However, if it were not for his bet, he would be playing for more in his first game appearance in 17 months. To be fair, there have been many mini-disasters on these famous grasses. However, their seriousness did not justify Woods’ capitulation in the first fifth. Woods made a good move, but his approach was short, leaving 65 feet for a bird. He then lost an octopus for parity and a tripod for a boob. It was the 1,661st hole he had played in the Masters and he had never hit four fakes on a green before. He looked and sounded exhausted afterwards. It was a cold day and it clearly worked against a veteran with sore bones and sore back. Woods will be back on Sunday and knows only one way to approach it. “Never give up,” he said. “Always chase your dreams. Each day presents its own different challenges for all of us. I wake up and start fighting again from the beginning. I just hope it’s a little warmer “ This is Lee Westwood’s 22nd Masters and he said these were the first temperatures. “I have hand heaters,” he said, after 73 put him on a three-pointer and in the top 20. “I have never experienced such weather here. Yes, sometimes I had to figure it out. He plays a little more. ” Tommy Fleetwood had shown earlier what was possible with his 70s that led him to the one-over and from the tie for 38th to the tie for ninth. It puts the 31-year-old in a position to record Augusta’s best finish. Fleetwood has dropped to 47th place in the world and that could be a week to turn it all around. “It’s great to be out there when you’re in control and taking the right side of the lesson, especially on a day like today,” Fleetwood said. “However, if you are on the wrong side, it will be criminal. It’s so hard to get anywhere near the pin. I played amazing today. “I mean, I’m not saying I’m the best golfer, but I played very, very well and honestly seemed to rest all day. You know, I’m so glad I’m done, to be fair. I’ll just watch the kids come in. “But I think above all I’m very happy to combine some good golf rounds and I hope I can continue.” Rory McIlroy is in the same spot after a 71 and although it takes something extremely special to become the sixth player in history to complete a career grand slam – with Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan – he may feel satisfied with his Saturday efforts. Tyrell Hutton, however, was outraged. He managed to shoot a 79 that contained three birds. Three holes were to blame. The seventh (one eight with a double boob), the 13th (one eight with a double bowler) and the 16th (a five with a double bowler) cost him seven strokes. In the nine over, there are only three behind the 52 players who made the cut.
Shane Lowry fails to take advantage of the sad conditions
By Tom Cary, Senior Sports Correspondent at Augusta Shane Lowry said he hoped for cold, stormy conditions on the third day of the Masters. And he got his wish. Unfortunately for the whispering wind from County Offaly, it could not be fully exploited. Lowry, whose heroism in the wind and rain at Royal Portrush three years ago led him to be crowned Open champion, will start the final round of Sunday’s 86th Masters in a tie for fourth place after winning a pro 73 . The Irishman briefly threatened to create a steam head in the front nine, reaching the first second and third in the sixth to move into second place overall behind American Scottie Scheffler. But three bogs closing his 10 holes – and some fine churches recorded on camera – saw him lose ground. It was frustrating for the 35-year-old who went to bed last night doing wind. “I think I thrive here, in such conditions,” he told reporters on Friday night. But he is still a stone’s throw away from the leaders, who seemed a little more collected after Scheffler’s suffering at 18.
