Masters

• AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Rory McIlroys third round Saturday was not equal to last years train wreck, when his bloody Sunday score was 80. But this years version — a five-over-par 77 — was far worse than a fender-bender.
(Los Angeles Times)
• By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Phil Mickelson set off roars at Augusta National with a 20-foot eagle putt for a share of the lead, and an amazing flop shot behind the 15th green that only he would dare try.
(msnbc.com)
• AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson stormed up the Masters leaderboard on Saturday to finish within a shot of surprise third round leader Peter Hanson and restore some sense of normality to the first major of the year.
(Reuters UK)
• AUGUSTA, GA. — Tiger Woods stood in the middle of the fifth fairway Saturday afternoon, and there it was, an iron twirling in his hand, a ball traveling precisely where he intended it to go.
(Washington Post)
• The Masters could hardly have ordered up a better forecast for the final round. Its expected to be mostly sunny with a high temperature near 80 degrees with winds 10 to 15 miles per hour.
(Sacramento Bee)
• AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters began for Phil Mickelson earlier than anyone else, while most were wolfing down scrambled eggs in the clubhouse or still fast asleep in their beds.
(Washington Post)
• AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - Lee Westwood, hunting his first major title, still has a slight sniff of victory at the Masters after ending Saturdays third round five strokes off the lead.
(Reuters UK)
• Couples drops off The unlikely path to a second green jacket took a few detours Saturday, as second-round co-leader Fred Couples, 52 years old and two decades after his only Masters championship, shot a 3-over 75 on Saturday.
(Kansas City Star)
• Fred Couples, trying to become the oldest champion in major golf history at age 52, fired a five-under par 67 on Friday to share the lead after the second round of the 76th Masters.
(YAHOO!)
• AUGUSTA, Ga. Not again. Last year Rory McIlroy had a meltdown during the final round of The Masters. He triple bogeyed the 10th hole, leading to a back nine score of 43 and a tie for 15th place.
(CharlotteObserver.com)