Lee Westwood, who shot a 70 to move to two under, speaking on BBC Two: "I played really solidly. I said yesterday I wanted to play the par-fives better and I played them in four under. I thought I was unlucky on the greens.

"The person who wants to see Lee Westwood win a major the most is Lee Westwood. I'll keep putting myself in contention and I'll be there or thereabouts.

"I'll try to play the front nine properly and put myself in with a chance on the back nine."

John Daly, remember him, has a merchandise store right next to the Augusta course and he has been telling an American radio show, external what he is up to nowadays and his efforts to get his game back.

I'm not sure that teeing up on beer cans was a training technique David Leadbetter ever advocated.

Jim Furyk in a spot of the H Two Oh-No on 15. I think he is going to pay for that one.

Lovely stuff from Bubba. No flip-flopping compromise from him, he sends his ball right at the flag and is rewarded for his bravery. He will have a very presentable putt for birdie next and it was on this hole that he got hot yesterday.

Bubba Watson has holed out for his par on 11. Now he weighs up his route over the water of the 12th tee...

Matt Kuchar showing a lovely touch around the fringes, sweet-talking the ball to within a few feet with a tickle of his wedge. He will putt for a par next on 17.

Bubba Watson has 20 feet of the treacherous 11th green to negotiate if he wants to reel in a birdie. On it's way...but not fast enough. It runs out out of juice a couple of feet short.

50 years old, so what? Miguel Angel Jimenez must have limbered up more than usual ahead of his best-of-the-week 66 in Saturday's third round. The Spaniard averaged a whopping 292.5 yards off the tee to put himself in the frame for a first major.

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Lee Westwood carefully pats in his final putt on 18 and that is a good day's work anyone's estimation. Two under for the day, two under for the tournament. Is that close enough to launch a final-day assault on the top of the leaderboard?

Matt Kuchar steady as she blows on the 16th, two putting for par to stay five under and within a shot of leader Bubba Watson. He marches across the Hogan Bridge in search of easier pickings on 17 and 18.

Nothing dropping for Jamie Donaldson as he sees a putt spoon out on 15. The Welshman is two over after a round pock-marked by five bogies.

Andrew Cotter
BBC Sport commentator

"Holding Bubba Watson's driver is like holding a baseball bat. The grip is that thick."

Jim 'no dramas' Furyk pars 14 to stay at four under. Thomas Bjorn, standing over a real sphincter-tester of a putt, also teases in to remain on five under.

The Thunderbirds would have been proud of that rescue job. Jonas Blixt, after dunking in the water on 11, comes within a whisker of chipping in for par from 50 yards. He will sustain just a bogie's worth of damage, when it could have been a lot worse.

Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent

Obviously the highlight is Lee Westwood on two under for his 17 holes. A 69 today for Justin Rose puts him one under while a 70 for Ian Poulter means he is level but it could have been so much better. Then looking at Jamie Donaldson, he's two over while Darren Clarke is five over for the tournament. Augusta is biting Scotland's Stephen Gallacher today, he's eight over today and seven over in all.

Those leaderboard operators are going to be in danger of repetitive strain injury. Lee Westwood drops a slot as he bogies the 17th to drop to two under.

Meanwhile Jim Furyk birdies on 13 to go four under, one ahead of Jordan Spieth.

It doesn't last long for poor Matt Kuchar. Bubba Watson prods in his birdie putt on 10 to regain outright lead on six under.

He looks like he is loosening up after a bit of a tight start.

"Kooooch!" bay the gallery on 15 as Matt Kuchar strokes in his birdie putt on 15 to join a four-way share of the lead.

Ohh! Ahh! Bubba Watson within a whisker of holing his second-shot approach on the 10th. He is left with a three-footer for a birdie and sole possession of the lead.