Summary

  • Leader: -5 J Spieth, B Watson

  • -4 M Kuchar, J Blixt; -3 Jimenez, Fowler

  • Selected: -2 Westwood, Furyk, Bjorn; -1 Rose, Couples, Senden; E Woodland, Poulter

  • +1 Scott; +3 McIlroy, Donaldson; +5 Olazabal, Clarke; +6 Lyle; +8 Gallacher

  1. Postpublished at 00:40 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    Time for bed at the MastersImage source, Getty Images

    Lights out on a glorious round of Masters golf. The sweetest choc in the selection box is just a matter of hours away though.

    Rob Hodgetts' report on today's action is fresh off the wire from Augusta and I make that time to turn in and switch off.

    Thanks for your time.

  2. Postpublished at 00:28 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    ESPN's Justin Ray on Twitter: , external1963, Nicklaus became youngest Masters champ. Seve did it 17 years later. Tiger 17 years after that. Spieth would be 17 years after Woods.

  3. Postpublished at 00:11 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    Imagine pulling back the curtain tomorrow morning and knowing that the events of the next 12 hours will go a long way to defining your career.

    Paul Azinger, fifth in the 1998 Masters, has talked us through the most important day in a golfer's career.

  4. History in the making?published at 00:08 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    The PGA Tour, external on Twitter: ‏At age 20, Jordan Spieth would be the youngest winner in Masters history and the youngest major champion since 1931.

  5. Postpublished at 00:05 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    John Murray
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    "Jordan Spieth was just speaking to the media. He was asked how he will deal with and prepare for the final round. He said he will hang with his friends, play table tennis and pool and have a gym session in the morning. He guaranteed that he will have enough energy tomorrow."

    That sounds like one of those bar-room decathlons. Except that the final discipline is winning the biggest tournament in golf.

  6. Postpublished at 00:02 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent

    "It's less than a year since Jordan Spieth won his first PGA Tour event, which is a big enough event as a 19-year-old, but he did it in a three-man play-off at the fifth extra hole. That takes some nerve. If he wins, it will be the most significant moment for golf since Tiger Woods won here by 12 shots in 1997."

  7. Postpublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    Paul Azinger
    Former United States Ryder Cup captain on BBC TV

    "Such high drama, what an exciting day. I felt for Bubba today, I felt like he and Senden were the most nervous today. Bubba had a hard time reaching on the greens.

    "There will be a whole lot of nervous guys out there tomorrow, probably 20-25 guys will be nervous.

    "I don't think the 2 overs have a chance, but they will think they have a chance."

    Game on.

  8. Postpublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 13 April 2014

    Pick your winner out of that little lot. A bigger cast of characters than Boardwalk Empire to fight it out for the Green Jacket. Justin Rose, Freddie Couples, Kevin Stadler and John Senden, all on one under, might all have more than walk-on parts as well.

  9. Third round leaderboardpublished at 23:57 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    -5 Spieth (US), B Watson (US); -4 Kuchar (US) Blixt (Swe); -3 Jimenez (Spa), Fowler (US); -2 Westwood (Eng), Furyk (US), Bjorn (US).

    Selected others: -1 Rose (Eng); E Poulter (Eng); +1 Scott (Aus); +3 McIlroy (NI), Donaldson (Wal); +5 Clarke (NI); +8 Lyle (Sco), Gallacher (Sco).

  10. The winner takes it all: Jonas Blixt in the hunt for maiden majorpublished at 23:55 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Jonas BlixtImage source, Reuters

    Jonas Blixt, searching to become the first male Swede to clinch a major title, is one shot off the lead with 18 holes to play: "The greens are definitely firming up. It's a major so you know we're going to go through these mental struggles.

    "When the ball doesn't go where you want you just forget about it, everybody is going to go through that. The more experience I get in a hunt for a major the better for me. I hope I can pull it out tomorrow."

  11. Postpublished at 23:55 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent

    "It's been an absorbing day, thoroughly enjoyable. There have been storylines everywhere. It is the day that the 78th Masters came alive. The nature of major championship golf is that the first two days can be a real grind, but the authorities know what they are doing when they set up the course."

  12. B.Watson into clubhouse on -5 for share of leadpublished at 23:55 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    And down it goes. Very well-judged and Bubba Watson has held his nerve well on these last two greens.

    Senden's chaotic round finally comes to rest with its rider on one under.

  13. Postpublished at 23:53 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Bubba Watson is watching as closely as anyone as John Senden's par putt tip-toes past the left edge. His turn now...

  14. Putting panes for Poulter on greens of glasspublished at 23:51 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Ian Poulter:, external I have to say I have never seen the greens at The Masters be so firm and fast. Putting on glass. Perfect but right on edge.

  15. Postpublished at 23:51 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Jay Townsend
    BBC Radio 5 live summariser

    "That was a pretty good play. It's an easy putt coming back, aiming for the right-centre of the hole. It's a pretty good spot to leave it."

  16. Postpublished at 23:51 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Bubba Watson runs his chip up to the flag, the murmurs of expectation rise and then fall as it misses by a matter of inches and the leader will have a little to do. Five feet back for a par.

  17. Postpublished at 23:49 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Jay Townsend
    BBC Radio 5 live summariser

    "The good news for Bubba is that is he has a fair amount of green to play with."

  18. Postpublished at 23:49 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    John Senden makes a decent cross-country recovery shot. Bubba Watson hits his second and is immediately pointing to warn the gallery of some incoming balata. They are a hardy bunch these patrons though and no-one scatters away from the ball's landing site. Instead Watson gets his second lucky bounce of the hole. He is just off the edge and he is going to float one up towards the flag...