is a tester, down

and across the slope. Wide and past and going. This two putting,

sometimes, if you are 10-12 yards away, it is quite an effort, quite a

feat. Westwood, after that magnificent

T-shirt, a huge bonus if he can pop this in. You don't see too many twos

at the 12th. No, no, no. You could get a three in a quite ordinary

fashion, that is a missed opportunity. He is playing so

beautifully. Paul Casey knew when he saw where this ended up what he is

faced with. Let's see how brave he can be. They are always bailing to

the right, which is smart, because about four feet past that fly, the

ball will go all the way down into the pond, then he would be forced to

drop on the other side of that pond. It is still going. Wonderful crowd,

so colourful, with the sun out. The speed of the greens is one thing

here that makes this course. Ken has been having a look. No man better!

It is the weekend, and I am on a green at Augusta again. Today, they

are quicker, certainly than the first two backgrounds. They have had

the most just sucked out. I will hit a couple of putts. Let's see where

they end up. One up there, one at a slightly different angle. Let's just

see where they go. They keep running, running, running. It is

almost going like a 90 degrees curve. The balls just hug along. You

think they will stop, but trickle on and on. With this speed up and the

greens a little firmer, you can get some adventurous putts. It is

heaven. A strange idea of heaven! Depending on your attitude! Justin

Rose, to save par here at the 7th. Not a lot in this. Confidently

holed. Casey now at the 15th. He will

settle for five. If it falls in, that's a huge bonus, but don't try

and be too fancy. The flag is way over on the far side of your screen

on the left. Quite a bit of swing from the left, but it is this speed.

-- the speed. That looks a good speed. Beautifully done. Once he had

gone through the green, you are happy with a five, which is a par.

McIlroy's second shot at nine. The hole is at the back left of the

green, sitting at a 45 degrees angle to the players. He has to carry the

bunkers if he is going to go right at it. He has played a little safe,

going for the middle tier, giving him an uphill putt. Mickelson, one

of his master chip shots, though that has got away from him. He would

have been expecting better than that. An artist's paradise. Here is

Beith. -- here is Jordan Spieth. He has tweaked it left. It squirted up

and off the bank. Hit well, good result. Great result.

APPLAUSE Finally, we get to Charley Hoffman,

on this birdie opportunity on the fourth after a wonderful hybrid to

hear. Oh, yes! A lot of conversation about Hoffman, tied for the lead

after two backgrounds. But he's not scared, and he has been here before.

Just two years ago, he played in the last group. Rickie Fowler, on the

fifth. Look at this. Another one rights to the holeside. Beautifully

judged. Sergio now, to cover up his playing partner. A weak effort by

Sergio. And that is three shortage birdie putts in a row that have

gotten away from Sergio Garcia at the start of this Saturday. Pieters

at the 5th. -- three kind of short. Very underrated hole, the fifth, I

think. This is really fast. Just touches it. It's not going to break.

It never breaks. It is one of the strait is putts on the golf course.

You cannot believe it. Wow, he says. -- one of the straightest putts on

the golf course. Paul Casey at the 16th, 1-under par. The flag today,

17 on, four in on the right on that top shelf. Not easy to get to.

Some may settle for the middle of the green and cut back up the hill

... It could have come another seven or eight yards towards us, but it

rolls back down. That has left in a treacherous left-to-right putt. It

is difficult to get close. They are way from pay dirt here. Rory

McIlroy, up the hill. One of those left back down the hill. There is

nothing easy out here. Conditions are perfect, but the course still

has teeth. You cannot relax for a minute out here. You will pay a

heavy price. It always intrigues me with McIlroy, I don't think I have

ever seen him take a practice putting stroke. Whatever the putt,

he steps up and knocks it. If he hits one of his usual ones, a bit

sharp, and catches the edge of the hole, he could be off the front of

the green. He tiptoed it in. A good save par-4. A bit of an up and down

nine holes. Level par. McGirt for par here at six. Made a

putt about this length on for birdie. Oh, and he tried to walk it

in. Phil Mickelson... That's not a hole

you want to be dropping strokes on. He missed FPU short ones on the back

nine yesterday. A momentum buster. -- he missed a few short ones. A

mere formality here for McGirt at the 6th. Lost a shot here and drops

back to 3-under par. He was Hoffman at the 5th. You want to go right at

the flag. There's no bailout. He's leaning... And it's OK. Yeah, it's

all right. It's just, you don't want to be short there at the 5th. You

almost have no chance of getting up and down. Par is a good score on

that hole. Further down the course with a

beautiful looking parsecs. Pin on the back of the green at the left.

Very hard to get it to bounce forward. -- ... Sergio has driven it

up the left-hand side on five. There is a little peer that sticks out. If

you missed the left or right, you cannot make the carry. It is a very

small they are, almost impossible to get. There was almost a peninsular

within the green. You can see the flag there at the base of that pine

tree. This is a high launch. That's OK. If it carried another

three yards, on the down slope, often it pings into the magnolia

bushes. A massive fairway here at the 9th.

For the players, a Bland blinding areas -- plan. A second shot up the

hill. The perfect spot to come in from. -- blind landing area. The top

of Justin Rose's hit. This could be, just a chip to the left, slightly

catching the wrong side. Six feet up the green and it wouldn't have

rolled back. A good spot for the par-5. Westwood, the hole is all the

way in the back left corner of the green. This is a brave effort,

2-over par, now is the time. And he just missed it. Just missed.

It's likely in the water. Casey with a tasty putt. Quite a

decent tear, a gradual tear, halfway along the length of the putt as a

turtle dives in the water. Slow. -- tier. Slower than you think. He has

judged it pretty well. Not bad. That will test his nerve. Rickie

Fowler up the hill here at six. It looked like his ball settled in 20

feet or so from the hole. It cut away, and the next thing you know, a

45 footer up the hill. A good putt for Rickie Fowler. He is looking

good on the greens. Very aggressive with the putter. Spieth, can he get

it on the edge of the ninth? Perfect tee shot. So difficult to do just

that. That is a magnificent iron shot. Write down the throat of the

flag. That pin gives very few birdies away. Suddenly, Jordan

Spieth right in the mix. Let's see if Sergio can nuzzle this

up close. He has missed three in a row, make able birdie putts. It is

like a comfortable duvet, very difficult to hold a long putt on.

How do you do! ?! The unexpected pleasure pays Sergio a visit. He

could just as easily be four circles in a row. Well done, Sergio. What

will it take the Sergio Garcia to come through? It is going to take

putts like that, I feel. You cannot win Championships with your ball

striking, you have got to hole putts. Pieters hitting this one on

the sick. Needs a bit of beef. -- the sixth. You don't want to hit it

a yard by because it is such a smelly return.

Adam Scott from miles away here for eagle.

Up the hill, downhill, across the hill a little bit.

The flag a little parcel shelf on the back of the green, a narrow

ledge. Sergio showed Charley Hoffman the

way. Good effort. Steady even Mac for Hofmann on the difficult fifth.

One clear of Sergio at the moment. Two clear of Rickie Fowler, and a

host of players on 3-under par. -- steady par for Hofmann.

On the tenth hole, McIlroy. Coming out of the right pine

needles, tricky to the right pin. He will take that. The pin on the

bright side, you have got to flirt with the right bunker to get close

to it, but OK. Justin Rose up the hill. This for

eagle. Has he? Know, but a great putt. A good two putt for Justin

Rose. He will be back in red figures.

One of those putts, you know it's left edge or just outside the left

edge. It is about picking the pace. You just feel like you have to pick

the speed you want it to go in, the angle may be even on a clock, that's

the way you want to come in, 7pm or maybe 8pm, really fast.

What a two putt for Paul Casey. Pure as the driven snow, that one. What a

beauty. I gave him this a second ago. He

doesn't prove me wrong. A good bogey for Justin.

Missed one from this sort of distance on the 12th, a testy one

through the shadows on the shelf on the 13th.

Westwood must have stopped on the bank of blasted this from the Palm,

this foreboding. Oh, yes. A bit more grass on that green this morning,

particularly on the bank on the green side than their normally is.

It is a bit briskly. Lee got a massive break there.

Just trying to chop a 7-iron, can he get his ball back to the pin? He is

admiring it. Write down the throat, good line. As you say, it is right

where you want to be, but actually, it is going to trickle away. Missing

by a foot or two of having that Ball stay there. That will be tough. So

slow back up that hill. Scott, eighth green. 1-under, this

is to move to 2-under. A past champion here. We are

starting to see a few red figures, mainly on the par fives, but

occasionally on the others. Hofmann down the hill here at six.

Another punchy looking follow through. Will that state? -- stay.

No, that is going to funnel back down. Understandable, though. You

just don't want to be passed but hole here.

HAZEL IRVINE: A reminder of how things stand. Charley Hoffman has

been leading this tournament since day one after an opening 65, and he

doesn't look like budging so far with a 1-shot advantage over Sergio

Garcia. Rickie Fowler as you were the level. The best progress amongst

those who are chasing is from Jordan Spieth. Look at that, 3-under for

today. A man that has a real point to prove after a collapse coming

home when it was in his grasp last year is right in the thick of it.

William McGirt, not going anywhere, 1-under for his round. Thomas

Pieters, great to see the Belgian up there, too.

Plus four. A bit up and down but making some birdies and some bogeys.

What an experience for the amateur. Staying up in the Crowsnest, the

little area where there are a few basic facilities.

William McGirt ran into a little trouble here at the 7th, this

downhill for a par. What a putt! What a putt.

I believe that feels every good as -- every bit as good as a birdie.

Looking from the left side of the sixth green, it gives you a sort of

feel of an uphill incline. He has got to go up. About as good an angle

to cut from, but it is a distance away. Not too much break in it.

I always feel it is a real indicator of how a player feels on the greens

as to how his speed is on putts like that. Woefully short. Let's go over

to the tenth now, Jordan Spieth. He does not like this tee shot. He

has never liked it. Sit down, ball. Sit down.

In Bubba country. He will have to get lucky. The hole is back right

will stop Jordan wants to get that on the green and out of there.

Perfect conditions here for the Masters, the sun is out, hardly a

cloud in the sky, nice temperatures, not too much breeze about.

Delightful. Hofmann's ball has the brakes on,

too. If you have a three footer down the hill, it is pretty smelly. I

liked that description. From the left-hand rough on seven, almost no

chance to put this on the putting surface.

That has shot off to the right. The patrons have been walking. He is at

the mercy now of the bounce of the ball and the kind of lie he will

get. I feel this is an important putt for

Sergio. He made the long, unexpected bomb on the last, but this will be

important for his psyche. He does die the putts in. He has got to make

sure he is firm. If he misses it, it is a putt that should go a foot past

the cut, otherwise it will dribble off hole side.

A good, aggressive putt by Sergio, a one-handed fist pump.

McIlroy down the hill at ten. That's a nice putt. Nice one at the 9th,

good one at the 10th, ten, 11th, 12, over the years, they haven't been

terribly kind to Rory. Casey... A little high point in the

green, uphill and down the other side. Not too bad. Casey plays most

of his golf on the PGA Tour these days, hardly ever comes back to

Europe. We will see what Thomas Pieters can do. Anything left of the

flag goes left. Anything right of the flag goes right. Off the green

in most cases. We'll see if it stays. Right along the collar there.

That is a very, very difficult putt. I'm sure it's been done before, but

Charley Hoffman, making a two at all the par fours, doesn't happen often.

Around in 65. That putt, you have got to be

authoritative. If you Dolly it... McIlroy at 11. He will give this a

mighty lash. A massive fairway. Wow McIlroy making his way to Amen

Corner, let's have a look. There's no nicer place to be than on Amen

Corner when the sun is out. It's just useful. It doesn't need

words. No, it doesn't, Ken. No words at

all. Rickie Fowler. A little more check than he legislated for.

Pieters and Rickie Fowler putting from opposite directions, both have

the same dilemma, uphill and downhill. If they were both walked

off the green with two putts, babe would be very pleased. -- they would

be very pleased. The seventh, one of the more difficult tee shot, if not

the most difficulty shot here at Augusta. Extremely tight.

Needs to be a 3-iron and a sand wedge to the seventh. Driver,

9-iron, or driver, wedge. Trying to peel it from left to right. Almost

impossible to get it on the green if you miss this fairway.

Rickie Fowler uphill, most of the way, and then it flattens out to the

cut. Well done. A bit orbit stronger and

you go to feet past, it goes down the hill. Well judged. Spieth's

second at ten. He must have hit a dictator. 196 yards. Easy, settle.

-- hit a spectator. There you see what he is dealing

with now. Here we go, Ken. I don't know if he

can spin this and get it close, or not. You can't see the green, it's

about eight feet above you. You can only see the surface.

Such a sensational shot. Ten out of 13 up and downs when he has missed

the greens this week, it says everything. I always found it

difficult to hit a short -- to hit 80 shot after missing a short putt.

He does it really nicely. -- to hit a tee shot after missing a short

putt. A good angle to putt from at the

night for Justin Rose. Straight up the slope.

Fiddling about with his putting grip, the way he holds the putter.

McIlroy bombed it here at the 11th. This hole is only seven from the

left, 17 on. Got to be out to write a little. He goes right at it. A

terrific shot for McIlroy. That has got to be the best of the day.

Amazing, this one uphill, too. A bit steep at up the hill. Pieters at the

7th. Good effort. Freddie does it with confidence.

Nice little birdie at the 8th, right, said Fred.

Justin with this tickler down the hill at nine.

I think it's just too far away from him when he is looking at the hole

for the putt. I have never heard about how Jordan struggles on putts

of this length, but he doesn't miss many. When a player is looking at

the hole, you figure something is going on in his head. See if he look

sad hole here. -- if he looks at the hole here. Yes, he did. It is

interesting, you take a peek at the hole, then look down. His last peak

stayed locked on the hole. Now Maggert, excuse me, Hofmann. --

Will it stay? Another foot or so and it would have been 25 or more feet

away. Instead, a good birdie opportunity. Freddie's 57 but he

still gets it out there. Second to the ninth, up the hill. I wish we

could all have as bad a back as Freddie, huh? Unlucky, that was

close to being great. Here is so Jeb's dilemma. It was where Rickie

Fowler was a member, losing it to the right to hook it. -- Sergio's

dilemma. Best miss front bunker? I think the front bunker is the best

miss, Ken. That is what he is going for and he didn't reach. Got hung up

in the first cut. That is exactly where he was trying to go.

We can still see his ball. Didn't quite see the ball. He will be

praying he has an upside there. An enormous tee shot. A bit of spin

on this. If you much, it even hole side, it will come back to you. You

need a softer three quarters shot. Middle terrace if it stops. Well,

McIlroy blasted his tee shot down the 11th with a wonderful second

here. A delicate downhill, left to right putt. Barely touched it. Oh...

He just caught the high side. Even when used if it at Augusta

National, you still have a difficult effort, a difficult putt. Spieth at

11. -- even when you stiff it at Augusta

National. Some of his players have been

answered, not all of them. He has found a bit of an upslope. He needs

eight those of Seve here. If he has a good lie, he can clip this. The

green is facing him. Looking into an upslope, not terribly inviting. You

need a good nerve. There is nothing easy about it, but it could be done.

The grass has a bit of a sheen to it. It makes it even more do able.

He has two double up and go hands back, face open. He went for a

little trick shot. I guarantee he didn't like his lie.

That has been the problem there. Ryan Moore, the green looking a bit

more burnished than earlier in the day, a few more Brown patches. We

first saw Bryan in 2003. -- Ryan. Anyone who has played this has left

himself with this one. William McGirt, long birdie putt at

eight. Beautiful. Just trickling on. Going

through the stubbly fringe, you know you must make it onto the short

stuff. It is so easy to give it just a fraction more.

Here we are on the 12th hole, and Rory McIlroy trying to decide what

he has to do. Earlier, Kevin Brown looked at the pin position on the

12th. Looking across the water is the 12th

tee back, playing 142 yards today. The pin is cut on the left side, a

small piece of parting surface. One, two, three, four, five small paces

from the front of the green, about eight behind, room behind. If you

come up short at all, if it hit the bank with a slight Mr John, a

downslope can run back into the water. It depends how much spin you

have on it. Miss the green on the left and it pitches here. It is in

with the turtles. So what are the tactics today? 142 yards, not much

more than a pitching wedge, you feel like a coward playing away from the

flag, but the percentage play is to play to the right of the flag, five

yards. If you play short, rather than in the water, you are in the

bunker. You have a chance of getting down in two from there. The widest

point of the green, not that wide, 13 or 14 paces deep, but that is the

percentage play. White of the flag, long and there is room to work with.

If you take the flag on, the possibility is therefore a

misjudgement. Argue going to be a coward, or are you going to be

brave? -- are you going to be a coward.

Well, not bad. Didn't quite get it right. Taking the flag on, but he is

making a charge. Over to seven now, Sergio Fitt par. -- Sergio for par.

To the ninth. Jon Rahm. He leads to give it a good hit up the slope.

You get so scared of quick putts for so longer then you get an uphill and

cannot believe sometimes how hard you have to hit it.

The co-leader, Charley Hoffman. The chance of a three.

He is looking pretty steady at the moment. Peter Alliss is back with

us. I find it fascinating watching them jockeying for position. Holding

ground, rattles one in. Tomorrow, I fancy, is going to be... It usually

is a fantastic day, because so many things can happen. This is one of

the most treacherous holes. It used to be a driver, 6-iron, something

like that, now it is a monster drive. Very treacherous, very

difficult. The flag is in a fairly generous position. You can see from

middle. Where has that gone? He looks anxious and he should be.

Lucky boy. The golfing gods are with speed. They must smile down on his

cherub face. He has it! The crowd way away on the

12th. Cut off from the noise a bit. McIlroy back to level par. Casey.

Oh, Paul, what are you doing back their? Come on, a nice pitch and a

putt. All your friends in Surrey. It will go back. Look at that.

You have no idea how difficult these greens are. He was away four, five

yards short but does not deserve to be cricket pitch length away.

It is not a bad bogey. Slips back to four.

Rickie Fowler at the 8th. Third shot, way back.

The flag is at the back. He has a nice one. Could have done with a

bounce forward. Jason Dufner. Long putt for birdie

on the 14th. Playing alongside Ernie Els today. Has it, has it! Look at

that back nine. Three birdies in five holes. 1-under. Justin Rose at

the 10th and a good second shot. Big swinging left-to-right here. If you

go a bit hard, it can chase on down the hill. That'll be a little bit

too bold. Westwood sizing up the second on the 15th. 215 yards. The

first couple of days straight into the wind but today, players able to

get them reasonably comfortably in two. It is a big, long iron. Not a

lot of room. Downhill a little bit. Watch the slow deliberate backswing

and then right through the ball if he gets a good one. Not sure. Not

sure. Safe. There are worse places to be down there. -- a there.

Solid enough par to start the back nine.

Casey's ball went way back down the hill, but this is for a four. Fourth

shot at the final hole. He is 1-under. He is going to have more

than one of those. A 12 footer. Jordan Spieth between the flag and

the water. Can he take advantage of that fortune?

Hoffman. Drive on the eighth. The bunker down the right.

He is hitting the ball beautifully. He has been around a few years. He

used to have long blonde hair. Many of you may remember that. Spieth for

par. It is a great walk from the 11th up

to the 12th. It is when there are people here. When you come and there

is nobody here, you wonder what the fuss is about because it is just a

huge expanse of mown grass. Almost like a playing field with a pond and

bit of water and a couple of bunkers. It does not look exciting.

When the human herbaceous borders are there, it looks different.

Spieth last year. Hitting the tee shot. Looks a little bit

disappointed, but even more disappointed when he sees it go into

the water. And then mishaps and miscalculations, mis-hits. Very

expensive learning curve. He took it back beyond the official drop zone

to get a good yardage. That was it. Done and dusted. You always do

things that you think are right at the time. It looks so simple. It

really looks so simple. You just knock it on the green. A good grip.

He wants a good grip. He is obviously twitchy, remembering last

year. But it looks the simplest thing in the world. A little bit of

wind against and a cross from the right. Sit down!

It was a bold shot. Really, really easy shot. I just said that! He

thought it was easy, too. Fowler for his four on eight. The camera

shutters go off, the ball drops. Fowler, to 4-under. Just one behind

Hoffman now. Bouncing about in those high tops. He says he tries to drop

his pace at the weekend at the Masters because then he will just go

into fast forward mode, gets a little bit excited. You do not see

many tennis players doing that at the cross over boy. Laughing and

saying, where are you going for supper tonight? I don't know. That

little Italian plays? Now, Peters for par. Got it.

A very droll fellow is Mr Peters. The driest of the dry, he is.

Deadpan. Very funny. Moore up the hill and in. A few putts starting to

drop. Isn't that a wonderful setting? The

majestic pines. Second shot to the tenth. Blue sky. Not a cloud to be

seen. The ball tip toes... No, it doesn't. It is a beautiful second

shot. William McGirt.

Moving quickly. As soon as he hit it. Still a good front nine when he

taps that in. Sergio up the hill at the 8th. Second shot. That is

flirting with the trees on the left. As he cut it, gone straight? Here it

comes. Found its way through the pine needles and onto the green. He

does not know that. Casey, can he finish by dropping just one shot?

Well done. A good five in the end for Casey and a good round. Taking

him back to level par. An outside chance. 13th tee, Rory.

Over the corner of the trees. An atomic charge, that one. Is it over

the top? Is it over the top? Just beyond the shadows. Nearly in the

next county. McGirt. A tap-in for his par. Memorial

champion last year. What interests me is how wide his

stance is for these little shots. Not just for that one on the slight

downhill, but normally very wide. He doesn't look comfortable. Fowler

does that preset, settles in. Good drive. Astonishing position he

gets into at the top of his swing, Fowler.

This was the third, that was for bogey. He has been stroking it quite

nicely with the putter. That is what you have to do around Augusta, as

Spieth did last year, until his horrors, he was hitting it ropily

but finding the cup. He certainly putted remarkably well.

Charlie Hoffman. Steady, steady, steady. Never quite sure when they

stop. It did eventually. Couples. Fighting for his party on

the tenth. And a woodpecker there. He slips back to one. Still just

inside the top ten. Spieth. This putt for three. Through the green.

Not a great chip back but all will be forgiven if this disappears.

Never looked like anything else. I tell you, if they could not putt,

they would hurdle the 70s and go straight into the 80s. Phil

Mickelson, he is back to 3-over. Westwood, up and down for birdie. So

quick away from him. That is a beautiful shot.

Sergio at the 8th. A slowish putt. Right-to-left, Marc Pugh come. He

has left it short. -- up you come. He is honing in. Fowler.

All the way back today. Very difficult to get it back to that

flag, the pin all the way back. These greens used to be Bermuda.

They changed them in 1981. Slower grass. I think the course was

designed for slower greens in all truth, but do not tell them.

Westwood for birdie. That was very well done. Conjured up a magical

shot from the sand. Happy days. Thomas Pieters, big

drive. Can he get it back to this pin? Yes, good shot. They sit around

this green and they know, they have seen it before. That was a good

shot. Pretty much pin high. I think that is bordering on unfair. I don't

see the point in that, but there we are. A lot of good fortune you have

to have to win around here. This is the chance to break away

from a tie with Garcia. Jon Rahm at the 10th, just touched it down the

hill. Did not touch it enough. Rather gave the game away because

this was to get into a tie for the lead with Hoffman. Garcia. Alongside

his playing partner at the top of the board. It is a good-looking

leaderboard, as well. It is beginning to look nice and tidy and

tight for tomorrow. Jordan Spieth is going well, congratulations to him

for recovering from a couple of golfing disasters. He always looks a

bit worried, as if he is not quite sure where it has gone. It might be

all right. Justin Rose from the front of the 11th. 500 yard par

four. It bobbled on him. Stevie Williams, the caddy for Adam

Scott. Westwood at 16. This very slow putt up the slope. He volleyed

that up there. Perfect conditions for scoring today

but the greens are starting to get a bit more fire in them. This to save

par. Well done, you have to do that. Around here you have to hole some

ten footers for par. Westwood, having come off the slope with his

tee shot and finishing at the bottom of the green has this almost

6-foot... What a good review. Look at the quality of the grass. Doesn't

that look beautiful? Wouldn't you like a lawn like that at home? All

the way. Lovely touch, well done, good save. U2- part a green and you

walk off with a sigh of relief. A nice inward nine he is putting

together. BT says somebody. -- beauty. Cantering down there.

Watch this drop inside. A user football striker. An anxious stare

but he knows. The fans were not sure because it was tight down the left,

but he knew, so he told them. Rickie. Ninth hole, Fowler. Uphill.

Slope. Goodspeed for two pars. McIlroy,

second, enormous drive, like Bubba Watson, over the trees.

He would have been thinking about the eagle and now it is a tricky one

for birdie from our and down from there. Peters, playing with Rickie

Fowler. Similar putts. They looked magnificent. The quality of the

turf, the putting and reading of the green is so difficult.

Out in 37. Won over. -- one over. This is a tester. Watch where he

aims this. Ryan Moore, just dab it down.

Halfway between him and the edge of the green.

LAUGHTER. He just didn't get it quite right.

It is only fractions and now you are made to look silly. Someone in the

crowd would say, that is the sort of thing I do.

McIlroy, a lofted club. It sounded clean but just died on

the first bounce into that slight upslope.

A magnificent tee shot, good-looking second which just goes the wrong way

and he will probably take five. Justin Rose, two short holes on the

inward nine. Flag today on the left-hand side. Murmuring in the

crowd. Online. Beautiful shot from Justin Rose.

Sit down, ball. Softly, softly. That is a stunning shot from Jordan

Spieth. One of the best. We saw Phil Mickelson do it in 2010. Rory

McIlroy can only make his five and remains level par and Spieth, that

was a beauty. This for par, no. A few cracks

appearing, but he is still near the head of affairs.

From here it is difficult to pick out the flag sometimes with the

crowd behind and the red and blue and yellow shirts and other bits of

apparel. 124 yards. You cannot spin it too

much, you have to try to take some off it. Otherwise you cannot get

close to the flag. Because that will go as Peters' did. --

almost identical to Thomas Pieters'. Can Charley Hoffman do better?

Second shot at the 9th. Co-leader. That was a good prod. A jolly good

prod. That is the way to do it. Nice tee shot but he will stay to

wonder. -- two under. Not ruling himself out of anything

today. He has hardly played this year.

For birdie at the 11th. It looks good. Oh, yes. He really has come

out of the backwards, Jon Rahm, and is taking the golfing world by

storm. 22 years old. He looks a little older than that.

Here is Fowler. Fairway wood. Justin Rose, after that beautiful

tee shot. Yes, well done, good two. A bit of a mixed bag from Justin

today but still in the hunt. Westwood, second to the 17th.

Stay, stay, stay. Welcome back, Ken Browne, who is in sparkling form.

Peter, you wake me up. Superb tee shot here. Just feeding

slightly left of the flag. Stop. Well done. Good angle.

ANDREW COTTER: Garcia. We saw this putt for Thomas Pieters. Dies away

quickly that one. Deep breathing. Every shot you play,

walking a tightrope here. Oh, my. Left. That was a wild one.

If it skids into the pine straw, it is a tough shot, anyway. Straight up

the hill for Charley Hoffman. The final group and the joint leaders.

This to take the outright lead. Sweetly done. 6-under par for

Charley Hoffman, out in 34, tidy looking card.

His fourth appearance here, the man from Vegas. Peter is -- Pieters on

the tenth. The green used to be where that big

bunker was, but they moved it all the way back as we go up to the

12th, and Rahm. A young, confident man, from 142 yards. Be careful.

Oh... Just about short enough for a

pitching wedge, but you have to get all of it, and Rahm in trouble. His

fellow countrymen also in a bit of bother. The first putt for a while

from Garcia that hasn't looked pretty.

It's like he didn't commit to it. Marginal deceleration.

That was a very unpleasant ten seconds for Spain.

Spieth up the slope at the 13th. Such a beautiful putter. Marvellous,

marvellous effort. Hunting a hole, hole path.

Phil Mickelson supporting cast member today, 3-over par. Westwood

now for his birdie on the 17th. And he has it! All the way. That was

judged into perfectly by Lee Westwood.

Westwood to 1-under par. Look at that back nine.

We saw Jon Rahm a moment ago finding the water, so options for dropping

it, and Ken had a look at them. There's a look at where the 12th pin

is cut today, front left of the putting surface. A number of players

over the years have hit the ball into the water. The flag today is

cut in that portion of the green. This is the water hazard at the

front. If you miss anywhere on the front of the green, it runs back

into the water. What are your optionss if you're ball pitches

there? Option one is you try to play it. Most often, you can't. Option

two is you can go all the way back to the tee and drop the ball there.

You can do that, because you know the sort of shot you have to play.

You just misjudged that one. Option three is where the ball last crossed

the margin of the hazard, you can go back in a straight line as far as

you would like, which is what Jordan Spieth did last. How far do you go?

You don't want to be too close to the green because you can't put any

spin on it. 75, 80 yards, and you drop your ball. This is about 80

yards, say there. Look at the lie to start with. Quite a nice lie, but

generally when you drop back here, it is on a downslope. What you don't

need to stop the ball quickly. Look what is facing you. You have the

water in front, the bank, six yards of putting service. It is eyelevel,

it is an inviting. If you miss the green, you have options. But

whatever one you take, they are not very friendly. -- it is an inviting.

Jon Rahm has gone back to a comfortable yardage. This is his

third shot. Now, now, now, shot forward off the back of the green.

Coming down over the pine needles, the Pine straw.

This looks a tight lie, the green sits above you. This will curve to

the right, almost coming back to him. Not bad. Stop will.

It was like it was slipping down a place, wasn't it.

Let's have another look at Jon Rahm's shot. This is what happens to

tee shots. You think it has gone. It sticks there and he is in horrible

trouble. A horrible shot back towards the water, but at least he

has the and down for a bogey. This for a double bogey.

The quirky swing of Ryan Moore. He's got it... Oh. I thought he was going

to do a KJ Choi and not it in the cup. Just watching the name of

Jordan Spieth creep up the leaderboard. Sergio Garcia, the

ninth. Two behind Hofmann now. This is where he hit a loose one

yesterday. All sorts of confusion. 3-wood down the left today. 1.3 but

the pain is on the right. Thomas Pieters.

Slow, slow, slow. An ounce more pace and it would have held its line. So,

Charley Hoffman, 3-wood for Charlie. Going anxiously left. It's OK. Up on

the green, Rickie Fowler. From the left little to the right

lip in about 15 inches. -- the left lip.

Rahm with his fourth shot. He's played it nicely. He's walking. Two

shots gone at the 12th Jon Rahm. It claims another victim.

Down the right. The fairway sloping from left to watch, you often find

the right rough. Not too bad. Quite often wayward from the tee, Jordan.

Little bit loose sometimes. McGirt down towards the 11th. You can see

the flag fluttering. Hold that pose. That's why. Two wonderful shots in

there from Ryan Moore and William McGirt. McIlroy at the 14th, uphill,

come on, Rory. Must be. Not quite enough pace. He said he just needed

to get within three or four today. He would be happy going in tomorrow

within three or four. At the moment, he's not quite there. It is quite

difficult to force birdies out of Augusta, because sometimes you have

to take on risks that you don't need to. Where the flag is cut on 15 it

is a sucker 's pin. Adam Scott and Justin Rose playing together.

Difficult again, Ken. Grab the grass, playing a bit lower. Sit. Oh,

please. Stop. Stop there now. Lucky, Lucky, lucky.

Pretty good. A brave one to go for the flag, you can get so close to

the right bunker, and if you pop it in there, you can get down the two.

A moment ago, Garcia with a similar shot, but from the shortest off,

174. -- the shorter stuff. Safe, but an unlikely putt Tahoma.

Like all his long putts today, he has left them short.

He will remain where he started, 2-under par.

37 years old, his first Masters. Doing very nicely. Justin Rose,

Butch holding a flag. He just stayed on the green.

Come on, come on, come on. Nice birdie at the 12th, and that to back

it up with another. Ryan Moore, sweetly into the centre

of the cup. Generally very hardest par-4 on the course, the 11th.

Slightly easier pin today than normal. An outstanding amateur

champion. Leading amateur back in 2005. Here is the 2011 champion. An

eagle for Charl Schwartzel. He is suddenly to 2-under par. Where has

that come from? He has come via a birdie and an eagle on the last two

holes. A cathedral of pines on the 11th

tee. Looking a little anxious. He has

done all right. Not the perfect spot, but you can certainly get a

swing at it. Always has something to say to his

golf ball, Spieth. Right over the flag. He asked it to go, but didn't

need to. He has left himself with a swing on that one from right to

left. Scott playing alongside Justin Rose.

This for 3-under. 215 yards, pin front right. To chase

this flag, you have got to take a risk. Bunker right. Sit! Sit! Sit!

Sit! Oh, Rory. Sit down. Sit down. Lucky. There is a pond just beyond

there. Rose has left himself this five

footer or so for his birdie. He has changed and has worked hard at which

grip to use. He uses this claw grip with a slightly heavier putter.

Usual putting grip. Such a satisfying than to become a horrible

sliding left to right putt. This is a good group, tidy players, Justin

Rose and Adam Scott. Both are 3-under now. That will do nicely

round Amen Corner. Westwood on the final hole. In the left-hand sand.

That's done well. That's done very well. A lot of sand and a fairly

square clubface, getting it to scoot up the slope. He is on a fast

finish, Westy. Garcia, a lot of left to right. In the trunk shadows.

All the uphill putts are left and short. A chance...

That back right of the tenth green, available it out 6-7 years ago. The

ability to put a flag on there, but only just.

A tricky one here for Fowler, just a few branches creeping out to

negotiate. Everything to avoid it going left.

That's a very, very good shot from Fowler, pretty much where he would

have been aiming. Two shot leave at the moment for

Hoffman -- lead. The 11th is 505, two very long holes

in a row. To the 12th, and Ryan Moore.

Leave for his par. Lee Westwood, oh... A little bit left of centre

but a brilliant up and down at a loss. 70, 77 and a gorgeous 68, he

is in with a chance tomorrow. A fabulous record here at Augusta.

Lowest round of the day so far as we go back to Garcia. This is a knee

This is going to be a skid, this one. That was superb. Playing back

to the water, you don't want much too much over the other side, and

that was classy. Trusts in his abilities. Jordan Spieth.

We said there would be a bit of movement on this one, Ken.

Sit down. Now, that is a horrible, little left to right move.

Not too many people have coped well with the birdie putts from that side

of the hole at the 12th. The third shot of Thomas Pieters,

look how much purpose he can get. This is about 35 yards.

Slides the club underneath it, looks like it is going to go too far. A

bit of fees on it -- fizz. Spieth, is this close enough for his

there at the ball while hitting it? -- for his stare.

It is unsettling, but it works for him.

I am sure lots of people have tried it at home.

After a great escape from the left trees, Rickie down the slope at the

11th. This is a Wonderbra. Sit down. -- wonder rather.

He comes here with a lot of confidence. Hoffman down the

corridor on the 11th. Just turned it left towards the

trees. That's all right. Only one top ten

in the Majors, that was his ninth here a couple of years ago. Jon

Rahm, uphill all the way at the 13th.

Fowler rolls it in on the 11th. And remains 3-under.

Gorgeous driver of the ball, Sergio Garcia. The lowest penetrating

flight. Do lofts the driver as he comes into it.

Just magnificent, a bullet. Talking about heavy putters, heavy woods as

well. He is so accurate with them. A low launch, high spin driver. He

launches low, but the spin takes it up. Jordan Spieth.

A couple of people applauding that quickly stopped.

Because he is entirely blocked out by the trees down the left-hand

side. It looks OK there, but from where the camera is filming this,

some big come the big trees. McIlroy, a little movement to his

right, but not as much as that. Nothing from the par fives on the

back nine, Ken. It is very hard to press birdies on this course.

Something has caught fire in the background. That is a big, old

cigar. A bit of breeze helping out of 14.

If you can't find the you can't get at the flag. Round it goes.

But from here at the 14th, you can take that flag on. The sound is very

sweet. Pretty good. Steve Williams back on

Adam Scott's bag. Both of them left with three putts

from no distance, for Pieters, a mix. Looking silly, and very cross.

You have to put that behind you. It is so easy for that thing to stick

with you around Augusta. Jon Rahm, boldly holed. Nice bounce back from

the double bogey on the 12th. Hazel eye from a 20-year-old, to a

43 rod, at Lee Westwood, five top top tens in his last seven

appearances at Augusta, including two runner ups. Heading for another

top ten at least, with the best round of the day, 68 with birdies at

13, 15 and 17 coming home. Just an done by a second-round 70s ever

yesterday. Still, he will take it, 1-under. Let's get a word from Lee

on that. 68 today, how well do you think you

played in these conditions? Pretty well. I did most things good. Played

a couple of exceptional bunker shots, but I am quite pleased. It is

like a traditional at Augusta on a Sunday, Lee Westwood will be

involved at the top of the leaderboard. How close do you think

you can get? It depends what the lead is at the end of the day.

Someone can go silly around the back nine and gets to eight, nine,

10-under, I will be a long way behind. But it is not easy, 16 and

17, even 18, they are all difficult holes. Even the easy ones where you

can pick up shots, you can drop shots around Augusta. The flags were

harder today. Who knows, 5-under or 6-under might lead by the end of the

day, you never know. Thank you for your time. Good luck tomorrow. Thank

you. Lee will be hosting the British

Masters later in the year. That doesn't sound good. I think he

was worried it wasn't going to carry the water. 16th, 183. Now, Hoffman.

Standing on the corner of the water here at the 11th.

You have just got to play this cagey. And it was very cagey.

An excellent shot. Exactly where he would have been aiming.

142 yards, the shortest it plays, the 12th. The flag hanging limp.

This gives you a good look of the green, water left.

Asking it to draw. It's sort of does. A bit of help from his playing

partner, which is always handy. A bird has found the microphone and is

going through his greatest hits. Now, Rose, he saw his ball wondering

all the way down there. Forced to go over those pine trees

laying up. There are a hard to follow the ball when the ball goes

over some trees. This will test his nerve after the awfulness of the

first round quadruple birdie, McGirt on the 13th.

Spieth, 28 holes now without a bogey.

Fowler, just off the back of the 12th.

That looks pretty good. That's got to hit it, go on.

5:30 over here and it is time for Paul Azinger and the voice of golf,

Peter Alice. How kind you. A lovely evening in

Augusta. The sun so high in the sky. Ryan Moore, 13th, 3-under par, third

shot. Edging up to a devilishly high, small plateau. It is a

heartbreaking position. Has he done it? Has he done it? He's done it OK.

Well, now, Rory McIlroy, you were with us on Thursday. Let's listen.

We are fine right now. OK. Hit a pretty good shot here on the

first day and it spun back in the water. Here we go again. Big divot.

Big enough for the harvest festival. A good shot. It could go in this

time. No. He really is a remarkable young man

and an amazing golfer. He took a couple of body blows in

the first two rounds. And he has come roaring back. Well done, him.

It will be a certain birdie and the crowd go ape. He is proving his

resilience, Peter. He is 22, 23 years of age now. They love it. But

keep calm, he is saying, keep calm, keep steady. I think he might walk

across the water. He was 4-over when he walked off this green on

Thursday. He is playing with Phil Mickelson, who is one of the

also-rans today. A remarkable ovation. That is

usually for a last day winner walking up the 18th hole ovation.

Out in 33. The couple of birdies coming home.

Justin Rose, he certainly has the firepower to reach in two. A much

tighter tee shot that in years past, they have added trees to the right

and left. Split the fairway. That is perfect.

He will give it a go from there, I am sure.

Got it. Very much a crowd favourite. Started beautifully and then

dribbled a few away. Huge crowd here. Around the 16th

tee. McIlroy. Has to go up the hill and

across the ridge. Oh, no. He has left himself a devilish second putt.

He will be on defence there. Birdie, birdie, birdie. Short again.

I think that is an indicator of how he feels on the inside. That is as

much as it used as it is the way he actually stroked the putt. There is

definitely a tentative spirit. Lack of confidence. He is a suspect

putter. He has been for a number of years, sadly. He has weeks when he

putts magnificently, but he is tentative.

For birdie. He had a fabulous shot in there and look at it go. So fast.

This putt for par for McIlroy. That is beautifully holed. One of the

best shots he has played today. He did not want to drop a shot there.

He has two hang on. Be in touching distance. Ryan Moore. Down and in.

Went in like a rabbit looking for his hole.

4-under par, a dark horse. Look at the crowd. Look about you, look at