Saturday, April 7, 2012

2012 Masters Round 3 Update and Final Round Tee Times

What a Saturday in Augusta! What I thought we'd see yesterday, came full force today.  Fred Couples managed to not completely crap down his leg but it was the play of Swede Peter Hanson that has him on top at -9 for the tournament after shooting a tremendous 65 today (-7!).  Right on his heels though is Lefty, Phil Mickelson, only 1 shot behind after shooting just as impressive 66 including a huge eagle putt and a record tying 30 on the back nine, unreal.  We shall see the stones Hanson has tomorrow while being paired with a future hall of famer.  It's Hanson's 2nd ever Masters appearance whereas Phil has won this thing 3 times.
"WTF?! I got to play with Phil? Better eat my Wheaties..."
Round 4 action can be caught live starting at 2pm Sunday on CBS as well as the Golf Channel and Masters.com throughout the day.

Also, I'm happy with anyone winning except Louis Oosthuizen, just a doucher of a name and South Africa can cram that up their cram hole.

Here's a look at the updated leaderboard featuring everyone under par and with a realistic chance to win this:
Leaderboard
POSSTARTCTRYPLAYERTO PARTODAYTHRUR1R2R3R4TOT
111Peter Hanson-9-7F687465-207
211Phil Mickelson-8-6F746866-208
33Louis Oosthuizen-7-3F687269-209
43Bubba Watson-6-2F697170-210
58Matt Kuchar-5-2F717070-211
T63Lee Westwood-4EF677372-212
T611Henrik Stenson-4-2F717170-212
T624Padraig Harrington-4-4F717368-212
T624Hunter Mahan-4-4F727268-212
108Paul Lawrie-3EF697272-213
T1124Ian Poulter-2-2F727270-214
T111Fred Couples-2+3F726775-214
T1124Francesco Molinari-2-2F697570-214
T111Jason Dufner-2+3F697075-214
T1119Sean O'Hair-2-1F737071-214
T1124Fredrik Jacobson-2-2F766870-214
T1111Ben Crane-2EF697372-214
T1111Nick Watney-2EF717172-214
T1940Brandt Snedeker-1-4F727568-215
T193Sergio Garcia-1+3F726875-215
T1933Sang-Moon Bae-1-3F757169-215
T1919Jonathan Byrd-1EF727172-215
T1919Jim Furyk-1EF707372-215
I have to say, besides Phil, my favorites look like total garbage.  You can't even see Tiger, Rory, or Luke in this list as all are over par and are totally out of it.  I really thought the pairing of McIlroy and Sergio Garcia would make a move today but they failed miserably.  Sergio is still in it at -1 but will have a tough go at things.  My boy Hunter Mahan is right in the thick of things at -4 and Rickie Fowler sucks.

Thankfully my no chance defending champ Charl is falling apart at +6 but its totally negated by the fact that Kuchar and Bubba are in the TOP FIVE!  I knew I would jinx myself by hating on these guys...

It's good to see Lee Westwood and Fred Couples, rounds 1 & 2 leaders, still in the hunt as tomorrow should be very exciting.  It'll be interesting to see who makes a good run in the morning entering the clubhouse before the leaders tee off.  I hope a few put some pressure on the big guns.  I'll be a homer here as I'm cheering for Phil hardcore, as well as Bubba, Kuchar, and more importantly, Mahan.  IT'S ON!

Here are Round 4's tee times (similar to today with worst players going first then ending with the top 2):
9:20 a.m.: Kelly Kraft, Stewart Cink
9:30 a.m.: Edoardo Molinari, Robert Karlsson
9:40 a.m.: Trevor Immelman, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
9:50 a.m.: Bo Van Pelt, Scott Verplank
10 a.m.: Thomas Bjorn, Luke Donald
10:10 a.m.: Bill Haas, Patrick Cantlay
10:20 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Martin Kaymer
10:30 a.m.: David Toms, Martin Laird
10:40 a.m.: Anders Hansen, Ross Fisher
10:50 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Keegan Bradley
11 a.m.: Angel Cabrera, Steve Stricker
11:20 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Aaron Baddeley
11:30 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods
11:40 a.m.: Adam Scott, Y.E. Yang
11:50 a.m.: Kevin Chappell, Kevin Na
12 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell
12:10 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Miguel Angel Jimenez
12:20 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Geoff Ogilvy
12:30 p.m.: Justin Rose, Charles Howell III
12:40 p.m.: Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson
12:50 p.m.: Jim Furyk, Jonathan Byrd
1:10 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Sang-Moon Bae
1:20 p.m.: Jason Dufner, Fred Couples
1:30 p.m.: Nick Watney, Ben Crane
1:40 p.m.: Fredrik Jacobson, Sean O'Hair
1:50 p.m.: Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter
2 p.m.: Lee Westwood, Paul Lawrie
2:10 p.m.: Padraig Harrington, Henrik Stenson
2:20 p.m.: Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan
2:30 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Bubba Watson
2:40 p.m.: Peter Hanson, Phil Mickelson