Anything Can Happen at Augusta: Get Ready for a Fantastic Finish at 2014 Masters

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Published: April 13, 2014

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Never mind who isn’t here, and, yes, we’ll get to that. Look who is here: the kid who may be America’s next great golfer, the lefty who won two years ago and a 50-year-old pot-bellied Spaniard.

And look where they are, high on the leaderboard, each with a legitimate chance of taking the 78th Masters.

A day and 18 holes to play, and practically everybody and his putter is in contention, just as it should be in the year’s first major. The temperature is high—80 degrees Saturday—and the tension just as high.

So Tiger Woods never entered, and Phil Mickelson missed the cut. Check that off.

Now check this out: Jordan Spieth, 20, a year out of the University of Texas, and Bubba Watson, 35, two years away from winning the 2012 Masters, are tied for the third-round lead at five-under par 211.

Matt Kuchar, 35, who was the Jordan Spieth of the late 1990s, and Jonas Blixt, 29, of Sweden—and Florida State—are a shot behind at 212.



Another shot behind are Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain, who has a ponytail, smokes cigars and looks very much like the "Most Interesting Man in the World," and Ricky Fowler, 25, who is the tour’s flashiest dresser and one of its finest putters.

Lee Westwood, the Englishman and arguably the best player never to win a major (or "BPNTWAM" as he’s known), 2003 U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk and "The Dane" ("Great" or "Very Good" at the least) Thomas Bjorn are at 214, two-under.

Once in a great while, 1997, for example, when Tiger exploded into our consciousness, the Masters is noncompetitive. The rest of the time, it’s a tug-of-war, a taffy pull, an exercise in hysteria and history.

Jack Nicklaus came out of the past and pined to overtake Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros in 1986. Schwartzel birdied the last four holes, unprecedented, for the win in 2...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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