AUGUSTA, Ga. — Yes, this is the extra special Saturday edition of the 5-at-10. Enjoy and feel free to chime in with any Masters thoughts, observations or quips.
We'll get started. Want to know how young-at-heart Freddie Couples is? How many other 52-year-old dudes can you call Freddie and not feel a little bit silly?
OK, here's the top five of the morning:
5-at-10's top 5 to watch today:
1) Rory McIlroy: The kid is in prime position to make a serious move. Here's saying he'll be in the final group come Sunday. Again.
2) Phil Mickelson: Lefty has already survived his debacle — overcoming a wayward stretch Thursday — and is at 2 under, three off the pace. You know he's licking his chops at the inviting conditions out here today.
3) Sergio Garcia: Did you know that Sergio has played more consecutive majors than any other active player? Scary, huh? Sergio is hitting it as well as anyone, and if his putter holds up, he could win.
4) Bubba Watson: If we could pick someone that could drop a 64 out there today, Phil is the first choice. Bubba is the second. You have to attack the par 5s here, and no one attacks them harder than Watson.
5) Freddie Couples: Freddie Smooth is a crowd favorite here and he would be the story of the year in golf he was able to be the oldest to win a major.
We'll be back to discuss the events of the day.
Enjoy.
Jay was named the Sports Editor of the Times Free Press in 2003 and started with the newspaper in May 2002 as the Deputy Sports Editor. He was born and raised in Smyrna, Ga., and graduated from Auburn University before starting his newspaper career in 1997 with the Newnan (Ga.) Times Herald. Stops in Clayton and Henry counties in Georgia and two years as the Sports Editor of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal preceded Jay’s ...
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Final round updates
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MASTERS UPDATE I
No one from the over-par groups has sprinted out of the gate.
Tiger Woods is 1 under through 7. Luke Donald, the top-ranked player in the world coming into this Masters, holed out from the fairway on the par-4 third for eagle. He has the best front nine so far at 2-under 34.
For some reason, this feels like it's going to be a crazy day.
— 5-at-10
MASTERS UPDATE II
Well, that crazy day feeling? Well, it's crazy if you think a bunch of pars and are crazy. Other than Justin Rose — who made birdies on 6,7 and 8 to get to 3 under through 9 — there's not a lot of movement.
Tiger Woods made a couple of early birdies but gave those back at 6 and 9 and has made five consecutive pars on the back. A good score no doubt, but standing still on moving day is paramount of falling back.
We are about 30 minutes from second-round co-leaders Dufner and Couples putting a peg in the ground.
— 5-at-10
MASTERS UPDATE III
Tiger Woods closed a third-round 72 with nine consecutive pars. He's at 3 over through 54 holes. The pretournament favorite seems like an impossible longshot now.
Among the those close to the front, Rory McIlroy double-bogeyed No. 1 to drop to 2 under.
Everyone is on the course now.
Giddy-up.
— 5-at-10
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