The Masters 2014

Live updates from Augusta National as Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and the world's best golfers battle for the first Major of 2014.

3rd & 7 37yd

The last European winner of the Masters, you cry? That would be Jose Maria Olazabal back in 1999, I reply. It has been a long old wait for sure...

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 6:45:42 PM
Defending champion Adam Scott has dropped a shot on the par four 1st, which isn't exactly a statement of intent. The Aussie is bidding to become only the fourth player in Masters history t successfully defend the title after Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and some bloke called Tiger Woods.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 6:49:33 PM
Contenders and playing partners Thomas Bjorn and Jonas Blixt both par the first.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 6:53:01 PM
Jimenez pars 17 & 18 to record a six under 66 for the day, which is the best round of the tournament to date. He's still four shots adrift of Watson but fair play to the unconventional 50-year-old, he's given the leaders something to think about.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 6:55:17 PM
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by Dixie Record via twitter 4/12/2014 6:55:48 PM
My buddy Brian and Louis O. at The Masters.

#golf #masters

by Vic Pascarella via Instagram 4/12/2014 6:56:22 PM
The Masters

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by Vic Pascarella via Instagram 4/12/2014 6:56:41 PM
It's high time I mention Gary Woodland who has just finished his day's work with a very impressive 69 to leave himself three under after 54 holes. It could have been a 68 but the American conspired to throw in a bogey on the 18th. He did however treat us all to a wonderful eagle on the par three third earlier in the day.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 7:00:04 PM
Meltdown alert? Watson bogeys the first.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 7:01:09 PM
Straight from Augusta...gift from my super! #Masters ⛳️⛳️⛳️

by bwhit81 via Instagram 4/12/2014 7:01:54 PM
John Senden, who's playing with Watson, also drops a shot on the first. The lead pair are apparently a touch jittery.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 7:03:27 PM
OK, you've been patient and I assume you've been good, so here's the fist leader board of the evening, red hot and straight from the oven:
-6 Watson
-3 Jimenez, Furyk, Spieth, Bjorn, Blixt, Senden
-2 Kuchar, Stadler, Couples, Scott

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 7:05:29 PM
Watson still has a three shot cushion over the rest of the field but in the cauldron that is Majors golf, that could evaporate rapidly.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 7:07:51 PM
What a leaderboard! #Masters

by VctryLnSprts via twitter 4/12/2014 9:10:49 PM
Moving Day at the Masters masters.com/en_US/news/sha… via @The_Masters

by Paul Hayward via twitter 4/12/2014 9:11:06 PM
A brief hiatus in proceedings as our leading protagonists all seem to take a collective pause for breath and throw in a succession of pars. Who's going to produce the next surge?

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:13:02 PM
Justin Rose reflects on his day's work.
"It was a rollercoaster of a round. I got into a nice
rhythm around the turn, then picked up an eagle at 13 and got a bit
lucky at 15. Those of us in the clubhouse are in the hands of the leaders, but I am in a much better place than I was on Thursday."

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:16:05 PM
Blixt drops his first shot of the day on the 11th to drop to four under. Westwood safely pars the 18th to record a two under round of 70 and give himself something to shoot at on Sunday.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:18:19 PM
Just relaxin #masters #DoItAgainBubba #mastersgolf bring it home again Bubba!!!!

by Trent Dye via Instagram 4/12/2014 9:21:42 PM
Can't wait for tomorrow no idea who's going to win The Masters with so many people in the hunt!

by raphaela dyer via twitter 4/12/2014 9:22:00 PM
I would love to see Freddie Couples win another green jacket…definitely in contention here at the #Masters

by chjomorg via twitter 4/12/2014 9:22:23 PM
With all the remaining players on the back nine, Jimenez's 66 earlier looks unlikely to be eclipsed. The worst round of the day so far? That dubious honour unfortunately goes Brandt Snedeker who hacked his way around Augusta in an eight over par 80. Ouch.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:25:45 PM
Kuchar strings together three successive birdies on 13, 14 and 15 and then follows up with two back-to-back pars on 16 and 17. *solid golf*

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:28:21 PM
Watson comes up short with a birdie putt on the par three 12th and stays at six under.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:29:38 PM
Bjorn & Blixt both find the water in front of the green on the par five 13th. Dropped shots coming methinks...

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:31:38 PM
What a future #Spieth has. So good!!!! #PGA #Masters

by SinCitySportz via twitter 4/12/2014 9:33:45 PM
@bubbawatson is just amazing to watch off the tee. Just crushed @ the13th! #masters

by VirginiaSlimz via twitter 4/12/2014 9:34:30 PM
Another #Masters history nugget: Today is the 50-year anniversary of Arnold Palmer becoming the first four-time champion in Masters history.

by Golf Channel via Instagram 4/12/2014 9:34:51 PM
Kuchar hits the hole with a long range putt on the 18th but it doesn't go in. It's a dropped shot and his day's work is done. It's a round of 68, four under. He's also four under for he tournament and now a serious contender for the Green Jacket tomorrow.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:38:33 PM
*Smug* As predicted, Blixt and Bjorn both shoot a bogey six on the 13th and for the first time in a long time Watson is sitting on a two-shot lead. He's also looking nailed on for at least a birdie on 13 t extend his advantage...

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:40:30 PM
Jonas Blixt's caddie wearing a Steal Your Face shirt at the Masters. I'm only cheering for him now. #stealyourface #gratefuldead #masters #augusta #hetty

by cbassreprise via Instagram 4/12/2014 9:42:05 PM
Watson putting uphill for an eagle on 13...

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:44:45 PM
...misjudges it badly, leaving it 10 yards at least short and suddenly his birdie is in serious doubt...

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:45:32 PM
...yes, spurned chance there. Two great drives but a dismal three putt and it's only par.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:46:29 PM
This is going to be a crazy Sunday #NothingBetter #Masters

by abruz11 via twitter 4/12/2014 9:47:14 PM
Leader Bubba Watson three-putts the 13th green to make par. He remains 6-under, two ahead of Kuchar, Bjorn, and Spieth. #MovingDay #Masters

by Masters2012Fans via twitter 4/12/2014 9:47:50 PM
Birdie for Senden on 13 and the Aussie is beginning to repair some of the self-inflicted damage of hid opening seven holes when he dropped five shots in rapid succession. He's still two over for the day but two under for the tournament.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:50:51 PM
Watson wallops it off the tee at 14 and, as usual, the ball seems to defy the laws of physics, gravity and golf and just keeps flying. Bubba can hit a serious ball.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:53:38 PM
Spieth sinks his birdie putt on 15 and he emerges from the pack to go five under and second on the leader board, just one shot adrift of Watson.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:55:13 PM
Jamie Donaldson finishes what has been a difficult day at the office, bogeying the 18th for a round of 76. One to forget for the Welshman...

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 9:56:50 PM
We're nearing the end of the day and barring some real pyrotechnics or a meltdown, we're going to get an intriguing final day's golf with perhaps 15 players who will believe they have can win The Masters.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 10:00:19 PM
Stephen Gallacher leaves the course after recording a disastrous nine over par 81. Four double bogeys did for the Scotsman today.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 10:03:54 PM
At the @valerotxopen , Jordan Spieth told us scribes the Masters was just another week. That raised a few eyebrows; guess that mindset works.

by RRavidgolfer via twitter 4/12/2014 10:04:47 PM
Fred Couples always looks so comfortable @The_Masters Its like he's strolling through a National Trust garden in a pair of slippers
#cool

by pgagolfcoach via twitter 4/12/2014 10:04:58 PM
Blixt back in form with a birdie on 15th. That's the Swede's first birdie since the 9th.

by Iain Spragg 4/12/2014 10:07:29 PM

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The Masters 2014

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