Listening to the Masters coverage before the TV starts …
Couples has gone birdie birdie.
Woods has a birdie on one.
Watson is -1 today.
Mickelson birdied on 2.
2:55
Mickelson now is -2 and tied for the lead
2:58
Westwood birdies the first and has the lead again.
This is shaping up to be a great Saturday at the Masters.
Huge swings here at the Masters
At 5:05
Westwood -12
Mickelson -7
Couples -5
At 5:45
Mickelson -12
Westwood -11
Couples -8
3:30
Mickelson has fallen back to -7 with a bogey at 6.
3:43
Westwood is pulling away. He’s two shots clear of Poulter and three shots out of Woods and Mickelson.
Phil makes a lengthy par shot at 7. His stroke looks very good right now.
3:56
Tiger just bogeyed the Par 3 Fourth. His initial putt was ugly, blowing way past the hole.
4:22
Tiger has bogeyed 6 and 7, falling to -5. It’ll be interesting to see how he handles this emotionally.
Mickelson at -8 is all alone in second.
5:00
Kenny Perry has eagled the 13th and 15th to move into a tie for tenth.
Tiger is struggling. He’s +1 on the day and doesn’t look very happy.
Couples is still in the mix, at -5, but Westwood still is three shots clear of his next competitor, Poulter.
5:10
Phil just Eagled 13 to go to nine under, alone in 2nd and just two behind Westwood.
Woody, in the meantime, has four bogeys on his card.
5:10
Mickelson just Eagled the 14th, holing it from 139. The ball hit right, then spun into the hole. Amazing. He’s on a roll. Now just one back of Westwood at -10.
5:34
Couples just Eagled 15th to go to eight under, in third all by his lonesome.
Holy Cow!! What a weekend!!
5:39
Unbelievable. Phil came within an inch of eagling his third in a row.
5:42
Phil birdies to take the lead at -12.
Meanwhile, 60-year-old Tom Watson is +1 for the day. Not too bad for a guy who said he could no longer contend with the length at Augusta. He’s amazing.
6:06
Tiger has clawed his way back into a tie for third.
6:10
Phil with a three putt bogey. The magic is gone. Falls into a tie for first.
6:50
Westwood in trouble on the 18th in the fairway bunker.
