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 18:45 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Jeff Knox and Rory McIlroyImage source, Getty Images

    News of mystery marker man Jeff Knox's round is coming in.

    The Augusta member, whose role is to play alongside any solo pros on a Masters weekend, scored a two-under 70, beating playing partner Rory McIlroy by one stroke.

  2. Augusta course guidepublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Par five, 510 yards

    Reachable in two, but those who fall short run the risk of slipping into the water at the front of the green. Go long, and four bunkers wait behind. The putting surface is four-tiered and having to three-putt is a real danger. It was from the trees and pine straw on the right of the fairway that Phil Mickelson produced a moment of magic on the way to the Green Jacket in 2010.

    2013 average: 4.75 Rank: 15

    Augusta 13th holeImage source, Getty Images
  3. Jimenez to -1published at 18:42 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Miguel Angel Jimenez left the pin rattling with a dead-eyed shot out of the bunker at 13 and gets his rewards by cleaning up the scraps for a birdie. Back to one under he goes...

  4. Westwood up to -1published at 18:40 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Lee WestwoodImage source, Getty Images

    It has taken nine attempts but Lee Westwood has brought home his first birdie on a par-five at Augusta this year. He does the business on two and is on one-under. Might the year where no-one is asking the question, finally be the one when he reels in one of the big ones?

  5. Woodland back to -1published at 18:37 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Gary Woodland has picked up some serious dents and dints round Amen Corner. He heads off the 12th green leaving two shots behind, sliding down to a tie for 10th.

  6. Latest leaderboardpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    -7 B Watson (US); -4 Senden (US); -3 Woodland (US) after 11, Bjorn (Den), Blixt (Swe), Scott (Aus), Spieth (US).

    Selected others: -1 Gallacher (Sco), Donaldson (Wal); E Poulter (Eng) 7, Westwood (Eng) 1; +2 Rose (Eng) 6; +3 McIlroy (NI)

  7. McIlroy finished on +3published at 18:34 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Under the cover of Gary Woodlands' front-nine fireworks, Rory McIlroy has sneaked home in some style. The Northern Irishman birdied three of the last four holes to finish on a one under 71. He is three over for the tournament.

    Is that good enough to give him a chance heading to Sunday? No it is not. Not with the scoring opportunities out there today and the number of players between him and the leader.

    Rory McIlroy in front of leader boardImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Oh Gary Woodland! The golfing gods are taking back their pound of flesh. He knows as soon as he has hit his tee shot on 12 that there is a good chance that it is going to get soggy.

    Sure enough his ball rolls back off the front fringe and down into the depths.

  9. Jimenez and Poulter back to level parpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Miguel Angel Jimenez drops back to level par, handing a shot back at 12. Ian Poulter is also in a bit of bother back to level par himself after a bogey on seven.

  10. Snedeker up to -1published at 18:25 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Brandt Snedeker has birdied the first to move to one under. No such luck for Lee Westwood, but a solid par will do.

  11. Woodland back to -3published at 18:23 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Gary Woodland putting from off the green on the big, bad number 11 and he has not got hold of that at all, the fringe gripping the ball like sandpaper.

    The American escapes with a bogey. Is that a blip or the brakes slamming on?

  12. Get involvedpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Ben Chadderton:, external If he can negotiate Amen corner at -1 or better we could be looking at 62 or better.

  13. Postpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    It can be bewildering trying to keep track of the players as they make their way round the 18. But with four feeds, two following groups and two planted on prime course locations, available via the top of this live text page on the live coverage tab you can take multi-screening to a new level.

    Load it up on your television, laptop and tablet, surround your head with them, stick a pine-scented car freshner under your nose and it is almost like being there.

  14. Postpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Lee Westwood, starting the day on level par, has just teed off on the first. He will have Brandt Snedeker for company around the course today.

  15. Woodland up to -4published at 18:10 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Change that. Not 'want to watch Gary Woodland?' more 'watch Gary Woodland. Now'. The American birdies the tenth and is now four under and into a share of second place alongside John Senden.

    If he goes round the second nine as efficiently as the front nine he will finish on nine under.

    This is definitely moving day.

  16. Live nowpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Want to watch Gary Woodland tearing it up? His pairing with Billy Horschel is one of the two featured groups that you can follow at the top of this page, along with coverage of Amen Corner and holes 15 and 16.

    Simply click on the Live Coverage tab, then scroll along to the select the stream you would to like to watch.

  17. Woodland wizardrypublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Gary WoodlandImage source, Getty Images

    Long-hitting American Gary Woodland, who started the day at three-over par, has just torn up the front nine in a record-equalling 30 blows.

    He joins the impressive company of Johnny Miller (third round, 1975), Greg Norman (fourth round, 1988), K.J. Choi (second round, 2004) and Phil Mickelson (fourth round, 2009) as the only players ever to have achieved the feat.

    The bad news for Woodland is none of those players won the title in the year they produced their front-nine fireworks, with Mickelson the only Masters champion in their ranks.

  18. Poulter up to -1published at 18:04 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Is that 'Spirit of Medinah' you are wearing today Mr Poulter? He is certainly smelling sweet through six with three birdies taking him to one under overall.

  19. Rose up to +1published at 18:00 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Scoring certainly looks a little easier today than on the first two rounds.

    Justin Rose, after a bogey on two, eagles three and will also be rewarded with a pair of crystal goblets from the hosts as he moves to one over.

  20. Woodland to -3published at 17:58 British Summer Time 12 April 2014

    Gary Woodland is starting fires all over Augusta National. The American shots down his sixth birdie of the day at nine. He has gone out in just 30 strokes and is now three under and into a tie for third place.