Late on day three at the Masters, the competition is heating up. There is a three-way tie for first place with Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, and Matt Kuchar – all at six under.
Phil Mickelson is making quite the run on day three and is in the hunt for his fourth green jacket. If he won this year, he would join Tiger Woods (4), Arnold Palmer (4), and Jack Nicklaus (6) as the only golfers to win four or more Masters Tournaments – that’s some club to be in. Lefty shot a 74 on day one, and a 68 yesterday on day two.
Mickelson eagled 13 and you could tell by the eruption of the crowd, that they’re pulling for him. With that eagle he took a share of the lead with Kuchar and Oosthuizen.
Louis Oosthuizen, last year’s Masters champion is atop the leaderboard again this year and looks to enter Sunday with a very good chance of repeating. If Oosthuizen were to repeat, he would become only the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters, joining Jack Nicklaus (’65-’66), Nick Faldo (’89-’90), and Tiger Woods (’01-’02). Louis has played very well thus far, shooting a 68 on Thursday and a 72 on Friday.
Matt Kuchar is a lesser-known name to most, but is playing just as well today. Kuchar’s best finish at Augusta was when he tied for 21st in 1998. After turning pro in 2000 he has accumulated 6 wins (including 3 on the PGA Tour). He’s looking for his first green jacket this weekend, and will be facing intense competition on Sunday.
Kuchar may be the surprises of this year’s Masters Tournament, but it’ll be interesting to see who takes hold of the lead on Sunday evening. Will it be one of these three who take home the green jacket? Who’s your pick – Lefty, Louis, Kuchar, or the field?
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