The sun is out and a hot afternoon is expected, so the stage is set for the final round.
The world is watching
You have to figure the worldwide audience for the final round will be at an all-time high considering the diversity on the leaderboard. Amazingly, six continents are represented in the top eight positions through three rounds. That speaks to the extent golf has become a global.
Among the top eight players, from Europe are Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald, from Africa is Charl Schwartzel, from South America is Angel Cabrera, from North America is Bo Van Pelt, from Australia is Adam Scott and from Asia is K.J. Choi.
Tiger brings the excitement
The roars usually reserved for the back nine at Augusta National on Sunday came early and on the front nine Sunday, courtesy of four-time Masters winner Tiger Woods.
Woods birdied holes 2, 3, 6 and 7 – with a bogey thrown in on the fourth hole – then he eagled the eighth, hitting a low draw with a fairway wood up the hill to 12 feet, eliciting the loudest roar of all. It got him to 10 under and within a shot of the lead at the time, and there were even aftershocks around the course, as the red 10 was posted on leaderboards after the fact.
Asked about the run following his round, Woods wasn't very effusive and was rather short with the CBS reporter. Whatever happened to the more accessible, honest, kinder, gentler post-scandal Tiger Woods?
