SNEDEKER AND CABRERA SHARE LEAD WITH A ROUND TO GO IN MASTERS
FROM THE US PGA TOUR WEBSITE
By PGATOUR.COM staff
AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Brandt Snedeker, who has never won a major, and Angel Cabrera, who has won two, will enter Sunday's final round of the Masters sharing a one-stroke lead.
Cabrera was the leader going into the final round of the 2009 Masters en route to winning in a playoff. On Saturday, he shot his second consecutive 3-under 69 to finish the 54 holes at 7 under. Cabrera's only other PGA TOUR win came in the 2007 U.S. Open.
Snedeker also shot 69 as he finds himself atop a Masters leaderboard for the first time in his career. Snedeker entered the final round of the 2008 Masters in second place but shot a final-round 77 to finish tied for third.
The eventual Masters champion has come out of the final Sunday pairing 19 out of the last 22 years, with Zach Johnson (2007), Charl Schwartzel (2011) and Bubba Watson (2012) the exceptions.
The next three players behind the leaders are all Australians. Adam Scott is at 6 under after shooting a 69; he'll play with Marc Leishman, who shot an even-par 72 and is at 5 under.
Jason Day is also at 5 under after suffering bogeys in his final two holes to shoot a 73. Had Day made par on either of his last holes, he would have been paired with Scott, whom he played with two years ago at the Masters when the two Aussies finished tied for second.
No Australian has ever won the Masters, so the three Aussies hope to end that drought today.
"Three of us right there, knocking on the door tomorrow," said Scott, who has been the low Aussie five times at the Masters.
Instead, he'll play with reigning PLAYERS champion Matt Kuchar, who shot a 69 and is at 4 under.
Tiger Woods and Tim Clark are tied for seventh at 3 under. Woods shot a 70 after being assessed a two-stroke penalty prior to his round. Clark shot the low round of the day, a 5-under 67.
To win his fifth Green Jacket, Woods will have to overcome a recent trend at the Masters. Going back to 1991, the Masters champion has been ranked no lower than T2 following 54 holes.
Five big names are another shot back at 2 under: Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Lee Westwood, Rickie Fowler and 55-year-old Bernhard Langer, the two-time Masters champ who last won here 20 years ago.
Stricker was 4 under through 17 holes but double bogeyed the 18th.
THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD
216 (3x72)
209 B Snedeker (US) 70 70 69, A Cabrera (Argentina) 71 69 69 210 A Scott (Australia) 69 72 69
211 M Leishman (Australia) 66 73 72, Jason Day (Australia) 70 68 73.
212 M Kuchar (US) 68 75 69
213 Tim Clark (South Africa) 70 76 67, Tiger Woods (US) 70 73 70.
SELECTED SCORES
214 Lee Westwood (England) 70 81 73 (T9)
215 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 66 76 73, Gnzalo Fernandez Castano (Spain) 68 74 73 (T14).
216 Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 78 70 68, Justin Rose (England) 70 71 75 (T18).
218 Luke Donald (England) 71 72 75 (T28)
221 Paul Lawrie (Scotland) 76 70 75, David Lynn (England) 68 73 80 (T44)
226 Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 73 72 81 (61st)
By PGATOUR.COM staff
AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Brandt Snedeker, who has never won a major, and Angel Cabrera, who has won two, will enter Sunday's final round of the Masters sharing a one-stroke lead.
Cabrera was the leader going into the final round of the 2009 Masters en route to winning in a playoff. On Saturday, he shot his second consecutive 3-under 69 to finish the 54 holes at 7 under. Cabrera's only other PGA TOUR win came in the 2007 U.S. Open.
Snedeker also shot 69 as he finds himself atop a Masters leaderboard for the first time in his career. Snedeker entered the final round of the 2008 Masters in second place but shot a final-round 77 to finish tied for third.
The eventual Masters champion has come out of the final Sunday pairing 19 out of the last 22 years, with Zach Johnson (2007), Charl Schwartzel (2011) and Bubba Watson (2012) the exceptions.
The next three players behind the leaders are all Australians. Adam Scott is at 6 under after shooting a 69; he'll play with Marc Leishman, who shot an even-par 72 and is at 5 under.
Jason Day is also at 5 under after suffering bogeys in his final two holes to shoot a 73. Had Day made par on either of his last holes, he would have been paired with Scott, whom he played with two years ago at the Masters when the two Aussies finished tied for second.
No Australian has ever won the Masters, so the three Aussies hope to end that drought today.
"Three of us right there, knocking on the door tomorrow," said Scott, who has been the low Aussie five times at the Masters.
Instead, he'll play with reigning PLAYERS champion Matt Kuchar, who shot a 69 and is at 4 under.
Tiger Woods and Tim Clark are tied for seventh at 3 under. Woods shot a 70 after being assessed a two-stroke penalty prior to his round. Clark shot the low round of the day, a 5-under 67.
To win his fifth Green Jacket, Woods will have to overcome a recent trend at the Masters. Going back to 1991, the Masters champion has been ranked no lower than T2 following 54 holes.
Five big names are another shot back at 2 under: Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Lee Westwood, Rickie Fowler and 55-year-old Bernhard Langer, the two-time Masters champ who last won here 20 years ago.
Stricker was 4 under through 17 holes but double bogeyed the 18th.
THIRD ROUND LEADERBOARD
216 (3x72)
209 B Snedeker (US) 70 70 69, A Cabrera (Argentina) 71 69 69 210 A Scott (Australia) 69 72 69
211 M Leishman (Australia) 66 73 72, Jason Day (Australia) 70 68 73.
212 M Kuchar (US) 68 75 69
213 Tim Clark (South Africa) 70 76 67, Tiger Woods (US) 70 73 70.
SELECTED SCORES
214 Lee Westwood (England) 70 81 73 (T9)
215 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 66 76 73, Gnzalo Fernandez Castano (Spain) 68 74 73 (T14).
216 Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 78 70 68, Justin Rose (England) 70 71 75 (T18).
218 Luke Donald (England) 71 72 75 (T28)
221 Paul Lawrie (Scotland) 76 70 75, David Lynn (England) 68 73 80 (T44)
226 Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 73 72 81 (61st)
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