Masters 2014: Day 3 Leaderboard Scores, Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: April 12, 2014

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Augusta National Golf Club fostered favorable scoring conditions in the third round of the 2014 Masters Tournament on Saturday, and all it needed was 36-hole leader Bubba Watson to lose a little ground to set the stage for an exciting final round.

Watson had an up-and-down day and overcame a tough stretch on the front nine to salvage a two-over 74, allowing several formidable contenders to indeed narrow the gap at the top on moving day. Now the 2012 Masters champion is joined atop the leaderboard at five under by perhaps the game's next big superstar in Jordan Spieth.



A bogey at the first hole was redeemed in short order when Watson hit a majestic approach to the par-five second, setting up an eagle to get to eight under at the time:



That wouldn't last, though, as Watson felt the pressure of being a major-championship front-runner and bogeyed three of his next seven holes to create a jam-packed cluster of contenders. Shane Bacon of Yahoo Sports provided some colorful commentary, with Watson seemingly going in reverse as he lost his favorable three-shot lead entering Round 3:



CBSSports.com's Kyle Porter gave an idea of the putting struggles Watson had endured, which wasn't the case during the first two rounds:



Thanks to two clutch par putts at the final two holes, Watson averted outright disaster by earning a spot alongside Spieth in the final Sunday pairing.

Spieth, a 20-year-old American phenom, continued his sensational Augusta debut while playing alongside reigning Masters winner Adam Scott. Spieth fired a strong round of 70 to grab a share of the lead, while Scott missed a birdie on 18 as he stumbled to a 76 that put him at one over for the tournament.

Among the clutch putts Spieth holed Saturday was this birdie at the par-five 15th, set up by a nifty wedge approach that spun to within roughly six feet of the cup:

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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