2019 Masters Tournament Final Round Broadcast

[CAPTIONING FUNDED BY CBS SPORTS DIVISION] SPORTS DIVISION] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTIONING CONTENT AND CAPTIONING CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG JIM: GOOD MORNING FROM THE MASTERS. MASTERS. WHAT A DAY THIS IS GOING TO BE. WHAT A DAY THIS IS GOING TO BE. THE EARLY START WITH THE LEADER THE EARLY START WITH THE LEADER FRANCESCO MOLINARI NOW JUST FRANCESCO MOLINARI NOW JUST LEAVING THE PRACTICE FACILITY. LEAVING THE PRACTICE FACILITY. HE'LL BE PLAYING TODAY WITH HE'LL BE PLAYING TODAY WITH TIGER WOODS, WHO'S TWO BACK. TIGER WOODS, WHO'S TWO BACK. AND WHAT HISTORY WILL BE AND WHAT HISTORY WILL BE WRITTEN TODAY? WRITTEN TODAY? WELL, WE HAD PLENTY YESTERDAY. WELL, WE HAD PLENTY YESTERDAY. A RECORD FOR SCORING. A RECORD FOR SCORING. MOLINARI AT THE 12, WITH THE MOLINARI AT THE 12, WITH THE BEST SHOT ALL WEEK AT THE BEST SHOT ALL WEEK AT THE SIGNATURE PAR 3. SIGNATURE PAR 3. ON HIS WAY TO 66. ON HIS WAY TO 66. MEANTIME, TONY FINAU UP THE MEANTIME, TONY FINAU UP THE HILL WITH THE PAR 5 8TH HOLE. HILL WITH THE PAR 5 8TH HOLE. IT LED TO AN EAGLE. IT LED TO AN EAGLE. AND HE TIED THE FRONT NINE AND HE TIED THE FRONT NINE RECORD OF 30 AND WAS ONE OFF. RECORD OF 30 AND WAS ONE OFF. THE COURSE RECORD WAS 64. THE COURSE RECORD WAS 64. BIG-HITTING BROOKS KOEPKA AT BIG-HITTING BROOKS KOEPKA AT THE 15TH. THE 15TH. FLAG HUNTING ON THE PAR 5 IN FLAG HUNTING ON THE PAR 5 IN TWO. TWO. THE PUTT FOR EAGLE. THE PUTT FOR EAGLE. GOING FOR HIS FOURTH MAJOR IN GOING FOR HIS FOURTH MAJOR IN HIS LAST SEVEN STARTS. HIS LAST SEVEN STARTS. AND THEN THERE IS TIGER. AND THEN THERE IS TIGER. STARTED SLOWLY ON SATURDAY, BUT STARTED SLOWLY ON SATURDAY, BUT THEN TURNED ON THE THEN TURNED ON THE AFTER-BURNERS. AFTER-BURNERS. THE PUTT FOR BIRDIE. THE PUTT FOR BIRDIE. PLAYING THE LAST 13 HOLES, SIX PLAYING THE LAST 13 HOLES, SIX UNDER ON HIS WAY TO 67, AND UNDER ON HIS WAY TO 67, AND TODAY GOING FOR GREEN JACKET TODAY GOING FOR GREEN JACKET NUMBER FIVE. NUMBER FIVE. THE CAUSE OF THREATENING THE CAUSE OF THREATENING WEATHER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HIT WEATHER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HIT THIS AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THIS AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, SUNDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, SUNDAY TIMES MOVED UP TO THIS EARLY TIMES MOVED UP TO THIS EARLY START, 9:00 EASTERN TIME. START, 9:00 EASTERN TIME. WE JOIN YOU 6:00 OUT ON THE WE JOIN YOU 6:00 OUT ON THE WEST COAST. WEST COAST. AND WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT IT AND WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT IT TO YOU LIVE. TO YOU LIVE. AND THEY'RE GOING OFF BOTH AND THEY'RE GOING OFF BOTH TEES. TEES. YOU SEE THOSE WITH THE ASTERISK YOU SEE THOSE WITH THE ASTERISK MEAN THEY'VE STARTED THEIR MEAN THEY'VE STARTED THEIR ROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GOLF COURSE. GOLF COURSE. THE FINAL GROUP OF THREE WILL THE FINAL GROUP OF THREE WILL BE GOING OFF IN ABOUT 15 BE GOING OFF IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. JIM: FROM THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, GOLF CLUB IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, CBS SPORTS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE CBS SPORTS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS. FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS. WELL, THE SKIES ARE GRAY, BUT WELL, THE SKIES ARE GRAY, BUT THE AIR IS THICK WITH THE AIR IS THICK WITH ANTICIPATION. ANTICIPATION. THE FINAL ROUND HAS ALREADY THE FINAL ROUND HAS ALREADY STARTED. STARTED. AGAIN, IT'S 7:30 IN THE MORNING AGAIN, IT'S 7:30 IN THE MORNING . . AND TRULY A FINAL ROUND UNLIKE AND TRULY A FINAL ROUND UNLIKE ANY OTHER AT AUGUSTA, WITH THE ANY OTHER AT AUGUSTA, WITH THE EARLY START, THE GROUPS OF EARLY START, THE GROUPS OF THREE, AND PLAYERS GOING OFF THREE, AND PLAYERS GOING OFF BOTH TEES. BOTH TEES. AND IF THE WEATHER GODS AND IF THE WEATHER GODS COOPERATE, WE WILL, SOMEWHERE COOPERATE, WE WILL, SOMEWHERE AROUND THE 3:00 HOUR, BARRING A AROUND THE 3:00 HOUR, BARRING A PLAYOFF, BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PLAYOFF, BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FINISH FOR YOU TODAY. FINISH FOR YOU TODAY. SO FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE SO FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE 54-HOLE LEADERS OR CO-LEADERS 54-HOLE LEADERS OR CO-LEADERS HAVE GONE ON TO WIN, AND HAVE GONE ON TO WIN, AND OFTENTIMES COMING OUT OF THE OFTENTIMES COMING OUT OF THE FINAL PAIRING. FINAL PAIRING. TODAY IT'S A GROUPING, IT'S NOT TODAY IT'S A GROUPING, IT'S NOT JUST TWO. JUST TWO. IT'S THREE. IT'S THREE. TONY FINAU IN THAT GROUP, AND TONY FINAU IN THAT GROUP, AND WHAT A DAY HE HAD YESTERDAY, WHAT A DAY HE HAD YESTERDAY, ONE OF THREE ROUNDS OF 64. ONE OF THREE ROUNDS OF 64. FRANK NOBILO, DOTTIE PEPPER FRANK NOBILO, DOTTIE PEPPER DOWN AT AMEN. DOWN AT AMEN. BILL MACATEE AT 14. BILL MACATEE AT 14. PETER KOSTIS AT THE PAR 5 15TH PETER KOSTIS AT THE PAR 5 15TH WITH THE HOLE LOCATION ON THE WITH THE HOLE LOCATION ON THE FRONT LEFT TODAY. FRONT LEFT TODAY. AND THE SIGNATURE LOCATION OF AND THE SIGNATURE LOCATION OF VERNE LUNDQUIST, 16TH, WHERE VERNE LUNDQUIST, 16TH, WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF ACTION. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTION. IAN BAKER-FINCH AT 17. IAN BAKER-FINCH AT 17. AMANDA BALIONIS WITH US FOR ALL AMANDA BALIONIS WITH US FOR ALL THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE PLAYERS THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE PLAYERS COMING OFF THE COURSE. COMING OFF THE COURSE. LET'S GO TO THE FIRST NOW, AND LET'S GO TO THE FIRST NOW, AND HERE'S RICKIE FOWLER FOR HERE'S RICKIE FOWLER FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. WHAT A START. WHAT A START. HE SHOT 68 YESTERDAY. HE SHOT 68 YESTERDAY. EIGHT UNDER, THAT'S FIVE OFF EIGHT UNDER, THAT'S FIVE OFF THE LEAD. THE LEAD. THIS IS AT THE SECOND NOW, AND THIS IS AT THE SECOND NOW, AND JUSTIN THOMAS. JUSTIN THOMAS. FROM ABOUT 75 FEET, IT COMES FROM ABOUT 75 FEET, IT COMES DOWN HERE AND SWINGS AROUND THE DOWN HERE AND SWINGS AROUND THE CORNER. CORNER. IAN: WHAT A DELIGHTFUL EFFORT IAN: WHAT A DELIGHTFUL EFFORT THERE FROM YOUNG JUSTIN THOMAS. THERE FROM YOUNG JUSTIN THOMAS. TAP-IN FOR BIRDIE FOUR. TAP-IN FOR BIRDIE FOUR. AND GETS TO SEVEN UNDER. AND GETS TO SEVEN UNDER. YOUNG MAN WHO WE'LL BE WATCHING YOUNG MAN WHO WE'LL BE WATCHING FOR MANY YEARS TO COME, I FOR MANY YEARS TO COME, I BELIEVE, HERE AT THE MASTERS. BELIEVE, HERE AT THE MASTERS. HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOO HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR BEHIND THIS YEAR. FAR BEHIND THIS YEAR. ALREADY A MAJOR CHAMPION, ALREADY A MAJOR CHAMPION, WINNING THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT WINNING THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT QUAIL HOLLOW JUST A COUPLE OF QUAIL HOLLOW JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. YEARS AGO. BACK AT THE 1ST. BACK AT THE 1ST. SCOMBROIP LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN WITH SCOMBROIP LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN WITH A GREAT CHANCE FOR BIRDIE. A GREAT CHANCE FOR BIRDIE. JIM: HE COULD BE DANGEROUS, JIM: HE COULD BE DANGEROUS, NICK. NICK. NICK: MOST DEFINITELY. NICK: MOST DEFINITELY. THE CONDITIONS ARE PERFECT. THE CONDITIONS ARE PERFECT. THE GRAY SKIES HELPS THE VISUAL THE GRAY SKIES HELPS THE VISUAL PART OF THE GAME, THE DEPTH PART OF THE GAME, THE DEPTH PERCEPTION. PERCEPTION. JIM: OVER TO 4. JIM: OVER TO 4. DISAPPOINT JORDAN SPIETH. DISAPPOINT JORDAN SPIETH. DOTTIE: AND JORDAN SPIETH DOTTIE: AND JORDAN SPIETH BIRDIED THE FIRST TWO HOLES, BIRDIED THE FIRST TWO HOLES, BACK LEFT HOLE LOCATION TODAY. BACK LEFT HOLE LOCATION TODAY. MAKING A VERY DIFFICULT HOLE MAKING A VERY DIFFICULT HOLE LOOK PRETTY DARN EASY. LOOK PRETTY DARN EASY. YESTERDAY IT WAS THE SECOND YESTERDAY IT WAS THE SECOND MOST DIFFICULT HOLE ON THE GOLF MOST DIFFICULT HOLE ON THE GOLF COURSE. COURSE. TO 2. TO 2. KEVIN: AND THIS IS JON RAHM, A KEVIN: AND THIS IS JON RAHM, A POPULAR PUTT TODAY, JUST A POPULAR PUTT TODAY, JUST A LITTLE OUTSIDE OF JUSTIN LITTLE OUTSIDE OF JUSTIN THOMAS. THOMAS. ONE OF THOSE PUTTS THAT THEY ONE OF THOSE PUTTS THAT THEY PRACTICE A LOT IN THE PRACTICE PRACTICE A LOT IN THE PRACTICE ROUNDS, BECAUSE THEY ALL KNOW ROUNDS, BECAUSE THEY ALL KNOW THOSE THAT KEEP COMING BACK, THOSE THAT KEEP COMING BACK, WHERE THE HOLE LOCATIONS WILL WHERE THE HOLE LOCATIONS WILL BE. BE. AND WONDERFUL TOUCH. AND WONDERFUL TOUCH. OVER AT 13. OVER AT 13. DOTTIE: RORY MCILROY STARTED DOTTIE: RORY MCILROY STARTED HIS ROUND ON THE SECOND NINE ON HIS ROUND ON THE SECOND NINE ON THE SOUTH. THE SOUTH. THIS IS FOR EAGLE, JUST INSIDE THIS IS FOR EAGLE, JUST INSIDE 12 FEET. 12 FEET. VERY RISKY HOLE LOCATION TODAY. VERY RISKY HOLE LOCATION TODAY. IF YOU TAKE IT ON, YOU COULD IF YOU TAKE IT ON, YOU COULD REAP BIG REWARDS, JUST LIKE REAP BIG REWARDS, JUST LIKE MCILROY DID. MCILROY DID. AND THIS FAMILIAR SUNDAY RED. AND THIS FAMILIAR SUNDAY RED. TIGER WOODS HITTING A FEW TIGER WOODS HITTING A FEW PRACTICE PUTTS WITH TONY FINAU PRACTICE PUTTS WITH TONY FINAU IN THE WHITE CAP BEHIND HIM. IN THE WHITE CAP BEHIND HIM. THEY WILL BE TOGETHER TODAY. THEY WILL BE TOGETHER TODAY. AND TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT REALLY TERRIFIC TEE SHOT THAT REALLY TERRIFIC TEE SHOT FROM JORDAN SPIETH AT THE 4TH. FROM JORDAN SPIETH AT THE 4TH. SHOT 64 HERE IN THE FINAL ROUND SHOT 64 HERE IN THE FINAL ROUND LAST YEAR, MADE A LOT OF NOISE LAST YEAR, MADE A LOT OF NOISE ON THE SECOND NINE. ON THE SECOND NINE. BUT HAS PLAYED THIS HOLE THIS BUT HAS PLAYED THIS HOLE THIS WEEK IN FOUR OVER PAR. WEEK IN FOUR OVER PAR. JON RAHM TAPPED IN FOR HIS JON RAHM TAPPED IN FOR HIS BIRDIE, AND THAT'S A TWO, A BIRDIE, AND THAT'S A TWO, A BIRDIE FOR JORDAN SPIETH. BIRDIE FOR JORDAN SPIETH. IT'S STILL SIX BACK. IT'S STILL SIX BACK. TO 2. TO 2. IAN: PATRICK CANTLAY, AFTER A IAN: PATRICK CANTLAY, AFTER A GREAT ROUND YESTERDAY. GREAT ROUND YESTERDAY. HIS THIRD SHOT WITH A WEDGE. HIS THIRD SHOT WITH A WEDGE. DIFFICULT TO GET CLOSE TO THE DIFFICULT TO GET CLOSE TO THE HOLE LOCATION IF YOU'RE SHORT HOLE LOCATION IF YOU'RE SHORT RIGHT, UNLESS YOU SPIN IT BACK RIGHT, UNLESS YOU SPIN IT BACK LIKE THIS. LIKE THIS. SPECTACULAR SHOT FOR CANTLAY. SPECTACULAR SHOT FOR CANTLAY. HE IS STARTING OUT JUST AS LEFT HE IS STARTING OUT JUST AS LEFT OFF YESTERDAY. OFF YESTERDAY. THAT WILL BE A TAP-IN BIRDIE, THAT WILL BE A TAP-IN BIRDIE, BIRDIE, BIRDIE AT THE FIRST TWO BIRDIE, BIRDIE AT THE FIRST TWO HOLES. HOLES. 64'S THERE, BUT THE BEST WAS 64'S THERE, BUT THE BEST WAS NICKY PRICE BACK IN 1986 WITH A NICKY PRICE BACK IN 1986 WITH A 63. 63. ALL IN THE THIRD ROUNDS. ALL IN THE THIRD ROUNDS. THE BEST-EVER, JACK NICKLAUS. THE BEST-EVER, JACK NICKLAUS. PATRICK CANTLAY, WEBB SIMPSON, PATRICK CANTLAY, WEBB SIMPSON, AND TONY FINAU YESTERDAY AND TONY FINAU YESTERDAY JOINING THE ILLUSTRIOUS COUPLE. JOINING THE ILLUSTRIOUS COUPLE. BACK TO THE FIRST TEE. BACK TO THE FIRST TEE. JIM: BROOKS KOEPKA AND HIS JIM: BROOKS KOEPKA AND HIS GROUP WILL BE GOING OFF NEXT. GROUP WILL BE GOING OFF NEXT. WITH IAN POULTER AND WEBB WITH IAN POULTER AND WEBB SIMPSON. >> FORE, PLEASE. BROOKS KOEPKA NOW DRIVING. BROOKS KOEPKA NOW DRIVING. [APPLAUS] [APPLAUS] JIM: JUST MIGHT BE THE GUY TO JIM: JUST MIGHT BE THE GUY TO WATCH OUT FOR. WATCH OUT FOR. CO-LEADER AFTER THE FIRST CO-LEADER AFTER THE FIRST ROUND. ROUND. HE EVEN ADMITS THAT ROUNDS TWO HE EVEN ADMITS THAT ROUNDS TWO AND THREE DIDN'T REALLY EVER AND THREE DIDN'T REALLY EVER FULLY CLICK, BUT STILL, SHOT FULLY CLICK, BUT STILL, SHOT UNDER PAR ROUNDS. UNDER PAR ROUNDS. GINTS DAY THREE OFF THE LEAD -- GINTS DAY THREE OFF THE LEAD -- BEGINS THE DAY THREE OFF THE BEGINS THE DAY THREE OFF THE LEAD. LEAD. THAT IS JUST HUGE. THAT IS JUST HUGE. >> FORE, PLEASE, WEBB SIMPSON >> FORE, PLEASE, WEBB SIMPSON NOW DRIVING. NOW DRIVING. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] JIM: ONE OF THOSE WHO SHOT 64 JIM: ONE OF THOSE WHO SHOT 64 YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. THERE HAD BEEN 14 ROUNDS OF 64 THERE HAD BEEN 14 ROUNDS OF 64 IN THE HISTORY OF AUGUSTA. IN THE HISTORY OF AUGUSTA. BEFORE YESTERDAY. BEFORE YESTERDAY. AND THERE WERE THREE IN ONE AND THERE WERE THREE IN ONE DAY. DAY. SIMPSON DID NOT MISS A FAIRWAY SIMPSON DID NOT MISS A FAIRWAY ON SATURDAY. >> FORE LEFT! JIM: BUT HE MISSES HIS FIRST OF THE DAY. THE DAY. >> FORE, PLEASE, IAN POULTER >> FORE, PLEASE, IAN POULTER NOW DRIVING. NOW DRIVING. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] JIM: IAN PLAYED YESTERDAY IN JIM: IAN PLAYED YESTERDAY IN THE COMPANY OF TIGER WOODS AND THE COMPANY OF TIGER WOODS AND SHOT 68. JIM: FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE STATE OF HIS GAME. THE STATE OF HIS GAME. 14-YEAR-OLD SON, LUKE, FLEW IN 14-YEAR-OLD SON, LUKE, FLEW IN FOR SATURDAY'S ROUND TO BE FOR SATURDAY'S ROUND TO BE THERE IN THE GALLERY TO SUPPORT THERE IN THE GALLERY TO SUPPORT HIS DAD. [APPLAUSE] JIM: FAIRWAY FOR HIM, BUT MILES JIM: FAIRWAY FOR HIM, BUT MILES BEHIND BROOKS KOEPKA. BEHIND BROOKS KOEPKA. MIGHT HAVE HIT THE LONGEST MIGHT HAVE HIT THE LONGEST DRIVE OF THE WEEK AT AT ONE. DRIVE OF THE WEEK AT AT ONE. SO ONE MORE GROUP TO GO, THE SO ONE MORE GROUP TO GO, THE LEADER, MOLINARI, WITH WOODS LEADER, MOLINARI, WITH WOODS AND FINAU COMING UP NEXT AT AND FINAU COMING UP NEXT AT NUMBER 1. NUMBER 1. LET'S GO TO SCHAUFFELE. LET'S GO TO SCHAUFFELE. IAN: HE WAS DOING GREAT ALL DAY IAN: HE WAS DOING GREAT ALL DAY YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. NICE START. NICE START. JIM: THAT PUTS IT OUT OF MIND JIM: THAT PUTS IT OUT OF MIND WITH AN OPENING BIRDIE. WITH AN OPENING BIRDIE. ONE IS PLAYING EASY TODAY. ONE IS PLAYING EASY TODAY. LET'S BRING IT DOWN LIVE TO LET'S BRING IT DOWN LIVE TO BUTLER CABIN, AND HELLO JIM BUTLER CABIN, AND HELLO JIM NANTZ ALONG WITH SIR NICK NANTZ ALONG WITH SIR NICK FALDO. FALDO. WELCOME TO THIS TRADITION WELCOME TO THIS TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTHER. UNLIKE ANY OTHER. BUT THIS, AGAIN, IS NOT BUT THIS, AGAIN, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE, NICK. BEFORE, NICK. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A FIRST, BUT TO GO THIS THIS IS A FIRST, BUT TO GO THIS EARLY, AND YOU KNOW THE WEATHER EARLY, AND YOU KNOW THE WEATHER IS OUT THERE, AND WE DON'T KNOW IS OUT THERE, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HIT. WHEN IT'S GOING TO HIT. BUT IT'S GOING TO IMPACT PLAY BUT IT'S GOING TO IMPACT PLAY BECAUSE WE DO EXPECT WINDS WILL BECAUSE WE DO EXPECT WINDS WILL PICK UP AT SOME POINT, EVEN IN PICK UP AT SOME POINT, EVEN IN ADVANCE OF THE ELECTRICITY. ADVANCE OF THE ELECTRICITY. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE OUT THERE? BE LIKE OUT THERE? NICK: NUMBER ONE, PLAYING EARLY NICK: NUMBER ONE, PLAYING EARLY IS GREAT FOR THE ANXIETY LEVEL, IS GREAT FOR THE ANXIETY LEVEL, ISN'T IT? ISN'T IT? WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, WELL, HOW WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, WELL, HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME SUNDAY DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME SUNDAY MORNING PREPARING FOR THE MORNING PREPARING FOR THE AFTERNOON TEE TIMES? AFTERNOON TEE TIMES? YOUR MIND IS SPINNING, THINKING YOUR MIND IS SPINNING, THINKING OF ALL THE WRONG THINGS. OF ALL THE WRONG THINGS. SO GET UP AND GET ON WITH IT. SO GET UP AND GET ON WITH IT. WHO KNOWS HOW THE WEATHER IS WHO KNOWS HOW THE WEATHER IS GOING TO CHANGE. GOING TO CHANGE. I MEAN, IF THE BREEZE COMES UP, I MEAN, IF THE BREEZE COMES UP, THE GUYS WHO GO OUT ONE HOUR THE GUYS WHO GO OUT ONE HOUR BEFORE THE LEADERS, DO THEY BEFORE THE LEADERS, DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, TIME AND HAVE ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, TIME AND ENOUGH HOLES FOR IT TO MAKE AN ENOUGH HOLES FOR IT TO MAKE AN ADVANTAGE? ADVANTAGE? JIM: WHAT ABOUT THE LAST GROUP, JIM: WHAT ABOUT THE LAST GROUP, MOLINARI WITH TIGER RIGHT THERE MOLINARI WITH TIGER RIGHT THERE AND TONY FINAU, WHO KNOWS HOW AND TONY FINAU, WHO KNOWS HOW TO GO LOW? TO GO LOW? NICK: MOLINARI FENDED OFF TIGER NICK: MOLINARI FENDED OFF TIGER AT CORN OUST AUTO IN SCOTLAND. AT CORN OUST AUTO IN SCOTLAND. THIS IS AMERICA. THIS IS AMERICA. -- AT CARNOUSTIE IN SCOTLAND. -- AT CARNOUSTIE IN SCOTLAND. THIS IS AMERICA. THIS IS AMERICA. THE NOISE AND SUPPORT FOR TIGER THE NOISE AND SUPPORT FOR TIGER IS MOAN MEANT. IS MOAN MEANT. I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE IF HE'LL BE I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE IF HE'LL BE OBLIVIOUS TO ALL OF THAT. OBLIVIOUS TO ALL OF THAT. BROOKS KOEPKA, THAT'S HIS STYLE BROOKS KOEPKA, THAT'S HIS STYLE OF GOLF. OF GOLF. THEY GO IN THE ZONE, WE CALL IT THEY GO IN THE ZONE, WE CALL IT NOW THE COOK AN BACK IN OUR NOW THE COOK AN BACK IN OUR DAY. DAY. BUT JUST TO BLOCK OUT BUT JUST TO BLOCK OUT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THAT FINAL GROUP WILL BE VERY THAT FINAL GROUP WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. DIFFICULT. JIM: LET'S GET BACK OUT TO THE JIM: LET'S GET BACK OUT TO THE PLAY AT THE 1ST HOLE. PLAY AT THE 1ST HOLE. JUSTIN HARDING, FROM SOUTH JUSTIN HARDING, FROM SOUTH AFRICA, GREW UP ON THE SAME AFRICA, GREW UP ON THE SAME GOLF COURSE AS THE IMMELMAN GOLF COURSE AS THE IMMELMAN BROTHERS, MARK AND TREVOR, WHO BROTHERS, MARK AND TREVOR, WHO WON HERE IN 2008, AND THAT'S A WON HERE IN 2008, AND THAT'S A BIRDIE. BIRDIE. GIVING AWAY BIRDIES AT THE 1ST, GIVING AWAY BIRDIES AT THE 1ST, NICK. NICK. NICK: THAT'S UNUSUAL. NICK: THAT'S UNUSUAL. THE CONDITIONS, AS I THINK THE THE CONDITIONS, AS I THINK THE GUYS ARE JUST CONFIDENT WHAT GUYS ARE JUST CONFIDENT WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND THEY CAN TRUST THEY CAN DO, AND THEY CAN TRUST HOW THE BALL WILL REACT. HOW THE BALL WILL REACT. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. THING. JIM: LET'S GO TO 3. JIM: LET'S GO TO 3. IAN: THE BIRDIE PUTT FOR PHIL IAN: THE BIRDIE PUTT FOR PHIL MICKELSON AFTER DRIVING IT FAR MICKELSON AFTER DRIVING IT FAR LEFT OFF THE TEE. LEFT OFF THE TEE. RECOVERS. RECOVERS. LET'S BACK TO LEVEL PAR FOR THE LET'S BACK TO LEVEL PAR FOR THE DAY, SIX UNDER FOR THE DAY, SIX UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. TOURNAMENT. PHIL CONCENTRATING ON HOW FAR PHIL CONCENTRATING ON HOW FAR HE CAN HIT IT WITH A DRIVER, HE CAN HIT IT WITH A DRIVER, NOT QUITE A HOUSE STRAIGHT. NOT QUITE A HOUSE STRAIGHT. LET'S GO BACK TO 1. LET'S GO BACK TO 1. JIM: WHERE SIMPSON IS TRYING TO JIM: WHERE SIMPSON IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RIGHT PLAY FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RIGHT PLAY IS. >> FIVE YARDS SHORT. >> THAT'S IT. >> THAT'S IT. JIM: HIS CADDIE ALSO SERVES AS JIM: HIS CADDIE ALSO SERVES AS WEBB'S TEACHER, AND THEY'RE WEBB'S TEACHER, AND THEY'RE GREAT FRIENDS. GREAT FRIENDS. NICK: YEAH, THEY'RE LOOKING NICK: YEAH, THEY'RE LOOKING ANYTHING SHORT. ANYTHING SHORT. THEY'RE SAYING FIVE YARDS THEY'RE SAYING FIVE YARDS SHORT, ANYTHING RIGHT. SHORT, ANYTHING RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT'LL BE FINE. I MEAN, THAT'LL BE FINE. HIT A LOW SLICE. HIT A LOW SLICE. THAT'S WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR. THAT'S WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] NICK: A LAY-UP, BUT NICK: A LAY-UP, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A VERY UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A VERY STEEP SLOPE THERE AT THE FRONT STEEP SLOPE THERE AT THE FRONT OF THE GREEN. OF THE GREEN. THAT'LL GO BACK. THAT'LL GO BACK. BUT NICE, FLAT AREA. BUT NICE, FLAT AREA. NICE, FLAT PLATEAU DOWN THE NICE, FLAT PLATEAU DOWN THE LEFT OF MIDDLE. LEFT OF MIDDLE. JIM: WELL, THAT IS A JIM: WELL, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ROAR. SIGNIFICANT ROAR. LET'S SEE IAN POULTER NOW WITH LET'S SEE IAN POULTER NOW WITH HIS SECOND ON 1. HIS SECOND ON 1. YOU'RE GOING HEAR A LOT OF YOU'RE GOING HEAR A LOT OF THOSE TODAY, FOLKS. NICK: UNFORTUNATELY, STOOD UP ON THAT ONE, MIS-HIT THAT A ON THAT ONE, MIS-HIT THAT A TOUCH. TOUCH. OH, NOW THAT BREEZE IS PICKING OH, NOW THAT BREEZE IS PICKING UP. UP. AND LOOK WHERE BROOKS HIT THAT AND LOOK WHERE BROOKS HIT THAT DRIVE, JIM. DRIVE, JIM. WHEN HE COMES ON THE TEE, HIS WHEN HE COMES ON THE TEE, HIS SHOULDERS FILL THE TELEVISION SHOULDERS FILL THE TELEVISION SET, DON'T THEY? SET, DON'T THEY? THE WHOLE SCREEN. THE WHOLE SCREEN. HE POUNDED THAT. HE POUNDED THAT. THAT MIGHT BE 30, 40 YARDS. THAT MIGHT BE 30, 40 YARDS. JIM: SEE IF HE CAN TAKE JIM: SEE IF HE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE. ADVANTAGE. 123 HERE. 123 HERE. NICK: KNOCKDOWN DRAW. NICK: KNOCKDOWN DRAW. THEY CANNOT GO LEFT TO THE THEY CANNOT GO LEFT TO THE FLAG. FLAG. THAT'S A FALSE EDGE TO THE THAT'S A FALSE EDGE TO THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE GREEN, SO LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE GREEN, SO WON'T BE OVEREXCITED ABOUT THAT WON'T BE OVEREXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. ONE. HE COULD HAVE GOT THAT ON THE HE COULD HAVE GOT THAT ON THE UPPER LEVEL. UPPER LEVEL. JIM: LET'S GO TO 16. JIM: LET'S GO TO 16. BILL: THAT WAS A MOMENT AGO. BILL: THAT WAS A MOMENT AGO. VICTOR, THE ONLY NORWEGIAN WHO VICTOR, THE ONLY NORWEGIAN WHO HAS EVER QUALIFIED TO PLAY. HAS EVER QUALIFIED TO PLAY. VERNE: AND THE AMATEURS THUS VERNE: AND THE AMATEURS THUS FAR, H.O.V.LAND CURRENTLY WELL FAR, H.O.V.LAND CURRENTLY WELL IN THE LEAD. IN THE LEAD. ORTIZ, TANAYA AND BLING. ORTIZ, TANAYA AND BLING. WELL, AFTER HOVLAND BIRDIED 16, WELL, AFTER HOVLAND BIRDIED 16, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU SAID LET ME BRYSON DECHAMBEAU SAID LET ME SEE IF I CAN DO ONE BETTER. SEE IF I CAN DO ONE BETTER. 7-IRON. 7-IRON. AH, YES. AH, YES. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] VERNE: THAT IS THE 21ST HOLE IN VERNE: THAT IS THE 21ST HOLE IN ONE ON 16. ONE ON 16. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. THAT WAS A MOMENT AGO. THAT WAS A MOMENT AGO. CHARLEY HOFFMAN A MOMENT AGO CHARLEY HOFFMAN A MOMENT AGO CAME WITHIN TWO INCHES OF A CAME WITHIN TWO INCHES OF A HOLE IN ONE. HOLE IN ONE. HE HAD ONE A YEAR AGO. HE HAD ONE A YEAR AGO. SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLACE. SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLACE. TIGER'S AT 1. TIGER'S AT 1. NICK: A LITTLE BIT MORE STRESS NICK: A LITTLE BIT MORE STRESS ON TIGER'S FACE THAN YESTERDAY. ON TIGER'S FACE THAN YESTERDAY. JIM: CAN I JUST SAY THIS ABOUT JIM: CAN I JUST SAY THIS ABOUT DECHAMBEAU? DECHAMBEAU? THAT WAS HIS FIRST EVER KNOLL THAT WAS HIS FIRST EVER KNOLL ONE. ONE. HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT EARLIER HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND YOU SAW HOW THIS WEEK, AND YOU SAW HOW EUPHORIC HE WAS. EUPHORIC HE WAS. IT WAS NOTHING HERE, BUT HE'D IT WAS NOTHING HERE, BUT HE'D BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, AND IT BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, AND IT ARRIVES, OF ALL PLACES, AT THE ARRIVES, OF ALL PLACES, AT THE MASTERS. MASTERS. BACK AT 1 GREEN, SIMPSON WITH A BACK AT 1 GREEN, SIMPSON WITH A WONDERFUL SHOT. WONDERFUL SHOT. CHIP LEFT ABOUT THREE FEET CHIP LEFT ABOUT THREE FEET SHORT OF THE HOLE. SHORT OF THE HOLE. BACK TO 16. BACK TO 16. VERNE: YEAH, SWELLING WITH VERNE: YEAH, SWELLING WITH PRIDE. [APPLAUSE] VERNE: HE WILL FIND A PLACE ON VERNE: HE WILL FIND A PLACE ON THE FIREPLACE MANTEL FOR THAT THE FIREPLACE MANTEL FOR THAT ONE. ONE. LET'S GET ANOTHER 7-IRON SHOT. LET'S GET ANOTHER 7-IRON SHOT. IT WAS A BEAUTY. IT WAS A BEAUTY. IT DID COME ON. IT DID COME ON. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] I MUST TELL YOU, THIS IS MY I MUST TELL YOU, THIS IS MY 20TH YEAR IN THE 16TH TOWER. 20TH YEAR IN THE 16TH TOWER. THERE HAVE BEEN 21 HOLES IN THERE HAVE BEEN 21 HOLES IN ONE. ONE. I'VE SEEN MORE THAN HALF. I'VE SEEN MORE THAN HALF. LET'S GO UP TO KOEPKA. LET'S GO UP TO KOEPKA. JIM: MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER ONE JIM: MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING TODAY, TOO, VERNING AS COMING TODAY, TOO, VERNING AS KOEPKA JUST POPS IT UP THERE. KOEPKA JUST POPS IT UP THERE. LOOKING FOR A LITTLE TWO-PUTT LOOKING FOR A LITTLE TWO-PUTT PAR START. PAR START. AND NOW THE FINAL GROUP IS AND NOW THE FINAL GROUP IS ABOUT TO GET STARTED. ABOUT TO GET STARTED. IAN: A BIT OF AN IAN: A BIT OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT. UNDERSTATEMENT. >> FORE, PLEASE, FRANCESCO >> FORE, PLEASE, FRANCESCO MOLINARI. MOLINARI. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] JIM: HE'S 36 YEARS OLD, RANKED JIM: HE'S 36 YEARS OLD, RANKED SEVENTH IN THE WORLD, AND HE'S SEVENTH IN THE WORLD, AND HE'S NEVER BEEN BETTER. NEVER BEEN BETTER. I MEAN, AT AGE 35, HE JUST WENT I MEAN, AT AGE 35, HE JUST WENT TO A WHOLE NEW PLACE WITH HIS TO A WHOLE NEW PLACE WITH HIS GAME LAST SUMMER AND WON THE GAME LAST SUMMER AND WON THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. NICK: QUITE HAPPY TO PLAY NICK: QUITE HAPPY TO PLAY STRATEGY AFTER WHAT WE SWAW STRATEGY AFTER WHAT WE SWAW KOEPKA. KOEPKA. 3-WOOD, NO TROUBLE OR THOUGHTS 3-WOOD, NO TROUBLE OR THOUGHTS OF HITTING THE BUNKER ON THE OF HITTING THE BUNKER ON THE RIGHT. RIGHT. JIM: WATCH WITH A LITTLE JIM: WATCH WITH A LITTLE CONCERN. CONCERN. NICK: YEAH, IT'S JUST GOING TO NICK: YEAH, IT'S JUST GOING TO STICK ON THE UP SLOPE. STICK ON THE UP SLOPE. >> FORE, PLEASE, TONY FINAU NOW >> FORE, PLEASE, TONY FINAU NOW DRIVING. DRIVING. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] JIM: 29 YEARS OLD, 15TH IN THE JIM: 29 YEARS OLD, 15TH IN THE WORLD. WORLD. FATHER OF FOUR. NICK: COMING BACK. JIM: HUGGING THAT LEFT SIDE. JIM: HUGGING THAT LEFT SIDE. FINDS STRAW. FINDS STRAW. NICK: OH, AND THE TREE IN THE NICK: OH, AND THE TREE IN THE BACKSWING. BACKSWING. >> FORE, PLEASE, TIGER WOODS >> FORE, PLEASE, TIGER WOODS NOW DRIVING. JIM: WILL THERE BE THE DAY THAT AS RECENT AS JUST TWO YEARS AGO AS RECENT AS JUST TWO YEARS AGO NO ONE EVER THOUGHT WOULD NO ONE EVER THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, TIGER WITH A HAPPEN AGAIN, TIGER WITH A MAJOR. NICK: TRYING TO TAKE THE SAME STRATEGY. STRATEGY. TWO YEARS AGO, JIM, TIGER TWO YEARS AGO, JIM, TIGER DIDN'T PLAY HE WOULD PLAY GOLF DIDN'T PLAY HE WOULD PLAY GOLF AGAIN. AGAIN. JIM: THAT'S RIGHT. JIM: THAT'S RIGHT. FUSED BACK OPERATION. FUSED BACK OPERATION. TRYING TO WIN A MAJOR FOR THE TRYING TO WIN A MAJOR FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN NOT LEADING FIRST TIME WHEN NOT LEADING AFTER THREE ROUNDS. AFTER THREE ROUNDS. NICK: YEAH, I WOULDN'T WORRY NICK: YEAH, I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT ONE SHOT, THOUGH. ABOUT ONE SHOT, THOUGH. I THINK HE'S GOING PLAY IT LIKE I THINK HE'S GOING PLAY IT LIKE A MARATHON, JUST HANG TIGHT AND A MARATHON, JUST HANG TIGHT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SEE WHAT HAPPENS. JIM: GOT TO MAKE UP TWO. JIM: GOT TO MAKE UP TWO. POULTER AT 1 FOR BIRDIE. POULTER AT 1 FOR BIRDIE. AND THEY ALL THREE MADE THEIR AND THEY ALL THREE MADE THEIR PUTTS, AS THE TEE SHOTS WERE PUTTS, AS THE TEE SHOTS WERE STRUCK BACK ON THE TEE AT 1. STRUCK BACK ON THE TEE AT 1. SO OPENING PARS FOR EVERYONE IN SO OPENING PARS FOR EVERYONE IN THAT GROUP. THAT GROUP. EVERYONE IS ON THE COURSE, THE EVERYONE IS ON THE COURSE, THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 83RD MASTERS FINAL ROUND OF THE 83RD MASTERS IS UNDERWAY. JIM: THE MASTERS IS SPONSORED BY AT&T. BY AT&T. IBM, LET'S PUT SMART TO WORK. IBM, LET'S PUT SMART TO WORK. AND BY MEASURE SAINEDS BENZ, AND BY MEASURE SAINEDS BENZ, THE BEST OR NOTHING. THE BEST OR NOTHING. MERCEDES-BENZ, THE BEST OR MERCEDES-BENZ, THE BEST OR NOTHING. NOTHING. JIM: THE 5TH HOLE, AND JORDAN JIM: THE 5TH HOLE, AND JORDAN SPIETH, THREE UNDER THROUGH HIS SPIETH, THREE UNDER THROUGH HIS FIRST FOUR. FIRST FOUR. THAT ONE GOT AWAY FROM HIM. THAT ONE GOT AWAY FROM HIM. NICK: YOU CAN SEAT RIDGE LINE NICK: YOU CAN SEAT RIDGE LINE THERE WHERE JORDAN'S BALL IS, THERE WHERE JORDAN'S BALL IS, THAT'S HOW CLOSE IT IS. THAT'S HOW CLOSE IT IS. JIM: LET'S GO TO 4. JIM: LET'S GO TO 4. DOTTIE: JON RAHM, SECOND AT THE DOTTIE: JON RAHM, SECOND AT THE 4TH. 4TH. OH, TERRIFIC. OH, TERRIFIC. SHORT GAME IS SO GOOD. SHORT GAME IS SO GOOD. THE ARTISTRY OF THIS PLACE IS THE ARTISTRY OF THIS PLACE IS BROUGHT OUT THE REALLY GOOD BROUGHT OUT THE REALLY GOOD STUFF OF JON RAHM, AS WE GO STUFF OF JON RAHM, AS WE GO BACK TO THE 1TH. BACK TO THE 1TH. JIM: MOLINARI IS AWAY. JIM: MOLINARI IS AWAY. NICK: WAY BACK, JUST GOING TO NICK: WAY BACK, JUST GOING TO BE A GOOD, SOLID SHOT FROM BE A GOOD, SOLID SHOT FROM PROBABLY ABOUT A 5-IRON. PROBABLY ABOUT A 5-IRON. JUST CENTER OF THE GREEN. JUST CENTER OF THE GREEN. NICE LITTLE RIDGE TO THE RIGHT NICE LITTLE RIDGE TO THE RIGHT OF THE HOLE TO USE WHICH WAS A OF THE HOLE TO USE WHICH WAS A NICE LITTLE BUFFER. NICE LITTLE BUFFER. DRAW IT IN THERE. DRAW IT IN THERE. WATCH THAT EDGE, WATCH THAT WATCH THAT EDGE, WATCH THAT EDGE. EDGE. IT'S SO SOFT, JIM. IT'S SO SOFT, JIM. WOW, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE WOW, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE IN THE PAST. IN THE PAST. THAT'S ACTUALLY A FINE SHOT, THAT'S ACTUALLY A FINE SHOT, SIMPLE CHIP OR PROBABLY PUTT IT SIMPLE CHIP OR PROBABLY PUTT IT DOWN THE HILL. DOWN THE HILL. JIM: TIGER WILL BE NEXT, AND JIM: TIGER WILL BE NEXT, AND THEN FINAU WAY UP AHEAD OF HIM, THEN FINAU WAY UP AHEAD OF HIM, BUT TANGLED UP IN THE PINE BUT TANGLED UP IN THE PINE STRAW AND MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH STRAW AND MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH HIS SWING WITH THE TREE. JIM: YOU LISTEN TO TIGER IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA AFTER THE INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA AFTER THE ROUND, AND EVEN WITH THE MEDIA ROUND, AND EVEN WITH THE MEDIA GATHERING AFTERWARDS, YOU GET GATHERING AFTERWARDS, YOU GET TO TALK ABOUT HOW HE'S GOT TO TO TALK ABOUT HOW HE'S GOT TO BE PATIENT TODAY. BE PATIENT TODAY. HE NEEDS TO GET OFF TO A GOOD HE NEEDS TO GET OFF TO A GOOD START. START. HE'S NOT PLAYED THE FIRST FIVE HE'S NOT PLAYED THE FIRST FIVE HOLES THAT WELL THIS WEEK. HOLES THAT WELL THIS WEEK. NICK: LEFT TO RIGHT WIND NICK: LEFT TO RIGHT WIND WORKING IT BACK, SO THERE WE WORKING IT BACK, SO THERE WE GO. GO. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. JIM: THAT WAS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY JIM: THAT WAS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM GETTING UP ABOVE THAT FROM GETTING UP ABOVE THAT RIDGE. JIM: YEAH, THERE'S SOME RESTRICTION HERE FOR SURE, HAVE RESTRICTION HERE FOR SURE, HAVE TO GO REALLY UPRIGHT WITH IT. TO GO REALLY UPRIGHT WITH IT. NICK: HAVE THE BACKSWING, BUT NICK: HAVE THE BACKSWING, BUT THIS WAY, CAN HE GET ENOUGH THIS WAY, CAN HE GET ENOUGH HAND ACTION TO SCUTTLE IT ALONG HAND ACTION TO SCUTTLE IT ALONG THERE YOU GO, KEEP GOING, KEEP THERE YOU GO, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. GOING. JIM: THAT DIDN'T HELP. JIM: THAT DIDN'T HELP. NICK: IT WAS STILL GOING TO BE NICK: IT WAS STILL GOING TO BE SHORT, BUT AT LEAST HE GOT PAST SHORT, BUT AT LEAST HE GOT PAST THE CORNER OF THE BUNKER AND THE CORNER OF THE BUNKER AND GOT A CLEAR RUN UP THE GREEN TO GOT A CLEAR RUN UP THE GREEN TO THE FLAG. THE FLAG. JIM: OVER TO 2. JIM: OVER TO 2. IAN: BROOKS KOEPKA AT THE TEE IAN: BROOKS KOEPKA AT THE TEE HERE. HERE. MADE SEVEN HERE. MADE SEVEN HERE. EARLIER IN THE WEEK BY GOING A EARLIER IN THE WEEK BY GOING A LITTLE LEFT, BUT IS HE LONG LITTLE LEFT, BUT IS HE LONG ENOUGH TODAY TO GET AROUND THE ENOUGH TODAY TO GET AROUND THE CORNER? CORNER? VERY LONG. VERY LONG. IT'S DOWN AROUND THE CORNER. IT'S DOWN AROUND THE CORNER. PINK DOGWOOD THREEDS THE DRIVE PINK DOGWOOD THREEDS THE DRIVE DOWN BETWEEN THE MAJESTIC DOWN BETWEEN THE MAJESTIC PINES, DOWN TOWARDS THE LEFT PINES, DOWN TOWARDS THE LEFT EDGEOF THAT RIGHT BUNKER. EDGEOF THAT RIGHT BUNKER. AVOID THE LEFT BECAUSE IT ROLLS AVOID THE LEFT BECAUSE IT ROLLS DOWN INTO THE LITTLE STREAM DOWN INTO THE LITTLE STREAM DOWN THERE IN THE PINE STRAW. DOWN THERE IN THE PINE STRAW. 320 WOULD BE A GREAT SHOT, 320 WOULD BE A GREAT SHOT, LEAVING AN OPENING TO THE LEAVING AN OPENING TO THE GREEN. GREEN. SOMETIMES THE PINES ON THE LEFT SOMETIMES THE PINES ON THE LEFT COME INTO PLAY, DEPENDING ON COME INTO PLAY, DEPENDING ON HOLE LOCATIONS. HOLE LOCATIONS. A LAY-UP AREA JUST SHORT LEAVES A LAY-UP AREA JUST SHORT LEAVES A TRICKY LITTLE PITCH TODAY TO A TRICKY LITTLE PITCH TODAY TO THAT FRONT RIGHT HOLE LOCATION. THAT FRONT RIGHT HOLE LOCATION. LONG ISN'T TOO BAD. LONG ISN'T TOO BAD. ANYWHERE ON THE GREEN FOR TWO ANYWHERE ON THE GREEN FOR TWO IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. JIM: THIS FOR THE SAVE. JIM: THIS FOR THE SAVE. ON THE 5TH. ON THE 5TH. DROPS BACK TO SIX UNDER. DROPS BACK TO SIX UNDER. OF COURSE, WHERE THE TOURNAMENT OF COURSE, WHERE THE TOURNAMENT BEGAN WITH THAT WONDERFUL BEGAN WITH THAT WONDERFUL SPRINGTIME TRADITION, ON A SPRINGTIME TRADITION, ON A THURSDAY MORNING, JACK NICKLAUS THURSDAY MORNING, JACK NICKLAUS AND GARY PLAYER ARRIVING AS THE AND GARY PLAYER ARRIVING AS THE HONORARY STARTERS, INTRODUCED HONORARY STARTERS, INTRODUCED BY CHAIRMAN FRED RIDLEY, GARY BY CHAIRMAN FRED RIDLEY, GARY PLAYER. PLAYER. RIPPED IT DOWN THE MIDDLE. RIPPED IT DOWN THE MIDDLE. AND THEN JACK. JIM: BACK AT THE 1TH, AND FINAU WITH HIS THIRD. WITH HIS THIRD. NICK: CHIP AND RUN FROM ABOUT NICK: CHIP AND RUN FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS. 30 YARDS. OH, THAT'S EXCELLENT, ISN'T IT? OH, THAT'S EXCELLENT, ISN'T IT? THAT'S A NICE END TO THE THAT'S A NICE END TO THE NERVES. NERVES. CAN HANDLE THAT. CAN HANDLE THAT. HE LOOKS REALLY NERVOUS, HE LOOKS REALLY NERVOUS, DOESN'T HE? DOESN'T HE? HARDLY. HARDLY. LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT. EVERYBODY SO ENGROSSED IN THEIR EVERYBODY SO ENGROSSED IN THEIR OWN GAME RIGHT NOW, THEIR OWN OWN GAME RIGHT NOW, THEIR OWN THOUGHTS. THOUGHTS. JUST WANT TO GET OFF SMOOTHLY, JUST WANT TO GET OFF SMOOTHLY, SETTLE DOWN. SETTLE DOWN. JIM: ONE THING THEY DIDN'T HAVE JIM: ONE THING THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IS WAIT AROUND ALL TO DO IS WAIT AROUND ALL MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE USUAL START IN THE BEFORE THE USUAL START IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 3:00, SO MAYBE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 3:00, SO MAYBE IT'S BETTER, IN SOME CASES, TO IT'S BETTER, IN SOME CASES, TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GET IT GO AHEAD AND JUST GET IT STARTED HERE TODAY. STARTED HERE TODAY. NICK: ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. NICK: ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. NO TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. NO TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. YOU GO THROUGH -- YOU KNOW, YOU GO THROUGH -- YOU KNOW, MANY WERE SAYING THEY WERE MANY WERE SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO GET UP AT 6:00. GOING TO GET UP AT 6:00. TIGER PROBABLY GOT UP AT 4:00. TIGER PROBABLY GOT UP AT 4:00. OF COURSE, THERE WAS OF COURSE, THERE WAS PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIM IN THE GYM PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIM IN THE GYM AT 5:00 THIS MORNING. AT 5:00 THIS MORNING. SO HE WENT THROUGH HIS ROUTINE SO HE WENT THROUGH HIS ROUTINE TO WARM UP THE BACK. TO WARM UP THE BACK. A LITTLE MORE DOWNHILL THAN IT A LITTLE MORE DOWNHILL THAN IT LOOKED ON THE EARLY SHOT. LOOKED ON THE EARLY SHOT. ANOTHER DOWN SLOPE ABOUT FOUR, ANOTHER DOWN SLOPE ABOUT FOUR, FIVE PACES BEFORE THE FLAG. FIVE PACES BEFORE THE FLAG. CAREFUL. CAREFUL. JIM: WOW, YADIER MOLINA HAS JIM: WOW, YADIER MOLINA HAS MADE -- FRANCESCO MOLINARI HAS MADE -- FRANCESCO MOLINARI HAS MADE ONLY ONE BOGEY ALL WEEK. MADE ONLY ONE BOGEY ALL WEEK. LET'S GO UP AHEAD TO THE 2ND. LET'S GO UP AHEAD TO THE 2ND. NICK: XANDER SCHAUFFELE FINDS NICK: XANDER SCHAUFFELE FINDS THE TRICKY PITCH I WAS TALKING THE TRICKY PITCH I WAS TALKING ABOUT. ABOUT. USE THE BACK SLOPE. USE THE BACK SLOPE. YOU CAN'T REALLY EXPECT TO LAND YOU CAN'T REALLY EXPECT TO LAND IT OVER THE BUNKER AND STOP IT IT OVER THE BUNKER AND STOP IT WITHOUT THAT BACKSTOP. WITHOUT THAT BACKSTOP. IF IT'S ABOUT 40 YARDS, HE CAN IF IT'S ABOUT 40 YARDS, HE CAN PROBABLY JUST GET SOME SPIN ON PROBABLY JUST GET SOME SPIN ON IT. IT. OH, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WITH OH, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WITH THE SOFTNESS. THE SOFTNESS. BEAUTIFUL TOUCH, BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL TOUCH, BEAUTIFUL DISTANCE CONTROL. DISTANCE CONTROL. JIM: BACK OVER TO 1, TIGER FOR JIM: BACK OVER TO 1, TIGER FOR BIRDIE. REALLY SURPRISED THAT MOLINARI THIRD SHOT GOT AWAY FROM HIM TO THIRD SHOT GOT AWAY FROM HIM TO THAT EXTREME. THAT EXTREME. STAY CONNECTED TO ALL THE STAY CONNECTED TO ALL THE TOURNAMENT ACTION ANYWHERE, ANY TOURNAMENT ACTION ANYWHERE, ANY TIME, BY VISITING MASTERS.COM. TIME, BY VISITING MASTERS.COM. FANS WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW TO FANS WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW TO THE FINAL PUTT ON THE 18TH THE FINAL PUTT ON THE 18TH GREEN, JUST DOWNLOAD THE GREEN, JUST DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL APP, ALSO ON FACEBOOK OFFICIAL APP, ALSO ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. AND INSTAGRAM. NICK: GOT TO GET THE RIGHT MIX NICK: GOT TO GET THE RIGHT MIX ON THIS RIGHT NOW. ON THIS RIGHT NOW. JIM: UNFAZED AGAIN. JIM: UNFAZED AGAIN. FRANCESCO WITH THE FANTASTIC FRANCESCO WITH THE FANTASTIC PUTT FOR PAR. PUTT FOR PAR. LET'S GO TO THE 6TH. LET'S GO TO THE 6TH. VERNE: AND JORDAN SPIETH, VERNE: AND JORDAN SPIETH, 7-IRON. 7-IRON. WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS? WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS? MISFIRE AT THE 5TH, AND, OF MISFIRE AT THE 5TH, AND, OF COURSE, SIGNIFICANT MEMORIES COURSE, SIGNIFICANT MEMORIES FOR JORDAN SPIETH AND HIS PLAY FOR JORDAN SPIETH AND HIS PLAY IN THE FINAL ROUND LAST YEAR IN THE FINAL ROUND LAST YEAR WHILE CHASING PATRICK REED. WHILE CHASING PATRICK REED. LET'S GO TO 2. LET'S GO TO 2. IAN: THIS IS FOR PAR FOR JUSTIN IAN: THIS IS FOR PAR FOR JUSTIN HARDING. HARDING. VERY SLIPPERY DOWN THE HILL VERY SLIPPERY DOWN THE HILL HERE. HERE. HE HIT IT IN THE PENALTY AREA HE HIT IT IN THE PENALTY AREA DOWN THE LEFT, I MENTIONED WHEN DOWN THE LEFT, I MENTIONED WHEN WE SHOWED THE HOLE FROM THE WE SHOWED THE HOLE FROM THE AIR. AIR. SO THAT WILL BE A SO THAT WILL BE A DISAPPOINTING, EVEN A 5 HERE IS DISAPPOINTING, EVEN A 5 HERE IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, 6 WILL A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, 6 WILL BE NOT FUN AT ALL. BE NOT FUN AT ALL. MATT KUCHAR AT EIGHT UNDER, MATT KUCHAR AT EIGHT UNDER, ANOTHER FINE SHOWING IN A MAJOR ANOTHER FINE SHOWING IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MATT. CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MATT. BUT STILL LOOKING FOR A WIN IN BUT STILL LOOKING FOR A WIN IN ONE OF THEM. ONE OF THEM. THAT'S WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. THAT'S WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. YOU CAN BE MORE AGGRESSIVE FROM YOU CAN BE MORE AGGRESSIVE FROM PUNDER THE HOLE HERE. PUNDER THE HOLE HERE. VERY QUICK DOWN BEHIND. VERY QUICK DOWN BEHIND. NINE UNDER AND A TIE FOR 5TH. IAN: THAT'S THE ANGLE THAT XANDER SCHAUFFELE WAS FIRING XANDER SCHAUFFELE WAS FIRING FROM OVER THAT BUNKER. FROM OVER THAT BUNKER. IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO REALLY IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO REALLY SPIN IT HARD, YOU CAN BRING IT SPIN IT HARD, YOU CAN BRING IT BACK DOWN THE SLOPE. BACK DOWN THE SLOPE. BUT TRYING TO LOB IT SHORT AND BUT TRYING TO LOB IT SHORT AND KEEP IT SHORT IS VERY DIFFICULT KEEP IT SHORT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO, EVEN WITH THE GREENS AS TO DO, EVEN WITH THE GREENS AS SOFT AS THEY ARE THIS YEAR. AUSTIN, HIS CADDIE, ALWAYS HELPS HIM WITH THE READ. HELPS HIM WITH THE READ. LIKE SO MANY TODAY, LEFT HAND LIKE SO MANY TODAY, LEFT HAND LOW. LOW. SUPERB. SUPERB. WONDERFUL UP AND DOWN FROM WONDERFUL UP AND DOWN FROM SHORT OF THE GREEN. SHORT OF THE GREEN. WHAT A START FOR XANDER WHAT A START FOR XANDER SCHAUFFELE. SCHAUFFELE. ALWAYS HANGING AROUND IN THE ALWAYS HANGING AROUND IN THE MAJORS IN THE BIG EVENTS IS MAJORS IN THE BIG EVENTS IS XANDER THE LAST COUPLE OF XANDER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, FOUR WINS TO HIS CREDIT YEARS, FOUR WINS TO HIS CREDIT ALREADY. ALREADY. OVER TO RICKIE. OVER TO RICKIE. VERNE: AT THE 3RD HOLE, THIS VERNE: AT THE 3RD HOLE, THIS FOR PAR, HIS SECOND SHOT CAME FOR PAR, HIS SECOND SHOT CAME OFF THE FRONT EDGE, ROLLED BACK OFF THE FRONT EDGE, ROLLED BACK DOWN AROUND 80 FEET OR SO. DOWN AROUND 80 FEET OR SO. PITCHED IT TO HERE. PITCHED IT TO HERE. FOR MY LIKING, ONE OF THE BEST FOR MY LIKING, ONE OF THE BEST PUTTING STROKES FOR TECHNIQUE, PUTTING STROKES FOR TECHNIQUE, RHYTHM ON THE PGA TOUR. RHYTHM ON THE PGA TOUR. ONE UNDER TODAY SO FAR. ONE UNDER TODAY SO FAR. BACK TO 2. BACK TO 2. NICK: COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU NICK: COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE, PETER, SPECTACULAR. MORE, PETER, SPECTACULAR. IN DISCUSSION THERE WITH IN DISCUSSION THERE WITH POULTER, AS JIM MENTIONED AT POULTER, AS JIM MENTIONED AT THE 1ST, GOOD FRIENDS. BREEZE QUITE SIGNIFICANT. YOU CAN SEE HIS SHIRT FLAPPING YOU CAN SEE HIS SHIRT FLAPPING THERE. THERE. WAY RIGHT. WAY RIGHT. XANDER SCHAUFFELE, THE GROUP XANDER SCHAUFFELE, THE GROUP AHEAD. AHEAD. IAN: VERY DAMP UNDERNEATH, IAN: VERY DAMP UNDERNEATH, NICK, ALWAYS THE TREACHEROUS NICK, ALWAYS THE TREACHEROUS FEELING OF OH, BOY, I HOPE I FEELING OF OH, BOY, I HOPE I DON'T CHUCK THIS. DON'T CHUCK THIS. BROOKS KOEPKA, 244 IS ALL HE BROOKS KOEPKA, 244 IS ALL HE HAS LEFT. HAS LEFT. FIRED AROUND THE PINES, TRYING FIRED AROUND THE PINES, TRYING GET IT LEFT UP INTO THE FRONT GET IT LEFT UP INTO THE FRONT SECTION OF THE GREEN. SECTION OF THE GREEN. AND I BELIEVE HE'S FOUND THE AND I BELIEVE HE'S FOUND THE LEFT. LEFT. NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE IF THE LIE NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE IF THE LIE IS FINE. IS FINE. THREE MAJORS IN HIS LAST SEVEN, THREE MAJORS IN HIS LAST SEVEN, AND HE DID NOT PLAY HERE LAST AND HE DID NOT PLAY HERE LAST YEAR THROUGH INJURIES, SO YEAR THROUGH INJURIES, SO REALLY, THREE OF HIS LAST SIX REALLY, THREE OF HIS LAST SIX FOR BROOKS. FOR BROOKS. BACK AT THE TEE. BACK AT THE TEE. WHAT A SPECTACULAR PAR FOR WHAT A SPECTACULAR PAR FOR FRANCESCO. FRANCESCO. HE HAD TWO REALLY GOOD PAR HE HAD TWO REALLY GOOD PAR SAVES YESTERDAY MORNING ON 4 SAVES YESTERDAY MORNING ON 4 AND 5, AND THEN BIRDIED 6, AND AND 5, AND THEN BIRDIED 6, AND THAT KICK-STARTED HIS ROUND. THAT KICK-STARTED HIS ROUND. ONLY ONE BOGEY ALL WEEK. IAN: WILL IT REACH THE BUNKER? NO, THAT'S A GOOD, SAFE PLAY. NO, THAT'S A GOOD, SAFE PLAY. BE ABLE TO HIT 3-WOOD FROM BE ABLE TO HIT 3-WOOD FROM THERE, JUST SHORT OF THE GREEN. THERE, JUST SHORT OF THE GREEN. HIS WEAPON IS HIS STABILITY AND HIS WEAPON IS HIS STABILITY AND HIS PRECISION. HIS PRECISION. MAKES VERY, VERY FEW MISTAKES. MAKES VERY, VERY FEW MISTAKES. WHEREAS THIS YOUNG FELLA IS WHEREAS THIS YOUNG FELLA IS JUST A PRODIGIOUS DRIVER OF THE JUST A PRODIGIOUS DRIVER OF THE BALL, AVERAGING 320 THIS WEEK, BALL, AVERAGING 320 THIS WEEK, LEADS DRIVING DISTANCE. LEADS DRIVING DISTANCE. SHORT SWING, GREAT HANDS. SHORT SWING, GREAT HANDS. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S AWESOME. YOU WOULD SAY, NICK, THAT'S THE YOU WOULD SAY, NICK, THAT'S THE PERFECT POSITION. PERFECT POSITION. NICK: YEAH, IT'S STEEP, THOUGH, NICK: YEAH, IT'S STEEP, THOUGH, VERY STEEP DOWNHILL LIE. VERY STEEP DOWNHILL LIE. BUT AGREE, GET IT AROUND THE BUT AGREE, GET IT AROUND THE CORNER. CORNER. HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET A HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET A BIG 5-IRON IN THERE. BIG 5-IRON IN THERE. IAN: HE DOES HIT IT A LONG WAY. IAN: HE DOES HIT IT A LONG WAY. LET'S SEE WHAT SHAPE TIGER LET'S SEE WHAT SHAPE TIGER CHOOSES. CHOOSES. DRAW IT OFF THE BUNKER. DRAW IT OFF THE BUNKER. IS HE DRAWING IT TOO MUCH? IS HE DRAWING IT TOO MUCH? AND YES, HE HAS T. IS DOWN IN AND YES, HE HAS T. IS DOWN IN THE PINE STRAW, AND THAT CAN THE PINE STRAW, AND THAT CAN FIND A TERRIBLE POSITION DOWN FIND A TERRIBLE POSITION DOWN THERE. THERE. IT'S VERY QUICK DOWN THE SLOPE IT'S VERY QUICK DOWN THE SLOPE INTO THE AZALEAS AND THE INTO THE AZALEAS AND THE DOGWOODS, AND A LITTLE STREAM DOGWOODS, AND A LITTLE STREAM RUNS DOWN THERE AS WELL. RUNS DOWN THERE AS WELL. THE HOLE SBRICE YOU TO O THAT, THE HOLE SBRICE YOU TO O THAT, TO DRAW IT OFF THE BUNKER. TO DRAW IT OFF THE BUNKER. LET'S GO TO 6. LET'S GO TO 6. >> AND JORDAN SPIETH FROM >> AND JORDAN SPIETH FROM BIRDIE. BIRDIE. OH, BROTHER. OH, BROTHER. TO 5TH. TO 5TH. JIM: PHIL MICKELSON. JIM: PHIL MICKELSON. PETER: JUST CANNOT GO RIGHT TO PETER: JUST CANNOT GO RIGHT TO THE FLAG MORE THAN THREE PACES. THE FLAG MORE THAN THREE PACES. OH, IT THREADS IT TO THE INCH. OH, IT THREADS IT TO THE INCH. JIM: LOOK AT THIS, FROM 2515! JIM: LOOK AT THIS, FROM 2515! NICK: IT'S IN! NICK: IT'S IN! JIM: 215! JIM: 215! OH! OH! ONE INCH. ONE INCH. NICK: IF VERNE WAS ON THE CALL, NICK: IF VERNE WAS ON THE CALL, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN. JIM: THAT'S WHAT IT MISSED. JIM: THAT'S WHAT IT MISSED. WOW. WOW. MOLINARI IN THE FAIRWAY. MOLINARI IN THE FAIRWAY. TIGER IN TROUBLE OFF THE TEE AT TIGER IN TROUBLE OFF THE TEE AT 2. 2. FINAU WITH A BOMB DOWN THE FINAU WITH A BOMB DOWN THE MIDDLE. IAN: THE WEATHER CAME IN, EVERYTHING WENT WRONG. EVERYTHING WENT WRONG. THIRD ROUND. THIRD ROUND. BUT I CAME BACK SOMEHOW AND BUT I CAME BACK SOMEHOW AND LOOKED AT THE STARTING TIMES LOOKED AT THE STARTING TIMES SANDIRKTSDZ, COME, YOU CAN SANDIRKTSDZ, COME, YOU CAN STILL DO THIS SOMEHOW. STILL DO THIS SOMEHOW. LOOK AT NAMES AROUND YOU. LOOK AT NAMES AROUND YOU. YOU CAN STILL DO THIS. YOU CAN STILL DO THIS. SO I CAME BACK OUT, CHANGED SO I CAME BACK OUT, CHANGED PUTTERS, AND WENT DOWN THE 1ST, PUTTERS, AND WENT DOWN THE 1ST, THE FRONT OF THE GREEN, AND THE FRONT OF THE GREEN, AND HOLED IT. HOLED IT. 40-FEERT. 40-FEERT. BIRDIED 2. BIRDIED 2. BIRDIED 4. BIRDIED 4. JIM: NICK WAS FIVE SHOTS BACK. JIM: NICK WAS FIVE SHOTS BACK. HE TURNED A FOUR UNDER 32. HE TURNED A FOUR UNDER 32. THEN HE BIRDIED 13 AND 14. THEN HE BIRDIED 13 AND 14. THEN 16 AND 17. THEN 16 AND 17. EIGHT BIRD HES IN ALL TO SHOOT EIGHT BIRD HES IN ALL TO SHOOT 65, THE LOWEST ROUND OF THE 65, THE LOWEST ROUND OF THE DAY. DAY. IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO SEND THE IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO SEND THE MASTERS TO A PLAYOFF. MASTERS TO A PLAYOFF. WHERE SCOTT HOCH MISSED WHAT WHERE SCOTT HOCH MISSED WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A WINNING WOULD HAVE BEEN A WINNING TWO-FOOT PUTT FOR PAR. TWO-FOOT PUTT FOR PAR. ON THE SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE, THE ON THE SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE, THE 11TH, NICK DRAINED A 30-FOOTER 11TH, NICK DRAINED A 30-FOOTER FOR THE VICTORY. FOR THE VICTORY. >> THERE IT IS! >> THERE IT IS! JIM: IT WAS HIS FIRST OF THREE JIM: IT WAS HIS FIRST OF THREE MASTERS WINS. MASTERS WINS. 30 YEARS AGO. 30 YEARS AGO. ALMOST A HALF A LIFETIME AGO. ALMOST A HALF A LIFETIME AGO. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. NICK: IT WAS, YEAH. NICK: IT WAS, YEAH. 31 THERE, 61 NOW. 31 THERE, 61 NOW. IT'S HALF MY LIFE. IT'S HALF MY LIFE. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DEAL THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH. WITH. I ENOUT MEMORIES, BUT THINKING I ENOUT MEMORIES, BUT THINKING IT'S HALF MY LIFE AGO STRUCK ME IT'S HALF MY LIFE AGO STRUCK ME WITH THAT. WITH THAT. JIM: OF COURSE, YOU WON IT TWO JIM: OF COURSE, YOU WON IT TWO MORE TIMES. MORE TIMES. SO, I MEAN, EVERY TIME YOU COME SO, I MEAN, EVERY TIME YOU COME HERE, THE MEMORIES YOU HAVE. HERE, THE MEMORIES YOU HAVE. NICK: OF COURSE, IT'S SO NICK: OF COURSE, IT'S SO SPECIAL. SPECIAL. I HAVE THE ONE-FOOT TREE. I HAVE THE ONE-FOOT TREE. I BRING MY SON, MATTHEW, HE'S I BRING MY SON, MATTHEW, HE'S BEEN HERE SINCE HE WAS 18. BEEN HERE SINCE HE WAS 18. HE'S NOW 30. HE'S NOW 30. SO WE PLAYED TOGETHER, AND WE SO WE PLAYED TOGETHER, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME ALWAYS HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME WALKING DOWN THE 11TH HOLE. WALKING DOWN THE 11TH HOLE. I DID A LITTLE PIECE FOR THE I DID A LITTLE PIECE FOR THE CLUB. CLUB. SO TO WALK DOWN THERE AND SO TO WALK DOWN THERE AND REMINISCE, IT'S GOING CHOKE ME REMINISCE, IT'S GOING CHOKE ME UP. UP. JIM: YEAH. JIM: YEAH. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. EXACTLY HOW YOU WERE WHEN YOU EXACTLY HOW YOU WERE WHEN YOU WON THE GREEN JACKET IN HERE. WON THE GREEN JACKET IN HERE. NICK: I KNEW YOU WANTED TO DO NICK: I KNEW YOU WANTED TO DO THAT TO ME. THAT TO ME. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] JIM: YEAH, SPECIAL MEMORIES. JIM: YEAH, SPECIAL MEMORIES. LET'S GO BACK OUT TO THE PLAY LET'S GO BACK OUT TO THE PLAY AT THE 2ND. AT THE 2ND. KEVIN: AND I KNOW EXACTLY HOW KEVIN: AND I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL, NICK. YOU FEEL, NICK. HE ALWAYS GETS ME TO CRY, TOO, HE ALWAYS GETS ME TO CRY, TOO, AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MY WIN THERE. WE TALK ABOUT MY WIN THERE. WELL DONE, MATE. WELL DONE, MATE. TIGER'S SECOND FROM THE TREES. TIGER'S SECOND FROM THE TREES. HE GOT A BIT OF A BREAK THERE, HE GOT A BIT OF A BREAK THERE, BEING ABLE TO PITCH OUT SO BEING ABLE TO PITCH OUT SO CLEANLY. CLEANLY. AND HE'S GOTTEN OUT OF TROUBLE AND HE'S GOTTEN OUT OF TROUBLE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL ALL WEEK. EXCEPTIONALLY WELL ALL WEEK. WELL PLAYED THERE. WELL PLAYED THERE. DIDN'T TRY TO TAKE ON TOO MUCH. DIDN'T TRY TO TAKE ON TOO MUCH. THIS IS FOR PAR. THIS IS FOR PAR. IAN POULTER WAS LONG IN THREE, IAN POULTER WAS LONG IN THREE, CHIPPED IT DOWN TO HERE, AND CHIPPED IT DOWN TO HERE, AND LIKE JUSTIN HARDING, WILL WALK LIKE JUSTIN HARDING, WILL WALK OFF WITH A BOGEY. OFF WITH A BOGEY. DISAPPOINTING SIX THERE AT THE DISAPPOINTING SIX THERE AT THE 2ND. 2ND. WEBB SIMPSON IN SHOT, HAS HIS WEBB SIMPSON IN SHOT, HAS HIS PUTT FOR BIRDIE. PUTT FOR BIRDIE. THIS IS WHERE HE PITCHED TO. THIS IS WHERE HE PITCHED TO. VERNE: XANDER SCHAUFFELE DOWN VERNE: XANDER SCHAUFFELE DOWN BELOW THE GREEN, CANNOT SEE THE BELOW THE GREEN, CANNOT SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE FLAGSTICK. BOTTOM OF THE FLAGSTICK. JUST A LITTLE OVER 40 YARDS. JUST A LITTLE OVER 40 YARDS. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET ENOUGH SPIN ON THIS. ENOUGH SPIN ON THIS. YOU'D HAVE TO TRY TO THROW IT A YOU'D HAVE TO TRY TO THROW IT A BIT HIGH, USE SOMETHING SOFTER. PETER: THAT'S WHAT RICKIE FOWLER DID EARLIER. FOWLER DID EARLIER. IT WILL ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, IT WILL ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, SLIGHTLY SHORTER VERSION OF IT. SLIGHTLY SHORTER VERSION OF IT. TRADITIONAL YOU OVERREACT, AND TRADITIONAL YOU OVERREACT, AND HIT IT LONG. HIT IT LONG. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. IAN: BROOKS KOEPKA FOR BIRDIE IAN: BROOKS KOEPKA FOR BIRDIE TO GET TO 11 UNDER AND TWO TO GET TO 11 UNDER AND TWO BACK. BACK. JIM: JUST A MACHINE. JIM: JUST A MACHINE. IAN: SHOWS VERY LITTLE EMOTION. IAN: SHOWS VERY LITTLE EMOTION. JUST KEEPS GRINDING. JUST KEEPS GRINDING. PETER: JUST LIKE ME. PETER: JUST LIKE ME. JIM: JUST LIKE YOU, NICK. JIM: JUST LIKE YOU, NICK. THIS WAS MOMENTS AGO FOR WEBB. THIS WAS MOMENTS AGO FOR WEBB. NICK: SO FAST DOWN THERE. NICK: SO FAST DOWN THERE. NICE, FLAT LIE, BUT A LONG WAY NICE, FLAT LIE, BUT A LONG WAY TO GO FOR OUR LEADER. TO GO FOR OUR LEADER. 307 YARDS TO THE HOLE. 307 YARDS TO THE HOLE. HAS TO DECIDE WHAT ANGLE HE HAS TO DECIDE WHAT ANGLE HE WANTS FOR THE PITCH. WANTS FOR THE PITCH. I LIKE THAT. I LIKE THAT. HOOK IT AS FAR LEFT AS HOOK IT AS FAR LEFT AS POSSIBLE, CLEAR VIEW. POSSIBLE, CLEAR VIEW. OH, VERY GOOD. OH, VERY GOOD. EXTREMELY GOOD. EXTREMELY GOOD. JIM: AS HE COULD DO, NICK, FROM JIM: AS HE COULD DO, NICK, FROM THAT FAR BACK. THAT FAR BACK. NICK: JUST CHIP AND RUN, 20 NICK: JUST CHIP AND RUN, 20 FEET FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, BUT FEET FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, BUT CLEAR RUN. CLEAR RUN. KEVIN: AND THEY ALL KNOW, AS WE KEVIN: AND THEY ALL KNOW, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY PRACTICE THAT ANGLE AND THAT PRACTICE THAT ANGLE AND THAT SHOT ALL WEEK IN PRACTICE. SHOT ALL WEEK IN PRACTICE. 265 TO THE HOLE FOR TONY. 265 TO THE HOLE FOR TONY. MIDDLE OF THE GREEN, AND TRY TO MIDDLE OF THE GREEN, AND TRY TO USE THE SLOPE TO FEED IT AROUND USE THE SLOPE TO FEED IT AROUND TO THE RIGHT. TO THE RIGHT. IF YOU CAN LAND IT AT LEAST 15 IF YOU CAN LAND IT AT LEAST 15 YARDS INTO THE GREEN, THEN HE YARDS INTO THE GREEN, THEN HE PICKS UP THAT MIDDLE SLOPE. PICKS UP THAT MIDDLE SLOPE. OR YOU DAIRY RIGHT OVER THE OR YOU DAIRY RIGHT OVER THE CORNER -- OR YOU CARRY IT RIGHT CORNER -- OR YOU CARRY IT RIGHT OVER THE CORNER. OVER THE CORNER. THAT WAS A MISS BECAUSE OF THE THAT WAS A MISS BECAUSE OF THE STEEP SLOPE YOU MENTIONED. STEEP SLOPE YOU MENTIONED. NICK: THAT IS MIGHTY STEEP. NICK: THAT IS MIGHTY STEEP. HARD TO HIT A LONG IRON FLUSH HARD TO HIT A LONG IRON FLUSH AND HIGH FROM SUCH A SEVERE AND HIGH FROM SUCH A SEVERE DOWN SLOPE. DOWN SLOPE. OVER TO 3. OVER TO 3. VERNE: THE THIRD SHOT NOW FOR VERNE: THE THIRD SHOT NOW FOR XANDER SCHAUFFELE. XANDER SCHAUFFELE. PETER: THAT COULD HAVE GONE IN PETER: THAT COULD HAVE GONE IN FOR THE SAME PRICE, BUT HE'LL FOR THE SAME PRICE, BUT HE'LL HAVE THAT DOWNHILL RIGHT HAVE THAT DOWNHILL RIGHT BREAKER FOR HIS PAR. BREAKER FOR HIS PAR. BACK TO TIGER AND 2. BACK TO TIGER AND 2. NICE DISCUSSION THERE WITH JOE NICE DISCUSSION THERE WITH JOE LACAVA, TIGER'S CADDIE. LACAVA, TIGER'S CADDIE. PETER: IF HE'S REALLY GOOD, HE PETER: IF HE'S REALLY GOOD, HE COULD NAME FOR HIS NAME ON THAT COULD NAME FOR HIS NAME ON THAT SCOREBOARD, BACK BEHIND SEVEN, SCOREBOARD, BACK BEHIND SEVEN, AND THAT'S A PERFECT LINE, AND THAT'S A PERFECT LINE, ISN'T IT? ISN'T IT? RIGHT THERE, MIDDLE OF THAT. RIGHT THERE, MIDDLE OF THAT. AND DOESN'T NEED TO DO TOO AND DOESN'T NEED TO DO TOO MUCH, HE'LL TRY TO HOLD IT, MUCH, HE'LL TRY TO HOLD IT, FADE A LITTLE, BUT THE SLOPE FADE A LITTLE, BUT THE SLOPE WILL BRING IT AROUND, IF HE CAN WILL BRING IT AROUND, IF HE CAN LAND IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE. LAND IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE. GOOD CONTACT. GOOD CONTACT. ANOTHER YARD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER YARD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT. GREAT. JUST TAKING A LITTLE LEFT KICK JUST TAKING A LITTLE LEFT KICK INSTEAD OF BEING A YARD LEFT INSTEAD OF BEING A YARD LEFT AND TAKING THE RIGHT KICK. AND TAKING THE RIGHT KICK. PETER: ON THE TEE AT 3, BROOKS PETER: ON THE TEE AT 3, BROOKS KOEPKA. KOEPKA. ABOUT HALF THE FIELD HAS BEEN ABOUT HALF THE FIELD HAS BEEN LAYING UP TODAY TO ATTACK THAT LAYING UP TODAY TO ATTACK THAT LEFT HOLE LOCATION. LEFT HOLE LOCATION. NOT BROOKS, HOWEVER. NOT BROOKS, HOWEVER. WELL, THAT'S COMING BACK WELL, THAT'S COMING BACK AROUND. AROUND. THAT MIGHT NOT BE TOO BAD UP THAT MIGHT NOT BE TOO BAD UP THERE. THERE. RIGHT NOW, FRANCESCO MOLINARI RIGHT NOW, FRANCESCO MOLINARI MAINTAINS A TWO-SHOT LEAD IN MAINTAINS A TWO-SHOT LEAD IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2019 THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2019 MASTERS. JIM: FOR PARENTS OF BOYS AND GIRLS 7 TO 15, REGARDLESS OF GIRLS 7 TO 15, REGARDLESS OF STILL LEVEL, DRIVE, CHIP AND STILL LEVEL, DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT REGISTRATION IS OPEN. PUTT REGISTRATION IS OPEN. VISIT DRIVECHIPANDPUTT.COM TO VISIT DRIVECHIPANDPUTT.COM TO FIND A LOCAL QUALM FEWER NEAR FIND A LOCAL QUALM FEWER NEAR AND YOU REGISTER. AND YOU REGISTER. WINNERS GET TO BRING A PARENT, WINNERS GET TO BRING A PARENT, AND THEY ADVANCE TO THE 2020 AND THEY ADVANCE TO THE 2020 NATIONAL FINALS AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL FINALS AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. NATIONAL. GO BACK TO 3. GO BACK TO 3. PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE, THIS PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE, THIS TO STAY AT MINUS 10. TO STAY AT MINUS 10. DIDN'T MAKE HARDLY ANYTHING DIDN'T MAKE HARDLY ANYTHING YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. HE'S MADE TWO REALLY GOOD PUTTS HE'S MADE TWO REALLY GOOD PUTTS SO FAR TODAY. SO FAR TODAY. CAN HE MAKE A THIRD? CAN HE MAKE A THIRD? WELL, THAT BALL BREAKS OFF DOWN WELL, THAT BALL BREAKS OFF DOWN TOWARDS RAY'S CREEK. TOWARDS RAY'S CREEK. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. IAN: WHERE FRANCESCO HAS LEFT IAN: WHERE FRANCESCO HAS LEFT HIMSELF IN AS GOOD OF POSITION HIMSELF IN AS GOOD OF POSITION AS POFPBLE OH, GREAT ANGLE. AS POFPBLE OH, GREAT ANGLE. DOES HE TRY TO LAND IT STRAIGHT DOES HE TRY TO LAND IT STRAIGHT IN LINE WITH THE FLAG WITH IN LINE WITH THE FLAG WITH SPIN, OR DOES HE GO LEFT AND SPIN, OR DOES HE GO LEFT AND LET IT ROLL DOWN? LET IT ROLL DOWN? HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S AIMING HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S AIMING STRAIGHT. STRAIGHT. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. A LITTLE TOO MUCH SPIN ON THE A LITTLE TOO MUCH SPIN ON THE DOWN SLOPE. DOWN SLOPE. BUT LEFT IT UNDER THE HOLE. BUT LEFT IT UNDER THE HOLE. LOOKING TO BECOME THE FIRST LOOKING TO BECOME THE FIRST ITALIAN TO WIN HERE AT THE ITALIAN TO WIN HERE AT THE MASTERS. MASTERS. HE, OF COURSE, WAS THE FIRST TO HE, OF COURSE, WAS THE FIRST TO WIN AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WIN AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR AT CARNOUSTIE. LAST YEAR AT CARNOUSTIE. NOW TONY. NOW TONY. SPINNING LOB WEDGE WITH SOME SPINNING LOB WEDGE WITH SOME LEFT TO RIGHT SPIN WOULD BE LEFT TO RIGHT SPIN WOULD BE IDEAL. IDEAL. THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO DO, COME BACK DOWN GET IT TO DO, COME BACK DOWN THE SLOPE, STILL FEEDING EVER THE SLOPE, STILL FEEDING EVER SO SLOWLY. SO SLOWLY. ALMOST. ALMOST. OVER TO 6. OVER TO 6. VERNE: MICKELSON. VERNE: MICKELSON. 8-IRON. 8-IRON. VERY WELL DONE. VERY WELL DONE. MANAGED TO PLACE IT ATOP THAT MANAGED TO PLACE IT ATOP THAT SHELF. SHELF. THIS THE TRADITIONAL SUNDAY THIS THE TRADITIONAL SUNDAY PLACE. PLACE. LET'S GO TO THREE. LET'S GO TO THREE. IAN: IAN POULTER, 128 YARDS. IAN: IAN POULTER, 128 YARDS. PETER: A LOT OF PLAYERS ELECT PETER: A LOT OF PLAYERS ELECT TO LAY BACK AND GET A PULL TO LAY BACK AND GET A PULL WEDGE AND GET SOME SPIN ON THE WEDGE AND GET SOME SPIN ON THE BALL. BALL. OK, THAT'LL REALLY QUICK. OK, THAT'LL REALLY QUICK. HE'S PUTTING RATE STRAIGHT HE'S PUTTING RATE STRAIGHT TOWARDS RAY'S CREEK. TOWARDS RAY'S CREEK. BACK TO 2. IAN: VISUALIZE THE SPEED. WHAT SPEED DO YOU WANT IT WHAT SPEED DO YOU WANT IT COMING OVER THE CREST AND DOWN COMING OVER THE CREST AND DOWN AROUND THIS SLOPE? AROUND THIS SLOPE? NICK MENTIONED YESTERDAY, TRY NICK MENTIONED YESTERDAY, TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE LAST FOUR TO TO FIGURE OUT THE LAST FOUR TO SIX FEET, EXACTLY WHAT ANGLE HE SIX FEET, EXACTLY WHAT ANGLE HE COMES IN AND DECIDE WHERE TO COMES IN AND DECIDE WHERE TO START THE PUTT TO GET IT TO START THE PUTT TO GET IT TO FEED DOWN AT THE END, VERY FAST FEED DOWN AT THE END, VERY FAST AT THE END. WE'VE SEEN THIS PUTT A COUPLE OF TIMES ALREADY RECENTLY. OF TIMES ALREADY RECENTLY. JUSTIN THOMAS PUTTED DOWN TO JUSTIN THOMAS PUTTED DOWN TO TAP-IN RANGE. TAP-IN RANGE. JON RAHM AS WELL. JON RAHM AS WELL. TWO PUTTS WOULD BE GOOD. TWO PUTTS WOULD BE GOOD. GET OFF THE PAR AFTER THE POOR GET OFF THE PAR AFTER THE POOR TEE SHOT. TEE SHOT. EACH TIME TIGER WAS 11 UNDER EACH TIME TIGER WAS 11 UNDER PAR AFTER THREE ROUNDS AT THE PAR AFTER THREE ROUNDS AT THE MASTERS HE WON. MASTERS HE WON. HE'LL HAVE TO BE GREAT TO BEAT HE'LL HAVE TO BE GREAT TO BEAT FRANCESCO MOLINARI TODAY. FRANCESCO MOLINARI TODAY. TWO BACK. IAN: NOT BAD. FOUR FEET LEFT. FOUR FEET LEFT. NO GIMME. NO GIMME. CROSS OVER TO THE NEXT GREEN CROSS OVER TO THE NEXT GREEN AND BROOKS. AND BROOKS. PETER: A GREAT VIEW OF WHAT PETER: A GREAT VIEW OF WHAT FACES KOEPKA. FACES KOEPKA. HE CAN PUT THIS JUST RIGHT OF HE CAN PUT THIS JUST RIGHT OF THE HOLE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN AND LET GRAVITY TAKE THE GREEN AND LET GRAVITY TAKE OVER. OVER. THAT SHOWS YOU HOW QUICK THE THAT SHOWS YOU HOW QUICK THE PUTT IAN POULTER WILL HAVE IS. PUTT IAN POULTER WILL HAVE IS. SO DIFFICULT. SO DIFFICULT. EVEN IN THE SOFTER, SLOWER EVEN IN THE SOFTER, SLOWER CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE THIS CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF WEATHER. WEEK BECAUSE OF WEATHER. DON'T CONFUSE SLOWER WITH SLOW. DON'T CONFUSE SLOWER WITH SLOW. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. IAN: SIX UNDER PAR YESTERDAY, IAN: SIX UNDER PAR YESTERDAY, TIED THE RECORD FOR LOW NINE TIED THE RECORD FOR LOW NINE HERE. HERE. GETS RIGHT TO THE HOLE DOWN GETS RIGHT TO THE HOLE DOWN THERE, JUST KEEPS GOING. THERE, JUST KEEPS GOING. BUT IF YOU START IT LEFT, IT BUT IF YOU START IT LEFT, IT STAYS LEFT. STAYS LEFT. IF HE WOULD GO ON AND WIN IF HE WOULD GO ON AND WIN TODAY, HE'D BE THE FIFTH TODAY, HE'D BE THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE PLAYER AT AUGUSTA CONSECUTIVE PLAYER AT AUGUSTA WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY WON A WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY WON A MAJOR. MAJOR. JIM: PATRICK CANTLAY. PETER: HE SHOT 64 YESTERDAY AND BIRDIED ONLY ONE OF THE PAR BIRDIED ONLY ONE OF THE PAR 5'S. 5'S. HE HAD TWO 20'S AND SEVEN HE HAD TWO 20'S AND SEVEN THREE'S ON HIS CARD. THREE'S ON HIS CARD. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. LET'S GO BACK TO 2. IAN: HE MADE A BEAUTIFUL PUTT IAN: HE MADE A BEAUTIFUL PUTT AT THE 1ST FOR HIS PAR, SO HIS AT THE 1ST FOR HIS PAR, SO HIS CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. VERY METHODICAL. VERY METHODICAL. WHICH YOU NEED TO BE. WHICH YOU NEED TO BE. DISAPPOINTING FIVE, REALLY, AT DISAPPOINTING FIVE, REALLY, AT THE 2ND. THE 2ND. EVERYONE LOOKING TO TRY TO MAKE EVERYONE LOOKING TO TRY TO MAKE BIRDIE THERE, GET OFF TO A BIRDIE THERE, GET OFF TO A POSITIVE START. POSITIVE START. T EVEN, NOT BAD AT ALL. T EVEN, NOT BAD AT ALL. HUGE PUTT HERE FOR TIGER TO HUGE PUTT HERE FOR TIGER TO STAY WITHIN TWO. STAY WITHIN TWO. BE A GOOD PAR SAVE AFTER THE BE A GOOD PAR SAVE AFTER THE POOR TEE SHOT. POOR TEE SHOT. JUST KEEP THAT MOMENTUM AND JUST KEEP THAT MOMENTUM AND RHYTHM AND POSITIVE VIBE GOING. RHYTHM AND POSITIVE VIBE GOING. ALWAYS GOOD WHEN YOU HOLE YOUR ALWAYS GOOD WHEN YOU HOLE YOUR FIRST PUTT, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY FIRST PUTT, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY FROM FOUR OR FIVE FEET. [APPLAUSE] IAN: A PAR FOR TIGER AT THE IAN: A PAR FOR TIGER AT THE 2ND. 2ND. BE VERY HAPPY TO STAY JUST BE VERY HAPPY TO STAY JUST WITHIN THE TWO-SHOT LEAD OF WITHIN THE TWO-SHOT LEAD OF MOLINARI THERE AFTER THE TEE MOLINARI THERE AFTER THE TEE SHOT. SHOT. OVER TO PHIL. OVER TO PHIL. VERNE: AND PHIL MICKELSON VERNE: AND PHIL MICKELSON ATTEMPTS TO JOIN THOSE AT EIGHT ATTEMPTS TO JOIN THOSE AT EIGHT UNDER. UNDER. TAPPED IN FOR HIS PAR AT THE TAPPED IN FOR HIS PAR AT THE 2ND. VERNE: THERE SHE GOES. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] AFTER AN OPENING BOGEY, TREE AFTER AN OPENING BOGEY, TREE BIRDIES IN THE LAST FOUR HOLES. BIRDIES IN THE LAST FOUR HOLES. LET'S GO TO 3. LET'S GO TO 3. PETER: AND THE BIRDIE TRY FOR PETER: AND THE BIRDIE TRY FOR BROOKS KOEPKA TO GET TO MINUS BROOKS KOEPKA TO GET TO MINUS 12. 12. IT BOBBLED A LITTLE BIT THROUGH IT BOBBLED A LITTLE BIT THROUGH THE FRINGE, THAT KNOCKED A THE FRINGE, THAT KNOCKED A LITTLE SPEED OFF. LITTLE SPEED OFF. SO HE'LL HAVE THAT LEFT FOR HIS SO HE'LL HAVE THAT LEFT FOR HIS PAR. PAR. OVER TO 5. OVER TO 5. JIM: RICKIE FOWLER, GOOD TEE JIM: RICKIE FOWLER, GOOD TEE SHOT HEEMPLET EIGHT UNDER PAR. SHOT HEEMPLET EIGHT UNDER PAR. NICK: PERFECT FOR RICKIE, KEPT NICK: PERFECT FOR RICKIE, KEPT IT IN. IT IN. HOW LITTLE CAN HE GO JUST LEFT HOW LITTLE CAN HE GO JUST LEFT OF THE FLAG, HIS LEFT? OF THE FLAG, HIS LEFT? THAT'S THREE PACES, FANTASTIC. THAT'S THREE PACES, FANTASTIC. JIM: TO 4. JIM: TO 4. DOTTIE: AND MATT KUCHAR. DOTTIE: AND MATT KUCHAR. A LITTLE EASIER CHIP SHOT HERE A LITTLE EASIER CHIP SHOT HERE THAN IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST. THAN IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST. AN FROM AN OBSERVATION STAND AN FROM AN OBSERVATION STAND THERE, AND THERE'S A LITTLE THERE, AND THERE'S A LITTLE MORE ROOM TO MISS LEFT. MORE ROOM TO MISS LEFT. BACK TO 3. BACK TO 3. KEVIN: AND WE'RE GOING SEE KEVIN: AND WE'RE GOING SEE DIFFERENT STRATEGY HERE ON THE DIFFERENT STRATEGY HERE ON THE 3RD HOLE FOR THESE PLAYERS. 3RD HOLE FOR THESE PLAYERS. MOLINARI GOING WITH THE LONG MOLINARI GOING WITH THE LONG IRON, LAYING WELL BACK. IRON, LAYING WELL BACK. THIS WAY HE TAKES THE BUNKERS THIS WAY HE TAKES THE BUNKERS OUT OF PLAY. OUT OF PLAY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT FLOWERING LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT FLOWERING PEACH. PEACH. 350 YARDS. 350 YARDS. OPTIONS ARE LAY BACK LIKE OPTIONS ARE LAY BACK LIKE MOLINARI DID, STAY SHORT OF MOLINARI DID, STAY SHORT OF THOSE BUNKERS DOWN THE THOSE BUNKERS DOWN THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. LEFT-HAND SIDE. OR YOU CAN BE AGGRESSIVE LIKE OR YOU CAN BE AGGRESSIVE LIKE TONY FINAU MIGHT BE AND BROOKS TONY FINAU MIGHT BE AND BROOKS KOEPKA WAS, YOU CAN DRIVE IT UP KOEPKA WAS, YOU CAN DRIVE IT UP TO THE RIGHT. TO THE RIGHT. IF YOU GET IT DOWN TO THE LEFT, IF YOU GET IT DOWN TO THE LEFT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT SHOT TODAY, BECAUSE DIFFICULT SHOT TODAY, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING UPHILL TO A YOU'RE GOING UPHILL TO A FLAGSTICK THAT YOU CANNOT SEE FLAGSTICK THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THE BOTTOM OF, AND ANYTHING THE BOTTOM OF, AND ANYTHING SHORT WILL ROLL RIGHT BACK DOWN SHORT WILL ROLL RIGHT BACK DOWN TO YOUR FEET. TO YOUR FEET. HERE'S FINAU WITH THE DRIVER. HERE'S FINAU WITH THE DRIVER. EACH PLAYER PLAYING TO HIS EACH PLAYER PLAYING TO HIS STRENGTH. STRENGTH. TONY FINAU LEADING IN DRIVING TONY FINAU LEADING IN DRIVING DISTANCE. DISTANCE. IAN: I THINK IT SHOWS HIS IAN: I THINK IT SHOWS HIS STRENGTH THAT HE'S NOT STRENGTH THAT HE'S NOT INFLUENCED BY THOSE TWO AND DO INFLUENCED BY THOSE TWO AND DO HIS OWN THING. HIS OWN THING. PETER: ABSOLUTELY. PETER: ABSOLUTELY. LET'S GO OVER TO 7. LET'S GO OVER TO 7. JASON DAY. JASON DAY. JUST 112 LEFT, AND THAT'S A JUST 112 LEFT, AND THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL SHOT. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. BACK OVER TO 3. BACK OVER TO 3. INTERESTING, TIGER, HE'S GOING INTERESTING, TIGER, HE'S GOING LAY BACK WITH THE IRON AS WELL. LAY BACK WITH THE IRON AS WELL. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE NICK, IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE NICK, WE'RE BACK TO THE OLD TIGER. WE'RE BACK TO THE OLD TIGER. IN HIS PRIME, EVERY TIME HE HIT IN HIS PRIME, EVERY TIME HE HIT AN ERRANT SHOT, IT SEEMS LIKE AN ERRANT SHOT, IT SEEMS LIKE HE ENDED UP IN GOOD OF POSSIBLE HE ENDED UP IN GOOD OF POSSIBLE POSITION AS HE COULD AND POSITION AS HE COULD AND RECOVERED FROM IT. RECOVERED FROM IT. AND WE'RE SEEING THAT A LOT AND WE'RE SEEING THAT A LOT THIS WEEK. THIS WEEK. NICK: I AGREE WITH THAT PLAY ON NICK: I AGREE WITH THAT PLAY ON NUMBER 3, BECAUSE THAT HOLE NUMBER 3, BECAUSE THAT HOLE LOCATION IS KIND OF A CROWN, SO LOCATION IS KIND OF A CROWN, SO YOU NEED TO CONTROL THAT SECOND YOU NEED TO CONTROL THAT SECOND SHOT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. SHOT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. IF YOU'RE 40 YARDS FROM THE IF YOU'RE 40 YARDS FROM THE GREEN, YOU CAN MAKE A REAL MEAL GREEN, YOU CAN MAKE A REAL MEAL OF IT. OF IT. PETER: AS WE WATCH POULTER MAKE PETER: AS WE WATCH POULTER MAKE AN EIGHT-FOOTER FOR HIS PAR. AN EIGHT-FOOTER FOR HIS PAR. LET'S GO OVER TO 5. LET'S GO OVER TO 5. JIM: LOUIST OOSTHUIZEN. JIM: LOUIST OOSTHUIZEN. NICK: THIS COULDN'T BE ANY MORE NICK: THIS COULDN'T BE ANY MORE DIFFICULT, UP A LEFT TO RIGHT DIFFICULT, UP A LEFT TO RIGHT RIDGE, SLOW TURN BACK TO RIGHT. RIDGE, SLOW TURN BACK TO RIGHT. EXTREMELY SLOW. EXTREMELY SLOW. THEY CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. THEY CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. IT'S BEEN, WELL, AUGUSTA STANDS IT'S BEEN, WELL, AUGUSTA STANDS AT SLOW ALL WEEK. AT SLOW ALL WEEK. JIM: JUST A LITTLE PAST 10:00 JIM: JUST A LITTLE PAST 10:00 LOCAL TIME. LOCAL TIME. [CAPTIONING FUNDED BY CBS [CAPTIONING FUNDED BY CBS SPORTS DIVISION] SPORTS DIVISION] JOINT MASTERS TOURNAMENT JOINT MASTERS TOURNAMENT SUPERSEDING OUR NORMAL SUPERSEDING OUR NORMAL SUBPOENAED MORNING PROGRAMMING SUBPOENAED MORNING PROGRAMMING WITH AN EARLY START BECAUSE OF WITH AN EARLY START BECAUSE OF THREATENING WEATHER ON THE WAY. THREATENING WEATHER ON THE WAY. TEE TIMES BEGAN AT 7:30 THIS TEE TIMES BEGAN AT 7:30 THIS MORNING. MORNING. WE CAME ON THE AIR AN HOUR AGO WE CAME ON THE AIR AN HOUR AGO AT 9:00. AT 9:00. THIS IS THE STORM THAT'S BEEN THIS IS THE STORM THAT'S BEEN THE CONCERN ALL WEEK LONG. THE CONCERN ALL WEEK LONG. THEY WERE FORECAST FOR DOOM AND THEY WERE FORECAST FOR DOOM AND GLOOM SUNDAY AFTERNOON GLOOM SUNDAY AFTERNOON FORECAST, AND IT'S NEVER GONE FORECAST, AND IT'S NEVER GONE AWAY. AWAY. AND IT IS DEFINITELY AND IT IS DEFINITELY APPROACHING. APPROACHING. THEY'RE THINKING MAYBE IN THE THEY'RE THINKING MAYBE IN THE 3:00 RANGE. 3:00 RANGE. LET'S GO TO 4. LET'S GO TO 4. DOTTIE: MATT KUCHAR TRYING STAY DOTTIE: MATT KUCHAR TRYING STAY UNDER PAR FOR THE DAY. UNDER PAR FOR THE DAY. THIS HOLE WAS ACTUALLY WHERE THIS HOLE WAS ACTUALLY WHERE HIS CHANCES CAME COMPLETELY HIS CHANCES CAME COMPLETELY UNRAVELED IN 2014. UNRAVELED IN 2014. HE FOUR-PUTTED HERE FOR A HE FOUR-PUTTED HERE FOR A DOUBLE, ENDED UP FINISHING TIED DOUBLE, ENDED UP FINISHING TIED FOR FIFTH. FOR FIFTH. SEEMS LIKE HE IS ALWAYS AROUND SEEMS LIKE HE IS ALWAYS AROUND THE LEAD, THOUGH ON THE WEEKEND THE LEAD, THOUGH ON THE WEEKEND HERE AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. HERE AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. PLAYED HERE AS AN AMATEUR AFTER PLAYED HERE AS AN AMATEUR AFTER WINNING THE U.S. AMATEUR, HAD A WINNING THE U.S. AMATEUR, HAD A GREAT YEAR THAT YEAR. SCOMBROIMP AT THE 5TH, DUSTIN JOHNSON, SLOW START. JOHNSON, SLOW START. -- -- JIM: AND OVER AT THE 5TH JUSTIN JIM: AND OVER AT THE 5TH JUSTIN JOHNSON, SLOW START. JOHNSON, SLOW START. ONE OVER THROUGH FOUR, AND THAT ONE OVER THROUGH FOUR, AND THAT WILL BE A GOOD FIVE FEET COMING WILL BE A GOOD FIVE FEET COMING BACK FOR HIS PAR. BACK FOR HIS PAR. HE RESIDES AT SEVEN UNDER. HE RESIDES AT SEVEN UNDER. LET'S GO TO THE TEE AT 4. LET'S GO TO THE TEE AT 4. DOTTIE: BROOKS KOEPKA. DOTTIE: BROOKS KOEPKA. 243 YARDS TO GET IT BACK ON THE 243 YARDS TO GET IT BACK ON THE PLATEAU WHERE THE HOLE IS CUT PLATEAU WHERE THE HOLE IS CUT TODAY. TODAY. NICK, THAT WILL BE EXCITING. NICK, THAT WILL BE EXCITING. NICK: NOT FOR HIM. NICK: NOT FOR HIM. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] NICK: YEAH, GOOD SIX FEET OF NICK: YEAH, GOOD SIX FEET OF BREAK, BUT COULD RUN AWAY. BREAK, BUT COULD RUN AWAY. DOTTIE: TO 3. DOTTIE: TO 3. PETER: ALL RIGHT, MOLINARI, THE PETER: ALL RIGHT, MOLINARI, THE FIRST TO PLAY, 136 YARDS. FIRST TO PLAY, 136 YARDS. WIND STARTING TO PICK UP, WIND STARTING TO PICK UP, GUSTING OVER 20 BY AROUND NOON GUSTING OVER 20 BY AROUND NOON TIME LOCAL. TIME LOCAL. NOT VERY MUCH DEPTH TO THE NOT VERY MUCH DEPTH TO THE GREEN IN N LINE WITH THE FLAG, GREEN IN N LINE WITH THE FLAG, SO PRUDENT PLAY OUT TO THE SO PRUDENT PLAY OUT TO THE RIGHT JUST A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT JUST A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A CUT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF A CUT FLIGHT, MIGHT EVEN SOFTEN THE FLIGHT, MIGHT EVEN SOFTEN THE LANDING MORE. LANDING MORE. THAT WAS DEFINITELY A CUT THAT WAS DEFINITELY A CUT RELEASE. RELEASE. THAT'S OK. THAT'S OK. THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. HE'S GOING TO BE PUTTING BACK HE'S GOING TO BE PUTTING BACK UP THE SLOPE. UP THE SLOPE. IT WILL BREAK SEVERELY TO HIS IT WILL BREAK SEVERELY TO HIS RIGHT. RIGHT. LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AT 5. LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AT 5. JIM: TRYING TO GET THE SECOND JIM: TRYING TO GET THE SECOND PUTT TO DROP. PUTT TO DROP. OVERREAD IT. OVERREAD IT. BACK TO 3. BACK TO 3. PETER: TIGER SET TO PLAY. PETER: TIGER SET TO PLAY. IAN: DOWN WIND WEDGE. IAN: DOWN WIND WEDGE. HE'S HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE HE'S HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE THIS WEEK. THIS WEEK. PETER: AND IT'S ONLY 125 YARDS, PETER: AND IT'S ONLY 125 YARDS, SO THIS WILL BE EITHER A SAND SO THIS WILL BE EITHER A SAND WEDGE OR GAP WEDGE. WEDGE OR GAP WEDGE. IMPORTANT TO GET THE TRAJECTORY IMPORTANT TO GET THE TRAJECTORY RIGHT. RIGHT. IF YOU DON'T GET IT HIGH IF YOU DON'T GET IT HIGH ENOUGH, THE WIND IT ACTUALLY ENOUGH, THE WIND IT ACTUALLY KNOCK IT DOWN. KNOCK IT DOWN. TO SCOMMY IT CAN CARRY IT TO SCOMMY IT CAN CARRY IT OVER. OVER. -- TOO HIGH AND IT CAN CARRY IT -- TOO HIGH AND IT CAN CARRY IT OVER. OVER. BEAUTIFUL RHYTHM THERE. BEAUTIFUL RHYTHM THERE. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC. ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC. THAT SAID, HE WILL HAVE TO HIT THAT SAID, HE WILL HAVE TO HIT THAT PUTT ABOUT SIX INCHES. THAT PUTT ABOUT SIX INCHES. TRUST ME, IT WILL GET TO THE TRUST ME, IT WILL GET TO THE HOLE. HOLE. VERY CALM LOOKING TIGER WOODS VERY CALM LOOKING TIGER WOODS THESE DAYS. THESE DAYS. LET'S GO TO RICKIE FOWLER. LET'S GO TO RICKIE FOWLER. JIM: WHO HIT A WONDERFUL SHOT JIM: WHO HIT A WONDERFUL SHOT IN HERE, HAS A CHANCE TO MAKE IN HERE, HAS A CHANCE TO MAKE BIRDIE. BIRDIE. IAN: OH, THAT'S THAT MOMENT IAN: OH, THAT'S THAT MOMENT WHERE, YEAH, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE WHERE, YEAH, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE MUST TO REWARD THAT SHOT. MUST TO REWARD THAT SHOT. JIM: BACK OVER TO 3. JIM: BACK OVER TO 3. PETER: A LITTLE BIT OF PETER: A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFICULT FOR TONY FINAU. DIFFICULT FOR TONY FINAU. HIS BALL HAS COME TO REST RIGHT HIS BALL HAS COME TO REST RIGHT AGAINST THE SECOND CUT. AGAINST THE SECOND CUT. SO CLEAN CONTACT IS GOING TO BE SO CLEAN CONTACT IS GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC. PROBLEMATIC. GOOD LOOK AT THE LIE. GOOD LOOK AT THE LIE. THE SECOND CUT THIS YEAR, NICK, THE SECOND CUT THIS YEAR, NICK, APPEARS TO ME AT LEAST TO BE A APPEARS TO ME AT LEAST TO BE A LOT LONGER. LOT LONGER. IAN: OBVIOUSLY GROWN OVER THE IAN: OBVIOUSLY GROWN OVER THE WEEK. WEEK. PETER: I TELL YOU WHAT, FROM PETER: I TELL YOU WHAT, FROM WHERE HE WAS, THATS NOT THAT BAD. WHERE HE WAS, THEANTS THAT BAD. -- THAT'S NOT THAT BAD. -- THAT'S NOT THAT BAD. ALL RIGHT, THE FINAL GROUP HAS ALL RIGHT, THE FINAL GROUP HAS MADE ITS WAY TO THE THIRD MADE ITS WAY TO THE THIRD GREEN, AND FRANCESCO MOLINARI GREEN, AND FRANCESCO MOLINARI STILL HAS HIS TWO-SHOT LEAD. VERNE: BACK AT THE 3RD HOLE. DELICATE CHIP FOR TONY FINAU. DELICATE CHIP FOR TONY FINAU. JUST ON THE HIGH SIDE. JUST ON THE HIGH SIDE. LET'S GO TO 7. LET'S GO TO 7. VERNE: AND PHIL, THE SECOND VERNE: AND PHIL, THE SECOND CUT, LEFT SIDE. CUT, LEFT SIDE. HOLE LOCATION IS FRONT RIGHT, HOLE LOCATION IS FRONT RIGHT, AND THAT IS BRILLIANT. AND THAT IS BRILLIANT. BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY COMING UP BIRDIE OPPORTUNITY COMING UP FOR PHIL, ALREADY TWO UNDER FOR PHIL, ALREADY TWO UNDER TODAY FOR THE FINAL ROUND. TODAY FOR THE FINAL ROUND. TO 3. TO 3. PETER: MOLINARI WILL BE NEXT TO PETER: MOLINARI WILL BE NEXT TO PLAY. PLAY. PUTTING BACK UP THE SLOPE, PUTTING BACK UP THE SLOPE, MOVING TO HIS RIGHT. MOVING TO HIS RIGHT. AFTER 54 HOLES, ONLY JUSTIN AFTER 54 HOLES, ONLY JUSTIN HARDING HAD FEWER PUTTS THAN HARDING HAD FEWER PUTTS THAN MOLINARI. MOLINARI. THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. IT'S SO SLOW GOING UP THE HILL, IT'S SO SLOW GOING UP THE HILL, NICK, AND SO FAST DOWN. NICK, AND SO FAST DOWN. NICK: IN THE BACK, I WAS GOING NICK: IN THE BACK, I WAS GOING TO SAY, IN THE BACK OF YOUR TO SAY, IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND, THREE DOWN THE HILL IS MIND, THREE DOWN THE HILL IS THE FASTEST, AND THEN THE OTHER THE FASTEST, AND THEN THE OTHER WAY, HOW DO YOU TRICK YOUR MIND WAY, HOW DO YOU TRICK YOUR MIND TO GO FOR IT? TO GO FOR IT? PETER: WELL, THREE PARS FOR OUR PETER: WELL, THREE PARS FOR OUR LEADER, NICK, AND OBVIOUSLY I LEADER, NICK, AND OBVIOUSLY I THINK HE WANTED TO BE ONE, THINK HE WANTED TO BE ONE, POSSIBLY TWO UNDER PAR AFTER POSSIBLY TWO UNDER PAR AFTER THE FIRST THREE HOLES. THE FIRST THREE HOLES. BUT EVEN PAR IS NOT BAD. BUT EVEN PAR IS NOT BAD. NICK: WELL, HE HAD A GOOD NICK: WELL, HE HAD A GOOD CHANCE AT 2, BUT STEAD EDDIE CHANCE AT 2, BUT STEAD EDDIE RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, IF THINGS ARE GOING TO I MEAN, IF THINGS ARE GOING TO GET -- WELL, THE TENSION IS GET -- WELL, THE TENSION IS CERTAINLY GETTING TIGHT, WHEN CERTAINLY GETTING TIGHT, WHEN THE CONDITIONS GET MORE THE CONDITIONS GET MORE DIFFICULT, WE SHALL SEE. DIFFICULT, WE SHALL SEE. PETER: TO 4. PETER: TO 4. DOTTIE: ADVENTUROUS BIRDIE PUTT DOTTIE: ADVENTUROUS BIRDIE PUTT OF BROOKS KOEPKA. OF BROOKS KOEPKA. THIS IS WHERE THE BIGGEST BREAK THIS IS WHERE THE BIGGEST BREAK IS, AND THE SPEED. IS, AND THE SPEED. FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC. 1 TO 10, WHAT DO YOU SAY, NICK? 1 TO 10, WHAT DO YOU SAY, NICK? 8-ISH? 8-ISH? NICK: 8-ISH. NICK: 8-ISH. 8.4. 8.4. DOTTIE: OK. DOTTIE: OK. TIGER. TIGER. PETER: ALL RIGHT, LET'S PAY PETER: ALL RIGHT, LET'S PAY ATTENTION TO THIS ONE. ATTENTION TO THIS ONE. THE DIFFICULTY HERE, IT IS SO THE DIFFICULTY HERE, IT IS SO FAST THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET FAST THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET IT STARTED ON THE RIGHT LINE. IT STARTED ON THE RIGHT LINE. NICK: IT'S GOING TO HOOK, AND I NICK: IT'S GOING TO HOOK, AND I AGREE, BETTER HIT THAT SIX AGREE, BETTER HIT THAT SIX INCHES RIGHT AND JUST TOUCH IT INCHES RIGHT AND JUST TOUCH IT AND HOPEFULLY IT TURNS AT THE AND HOPEFULLY IT TURNS AT THE RIGHT CURVE. NICK: OH, YES. TIGER WOODS NOW ONE BACK. TIGER WOODS NOW ONE BACK. NICK: PETER, I THINK HE'S GOING NICK: PETER, I THINK HE'S GOING PLAY THIS LIKE A MARATHON, JUST PLAY THIS LIKE A MARATHON, JUST SNEAK ALONG BEHIND HIM. SNEAK ALONG BEHIND HIM. HE KNOWS THEY'RE ALL UNDER HE KNOWS THEY'RE ALL UNDER PRESSURE. PRESSURE. I SAID IT AT THE BEGINNING OF I SAID IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO THE WEEK, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO GET WOUND UP TRYING TO WIN THE GET WOUND UP TRYING TO WIN THE MASTERS, BUT HE'S BEEN THERE, MASTERS, BUT HE'S BEEN THERE, HE KNOWS IT, HE KNOWS THAT HE KNOWS IT, HE KNOWS THAT FEELING. FEELING. I THINK HE'S GOT A GREAT I THINK HE'S GOT A GREAT FEELING FROM THIS, JUST A FEELING FROM THIS, JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK WHEN HE COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK WHEN HE BEAT RORY MCILROY ON THAT BEAT RORY MCILROY ON THAT SATURDAY, I THINK HE PUT SATURDAY, I THINK HE PUT HIMSELF IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON HIMSELF IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON MODE. MODE. AND I THINK IT WAS A GOOD AND I THINK IT WAS A GOOD LITTLE TESTER. LITTLE TESTER. PETER: YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO PETER: YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING CHESS MATCH BE AN INTERESTING CHESS MATCH TO SEE WHO BLINKS FIRST. TO SEE WHO BLINKS FIRST. MOLINARI HAS BEEN IMPECCABLE MOLINARI HAS BEEN IMPECCABLE WITH HIS BALL STRIKING, AND WITH HIS BALL STRIKING, AND CONSISTENT, STICKING WITH HIS CONSISTENT, STICKING WITH HIS GAME PLAN. GAME PLAN. TIGER, WHO'S HIT SOME ERRANT TIGER, WHO'S HIT SOME ERRANT SHOTS, BUT GOT AWAY WITH THEM. SHOTS, BUT GOT AWAY WITH THEM. WILL HIS PRESENCE MAKE A WILL HIS PRESENCE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IN THE OTHER PLAYERS' GAMES? PLAYERS' GAMES? THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO UNFOLD THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO UNFOLD OVER THE NEXT 15 HOLES. OVER THE NEXT 15 HOLES. THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE 4TH THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE 4TH TEE. TEE. DOTTIE, IT'S ALL YOURS. DOTTIE, IT'S ALL YOURS. DOTTIE: WELL, THIS WAS A DOTTIE: WELL, THIS WAS A PAIRING OR GROUPING WHERE TIGER PAIRING OR GROUPING WHERE TIGER AND MOLINARI WERE TOGETHER LAST AND MOLINARI WERE TOGETHER LAST YEAR WHEN MOLINARI WON THE OPEN YEAR WHEN MOLINARI WON THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT CARNOUSTIE. CHAMPIONSHIP AT CARNOUSTIE. THEY'VE FACED OFF IN THE RYDER THEY'VE FACED OFF IN THE RYDER CUP AGAINST EACH OTHER. CUP AGAINST EACH OTHER. THIS IS WHERE WEBB SIMPSON UP THIS IS WHERE WEBB SIMPSON UP AT THE GREEN. AT THE GREEN. BIRDIED EIGHT OF HIS LAST 10 BIRDIED EIGHT OF HIS LAST 10 HOLES YESTERDAY. HOLES YESTERDAY. AND THAT IS A CLASSY TOUCH AND THAT IS A CLASSY TOUCH THERE. THERE. IT IS BY FAR HIS BEST ROUND AT IT IS BY FAR HIS BEST ROUND AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. AUGUSTA NATIONAL. THIS WAS A BIT EARLIER, IAN THIS WAS A BIT EARLIER, IAN POULTER. POULTER. A LITTLE BIT OF HELP FROM A LITTLE BIT OF HELP FROM BROOKS KOEPKA'S PUTT. BROOKS KOEPKA'S PUTT. IAN: YEAH, BUT HE HAD TO RUN IT IAN: YEAH, BUT HE HAD TO RUN IT THROUGH THE FRINGE. THROUGH THE FRINGE. HOW DID HE GUESS THAT? HOW DID HE GUESS THAT? DOTTIE: HOW GREAT THAT WAS DOTTIE: HOW GREAT THAT WAS SPEED CONTROL? SPEED CONTROL? IAN: THAT WENT 15, 18 FEET. IAN: THAT WENT 15, 18 FEET. THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. DOTTIE: LIVE LOOK AT THE DOTTIE: LIVE LOOK AT THE REIGNING U.S. OPEN CHAMPION. REIGNING U.S. OPEN CHAMPION. LAST GUY TO WIN THE OPEN AND LAST GUY TO WIN THE OPEN AND THEN WIN THE MASTERS, TIGER, THEN WIN THE MASTERS, TIGER, 2001. 2001. DOTTIE: NO NERVES. DOTTIE: NO NERVES. CERTAINLY NOT MANY VOIDS IN THE CERTAINLY NOT MANY VOIDS IN THE GAME. GAME. AHEAD TO 7. AHEAD TO 7. VERNE: AND PHIL FOR HIS FOURTH VERNE: AND PHIL FOR HIS FOURTH BIRDIE IN FIVE HOLES. VERNE: JUST SO DELICATE. TO 4. TO 4. DOTTIE: WEBB. DOTTIE: WEBB. IT WIGGLED IN. IT WIGGLED IN. ALWAYS A GOOD THREE. ALWAYS A GOOD THREE. STILL WAITING TO GET THAT ROUND STILL WAITING TO GET THAT ROUND ON TRACK AFTER YESTERDAY'S BIG ON TRACK AFTER YESTERDAY'S BIG FINISH. FINISH. TIGER WAITING FOR POULTER. TIGER WAITING FOR POULTER. TO CLEAR. TO CLEAR. AHEAD TO THE ALL-NEW PAR 4 5TH. AHEAD TO THE ALL-NEW PAR 4 5TH. STRETCHED OUT SOME 40 YARDS. STRETCHED OUT SOME 40 YARDS. NICK, WHEN THUD HOLE LOCATION NICK, WHEN THUD HOLE LOCATION IN FRONT OF YOU, WHERE WAS YOUR IN FRONT OF YOU, WHERE WAS YOUR TARGET? TARGET? NICK: YEAH, YOU CAN TURN IT IN NICK: YEAH, YOU CAN TURN IT IN THERE, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A THERE, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM. LITTLE BIT OF ROOM. NUMBER ONE IS BUNKER. NUMBER ONE IS BUNKER. YOU CAN'T FAN IT RIGHT. YOU CAN'T FAN IT RIGHT. I SHOULD THINK TIGER WILL GO I SHOULD THINK TIGER WILL GO WITH A STRONG DRAW, BECAUSE WITH A STRONG DRAW, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO CARRY IT ABOUT 10 THEY WANT TO CARRY IT ABOUT 10 YARDS IN LINE WITH THE FLAG. YARDS IN LINE WITH THE FLAG. IF THEY GO LONG LEFT, THAT'S IF THEY GO LONG LEFT, THAT'S IT, THAT'S A GOOD MISS. IT, THAT'S A GOOD MISS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, FIND THAT BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, FIND THAT WIND DIRECTION. WIND DIRECTION. DOTTIE: A LITTLE BIT MORE DOTTIE: A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED, BECAUSE IT IS AN COMPLICATED, BECAUSE IT IS AN ELEVATED TEE, HE PLAYS DOWN 10 ELEVATED TEE, HE PLAYS DOWN 10 YARDS. YARDS. GOT TO TAKE A WALK UP TO THE GOT TO TAKE A WALK UP TO THE FRONT, GET PAST THE LINE OF FRONT, GET PAST THE LINE OF PATRONS, WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE PATRONS, WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE WIND, LOOK UP A LITTLE HIGHER WIND, LOOK UP A LITTLE HIGHER EASILY. EASILY. HE SAYS IT'S ACROSS. HE SAYS IT'S ACROSS. NICK: DEPENDING WHAT HE WANTS NICK: DEPENDING WHAT HE WANTS TO DO, HE'S EITHER GOT THE WIND TO DO, HE'S EITHER GOT THE WIND TO FADE AGAINST OR IF HE NEEDS TO FADE AGAINST OR IF HE NEEDS THE EXTRA YARDAGE, TURN THE THE EXTRA YARDAGE, TURN THE DREW GET IT ALL THE WAY UP DREW GET IT ALL THE WAY UP THERE. THERE. DOTTIE: MICKELSON TAPPED IN. DOTTIE: MICKELSON TAPPED IN. TIGER'S PLAYED THIS HOLE IN ONE TIGER'S PLAYED THIS HOLE IN ONE UNDER FOR THE WEEK. UNDER FOR THE WEEK. THAT WAS A DRAW SWING. THAT WAS A DRAW SWING. DOES IT STAY ON THE FALSE DOES IT STAY ON THE FALSE FRONT? FRONT? NO. NO. NICK: HIT THE SHOT, BUT WITH NICK: HIT THE SHOT, BUT WITH THE WRONG STICK. THE WRONG STICK. DOTTIE: CORRECT. DOTTIE: CORRECT. ALWAYS GUESSING AT THE WIND UP ALWAYS GUESSING AT THE WIND UP THERE, AND IT WAS THE WRONG THERE, AND IT WAS THE WRONG GUESS. GUESS. TO 5. TO 5. JIM: AND THAT DRIVER OUT AGAIN. JIM: MAY HAVE HIT SOMEONE, HELPED HIS CAUSE. HELPED HIS CAUSE. LET'S GO BACK TO 4. LET'S GO BACK TO 4. DOTTIE: MOLINARI ON THE TEE. DOTTIE: MOLINARI ON THE TEE. HE'S MADE PARS ALL THREE DAYS. HE'S MADE PARS ALL THREE DAYS. TERRIFIC UP AND IN YESTERDAY TERRIFIC UP AND IN YESTERDAY FROM HOLE HIGH ON THE RIGHT FROM HOLE HIGH ON THE RIGHT BUNKER. REALLY GOOD BALANCE THERE, NOT TRY TO OVERHIT IT AT ALL. TRY TO OVERHIT IT AT ALL. CLASSY GOLF SHOT. CLASSY GOLF SHOT. TO 5. TO 5. JIM: XANDER SCHAUFFELE. NICK: NEEDED MORE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ON THAT ONE. KNOWLEDGE ON THAT ONE. THE GREENS HAVE BEEN REBUILT, 5 THE GREENS HAVE BEEN REBUILT, 5 AND 18. AND 18. JIM: BACK TO 4. JIM: BACK TO 4. DOTTIE: TONY FINAU. DOTTIE: TONY FINAU. SEE THE BREEZE STARTING TO PICK SEE THE BREEZE STARTING TO PICK UP. UP. THAT'S JUST FINE. THAT'S JUST FINE. MORE ROOM TO MISS OVER THERE. MORE ROOM TO MISS OVER THERE. FRANCESCO MOLINARI, THE FRANCESCO MOLINARI, THE REIGNING OPEN CHAMPION, HANGING REIGNING OPEN CHAMPION, HANGING ON TO HIS THIN ONE-SHOT LEAD. JIM: THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS, STILL HIGH DRAMA EARLY MASTERS, STILL HIGH DRAMA EARLY IN THE DAY, AS MOLINARI LEADS IN THE DAY, AS MOLINARI LEADS BY ONE OVER WOODS, TWO BETTER BY ONE OVER WOODS, TWO BETTER THAN KOEPKA AND FINAU, AND FOUR THAN KOEPKA AND FINAU, AND FOUR AHEAD OF SCHAUFFELE AND AHEAD OF SCHAUFFELE AND SIMPSON. JIM: FOR REAL-TIME SCORING, LIVE VIDEO NEWS AND MORE, VISIT LIVE VIDEO NEWS AND MORE, VISIT MASTERS.COM. MASTERS.COM. IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE, IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE'S A NEW TRACK THERE'S A NEW TRACK ENHANCEMENT. ENHANCEMENT. WITHIN MIVENTS EVERY SHOT, FANS WITHIN MIVENTS EVERY SHOT, FANS WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS FROM THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS FROM THEIR DRIVE OFF THE FIRST TEE TO THE DRIVE OFF THE FIRST TEE TO THE FINAL PUTT ON THE 18TH GREEN. FINAL PUTT ON THE 18TH GREEN. FIRST TEE IS IN EFFECT ALL DAY FIRST TEE IS IN EFFECT ALL DAY WITH THE SPLIT TEES. WITH THE SPLIT TEES. LET'S GO BACK OUT TO THE 5TH. LET'S GO BACK OUT TO THE 5TH. SCHAUFFELE FOR PAR. SCHAUFFELE FOR PAR. PETER: BEEN PRETTY GOOD AT THIS PETER: BEEN PRETTY GOOD AT THIS DISTANCE. DISTANCE. OH, MY GOODNESS, JUST A SMIDGEN OH, MY GOODNESS, JUST A SMIDGEN FIRM. FIRM. JIM: LET'S GO BACK TO THE 4TH. JIM: LET'S GO BACK TO THE 4TH. DOTTIE: TIGER RIGHT THERE ON DOTTIE: TIGER RIGHT THERE ON THAT FALSE FRONT. THAT FALSE FRONT. HAVE A SHOT OF NEARLY 100 FEET. HAVE A SHOT OF NEARLY 100 FEET. HOLE SET BACK 29. HOLE SET BACK 29. NICK: DIRECTION IS NO BIG NICK: DIRECTION IS NO BIG DISTANCE, JUST CONTROL. DISTANCE, JUST CONTROL. PROBABLY RUN NOT MUCH MORE THAN PROBABLY RUN NOT MUCH MORE THAN THREE FEET OF BREAK. THREE FEET OF BREAK. DOTTIE: TAKE A DELOUB TAKE THAT DOTTIE: TAKE A DELOUB TAKE THAT FALSE FRONT OUT OF PLAY, AND FALSE FRONT OUT OF PLAY, AND THEN GET THE BALL AND CHASE IT. THEN GET THE BALL AND CHASE IT. NICK: YEAH, LAND IT ON THE NICK: YEAH, LAND IT ON THE SECOND LITTLE PLATTER, NICE AND SECOND LITTLE PLATTER, NICE AND FLAT. DOTTIE: ALMOST LIKE A PUTT BACK AT 3, BUT THIS ONE UPHILL, NOT AT 3, BUT THIS ONE UPHILL, NOT NEARLY AS FAST AS HE HAD IT NEARLY AS FAST AS HE HAD IT THERE. THERE. BROOKS KOEPKA, GET RELIEF WITH BROOKS KOEPKA, GET RELIEF WITH ALL OF THE RAIN THAT HAS ALL OF THE RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN, THEY'VE DONE AN FALLEN, THEY'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF GETTING THE INCREDIBLE JOB OF GETTING THE SURROUNDS PREPARED TO PLAY. SURROUNDS PREPARED TO PLAY. THAT WAS THE MASTEST COMMITTEE THAT WAS THE MASTEST COMMITTEE AND RULES COMMITTEE ON THE AND RULES COMMITTEE ON THE EUROPEAN TOUR. EUROPEAN TOUR. NOW TONY FINAU. NOW TONY FINAU. IAN: JUST PLAYED A NICE CHIP IN IAN: JUST PLAYED A NICE CHIP IN THE LAST. THE LAST. MAYBE HE'S WARMED UP. MAYBE HE'S WARMED UP. DOTTIE: FIRM LEFT WRIST. DOTTIE: FIRM LEFT WRIST. NOT A WHOLE LOT CAN GO WRONG NOT A WHOLE LOT CAN GO WRONG WITH THAT SORT OF TECHNIQUE. WITH THAT SORT OF TECHNIQUE. HE SEEMS VERY UNHURRIED AND HE SEEMS VERY UNHURRIED AND COMFORTABLE. COMFORTABLE. IAN: WELL, A LOT OF CLUB FOR IAN: WELL, A LOT OF CLUB FOR POULTER INTO THE 5TH. POULTER INTO THE 5TH. THE WRONG MISS. THE WRONG MISS. JIM: LOOK AT THAT PUTT. JIM: LOOK AT THAT PUTT. NICK: UP AND OVER. NICK: UP AND OVER. RIGHT TO LEFT, LEFT TO RIGHT, RIGHT TO LEFT, LEFT TO RIGHT, JUDGE THE DISTANCE. JUDGE THE DISTANCE. JIM: BACK OVER TO 4. JIM: BACK OVER TO 4. DOTTIE: LOOKING AT A GUY WHO IS DOTTIE: LOOKING AT A GUY WHO IS 16-16 WHEN HE'S MISSED THE 16-16 WHEN HE'S MISSED THE GREENS FOR THE WEEK. GREENS FOR THE WEEK. IAN: ONLY AN INCH. IAN: ONLY AN INCH. THAT'S HARSH, DOTTIE. THAT'S HARSH, DOTTIE. I'D TAKE THAT ONE ANY DAY. I'D TAKE THAT ONE ANY DAY. DOTTIE: JUST GOING BY WHAT DOTTIE: JUST GOING BY WHAT THOSE STAT PEOPLE SAY. THOSE STAT PEOPLE SAY. IAN: THE RULE BOOK. IAN: THE RULE BOOK. DOTTIE: THE IMPORTANT PART DOTTIE: THE IMPORTANT PART ABOUT THIS GROUND SO FAR, IT'S ABOUT THIS GROUND SO FAR, IT'S BEEN PRETTY STRESS-LESS FOR BEEN PRETTY STRESS-LESS FOR MOLINARI. MOLINARI. VERY CALCULATED. VERY CALCULATED. JIM: THAT IS IF YOU DON'T COUNT JIM: THAT IS IF YOU DON'T COUNT TIGER BREATHING DOWN YOUR NECK TIGER BREATHING DOWN YOUR NECK AS STRESS. AS STRESS. KOEPKA. KOEPKA. IAN: BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS IAN: BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE. ONE. JIM: IT'S LEANING. JIM: IT'S LEANING. IT'S GOING LEFT. IT'S GOING LEFT. IAN: SUPERB, CARRIED ACROSS THE IAN: SUPERB, CARRIED ACROSS THE RIDGE, STOPPED IN TWO PACES. RIDGE, STOPPED IN TWO PACES. JIM: DOESN'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE JIM: DOESN'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE CRAZY BREAKING PUTTS. CRAZY BREAKING PUTTS. HE'LL BE HAPPY WITH THAT. HE'LL BE HAPPY WITH THAT. BACK TO 4. BACK TO 4. DOTTIE: TIGER FOR PAR. DOTTIE: TIGER FOR PAR. GOT THIS PRETTY WELL UNDER THE GOT THIS PRETTY WELL UNDER THE HOLE, I THINK MAYBE LEFT EDGE HOLE, I THINK MAYBE LEFT EDGE AT THE MOST WITH SOME PACE. AT THE MOST WITH SOME PACE. NICK: YEAH, DEFINITELY NEEDS NICK: YEAH, DEFINITELY NEEDS FIRM. FIRM. JUST STAND UP AND GOOD CRUNCH JUST STAND UP AND GOOD CRUNCH TO THIS PUTT. TO THIS PUTT. DON'T IMPORTANCE OF THIS PUTT, DON'T IMPORTANCE OF THIS PUTT, THOUGH, IS THAT IT CONTINUES THOUGH, IS THAT IT CONTINUES THE MOMENTUM HE HAD BY MAKING THE MOMENTUM HE HAD BY MAKING BIRDIE AT 3. NICK: THE CHIP TURNED LEFT AND THE PUTT DIDN'T. DOTTIE: THOSE ARE THE SHOTS AS PLAYERS YOU JUST KICK YOURSELF, PLAYERS YOU JUST KICK YOURSELF, BECAUSE IT SEEMS -- IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT SEEMS -- IT'S JUST WASTED. WASTED. MOST OF THE TIME YOU WOULD GET MOST OF THE TIME YOU WOULD GET THAT BALL UP AND IN. THAT BALL UP AND IN. MISTAKES SEEM TO BE MAGNIFIED MISTAKES SEEM TO BE MAGNIFIED AS YOU GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO AS YOU GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE END OF SUNDAY. THE END OF SUNDAY. NOW FINAU FOR THREE. NICK: TOUGH STRETCH, ISN'T IT, DOTTIE? DOTTIE? 4, 5 -- WELL, 7 SALTS EASIER, 4, 5 -- WELL, 7 SALTS EASIER, BUT 4, 5, 6 ARE PRETTY BUT 4, 5, 6 ARE PRETTY DEMANDING. DEMANDING. DOTTIE: THIS IS FIRST NINE'S DOTTIE: THIS IS FIRST NINE'S AMEN CORNER. AMEN CORNER. OVER THE YEARS, IT'S ACTUALLY OVER THE YEARS, IT'S ACTUALLY PLAYED HARDER THAN WHAT WE KNOW PLAYED HARDER THAN WHAT WE KNOW IS AMEN CORNER ON THE SECOND IS AMEN CORNER ON THE SECOND NINE. NINE. TO 8. TO 8. PETER: THIS IS JASON DAY, PETER: THIS IS JASON DAY, CHIPPED IT JUST SHORT OF THE CHIPPED IT JUST SHORT OF THE GREEN IN TWO. GREEN IN TWO. AND THE JASON DAY MOVES TO AND THE JASON DAY MOVES TO EIGHT UNDER PAR. EIGHT UNDER PAR. IN A TIE FOR SIXTH WITH SEVEN IN A TIE FOR SIXTH WITH SEVEN OTHERS. OTHERS. THAT DOUBLE AT 15 YESTERDAY THAT DOUBLE AT 15 YESTERDAY DERAILED JASON'S CHANCES. DERAILED JASON'S CHANCES. PETER: PETER CANTLAY CONTINUING PETER: PETER CANTLAY CONTINUING HIS FINE PLAY FROM YESTERDAY. HIS FINE PLAY FROM YESTERDAY. THAT'S A BIRDIE. THAT'S A BIRDIE. COMING IN OFF THE 64, ONE OF COMING IN OFF THE 64, ONE OF THREE, A REMARKABLE DAY OF THREE, A REMARKABLE DAY OF SCORING. SCORING. IAN: THEY WENT BACK TO GOOD 40 IAN: THEY WENT BACK TO GOOD 40 YARDS, BUT EVEN MORE YARDS, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY BROUGHT THE IMPORTANTLY, THEY BROUGHT THE TWO BUNKERS THERE, BROUGHT THEM TWO BUNKERS THERE, BROUGHT THEM TOWARDS THE 40 YARDS. TOWARDS THE 40 YARDS. SO IT LOOKS THE SAME, PLAYS THE SO IT LOOKS THE SAME, PLAYS THE SAME. SAME. IT'S ABOUT 285 TO REACH. IT'S ABOUT 285 TO REACH. YOU CANNOT GO LEFT, YOU CANNOT YOU CANNOT GO LEFT, YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING FROM DOWN THERE. SEE ANYTHING FROM DOWN THERE. THAT'S YOUR LANDING AREA. THAT'S YOUR LANDING AREA. THAT'S THE PERFECT SPOT. THAT'S THE PERFECT SPOT. KOEPKA WAS IN THAT RIGHT HAND KOEPKA WAS IN THAT RIGHT HAND ROUGH. ROUGH. AND THEN WE TURN SLIGHTLY, AND THEN WE TURN SLIGHTLY, REBUILT THE GREEN, COMPLETELY REBUILT THE GREEN, COMPLETELY SOFTENED THE SLOPES IN THE SOFTENED THE SLOPES IN THE FRONT AREA, THE FAMOUS KIND OF FRONT AREA, THE FAMOUS KIND OF S BEND. S BEND. LIKE A NOSE IN THE GREEN. LIKE A NOSE IN THE GREEN. YOU SEE THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN YOU SEE THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SOFTENED TO HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SOFTENED TO CREATE THE HOLE LOCATION FROM CREATE THE HOLE LOCATION FROM YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. AND YOU JUST SAW IAN POULTER'S AND YOU JUST SAW IAN POULTER'S PUTT FINISH. PUTT FINISH. YOU'VE GOT TO FINISH LEFT OF YOU'VE GOT TO FINISH LEFT OF THAT FLAG. THAT FLAG. JIM: ALL PARS FOR MOLINARI. JIM: ALL PARS FOR MOLINARI. OH, WAY RIGHT. OH, WAY RIGHT. NICK: OH, OH, OH. NICK: OH, OH, OH. THE FERRARI BLEW A SILL I THE FERRARI BLEW A SILL I UNDERSTANDER DID. UNDERSTANDER DID. JIM: JUST LOOK AT THE TREES IN JIM: JUST LOOK AT THE TREES IN THE BACKGROUND, REALLY PICKING THE BACKGROUND, REALLY PICKING UP. UP. UP ON THE GREEN, KOEPKA FOR UP ON THE GREEN, KOEPKA FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. NICK: THAT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE NICK: THAT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE SECOND SHOT, AND THAT WAS HIS SECOND SHOT, AND THAT WAS HIS ONLY OPTION, JUST NAILED IT TO ONLY OPTION, JUST NAILED IT TO THE SPOT, AND HE'S STRUGGLING THE SPOT, AND HE'S STRUGGLING WITH THE PACE. WITH THE PACE. IT'S GRAY, IT'S HUMID, IT'S BY IT'S GRAY, IT'S HUMID, IT'S BY GUST STANDARDS, SLOW. GUST STANDARDS, SLOW. JIM: BACK TO THE TEE NOW, JIM: BACK TO THE TEE NOW, FINAU. FINAU. ALSO FAVORING THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO FAVORING THE RIGHT SIDE. JIM: NOW TIGER IS GOING STEP UP JIM: NOW TIGER IS GOING STEP UP THEY'RE A TEE THAT HAS REALLY THEY'RE A TEE THAT HAS REALLY GIVEN HIM TROUBLE. GIVEN HIM TROUBLE. HE'S HIT IT IN THE BUNKER, THE HE'S HIT IT IN THE BUNKER, THE FRONT BUNKER ON THE LEFT-HAND FRONT BUNKER ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, THE FIRST THREE DAYS. SIDE, THE FIRST THREE DAYS. HE'S MADE BIRDIE EVERY TIME HE'S MADE BIRDIE EVERY TIME HE'S HAD SIX BOGEYS. HE'S HAD SIX BOGEYS. JUST HAD HIS SIXTH, BUT THREE JUST HAD HIS SIXTH, BUT THREE OF THEM HAVE COME RIGHT HERE. OF THEM HAVE COME RIGHT HERE. IAN: THAT'S WHY HE'S GONE FOR IAN: THAT'S WHY HE'S GONE FOR THREE, BECAUSE IN THEORY, IF HE THREE, BECAUSE IN THEORY, IF HE PULLS, IT IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T PULLS, IT IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T REACH THE BUNKER. REACH THE BUNKER. SO THAT GIVES HIM A MUCH WIDER SO THAT GIVES HIM A MUCH WIDER AREA. AREA. PETER: NICK, MOVING THE BUNKER PETER: NICK, MOVING THE BUNKER BACK MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BACK MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ON THE GREEN IF YOU'RE IN IT. ON THE GREEN IF YOU'RE IN IT. NICK: YEAH, THEY'RE EIGHT FEET NICK: YEAH, THEY'RE EIGHT FEET DEEP. DEEP. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. THROUGH IN A -- THREW IN A BIT THROUGH IN A -- THREW IN A BIT OF STRATEGY. OF STRATEGY. JIM: PROBABLY SAYING WHY DIDN'T JIM: PROBABLY SAYING WHY DIDN'T DIE THAT THE FIRST THREE DIE THAT THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS? ROUNDS? NICK: ABSOLUTELY. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. JIM: ON THE GREEN. JIM: ON THE GREEN. SIMPSON. SIMPSON. NICK: PUTTED FANTASTIC NICK: PUTTED FANTASTIC YESTERDAY WITH HIS 64. YESTERDAY WITH HIS 64. HE'S ADAPTING TO THE PACE. HE'S ADAPTING TO THE PACE. JIM: OH, GOOD. JIM: OH, GOOD. TPWHIPE A TRY. TPWHIPE A TRY. -- -- NICK: WHAT A TRY. NICK: WHAT A TRY. JIM: AUTOPSY HEAD TO THE 8TH. JIM: AUTOPSY HEAD TO THE 8TH. IAN: JUST AN IRON FOR JON RAHM IAN: JUST AN IRON FOR JON RAHM HERE. HERE. BALL LOCATION HOLD, BACK BALL LOCATION HOLD, BACK CENTER. CENTER. LESS THAN EIGHT FEET FOR EAGLE. LESS THAN EIGHT FEET FOR EAGLE. THE BIG-HITTING RAHM, EVEN PAR THE BIG-HITTING RAHM, EVEN PAR THROUGH 7. THROUGH 7. JIM: TO 6. JIM: TO 6. PETER MATT KUCHAR. PETER MATT KUCHAR. VERNE: PLAYABLE OFF THE TEE. VERNE: PLAYABLE OFF THE TEE. AND A CHALLENGE FOR PAR. AND A CHALLENGE FOR PAR. NICK: YEAH, THIS IS THE ONE NICK: YEAH, THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S UP, TURN LEFT, STRADDLE THAT'S UP, TURN LEFT, STRADDLE THE RIDGE, RELEASE. THE RIDGE, RELEASE. HIS TOUCH HAS BEEN -- WELL ON HIS TOUCH HAS BEEN -- WELL ON THE 4TH AND 5TH, TWO THE 4TH AND 5TH, TWO MAGNIFICENT DEMONSTRATIONS OF MAGNIFICENT DEMONSTRATIONS OF TOUCH. TOUCH. JIM: BACK TO 6. JIM: BACK TO 6. VERNE: A BLEMISH FOR KUCHAR. VERNE: A BLEMISH FOR KUCHAR. JIM: KOEPKA WITH HIS PAR AT 5. JIM: KOEPKA WITH HIS PAR AT 5. ONE UNDER FOR THE ROUND. ONE UNDER FOR THE ROUND. THREE-WAY TIE FOR SECOND. THREE-WAY TIE FOR SECOND. KOEPKA WITH FINAU AND WOODS. KOEPKA WITH FINAU AND WOODS. MOLINARI ON TOP BY TWO, JUST AS MOLINARI ON TOP BY TWO, JUST AS HE STARTED. JIM: WE'RE BACK AT THE 5TH HOLE WITH THE FINAL GROUP. WITH THE FINAL GROUP. MOLINARI AND FINAU BOTH DRIVING MOLINARI AND FINAU BOTH DRIVING IT RIGHT. IT RIGHT. AND MOLINARI IS WAY BACK. AND MOLINARI IS WAY BACK. AND HE HIS CADDIE HAVE BEEN AND HE HIS CADDIE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. TOGETHER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. >> HOLD, PLEASE, GUYS, VERY >> HOLD, PLEASE, GUYS, VERY STILL, PLEASE. STILL, PLEASE. NICK: GRABBED WHAT MOST PLAYERS NICK: GRABBED WHAT MOST PLAYERS USE. USE. JIM: HE'S HAD HIS OWN DECORATED JIM: HE'S HAD HIS OWN DECORATED CAREER, U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION, CAREER, U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION, GOING UP TO RENO. GOING UP TO RENO. AND THEY'RE PLAY HOST TO THE AND THEY'RE PLAY HOST TO THE RYDER CUP IN 2022 IN ROME. RYDER CUP IN 2022 IN ROME. NICK: SAME SWING. NICK: SAME SWING. I THINK HE JUST NECKED IT, A I THINK HE JUST NECKED IT, A LITTLE GRIMACE, BUT THAT'S A LITTLE GRIMACE, BUT THAT'S A GOOD SAFE LEAD, STILL OBVIOUSLY GOOD SAFE LEAD, STILL OBVIOUSLY DIFFICULT. DIFFICULT. JIM: NOT AN EASY ONE AT ALL, JIM: NOT AN EASY ONE AT ALL, NICK. NICK. AS WE GO TO THE 6TH. AS WE GO TO THE 6TH. VERNE: AND BROOKS KOEPKA. VERNE: AND BROOKS KOEPKA. 8-IRON. 8-IRON. NICK: EIGHT YARDS WIDE. NICK: EIGHT YARDS WIDE. OH, NO, LEFT IT DOWN SLOPE. OH, NO, LEFT IT DOWN SLOPE. I CAN PROMISE YOU, THAT IS I CAN PROMISE YOU, THAT IS BRUTALLY DIFFICULT FROM THERE. BRUTALLY DIFFICULT FROM THERE. VERNE: YES. VERNE: YES. JIM: WE JUST SAW KUCHAR MAKE JIM: WE JUST SAW KUCHAR MAKE FOUR FROM THAT SPOT. FOUR FROM THAT SPOT. SO BACK TO TIGER IN HIS SECOND. SO BACK TO TIGER IN HIS SECOND. AGAIN, WELL BACK, AGAIN, WELL BACK, UNDERSTANDABLY. UNDERSTANDABLY. ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FLAG. ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FLAG. POULTER, THERE YOU GO. POULTER, THERE YOU GO. WE KNOW IT'S DOABLE. WE KNOW IT'S DOABLE. JIM: TIGER TRYING TO BREAK THE JIM: TIGER TRYING TO BREAK THE GARY PLAYER RECORD, HE WENT GARY PLAYER RECORD, HE WENT FROM 1961 TO 1974, 13 YEARS, FROM 1961 TO 1974, 13 YEARS, AND THEN WON AGAIN IN 1978. AND THEN WON AGAIN IN 1978. TIGER, IF HE WON TODAY, WOULD TIGER, IF HE WON TODAY, WOULD BE 14 YEARS. BE 14 YEARS. TO 7. TO 7. VERNE: AND RICKIE FOWLER, TOP VERNE: AND RICKIE FOWLER, TOP RIGHT BUNKER, LEAVES IT IN RIGHT BUNKER, LEAVES IT IN THERE. THERE. JIM: FINAU. JIM: FINAU. WANTS IT UP. WANTS IT UP. NICK: SO DIFFICULT. NICK: SO DIFFICULT. AS YOU KNOW, YOU GET GET A AS YOU KNOW, YOU GET GET A FLYER AND GO LONG OVER THE FLYER AND GO LONG OVER THE GREEN. GREEN. THAT'S THEIR DEFENSIVE PLAY. THAT'S THEIR DEFENSIVE PLAY. JIM: BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW JIM: BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW MANY OF THE THREE GET DOWN IN MANY OF THE THREE GET DOWN IN TWO FOR PAR. TWO FOR PAR. THE FINAL ROUND, AND MOLINARI THE FINAL ROUND, AND MOLINARI IS OUR LEADER. JIM: PLEASE VISIT DRIVECHIPANDPUTT.COM FOR MORE DRIVECHIPANDPUTT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER. INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER. OVER TO THE 8TH. OVER TO THE 8TH. NICK: TWO BIRDIES, TWO BOGEYS NICK: TWO BIRDIES, TWO BOGEYS SO FAR TODAY FOR JON RAHM. SO FAR TODAY FOR JON RAHM. THIS FOR EAGLE. THIS FOR EAGLE. AND THE THE 24-YEAR-OLD, GREW AND THE THE 24-YEAR-OLD, GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY UP IN UP IN THE COUNTRY UP IN NORTHERN SPAIN. NORTHERN SPAIN. AND THEN HE'S THE FINEST YOUNG AND THEN HE'S THE FINEST YOUNG PLAYER OUT THERE TODAY. PLAYER OUT THERE TODAY. BACK OVER TO 5. BACK OVER TO 5. JIM: LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE JIM: LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE MOLINARI AWAY. MOLINARI AWAY. AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP FINAU AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP FINAU . . ON THAT SAME LINE. ON THAT SAME LINE. AS YOU'LL SEE THE 65 NAMES BY AS YOU'LL SEE THE 65 NAMES BY GO, THE LARGEST NUMBER OF GO, THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PLAYERS TO EVER QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYERS TO EVER QUALIFY FOR THE WEEKEND IN THE HISTORY OF THE WEEKEND IN THE HISTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT. TOURNAMENT. THE LAST 10 ROUNDS IN MAJORS, THE LAST 10 ROUNDS IN MAJORS, INCLUDING TODAY, HE'S HAD FIVE INCLUDING TODAY, HE'S HAD FIVE BOGEY-FREE ROUNDS, NICK. BOGEY-FREE ROUNDS, NICK. NICK: WOW. NICK: WOW. JIM: THAT'S AMAZING. JIM: THAT'S AMAZING. JUST ONE HERE FOR THE WEEK. JUST ONE HERE FOR THE WEEK. NICK: ONLY 11TH, I BELIEVE, ON NICK: ONLY 11TH, I BELIEVE, ON DAY ONE. DAY ONE. WENT THE WEEKEND TO WIN THE WENT THE WEEKEND TO WIN THE OPEN BOGEY-FREE. OPEN BOGEY-FREE. WELL, THIS IS INTERESTING. WELL, THIS IS INTERESTING. ELECTING TO CARRY IT ALL THE ELECTING TO CARRY IT ALL THE WAY. WAY. NICE LITTLE UPSLOPE. NICE LITTLE UPSLOPE. JIM: GOING UP TOP WITH IT. JIM: GOING UP TOP WITH IT. NICK: GREAT VIEW THERE. NICK: GREAT VIEW THERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MOUND. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MOUND. BUT THEY'VE BEEN SOFTENED BUT THEY'VE BEEN SOFTENED CONSIDERABLY. CONSIDERABLY. JIM: DECIDED NOT TO RIDE THE JIM: DECIDED NOT TO RIDE THE RIDGE. RIDGE. GO TO 6. GO TO 6. VERNE: AND KOEPKA. VERNE: AND KOEPKA. NICK: THIS IS GOING TO BE HIS NICK: THIS IS GOING TO BE HIS MOMENT IN THE ROUND IF HE CAN MOMENT IN THE ROUND IF HE CAN KEEP THIS UP AND DOWN. KEEP THIS UP AND DOWN. VERNE: WELL, HE'S STILL GOT TO VERNE: WELL, HE'S STILL GOT TO CHALLENGE. CHALLENGE. BACK TO 5. BACK TO 5. JIM: WELL, IT DIDN'T HELP FINAU JIM: WELL, IT DIDN'T HELP FINAU LIKE TOWN WAS HOPING. LIKE TOWN WAS HOPING. HE WAS HOPING HE'D GO LOW WITH HE WAS HOPING HE'D GO LOW WITH IT. NICK: DEFINITELY BUMP IT TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN IT WILL COME RIGHT, AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK TO THE LEFT. BACK TO THE LEFT. JIM: THAT'S SCARY LOOKING RIGHT JIM: THAT'S SCARY LOOKING RIGHT THERE. THERE. NICK: YEAH, THERE WE GO. NICK: YEAH, THERE WE GO. SO YOU WANT TO GO -- YOU'LL SO YOU WANT TO GO -- YOU'LL PROBABLY END UP GOING MORE TO PROBABLY END UP GOING MORE TO THE LEFT FOR SAFETY. THE LEFT FOR SAFETY. SEE HOW IT'S GOING -- SEE HOW IT'S GOING -- JIM: WATCH OUT, GOING ALL THE JIM: WATCH OUT, GOING ALL THE WAY OVER. WAY OVER. NICK: HE'S LOST IT. NICK: HE'S LOST IT. THERE IT IS. THERE IT IS. THAT MAY BE THE SMARTEST SHOT. THAT MAY BE THE SMARTEST SHOT. HE DIDN'T WANT TO CHIP IT. HE DIDN'T WANT TO CHIP IT. JIM: IT'S HIS STRATEGY. JIM: IT'S HIS STRATEGY. OF COURSE, HE NEEDS TO MAKE THE OF COURSE, HE NEEDS TO MAKE THE PAYOFF PUTT, BUT THAT'S WHAT PAYOFF PUTT, BUT THAT'S WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH HIS. COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH HIS. LET'S GO BACK TO 6. LET'S GO BACK TO 6. VERNE: AND WEBB SIMPSON WAY OUT VERNE: AND WEBB SIMPSON WAY OUT OF THE AREA. OF THE AREA. SO HE'LL HAVE -- WE'VE SEEN SO HE'LL HAVE -- WE'VE SEEN SOME LENGTH ON THESE PUTTS, SOME LENGTH ON THESE PUTTS, NICK. NICK. NICK: YEAH, WELL, GOT A LITTLE NICK: YEAH, WELL, GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO GET BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO GET CLOSE. CLOSE. THE COMFORT LEVEL IS THE COMFORT LEVEL IS DIMINISHING AS THE ROUND GOES DIMINISHING AS THE ROUND GOES ALONG. ALONG. JIM: AND BACK HERE WITH TIGER. JIM: AND BACK HERE WITH TIGER. AS YOU SAID, POULTER JUST MADE AS YOU SAID, POULTER JUST MADE THIS ONE LOOK LIKE IT WASN'T THIS ONE LOOK LIKE IT WASN'T COMPLICATED OR STRESSFUL. COMPLICATED OR STRESSFUL. NICK: VERY SIMILAR VERSION. NICK: VERY SIMILAR VERSION. IT WILL CLIMB TRITE LEFT, ALONG IT WILL CLIMB TRITE LEFT, ALONG THE RIDGE, AND THEN FEED BACK THE RIDGE, AND THEN FEED BACK TO THE RIGHT. TO THE RIGHT. HE'S LOOKING WAY RIGHT TO BEGIN HE'S LOOKING WAY RIGHT TO BEGIN IT. JIM: BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT HOLE OF THE WEEK. HOLE OF THE WEEK. ASKING FOR IT TO SLOW DOWN. ASKING FOR IT TO SLOW DOWN. THERE SHE GOES. THERE SHE GOES. LET'S GO TO 6. LET'S GO TO 6. VERNE: IAN POULTER. VERNE: THERE YOU ARE. OFFSETS THE BOGEY ON 2, BUT THE OFFSETS THE BOGEY ON 2, BUT THE BIRDIE ON 6. BIRDIE ON 6. AND WE'LL GO BACK TO THE 5TH. AND WE'LL GO BACK TO THE 5TH. AND ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO AND ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL HERE TO GET OUT. HERE TO GET OUT. JIM: ESPECIALLY FINAU. JIM: ESPECIALLY FINAU. NICK: IT'S MOMENTS LIKE YOU NICK: IT'S MOMENTS LIKE YOU DON'T WANT TO COMPOUND THINGS DON'T WANT TO COMPOUND THINGS AND GET CRAZY. AND GET CRAZY. ACTUALLY WOULD BE QUITE HAPPY ACTUALLY WOULD BE QUITE HAPPY FOR A TWO-PUTT FROM THERE. FOR A TWO-PUTT FROM THERE. JIM: GET YOUR SPEED RIGHT. JIM: GET YOUR SPEED RIGHT. BACK TO 6. BACK TO 6. VERNE: KOEPKA TO SAVE HIS VERNE: KOEPKA TO SAVE HIS THREE. THREE. NICK: IT'S A BIG MOMENT. NICK: IT'S A BIG MOMENT. WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOING ON? AH. AH. ON THE 5TH GREEN. ON THE 5TH GREEN. ENTERTAINING, VERNE. ENTERTAINING, VERNE. FOR EVERYBODY. FOR EVERYBODY. VERNE: AS EXPECTED. VERNE: AS EXPECTED. I THINK. I THINK. JIM: COULD BRING A LOT OF FOLKS JIM: COULD BRING A LOT OF FOLKS BACK INTO IT, NICK, IF MOLINARI BACK INTO IT, NICK, IF MOLINARI FAILS TO MAKE IT AND TIGER. FAILS TO MAKE IT AND TIGER. NOW, TIGER TRYING TO MAKE PAR NOW, TIGER TRYING TO MAKE PAR ON THIS HOLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THIS HOLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL WEEK. ALL WEEK. WHEN ELSE THE LAST TIME YOU CAN WHEN ELSE THE LAST TIME YOU CAN RECALL, IF EVER, THAT HE RECALL, IF EVER, THAT HE BOGEYED A HOLE? BOGEYED A HOLE? NICK: I CAN'T. NICK: I CAN'T. YOU CAN STILL WIN BY BOGEYS ONE YOU CAN STILL WIN BY BOGEYS ONE HOLE ALL FOUR DAYS IN A WEEK. HOLE ALL FOUR DAYS IN A WEEK. JIM: THIS FOR PAR. JIM: GOT HIM AGAIN. FOUR OVER FOR THE WEEK AT THE FOUR OVER FOR THE WEEK AT THE 5TH HOLE. 5TH HOLE. MOLINARI HAS A CHANCE TO GET A MOLINARI HAS A CHANCE TO GET A CONFIDENCE BOOST. CONFIDENCE BOOST. BACK-TO-BACK FOR TIGER. BACK-TO-BACK FOR TIGER. HE WAS ONE OVER YESTERDAY HE WAS ONE OVER YESTERDAY THROUGH FIVE, AND THEN HE THROUGH FIVE, AND THEN HE PLAYED SIX UNDER THE REST OF PLAYED SIX UNDER THE REST OF THE WAY IN. THE WAY IN. LET'S GO TO 6. LET'S GO TO 6. PETER: SIMPSON. PETER: JUST BOGEYS EVERYWHERE, NICK. NICK. NICK: YEAH, AMAZING. NICK: YEAH, AMAZING. WE'VE BEEN DESCRIBING 4, 5, AND WE'VE BEEN DESCRIBING 4, 5, AND 6 ARE HIDDEN DIFFICULTY. 6 ARE HIDDEN DIFFICULTY. WE COULD CALL IT THE PERFECT WE COULD CALL IT THE PERFECT 10, THIS RUN, THE THREE-PAR 3, 10, THIS RUN, THE THREE-PAR 3, FOR 4, 10 STROKES, THAT'S ALL FOR 4, 10 STROKES, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. JIM: MY GOODNESS. NICK: DOES THAT TELL US? NICK: DOES THAT TELL US? ALL THAT DRAMA GOING, HE PLAYS ALL THAT DRAMA GOING, HE PLAYS A FANTASTIC 3RD. A FANTASTIC 3RD. WELL, 2ND AND 3RD AND 4TH. WELL, 2ND AND 3RD AND 4TH. JUST A GOOD OLD PAR 4. JUST A GOOD OLD PAR 4. BOY, THAT WAS BRILLIANT. BOY, THAT WAS BRILLIANT. JIM: FINAU IS GOING TO MAKE, IF JIM: FINAU IS GOING TO MAKE, IF HE MAKES THIS BOGEY, A HE MAKES THIS BOGEY, A THREE-SHOT LEAD FOR FRANCESCO THREE-SHOT LEAD FOR FRANCESCO WHEN HE STEPS UP ON 6TH TEE. WHEN HE STEPS UP ON 6TH TEE. NICK: HE DIDN'T THINK HE WAS NICK: HE DIDN'T THINK HE WAS GOING GAIN A SHOT ON BOTH THESE GOING GAIN A SHOT ON BOTH THESE TWO PLAYERS. TWO PLAYERS. JIM: AND KOEPKA AUTOPSY HEAD JIM: AND KOEPKA AUTOPSY HEAD WOULD MAKE A BOGEY AT 6. WOULD MAKE A BOGEY AT 6. IN FOR FIVE FOR FINAU. IN FOR FIVE FOR FINAU. NICK: SUDDENLY YOU'VE GOT THE NICK: SUDDENLY YOU'VE GOT THE COMFORT ZONE, THAT CUSHION, CAN COMFORT ZONE, THAT CUSHION, CAN YOU HANG ONTO IT OR CAN YOU YOU HANG ONTO IT OR CAN YOU BUILD ON IT? BUILD ON IT? JIM: OF COURSE, THIS IS VERY JIM: OF COURSE, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO FRANCESCO'S START SIMILAR TO FRANCESCO'S START YESTERDAY, NICK. YESTERDAY, NICK. HE DIDN'T MAKE A BIRDIE UNTIL HE DIDN'T MAKE A BIRDIE UNTIL THE 6TH HOLE YESTERDAY. THE 6TH HOLE YESTERDAY. HE OPENED WITH FIVE PARS, AS HE HE OPENED WITH FIVE PARS, AS HE HAS TODAY. HAS TODAY. LET'S GO TO THE 8TH. LET'S GO TO THE 8TH. PETER: JUST A SHORT PITCH FOR PETER: JUST A SHORT PITCH FOR THORBJORN OLESEN. THORBJORN OLESEN. JUST A MOMENT AGO THERE FOR JUST A MOMENT AGO THERE FOR THUNDER BEAR. THUNDER BEAR. THAT MAY HAVE BEEN QUITE A LONG THAT MAY HAVE BEEN QUITE A LONG WAY BY AT THE FLAG. WAY BY AT THE FLAG. A LITTLE WRY GRIN ON HIS FACE, A LITTLE WRY GRIN ON HIS FACE, HE'LL TAKE IT. HE'LL TAKE IT. TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD. TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD. PATRICK CANTLAY HAS BEEN PATRICK CANTLAY HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL. PHENOMENAL. THE LAST 27 HOLES, 64 YESTERDAY THE LAST 27 HOLES, 64 YESTERDAY . . THIS FOR ANOTHER BIRDIE TODAY THIS FOR ANOTHER BIRDIE TODAY TO GET TO FOUR UNDER ON HIS TO GET TO FOUR UNDER ON HIS ROUND AND 10 UNDER IN A TIE FOR ROUND AND 10 UNDER IN A TIE FOR SECOND. SECOND. ZPHOIP AS WE TALKED ABOUT, A ZPHOIP AS WE TALKED ABOUT, A COUPLE OF HOLES AHEAD OF THEM. COUPLE OF HOLES AHEAD OF THEM. PETER: YES, NICK, MAKES A BIG PETER: YES, NICK, MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE, DOESN'T IT? DIFFERENCE, DOESN'T IT? NICK: WELL, THEY'RE IN THE NICK: WELL, THEY'RE IN THE CALM. CALM. THE CALM OF THE STORM. THE CALM OF THE STORM. KEVIN: AND IAN, OF ALL THE LOW KEVIN: AND IAN, OF ALL THE LOW SCORES, HE'S THE ONLY ONE SCORES, HE'S THE ONLY ONE PLAYING THE FIRST NIFPBLETE ALL PLAYING THE FIRST NIFPBLETE ALL THE OTHER LOW SCORES ARE THE OTHER LOW SCORES ARE GOLFERS ON THE SECOND NINE. GOLFERS ON THE SECOND NINE. IAN: WE'RE USED TO THAT, AREN'T IAN: WE'RE USED TO THAT, AREN'T WE, WITH LOW NUMBERS ON THE WE, WITH LOW NUMBERS ON THE SECOND NINE. SECOND NINE. WE'LL SEE MORE FIRE LATER ON, WE'LL SEE MORE FIRE LATER ON, VERNE, AS WE HEAD TO 6. VERNE, AS WE HEAD TO 6. VERNE: I WOULD EXPECT SO, IAN. VERNE: I WOULD EXPECT SO, IAN. AND HERE'S 6, THIS LOVELY BUT AND HERE'S 6, THIS LOVELY BUT CHALLENGING PAR 3. CHALLENGING PAR 3. ON THE CARD TODAY, THE 191 ON THE CARD TODAY, THE 191 YARDS. NICK: THAT MEANS THEY'VE GOT ABOUT 185 TO GET OVER THAT ABOUT 185 TO GET OVER THAT RIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN. GREEN. THE BACK PLATEAU IS ONLY EIGHT THE BACK PLATEAU IS ONLY EIGHT YARDS WIDE. YARDS WIDE. VERNE: THAT IS A TINY LANDING VERNE: THAT IS A TINY LANDING SPACE. SPACE. VERNE: YEAH, RIGHT EDGE OF THE VERNE: YEAH, RIGHT EDGE OF THE GREEN IS PERFECT, JUST SEND IT GREEN IS PERFECT, JUST SEND IT DOWN THAT EDGE. DOWN THAT EDGE. VERNE: THIS IS A SPLENDID SIGHT VERNE: THIS IS A SPLENDID SIGHT WITH THE PATRONS EN SIR HE WITH THE PATRONS EN SIR HE WILLING THE ENTIRE HOLE AND WILLING THE ENTIRE HOLE AND BISECRETARYING PART OF IT. BISECRETARYING PART OF IT. WELL, WELL. WELL, WELL. HAVE WE SEEN THAT BEFORE? HAVE WE SEEN THAT BEFORE? NICK: JUST SIMPLY GOT THE WIND NICK: JUST SIMPLY GOT THE WIND DIRECTION ON THAT ONE. DIRECTION ON THAT ONE. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE RIGHT TO LEFT, AND SUDDENLY IT RIGHT TO LEFT, AND SUDDENLY IT WAS DOWN. WAS DOWN. PATRONS ARE JAMMED IN THERE. PATRONS ARE JAMMED IN THERE. JIM: TONY FINAU HAS CHOSEN AN JIM: TONY FINAU HAS CHOSEN AN 8-IRON. VERNE: WELL, HE'S OVER IN WEBB SIMPSON TERRITORY. SIMPSON TERRITORY. TIGER NEXT. TIGER NEXT. AND TIGER REALLY IGNITED HIS AND TIGER REALLY IGNITED HIS ROUND WITH A BIRDIE HERE ROUND WITH A BIRDIE HERE YESTERDAY. VERNE: 8-IRON. JIM: WILL IT STAY UP? THE ANSWER IS A POSITIVE. VERNE: WE CONTINUE WITH MORNING AT AUGUSTA. AT AUGUSTA. MOLINARI IN TROUBLE HERE AT THE MOLINARI IN TROUBLE HERE AT THE 6TH. 6TH. TIGER WOODS IS NOT. JIM: LOOKING AT THE 6TH, WHERE THERE COULD BE A SWING HERE. THERE COULD BE A SWING HERE. OUR LEADER, FRANCESCO MOLINARI, OUR LEADER, FRANCESCO MOLINARI, AIR MAILS THE GREEN, AND IT IS, AIR MAILS THE GREEN, AND IT IS, AS WE'VE SEEN ALREADY BY A AS WE'VE SEEN ALREADY BY A COUPLE OF PLAYERS, INCLUDING COUPLE OF PLAYERS, INCLUDING KOEPKA AND KUCHAR, FROM THAT KOEPKA AND KUCHAR, FROM THAT SPOT, BEYOND THE PUTTING SPOT, BEYOND THE PUTTING SURFACE, IT IS A DIFFICULT DOWN SURFACE, IT IS A DIFFICULT DOWN IN TWO. IN TWO. MEANWHILE, TIGER WITH A CLOSE MEANWHILE, TIGER WITH A CLOSE RANGE LOOK AT BIRDIE. RANGE LOOK AT BIRDIE. VERNE, BACK OUT TO YOU AT 6. VERNE, BACK OUT TO YOU AT 6. VERNE: ALL RIGHT, JIM. VERNE: ALL RIGHT, JIM. FRANCESCO GETTING AN FRANCESCO GETTING AN EXPLANATION. EXPLANATION. GREG WINTERS, MASTERS RULES. GREG WINTERS, MASTERS RULES. NICK, WHAT DO WE GOT? NICK, WHAT DO WE GOT? NICK: TAKING HIS RELIEF, AND I NICK: TAKING HIS RELIEF, AND I SHOULD THINK IF HE GETS AN SHOULD THINK IF HE GETS AN OPPORTUNITY, KOEPKA LEFT AS FAR OPPORTUNITY, KOEPKA LEFT AS FAR AS PERMITTED DROP IT AT THE AS PERMITTED DROP IT AT THE GRIP END, OR MAYBE HE CAN GRIP END, OR MAYBE HE CAN EXAMINE THE BANK OF THE ANGLE EXAMINE THE BANK OF THE ANGLE THERE. THERE. I THINK IT'S SAFE HE'S GOT TO I THINK IT'S SAFE HE'S GOT TO REPLY A YARD, IT'S SO LEFT OF REPLY A YARD, IT'S SO LEFT OF THE FLAG. THE FLAG. USE A NEW KNEE-HIGH DROP AND USE A NEW KNEE-HIGH DROP AND HIT, IF YOU DON'T MIND. HIT, IF YOU DON'T MIND. VERNE: VERY POLITELY ASKED THE VERNE: VERY POLITELY ASKED THE PATRONS TO MOVE BACK. PATRONS TO MOVE BACK. NICK: YEAH, HE EXAMINED THAT NICK: YEAH, HE EXAMINED THAT SLOPE, THAT FRINGE THERE ON THE SLOPE, THAT FRINGE THERE ON THE BACK TO GET THE PERFECT ANGLE. BACK TO GET THE PERFECT ANGLE. JIM: GO 7. JIM: GO 7. VERNE: IAN POULTER, AFTER A VERNE: IAN POULTER, AFTER A FINE DRIVE, 140 REMAINING. FINE DRIVE, 140 REMAINING. SENSIBLE HOLE LOCATION. SENSIBLE HOLE LOCATION. PETER: HE'LL COME BACK, AND PETER: HE'LL COME BACK, AND THAT IS IN TIGHT FOR IAN THAT IS IN TIGHT FOR IAN POULTER. POULTER. A CHANCE TO GET IT TO 10 UNDER. A CHANCE TO GET IT TO 10 UNDER. LET'S GO BACK TO 6. LET'S GO BACK TO 6. >> FINE, THANK YOU. VERNE: THREE-SHOT LEAD. CURRENTLY. CURRENTLY. OVER WOODS, KOEPKA, AND TONY OVER WOODS, KOEPKA, AND TONY FINAU. FINAU. NICK: HE GOT EIGHT FEET PAST, NICK: HE GOT EIGHT FEET PAST, WHICH IS A FINE SHOT. WHICH IS A FINE SHOT. TO GET IT INSIDE EIGHT FEET, IT TO GET IT INSIDE EIGHT FEET, IT NEEDS PERFECT JUDGMENT ON NEEDS PERFECT JUDGMENT ON SKIPPING IT UP THAT BANK. SKIPPING IT UP THAT BANK. GOOD OLD SCHOOL. GOOD OLD SCHOOL. HE'LL LAND THAT FOUR-YARD SHOT. HE'LL LAND THAT FOUR-YARD SHOT. HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO TRY TO HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO TRY TO GET THREE BOUNCES BEFORE IT GET THREE BOUNCES BEFORE IT GOES ON THE GREEN TO REALLY GOES ON THE GREEN TO REALLY KILL IT. VERNE: ONE, TWO, THREE. WELL, ALL RIGHT, PROFESSOR. WELL, ALL RIGHT, PROFESSOR. NICK: WELL, THE DISTANCE, 9.7 NICK: WELL, THE DISTANCE, 9.7 FROM THE BRITISH JUDGE. FROM THE BRITISH JUDGE. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] I'LL TAKE THAT ONE. I'LL TAKE THAT ONE. I MEAN, HE'S GOT A GOOD I MEAN, HE'S GOT A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, SIX-FOOTER FOR OPPORTUNITY, SIX-FOOTER FOR PAR. PAR. VERNE: TO THE 7TH. VERNE: TO THE 7TH. PETER: KOEPKA FROM THE SECOND PETER: KOEPKA FROM THE SECOND CUT LEFT. CUT LEFT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK DOWN IT'S GOING TO COME BACK DOWN AND GET BETTER AND BETTER. AND GET BETTER AND BETTER. NICK: JUST NEEDS IT TO GO ONE NICK: JUST NEEDS IT TO GO ONE MORE. MORE. PETER: 12 FEET FOR BIRDIE PETER: 12 FEET FOR BIRDIE COMING UP FOR KOEPKA ON 6. COMING UP FOR KOEPKA ON 6. >> AND TONY FINAU, THAT WAS A >> AND TONY FINAU, THAT WAS A WONDERFUL LAG PUTT. WONDERFUL LAG PUTT. LIKABLE 29-YEAR-OLD FROM SALT LIKABLE 29-YEAR-OLD FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. LAKE CITY, UTAH. OF TONGAN AND AMERICAN-SAMOAN OF TONGAN AND AMERICAN-SAMOAN DESCENT. DESCENT. SAID HE FIRST MET TIGER AT ONE SAID HE FIRST MET TIGER AT ONE OF TIGER'S RESTAURANTS IN OF TIGER'S RESTAURANTS IN JUPITER. JUPITER. AS A VERY YOUNG GOLFER. AS A VERY YOUNG GOLFER. NICK: LOTS OF CONCENTRATION NICK: LOTS OF CONCENTRATION GOING RIGHT NOW, THIS START OF GOING RIGHT NOW, THIS START OF THE ROUND. THE ROUND. THESE GUYS ARE SETTING UP THESE GUYS ARE SETTING UP THEMSELVES INTERNALLY. THEMSELVES INTERNALLY. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, GOT TO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, GOT TO SETTLE DOWN, GET YOUR RIMENT. SETTLE DOWN, GET YOUR RIMENT. MOLINARI'S SHOT WAS RIGHT DOWN MOLINARI'S SHOT WAS RIGHT DOWN THE FLAG, EVEN THOUGH IT WENT THE FLAG, EVEN THOUGH IT WENT LONG. LONG. IT WASN'T A POOR SHOT, JUST IT WASN'T A POOR SHOT, JUST POORLY JUDGED. POORLY JUDGED. BUT TIGER GOT A WONDERFUL KICK BUT TIGER GOT A WONDERFUL KICK OFF THE BANK, AND THIS IS A OFF THE BANK, AND THIS IS A HUGE MOMENT FOR TIGER. HUGE MOMENT FOR TIGER. HE KNOWS IF HE CAN MAKE THIS, HE KNOWS IF HE CAN MAKE THIS, HE CAN SERIOUSLY PUT THE HE CAN SERIOUSLY PUT THE PRESSURE ON MOLINARI. PRESSURE ON MOLINARI. VINCE: AND HE DID NOT. VERNE: THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY GONE. GONE. TO SEVEN. TO SEVEN. BILL: KOEPKA, A CHANCE TO GET BILL: KOEPKA, A CHANCE TO GET IT BACK TO 11 UNDER, WITHIN IT BACK TO 11 UNDER, WITHIN TWO. TWO. NICK: JUST MISSED THAT NICK: JUST MISSED THAT GUARANTEED LANDING SPOT THERE GUARANTEED LANDING SPOT THERE AT 7. AT 7. TO 8. TO 8. IAN: WE HAVE SEEN THIS PUTT A IAN: WE HAVE SEEN THIS PUTT A FEW TIMES. FEW TIMES. WE ALL THINK THE SAME THING. WE ALL THINK THE SAME THING. ONE OF THE BEST STROKES ON ONE OF THE BEST STROKES ON TOUR. TOUR. JUST IDEAL. JUST IDEAL. GREAT PACE, ALWAYS AGGRESSIVE. GREAT PACE, ALWAYS AGGRESSIVE. BACK AT 6. BACK AT 6. VERNE: NICK, WHAT DO YOU SEE VERNE: NICK, WHAT DO YOU SEE HERE? HERE? NICK: IT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY NICK: IT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY STRAIGHT, PRETTY FLAT, RIGHT STRAIGHT, PRETTY FLAT, RIGHT EDGE. EDGE. MAYBE A TOUCH MORE. MAYBE A TOUCH MORE. STILL REASONABLY QUICK ON THE STILL REASONABLY QUICK ON THE TOP SIDE OF THIS 6TH GREEN. TOP SIDE OF THIS 6TH GREEN. THIS IS HUGE TO GET OUT OF JAIL THIS IS HUGE TO GET OUT OF JAIL AGAIN, WHICH HE DOES. AGAIN, WHICH HE DOES. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A TWO-SHOT SWING THERE, BUT TWO-SHOT SWING THERE, BUT MOLINARI WITH SIX STRAIGHT MOLINARI WITH SIX STRAIGHT PARS. PARS. HE ACTUALLY SENDS A VERY STRONG HE ACTUALLY SENDS A VERY STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT HIS NERVES. MESSAGE ABOUT HIS NERVES. AND HIS COMPOSURE. AND HIS COMPOSURE. VERNE: AND HERE IS FINAU. VERNE: AND HERE IS FINAU. MOLINARI UP AND DOWN AT THE MOLINARI UP AND DOWN AT THE 6TH. 6TH. EXCEPTIONAL. EXCEPTIONAL. HE STILL HAS A THREE-SHOT LEAD HE STILL HAS A THREE-SHOT LEAD AS WE GO TO 7. AS WE GO TO 7. BILL: BIRDIE FOR POULTER AFTER BILL: BIRDIE FOR POULTER AFTER THAT WONDERFUL APPROACH, AND THAT WONDERFUL APPROACH, AND IAN POULTER IS AT 10 UNDER. IAN POULTER IS AT 10 UNDER. PLAYING IN HIS 14TH MASTERS. PLAYING IN HIS 14TH MASTERS. THE ONLY PLAYER UNDER PAR IN THE ONLY PLAYER UNDER PAR IN THE LAST FOUR GROUPINGS. THE LAST FOUR GROUPINGS. FRAN: DUSTIN JOHNSON. FRAN: DUSTIN JOHNSON. ALSO A GOOD AGGRESSIVE PUTT FOR ALSO A GOOD AGGRESSIVE PUTT FOR HIS BIRDIE. HIS BIRDIE. SO HE IS EIGHT UNDER PAR. SO HE IS EIGHT UNDER PAR. FOUR AT 10 UNDER, ONE AT NINE, FOUR AT 10 UNDER, ONE AT NINE, AND SEVEN AT EIGHT. JIM: MOLINARI'S PAR SAVES STARTED RIGHT AT THE VERY 1ST, STARTED RIGHT AT THE VERY 1ST, NICK. NICK. LOOK AT THE PACE OF THAT. LOOK AT THE PACE OF THAT. RIGHT IN THE CENTER, TOO. RIGHT IN THE CENTER, TOO. THEN AT THE 5TH. THEN AT THE 5TH. NICK: THESE TWO, 5 AND 6, NICK: THESE TWO, 5 AND 6, REQUIRE A PERFECT STRIKE, REQUIRE A PERFECT STRIKE, PERFECT NERVE. PERFECT NERVE. JIM: THAT IS THREE OF THEM, JIM: THAT IS THREE OF THEM, THREE PAR SAVES. THREE PAR SAVES. THAT DEFINITELY WOULD TEST THE THAT DEFINITELY WOULD TEST THE WEAK-HEARTED. WEAK-HEARTED. HE IS ON THE TEE AT THE HE IS ON THE TEE AT THE SEVENTH. SEVENTH. BILL: CO-LEADER AFTER 36 HOLES, BILL: CO-LEADER AFTER 36 HOLES, THE LEAD ALONE AFTER 54. THE LEAD ALONE AFTER 54. THE LEAD IS THREE CURRENTLY. THE LEAD IS THREE CURRENTLY. THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE TREES ON THE LEFT. TREES ON THE LEFT. NICK: WOW. NICK: WOW. I WONDER IF THAT IS A REACTION I WONDER IF THAT IS A REACTION TO THE SLICE HE HIT ON THE 5TH. TO THE SLICE HE HIT ON THE 5TH. THAT IS THE NEXT HOLE UP WITH A THAT IS THE NEXT HOLE UP WITH A DRIVER. DRIVER. BILL: THAT MAY BE IN THE SECOND BILL: THAT MAY BE IN THE SECOND CUT, TO 9. CUT, TO 9. JIM: HERE IS CANTLAY, WHO IS JIM: HERE IS CANTLAY, WHO IS ONE SHOT OUT OF SECOND. ONE SHOT OUT OF SECOND. THIS VEERS DRAMATICALLY LEFT, THIS VEERS DRAMATICALLY LEFT, BUT HE SHOULD GET OUT OF HERE BUT HE SHOULD GET OUT OF HERE WITH HIS PAR. WITH HIS PAR. THAT WOULD BE 33. THAT WOULD BE 33. BACK TO 7. BACK TO 7. BILL: FINAU. BILL: FINAU. HE IS GOING TO LOVE THAT. HE IS GOING TO LOVE THAT. LEFT SIDE TO THE FORWARD RIGHT LEFT SIDE TO THE FORWARD RIGHT HOLE LOCATION. HOLE LOCATION. NOW TIGER. NOW TIGER. HE HAS PLAYED THIS HOLE IN ONE HE HAS PLAYED THIS HOLE IN ONE UNDER THIS WEEK. UNDER THIS WEEK. YOU NOW STEPS BACK. YOU NOW STEPS BACK. YOU CAN SEE IN THE TREES THE YOU CAN SEE IN THE TREES THE WIND PICKING UP. WIND PICKING UP. NICK YES. NICK YES. IT IS QUITE STRONG IT IS QUITE STRONG RIGHT-TO-LEFT RIGHT NOW. RIGHT-TO-LEFT RIGHT NOW. BILL: THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECTED, BILL: THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECTED, GUSTING BREEZES COMING IN LATE GUSTING BREEZES COMING IN LATE MORNING. MORNING. TIGER WILL RESET. TIGER WILL RESET. NICK: I THINK HE WILL STILL GO NICK: I THINK HE WILL STILL GO WITH THAT FADE TO HIT IT WITH THAT FADE TO HIT IT AGAINST THE BREEZE. AGAINST THE BREEZE. BILL: THAT IS PERFECT AS WELL. BILL: THAT IS PERFECT AS WELL. VERNE: TIGER IN THE FAIRWAY AT VERNE: TIGER IN THE FAIRWAY AT THE 7TH, BUT FRANCESCO MOLINARI THE 7TH, BUT FRANCESCO MOLINARI HAS HANDLED THE EARLY STRESSFUL HAS HANDLED THE EARLY STRESSFUL MOMENTS, AND HE LEADS BY THREE. JIM: A RESET HERE JUST PAST THE TOP OF THE HOUR, THE AUGUSTA TOP OF THE HOUR, THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB AND THE 83RD NATIONAL GOLF CLUB AND THE 83RD MASTERS WITH AN EARLY START ON MASTERS WITH AN EARLY START ON SUNDAY, TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF SUNDAY, TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF A THICK BAND OF STORMS THAT ARE A THICK BAND OF STORMS THAT ARE HITTING THE SOUTHEAST PART OF HITTING THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. THIS WEEK WE REMEMBER THE THIS WEEK WE REMEMBER THE LEGENDARY SPORTSWRITER DAN LEGENDARY SPORTSWRITER DAN JENKINS OF "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED" JENKINS OF "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED" AND GOLF DIGEST FAME. AND GOLF DIGEST FAME. A WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAMER AND A WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAMER AND A PRESENCE AT AUGUSTA FOR 68 A PRESENCE AT AUGUSTA FOR 68 YEARS. YEARS. . . HE PASSED AWAY MARCH 7TH AT THE HE PASSED AWAY MARCH 7TH AT THE AGE OF 89. AGE OF 89. WE SHOW YOU THE HOGAN BRIDGE WE SHOW YOU THE HOGAN BRIDGE BECAUSE OF HIS LONG BECAUSE OF HIS LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FELLOW RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FELLOW FORT WORTH MAN, BEN HOGAN ANN. FORT WORTH MAN, BEN HOGAN ANN. LET'S GO TO THE PLAY AT THE 8TH LET'S GO TO THE PLAY AT THE 8TH HOLE. HOLE. IAN: THIS IS XANDER SCHAUFFELE, IAN: THIS IS XANDER SCHAUFFELE, JUST INSIDE 100 YARDS, TRYING JUST INSIDE 100 YARDS, TRYING TO GET SOME SPIN. TO GET SOME SPIN. WONDERFULLY PLAYED. WONDERFULLY PLAYED. ON TOP OF THE RIDGE. ON TOP OF THE RIDGE. ONE OVER THROUGH SEVEN. ONE OVER THROUGH SEVEN. THAT WILL GET HIM BACK TO EVEN THAT WILL GET HIM BACK TO EVEN FOR THE DAY. FOR THE DAY. BACK TO THE LEADER AT 7. BACK TO THE LEADER AT 7. VERNE: THIS IS THE DILEMMA VERNE: THIS IS THE DILEMMA FACING FRANCESCO MOLINARI. FACING FRANCESCO MOLINARI. BACK IN THE TREES, THIS TIGHT BACK IN THE TREES, THIS TIGHT DRIVING HOLE, THE 7TH. DRIVING HOLE, THE 7TH. TRYING TO SUMMON A BIT OF TRYING TO SUMMON A BIT OF MASTERS SUNDAY BRILLIANCE. MASTERS SUNDAY BRILLIANCE. HE HAS BEEN UNFLOPPABLE SO FAR HE HAS BEEN UNFLOPPABLE SO FAR -- UNFLAPPABLE SO FAR. -- UNFLAPPABLE SO FAR. 152 REMAINING. 152 REMAINING. PETER: BILL, HE IS 19-19 IN AN PETER: BILL, HE IS 19-19 IN AN AREA TO GET THE BALL OUT. AREA TO GET THE BALL OUT. BILL: WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE BILL: WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU CAN USE THE SLOPE FACT THAT YOU CAN USE THE SLOPE ON THE BACK PART OF THE GREEN ON THE BACK PART OF THE GREEN TO FUNNEL THE BALL DOWN TO GET TO FUNNEL THE BALL DOWN TO GET IT CLOSE. IT CLOSE. HE IS CERTAINLY VERY AWARE OF HE IS CERTAINLY VERY AWARE OF THAT. THAT. THAT METROPOLITANS MITIGATE THE THAT METROPOLITANS MITIGATE THE RISK A -- THAT HELPS MITIGATE RISK A -- THAT HELPS MITIGATE THE RISK A BIT. THE RISK A BIT. 36-YEAR-OLD FROM ITALY, THE 36-YEAR-OLD FROM ITALY, THE REIGNING OPEN CHAMPION. REIGNING OPEN CHAMPION. PUTTING HIS NAME ON THE CLARET PUTTING HIS NAME ON THE CLARET JUG LAST SUMMER AT CARNOUSTIE. JUG LAST SUMMER AT CARNOUSTIE. FIRST PLAYER IN 23 YEARS NOT TO FIRST PLAYER IN 23 YEARS NOT TO RECORD A SCORE OVER PAR IN THE RECORD A SCORE OVER PAR IN THE LAST 36 HOLES. LAST 36 HOLES. FINDS THE OPENING. FINDS THE OPENING. THAT HOPS INTO THAT FRONT RIGHT THAT HOPS INTO THAT FRONT RIGHT BUNKER. BUNKER. NOW KEEP IN MIND, A COUPLE OF NOW KEEP IN MIND, A COUPLE OF PLAYERS, INCLUDING RICKIE PLAYERS, INCLUDING RICKIE FOWLER AND XANDER SCHAUFFELE, FOWLER AND XANDER SCHAUFFELE, HAVE LEFT IT IN THAT BUNKER HAVE LEFT IT IN THAT BUNKER BECAUSE THE SHOT OUT IS VERY BECAUSE THE SHOT OUT IS VERY DELICATE. DELICATE. WE WILL SEE WHAT MOLINARI CAN WE WILL SEE WHAT MOLINARI CAN DO COMING UP. DO COMING UP. TIGER HAS 146. TIGER HAS 146. THAT IS 20 YARDS BEHIND TONY THAT IS 20 YARDS BEHIND TONY FINAU. FINAU. LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS. HOW ABOUT IT? HOW ABOUT IT? AND WITH MOLINARI IN TROUBLE, AND WITH MOLINARI IN TROUBLE, TIGER IS IN TIGHT AGAIN AT THE TIGER IS IN TIGHT AGAIN AT THE 7TH. 7TH. HERE HE WAS YESTERDAY. HERE HE WAS YESTERDAY. HOLE LOCATION WAS TO THE LEFT HOLE LOCATION WAS TO THE LEFT SIDE, AND DIALED IN AGAIN. SIDE, AND DIALED IN AGAIN. ANOTHER LOOK. ANOTHER LOOK. WOW. WOW. JUST STUNNING. JUST STUNNING. THAT WILL GET TIGER BACK TO THAT WILL GET TIGER BACK TO EVEN FOR THE FINAL ROUND. EVEN FOR THE FINAL ROUND. NOW AFTER A MONSTER DRIVE, TONY NOW AFTER A MONSTER DRIVE, TONY FINAU, JUST 126 LEFT. FINAU, JUST 126 LEFT. THAT WILL CATCH THE SIDE SLOPE THAT WILL CATCH THE SIDE SLOPE AND GO BACK ON TO THE GREEN, AND GO BACK ON TO THE GREEN, AND HE WILL HAVE A AND HE WILL HAVE A RIGHT-TO-LEFT BREAKER FOR RIGHT-TO-LEFT BREAKER FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. YOU HEARD THE ROAR A SHORT TIME YOU HEARD THE ROAR A SHORT TIME AGO. AGO. LET'S GO OVER TO 16. LET'S GO OVER TO 16. VERNE: ALEXANDER NOREN, USE THE VERNE: ALEXANDER NOREN, USE THE RIDGE. RIDGE. WE HAVE SEEN IT MANY, MANY WE HAVE SEEN IT MANY, MANY TIMES HERE THE HOLE-OUT FROM TIMES HERE THE HOLE-OUT FROM THE BUNKER WITH THE USE OF THE THE BUNKER WITH THE USE OF THE RIDGE TO COMPLEMENT THE RIDGE TO COMPLEMENT THE HOLE-IN-ONE ALREADY FROM BRYSON HOLE-IN-ONE ALREADY FROM BRYSON DECHAMBEAU. DECHAMBEAU. LET'S GO TO 7. LET'S GO TO 7. BILL: THIS WELL PROTECTED BILL: THIS WELL PROTECTED GREEN, FIVE BUNKERS, THREE IN GREEN, FIVE BUNKERS, THREE IN FRONT, TWO IN THE BACK. FRONT, TWO IN THE BACK. FRONT RIGHT. FRONT RIGHT. MOLINARI IS GOING TO TAKE A MOLINARI IS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK, NICK, AT EVERY INCH OF LOOK, NICK, AT EVERY INCH OF THIS TO SEE WHAT HE HAS TO WORK THIS TO SEE WHAT HE HAS TO WORK WITH. WITH. NICK: HE IS TRYING TO FIND THE NICK: HE IS TRYING TO FIND THE BACK STOP. BACK STOP. HE IS GOING TO FIND THE HIGH HE IS GOING TO FIND THE HIGH POINT, GET A READ ON IT, CHIP POINT, GET A READ ON IT, CHIP IT PAST THE FLAG UP TO THAT IT PAST THE FLAG UP TO THAT HIGH SPOT, LINE IT UP AND WATCH HIGH SPOT, LINE IT UP AND WATCH IT FEEDBACK DOWN. IT FEEDBACK DOWN. TRYING TO GET ON THE LINE THAT TRYING TO GET ON THE LINE THAT TIGER HAS JUST PLAYED THAT TIGER HAS JUST PLAYED THAT FABULOUS SECOND SHOT. FABULOUS SECOND SHOT. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO. DO. THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO UNDER COOK IT OR OVER COOK IT UNDER COOK IT OR OVER COOK IT AND SEND IT ONE YARD TOO FAR. AND SEND IT ONE YARD TOO FAR. THEN IT WOULD STICK UP THERE. THEN IT WOULD STICK UP THERE. BILL: ISN'T THIS JUST THE KIND BILL: ISN'T THIS JUST THE KIND OF SHOT THAT BOBBY JONES AND OF SHOT THAT BOBBY JONES AND DR. MACKENZIE LOVE TO WATCH DR. MACKENZIE LOVE TO WATCH THESE PLAYERS HAVE TO PULL OFF? THESE PLAYERS HAVE TO PULL OFF? NICK: WELL, IT TESTS YOUR NERVE NICK: WELL, IT TESTS YOUR NERVE ENDS, YES, EXACTLY. ENDS, YES, EXACTLY. IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST EXACTING IRON SHOTS AND EXACTING IRON SHOTS AND CHIPPING. CHIPPING. BILL: WE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE BILL: WE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE GONE IN THE BUNKER, BUT AS YOU GONE IN THE BUNKER, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, COMING UP SHORT. CAN SEE, COMING UP SHORT. NICK: DOESN'T GET HIGH ENOUGH. NICK: DOESN'T GET HIGH ENOUGH. YOU SEE IT IS RIGHT IN BETWEEN. YOU SEE IT IS RIGHT IN BETWEEN. ANOTHER YARD HIGHER, IT WOULD ANOTHER YARD HIGHER, IT WOULD HAVE COME ALL WAY BACK. HAVE COME ALL WAY BACK. BILL: TO 8. BILL: TO 8. IAN: IAN POULTER HAS HAD A GOOD IAN: IAN POULTER HAS HAD A GOOD START, 273 WITH A 3-WOOD. START, 273 WITH A 3-WOOD. DON'T WANT TO MISS LEFT HERE. DON'T WANT TO MISS LEFT HERE. GET IT UP ON THE FRONT OF THE GET IT UP ON THE FRONT OF THE GREEN. GREEN. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. BEAUTIFUL SHOT. LONG RANGE, BUT TWO PUTTS TO LONG RANGE, BUT TWO PUTTS TO GET TO A BIRDIE FOR IAN. GET TO A BIRDIE FOR IAN. OUTRIGHT SECOND THAT WOULD BE. OUTRIGHT SECOND THAT WOULD BE. JUST AN IRON FOR BROOKS FROM JUST AN IRON FOR BROOKS FROM 253, A LITTLE DRAW. 253, A LITTLE DRAW. GETS SOME EXTRA ROLL, COME OFF GETS SOME EXTRA ROLL, COME OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GREEN. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GREEN. A VERY POPULAR SPOT TODAY. A VERY POPULAR SPOT TODAY. EASY LITTLE CHIP FROM THERE. EASY LITTLE CHIP FROM THERE. IT STAYED ON THE UPSLOPE. IT STAYED ON THE UPSLOPE. HE, TOO, AT 10 UNDER, LOOKING HE, TOO, AT 10 UNDER, LOOKING TO GET TO 11. TO GET TO 11. BACK TO 7 NOW. BACK TO 7 NOW. BILL: WELL, MOLINARI HAD TO BILL: WELL, MOLINARI HAD TO MAKE A PAR-SAVING PUTT AT 1. MAKE A PAR-SAVING PUTT AT 1. DID IT AGAIN AT 5 AND 6. DID IT AGAIN AT 5 AND 6. NOW FACING ANOTHER AT THE 7TH. NOW FACING ANOTHER AT THE 7TH. THIS IS FROM 11 FEET. THIS IS FROM 11 FEET. NICK: HE JUST HAS TO TOUCH NICK: HE JUST HAS TO TOUCH THIS. THIS. IT HAS TO BE A GREAT READ. IT HAS TO BE A GREAT READ. ALL HE CAN DO IS TOUCH IT AND ALL HE CAN DO IS TOUCH IT AND THEN JUST HOPE. THEN JUST HOPE. BILL: THAT STAYED ON THE HIGH BILL: THAT STAYED ON THE HIGH SIDE. SIDE. YOU ARE RIGHT, NICK. YOU ARE RIGHT, NICK. JUST BARELY TOUCHED IT, START JUST BARELY TOUCHED IT, START IT HAD DOWN THE SLOPE. IT HAD DOWN THE SLOPE. WE COULD HAVE A TWO-SHOT SWING WE COULD HAVE A TWO-SHOT SWING HERE WITH TIGER IN TIGHT. HERE WITH TIGER IN TIGHT. THREE-SHOT LEAD COULD BE ONE AS THREE-SHOT LEAD COULD BE ONE AS THEY HIT THE 8TH TEE. THEY HIT THE 8TH TEE. NICK: TWO SHOTS IS BAD ENOUGH, NICK: TWO SHOTS IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT YOU WATCH THE CHANGE IN THE BUT YOU WATCH THE CHANGE IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE PATRONS AS ATMOSPHERE OF THE PATRONS AS THEY CHANGE THE LEADERBOARDS THEY CHANGE THE LEADERBOARDS AROUND THE COURSE. AROUND THE COURSE. WE DON'T HAVE TO WATCH. WE DON'T HAVE TO WATCH. WE WILL HEAR IT. WE WILL HEAR IT. IT WILL REVERBERATE ALL THE WAY IT WILL REVERBERATE ALL THE WAY TO 18 AS SOON AS THEY CHANGE TO 18 AS SOON AS THEY CHANGE THAT TO 11 FOR TIGER AND BACK THAT TO 11 FOR TIGER AND BACK TO 12 FOR MOLINARI. TO 12 FOR MOLINARI. BILL: NINE FEET FOR BIRDIE FOR BILL: NINE FEET FOR BIRDIE FOR FINAU. FINAU. THIS COULD ALSO BE A PART OF THIS COULD ALSO BE A PART OF THAT TWO-SHOT SWING. THAT TWO-SHOT SWING. PAR FOR TONY. PAR FOR TONY. HE WILL REMAIN PLUS ONE FOR THE HE WILL REMAIN PLUS ONE FOR THE ROUND AND 10 UNDER FOR THE ROUND AND 10 UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. TOURNAMENT. THIS FOR BOGEY. THIS FOR BOGEY. FIRST BLEMISH ON THE CARD. FIRST BLEMISH ON THE CARD. FIRST BOGEY IN HIS LAST 50 FIRST BOGEY IN HIS LAST 50 HOLES. HOLES. SECOND LONGEST STREAK IN SECOND LONGEST STREAK IN MASTERS HISTORY. MASTERS HISTORY. AND THERE IS THE ROAR FOR TIGER AND THERE IS THE ROAR FOR TIGER . . A THREE, AND NOW HE TRAILS BY A THREE, AND NOW HE TRAILS BY ONE, ALONE IN SECOND AT 11 ONE, ALONE IN SECOND AT 11 UNDER. UNDER. AFTER THAT BRILLIANT SECOND AFTER THAT BRILLIANT SECOND SHOT, ANOTHER BIRDIE AT THE SHOT, ANOTHER BIRDIE AT THE 7TH, AND THEY GO OFF TO THE PAR 7TH, AND THEY GO OFF TO THE PAR 5 8TH. 5 8TH. MOLINARI COMING BACK TO THE MOLINARI COMING BACK TO THE FIELD. FIELD. IAN: GOOD AGGRESSIVE CHIP FROM IAN: GOOD AGGRESSIVE CHIP FROM BROOKS THERE, LOOKING TO GET TO BROOKS THERE, LOOKING TO GET TO 12 UNDER, BUT HOLED THAT TO GET 12 UNDER, BUT HOLED THAT TO GET TO 11. TO 11. GOOD LOOK AT THE 8TH TEE AS GOOD LOOK AT THE 8TH TEE AS THEY WALK BACK A GOOD 75 YARDS THEY WALK BACK A GOOD 75 YARDS FROM THE 7TH GREEN. FROM THE 7TH GREEN. YELLOW JASMINE. YELLOW JASMINE. 570 YARDS, PRETTY LEVEL WITH 570 YARDS, PRETTY LEVEL WITH THE TEE SHOT. THE TEE SHOT. THEN YOU START CLIMBING THE THEN YOU START CLIMBING THE HILL HERE, 270 SHORT OF THE HILL HERE, 270 SHORT OF THE BUNKER. BUNKER. WE HAVE SEEN THAT A LOT WITH WE HAVE SEEN THAT A LOT WITH THIS RIGHT-TO-LEFT BREEZE. THIS RIGHT-TO-LEFT BREEZE. SOME MOUNDS JUST MESS WITH YOU SOME MOUNDS JUST MESS WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT, SEEING HOW FAR TO A LITTLE BIT, SEEING HOW FAR TO HIT. HIT. IT IS HARD TO SEE THE GREEN IT IS HARD TO SEE THE GREEN SURFACE HERE. SURFACE HERE. LAY-UP TO THE RIGHT SIDE IS LAY-UP TO THE RIGHT SIDE IS BEST. BEST. LEFT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT WITH LEFT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT WITH HUGE MOUNDS LEFT OF THE GREEN. HUGE MOUNDS LEFT OF THE GREEN. HOLE LOCATION BACK CENTER. HOLE LOCATION BACK CENTER. AND A BIG RIDGE IN THE CENTER AND A BIG RIDGE IN THE CENTER OF THE GREEN THAT YOU HAVE TO OF THE GREEN THAT YOU HAVE TO COME UP AND OVER HERE. COME UP AND OVER HERE. 75 FEET FOR IAN POULTER FOR 75 FEET FOR IAN POULTER FOR EAGLE. EAGLE. AND VERY QUICK PAST THE HOLE. AND VERY QUICK PAST THE HOLE. THAT IS WHERE IT GETS DOWNHILL. THAT IS WHERE IT GETS DOWNHILL. OVERLY AGGRESSIVE. OVERLY AGGRESSIVE. IT LOOKS SO STEEP THERE, THE IT LOOKS SO STEEP THERE, THE FIRST HALF, BUT ONCE IT GETS FIRST HALF, BUT ONCE IT GETS OVER THE RIDGE, IT JUST TAKES OVER THE RIDGE, IT JUST TAKES OFF. OFF. NICK: NOW FOR ME, IF TIGER CAN NICK: NOW FOR ME, IF TIGER CAN HIT FOUR GREAT DRIVES IN THE HIT FOUR GREAT DRIVES IN THE NEXT FOUR HOLES, 8, 9, 10 AND NEXT FOUR HOLES, 8, 9, 10 AND 11, THAT COULD BE A KEY MOMENT 11, THAT COULD BE A KEY MOMENT IN THE ROUND. IN THE ROUND. IF HE IS IN PLAY AT EVERY HOLE, IF HE IS IN PLAY AT EVERY HOLE, MAKING LIFE EASY FOR HIMSELF. MAKING LIFE EASY FOR HIMSELF. IAN: THIS ONE GOING TO THE IAN: THIS ONE GOING TO THE RIGHT POSSIBLY RIGHT OF THE RIGHT POSSIBLY RIGHT OF THE BUNKER. BUNKER. NICK: THAT IS THE FIRST SHORT NICK: THAT IS THE FIRST SHORT SWING WE HAVE SEEN. SWING WE HAVE SEEN. TIGER FELT THE PRESSURE ON THAT TIGER FELT THE PRESSURE ON THAT TEE SHOT. TEE SHOT. IAN: HE WAS PROBABLY TRYING TO IAN: HE WAS PROBABLY TRYING TO DRAW IT WITH THE BREEZE. DRAW IT WITH THE BREEZE. IF THAT TREE IS NOT IN THE WAY, IF THAT TREE IS NOT IN THE WAY, HE COULD BE OK. HE COULD BE OK. NICK: DOESN'T LOOK CONCERNED NICK: DOESN'T LOOK CONCERNED THERE. THERE. HE MUST KNOW HE STILL HAS A HE MUST KNOW HE STILL HAS A SHOT. SHOT. IAN: IT IS A GREAT ANGLE. IAN: IT IS A GREAT ANGLE. TONY CERTAINLY HAS THE DISTANCE TONY CERTAINLY HAS THE DISTANCE TO CARRY THE BUNKER. TO CARRY THE BUNKER. WE SEE THE BIRDIE-BIRDIE-EAGLE WE SEE THE BIRDIE-BIRDIE-EAGLE THE PREVIOUS THREE ROUNDS. THE PREVIOUS THREE ROUNDS. NICK: MY GOODNESS. NICK: MY GOODNESS. 330 THROUGH THE AIR. 330 THROUGH THE AIR. IAN: ABSOLUTELY IDEAL. IAN: ABSOLUTELY IDEAL. POULTER, NO DAMAGE DONE ON THE POULTER, NO DAMAGE DONE ON THE FIRST PUTT. FIRST PUTT. HE HAS TO SHAKE OFF THE BOGEY. HE HAS TO SHAKE OFF THE BOGEY. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT OFTEN. THAT OFTEN. HE HAS ONLY HAD TO DO IT TWICE HE HAS ONLY HAD TO DO IT TWICE THIS WEEK. THIS WEEK. NICK: HE WOULD LIKE TO BE NICK: HE WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE. THERE. TWO SOLID SHOTS, SOMEWHERE TWO SOLID SHOTS, SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO THE GREEN. CLOSE TO THE GREEN. YOU HAVE TO BOUNCE BACK WHEN YOU HAVE TO BOUNCE BACK WHEN YOU MAKE A FOUR. YOU MAKE A FOUR. NATE: MUST MISS THE BUNKER. NATE: MUST MISS THE BUNKER. IAN: HE IS WATCHING. IAN: HE IS WATCHING. THAT HAS COMPOUNDED THE MISTAKE THAT HAS COMPOUNDED THE MISTAKE AT THE BOGEY OF 7 BY HITTING IT AT THE BOGEY OF 7 BY HITTING IT IN THERE. IN THERE. NICK: 25 YARDS LEFT OF THE NICK: 25 YARDS LEFT OF THE BUCKER. BUCKER. IAN: FIRST SIGN OF ANY FRAILITY IAN: FIRST SIGN OF ANY FRAILITY AT ALL, ISN'T IT? AT ALL, ISN'T IT? YES. YES. BROOKS KOEPKA HAS BEEN AMAZING BROOKS KOEPKA HAS BEEN AMAZING IN THE MAJORS THE LAST COUPLE IN THE MAJORS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. OF YEARS. 34 UNDER PAR IN MAJOR 34 UNDER PAR IN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE THE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2016, BEFORE THIS BEGINNING OF 2016, BEFORE THIS WEEK, THAT IS. WEEK, THAT IS. 11 BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. 11 BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. OVER TO 9. OVER TO 9. JIM: XANDER SCHAUFFELE WITH HIS JIM: XANDER SCHAUFFELE WITH HIS 8-IRON. 8-IRON. OH, IS THIS A GOOD ONE. OH, IS THIS A GOOD ONE. NICK: WOW. NICK: WOW. HE GOT THAT WITH A BIT OF HOOK HE GOT THAT WITH A BIT OF HOOK SPIN TO SPIN TO THE LEFT, ON A SPIN TO SPIN TO THE LEFT, ON A SLIDE SLOPE GOING THE OTHER SLIDE SLOPE GOING THE OTHER WAY. WAY. JIM: HE WILL HAVE THAT PUTT TO JIM: HE WILL HAVE THAT PUTT TO GET TO NINE UNDER. GET TO NINE UNDER. A TWO-SHOT SWING THEY 7TH. A TWO-SHOT SWING THEY 7TH. TIGER WITH A BIRDIE AND TIGER WITH A BIRDIE AND MOLINARI WITH A BOGEY. MOLINARI WITH A BOGEY. THEY POST IT AT 18. THEY POST IT AT 18. THE LEAD IS ONE. JIM: FOR REAL-TIME SCORING, LIVE VIDEO, NEWS AND MORE, LIVE VIDEO, NEWS AND MORE, VISIT MASTERS.COM. VISIT MASTERS.COM. IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE, IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE IS A NEW TRACK THERE IS A NEW TRACK ENHANCEMENT. ENHANCEMENT. SO WITHIN MINUTES OF EVERY SO WITHIN MINUTES OF EVERY SHOT, FANS WILL BE ABLE TO SHOT, FANS WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS FOLLOW THEIR FAVORITE PLAYERS THROUGHOUT AT MASTERS.COM. THROUGHOUT AT MASTERS.COM. ON THE TEE AT 9, FRESH OFF ON THE TEE AT 9, FRESH OFF BIRDIE, KOEPKA, ONE BACK. BIRDIE, KOEPKA, ONE BACK. NICK: HE HITS IT SO FAR, EVEN A NICK: HE HITS IT SO FAR, EVEN A DRAW. DRAW. NOT THE GREATEST OF ANGLES DOWN NOT THE GREATEST OF ANGLES DOWN THE LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE. PETER: BROOKS IS KNOWN FOR HIS PETER: BROOKS IS KNOWN FOR HIS DRIVING OF THE BALL. DRIVING OF THE BALL. EARLIER THIS WEEK ON THE EARLIER THIS WEEK ON THE PRACTICE FACILITY, WE HAD THE PRACTICE FACILITY, WE HAD THE MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM OUT. MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM OUT. IT IS THE FIRST TIME PLAYERS IT IS THE FIRST TIME PLAYERS ARE ABLE TO BE MEASURED WITHOUT ARE ABLE TO BE MEASURED WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING TO WEAR ACTUALLY HAVING TO WEAR MARKERS. MARKERS. BROOKS TAKES THE CLUB BACK WITH BROOKS TAKES THE CLUB BACK WITH THE DRIVER, AND LOOK AT THE THE DRIVER, AND LOOK AT THE RELEASE OF HIS LEFT KNEE. RELEASE OF HIS LEFT KNEE. 31, ALMOST 32 DEGREES OF 31, ALMOST 32 DEGREES OF FLEXION IN THE LEFT KNEE. FLEXION IN THE LEFT KNEE. HE STARTS THE DOWNWARD DRIVE BY HE STARTS THE DOWNWARD DRIVE BY STRAIGHTENING THE LEFT LEAGUE, STRAIGHTENING THE LEFT LEAGUE, ACTUALLY HYPEREXTENDING IT BY ACTUALLY HYPEREXTENDING IT BY TWO DEGREES. TWO DEGREES. THAT CLEARS THE LEFT HIP, GIVES THAT CLEARS THE LEFT HIP, GIVES HIM A LOT OF LOWER BODY ROW HIM A LOT OF LOWER BODY ROW TAKES AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF TAKES AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF CLUB HEAD SPEED. CLUB HEAD SPEED. TERRIFIC NEW TECHNOLOGY TO GET TERRIFIC NEW TECHNOLOGY TO GET SOME NUMBERS OFF OF SOME SOME NUMBERS OFF OF SOME PLAYERS WITHOUT THEM KNOWING PLAYERS WITHOUT THEM KNOWING IT. IT. JIM: BOY, THE WAY HE SMASHES JIM: BOY, THE WAY HE SMASHES THE DRIVER, IT IS THE DRIVER, IT IS EXTRAORDINARY. EXTRAORDINARY. LET'S GO OVER TO THE 8TH. LET'S GO OVER TO THE 8TH. FRAN: MOLINARI MUST BE -- FRAN: MOLINARI MUST BE -- FRANK: MOLINARI MUST BE CAREFUL FRANK: MOLINARI MUST BE CAREFUL HERE. HERE. MUST GET IT OVER THE LIP. MUST GET IT OVER THE LIP. HE HAS. HE HAS. GOOD SMART PLAY. GOOD SMART PLAY. HE WILL HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE HE WILL HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE GREEN FROM THERE. GREEN FROM THERE. HE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE HE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPIN. SPIN. SO NO GREAT DAMAGE DONE. SO NO GREAT DAMAGE DONE. IT JUST TAKES AWAY THAT IT JUST TAKES AWAY THAT OPPORTUNITY OF KNOCKING IT ON OPPORTUNITY OF KNOCKING IT ON IN TWO. IN TWO. JIM: LET'S SEE IF XANDER CAN JIM: LET'S SEE IF XANDER CAN GET THE PAY-OFF BIRDIE AFTER GET THE PAY-OFF BIRDIE AFTER THE SUPERB SECOND. THE SUPERB SECOND. YES. YES. SO HE CLIMBS TO NINE UNDER. SO HE CLIMBS TO NINE UNDER. JUST TWO PARS ON THAT SIDE. JUST TWO PARS ON THAT SIDE. FOUR BIRDIES, THREE BOGEYS. FOUR BIRDIES, THREE BOGEYS. NICK: THREE BOGEYS AND STILL NICK: THREE BOGEYS AND STILL SHOT ONE UNDER. SHOT ONE UNDER. HE SPENT A LOT THERE IN THE HE SPENT A LOT THERE IN THE LAST 12 OR 14 HOLES. LAST 12 OR 14 HOLES. HE HAS PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY, BUT HE HAS PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY, BUT HE MADE A MESS OF 15 YESTERDAY. HE MADE A MESS OF 15 YESTERDAY. JIM: WHEN TIGER HAS MISSED HIS JIM: WHEN TIGER HAS MISSED HIS DRIVES, HE HAS GOTTEN SOME GOOD DRIVES, HE HAS GOTTEN SOME GOOD BREAKS. BREAKS. LET'S SEE WHAT CASE IS HERE. LET'S SEE WHAT CASE IS HERE. HE WAS RIGHT OFF THE TEE AT 8. HE WAS RIGHT OFF THE TEE AT 8. NICK: HE IS FINE. NICK: HE IS FINE. IAN: IT IS IN THE SECOND CUT, IAN: IT IS IN THE SECOND CUT, BUT HE HAS SOME BREEZE BEHIND BUT HE HAS SOME BREEZE BEHIND HIM. HIM. THE GREEN IS CERTAINLY A LOT THE GREEN IS CERTAINLY A LOT SOFTER AND A LITTLE BIT SLOWER SOFTER AND A LITTLE BIT SLOWER THAN WE ARE USED TO SEEING IN THAN WE ARE USED TO SEEING IN ALL THE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN ALL THE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE 1985. COMING HERE SINCE 1985. AND NICK, PROBABLY A COUPLE OF AND NICK, PROBABLY A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THEN. YEARS BEFORE THEN. GRAY SKIES, RAIN EARLIER IN THE GRAY SKIES, RAIN EARLIER IN THE WEEK. WEEK. NICK: I HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM NICK: I HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM THIS CONSISTENTLY SOFT THE THIS CONSISTENTLY SOFT THE WHOLE WEEK, NO. WHOLE WEEK, NO. NICK: LONG IS OK. NICK: LONG IS OK. YOU JUST SAW IT AFTER BROOKS YOU JUST SAW IT AFTER BROOKS KOEPKA GETTING UP AND DOWN. KOEPKA GETTING UP AND DOWN. IAN: AND THE DIFFICULTY OF IAN IAN: AND THE DIFFICULTY OF IAN POULTER'S PUTT FROM SHORT. POULTER'S PUTT FROM SHORT. HE HAS THE 5-WOOD. HE HAS THE 5-WOOD. HE HE NICK: HE HAS HIT A COUPLE OF NICK: HE HAS HIT A COUPLE OF GREAT 5-WOODS THIS YEAR, ONE IN GREAT 5-WOODS THIS YEAR, ONE IN LOS ANGELES, AND ONE OUT OF THE LOS ANGELES, AND ONE OUT OF THE BUNKER. BUNKER. OH, YES. OH, YES. IAN: ONE OF THE THINGS HERE IS IAN: ONE OF THE THINGS HERE IS THE BREEZE COMING DOWN FROM 9 THE BREEZE COMING DOWN FROM 9 AND FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL AND FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY THE BREEZE IS BLOWING ON TOP OF THE BREEZE IS BLOWING ON TOP OF HILL. HILL. AND IT IS BLOWING DOWN BREEZE AND IT IS BLOWING DOWN BREEZE UP TOP. UP TOP. NICK: HE IS GOING WITH A CUT NICK: HE IS GOING WITH A CUT THOUGH. THOUGH. THAT MEANS IT CAME OUT HOT. THAT MEANS IT CAME OUT HOT. IAN: HE KNEW AS SOON AS HE HIT IAN: HE KNEW AS SOON AS HE HIT IT. IT. I DO BELIEVE IT IS FAR BETTER I DO BELIEVE IT IS FAR BETTER THERE THAN SHORT. THERE THAN SHORT. BUT HE WAS CONCERNED WITH BUT HE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE-IRON. THE-IRON. THAT HE MAY NOT GET ENOUGH THAT HE MAY NOT GET ENOUGH CLEANUP ON IT. CLEANUP ON IT. NOW TONY, JUST 239 DOWN BREEZE, NOW TONY, JUST 239 DOWN BREEZE, 4-IRON OR 5-IRON. 4-IRON OR 5-IRON. DOES IT GET OVER THE RIDGE AND DOES IT GET OVER THE RIDGE AND GATHER SPEED? GATHER SPEED? NOT QUITE, BUT A LOVELY SHOT. NOT QUITE, BUT A LOVELY SHOT. MAYBE HE CAN GET A BIRDIE HERE MAYBE HE CAN GET A BIRDIE HERE AND GET BACK TO EVEN PAR. AND GET BACK TO EVEN PAR. JUST A TOUGH START AT AUGUSTA JUST A TOUGH START AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. NATIONAL. 4 IS A HARD HOLE, 5 IS BRUTALLY 4 IS A HARD HOLE, 5 IS BRUTALLY DIFFICULT. DIFFICULT. 6 AGAIN, A TOUGH PAR 3. 6 AGAIN, A TOUGH PAR 3. HERE IS WHERE THEY CAN MAKE A HERE IS WHERE THEY CAN MAKE A BIRDIE AND IGNITE TH ROUND, BIRDIE AND IGNITE TH ROUND, WHICH WE HAVE SEEN MANY TIMES WHICH WE HAVE SEEN MANY TIMES BEFORE. BEFORE. MOLINARI CLIMBS THE RIDGE OVER MOLINARI CLIMBS THE RIDGE OVER THE MOUNDS, SEES WHERE HIS BALL THE MOUNDS, SEES WHERE HIS BALL IS. IS. NOW HE CAN START SEEING WHERE NOW HE CAN START SEEING WHERE THE FLAG IS LOCATED AS WELL. THE FLAG IS LOCATED AS WELL. WE GO AHEAD ONE TO 9. WE GO AHEAD ONE TO 9. NICK: POULTER, FABULOUS VIEW OF NICK: POULTER, FABULOUS VIEW OF THE ANGLE THERE. THE ANGLE THERE. FROM THAT CORNER, IT IS GOING FROM THAT CORNER, IT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT SEVEN. TO BE ABOUT SEVEN. IT GOES DIAGONALLY, AND THE IT GOES DIAGONALLY, AND THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN IS 10. MIDDLE OF THE GREEN IS 10. SO THEY HAVE ONE YARD TO WORK SO THEY HAVE ONE YARD TO WORK WITH IF YOU PUSH IT TO THE WITH IF YOU PUSH IT TO THE RIGHT OF THE FLAG. RIGHT OF THE FLAG. RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND. RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND. HOLD A NICE FADE UP AGAINST HOLD A NICE FADE UP AGAINST THAT. THAT. IT WILL NOT SPIN. IT WILL NOT SPIN. THAT WILL HAVE 15 FEET OF THAT WILL HAVE 15 FEET OF RIGHT-TO-LEFT BREAK. RIGHT-TO-LEFT BREAK. YOU HAVE TO PUTT THAT ALMOST TO YOU HAVE TO PUTT THAT ALMOST TO THE GAP THERE BETWEEN THE TWO THE GAP THERE BETWEEN THE TWO BUNKERS, HEAD IT ACROSS THERE, BUNKERS, HEAD IT ACROSS THERE, HANG A LEVEL AND DRIBBLE IT HANG A LEVEL AND DRIBBLE IT DOWNHILL. DOWNHILL. BROOKS HAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BROOKS HAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. THIS. GET A WEDGE ON THE RIGHT LEVEL GET A WEDGE ON THE RIGHT LEVEL INSIDE 10 FEET. INSIDE 10 FEET. HE HAS PULLED IT, SO GOES TO GO HE HAS PULLED IT, SO GOES TO GO DID GO SO IT IS GOING TO GO DID GO SO IT IS GOING TO GO LONG. LONG. HE NEEDED A CUT TO CUT IT HE NEEDED A CUT TO CUT IT AGAINST THE WIND. AGAINST THE WIND. THAT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. THAT MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. THE PULL COST HIM THERE. THE PULL COST HIM THERE. JIM: LET'S GO BACK TO THE 8TH. JIM: LET'S GO BACK TO THE 8TH. IAN: TIGER'S BALL WILL BE OVER IAN: TIGER'S BALL WILL BE OVER TOWARDS THE CAMERA TOWER YOU TOWARDS THE CAMERA TOWER YOU CAN SEE IN THE DISTANCE, LONG CAN SEE IN THE DISTANCE, LONG AND RIGHT. AND RIGHT. HE HAS TO LAND THIS ON TOP OR HE HAS TO LAND THIS ON TOP OR JUST OVER THE RIDGE. JUST OVER THE RIDGE. YOU DON'T WANT TO HIT IT INTO YOU DON'T WANT TO HIT IT INTO THE RIDGE AND SPIN IT BACK. THE RIDGE AND SPIN IT BACK. NOT TOO BAD FROM BACK THERE. NOT TOO BAD FROM BACK THERE. ABOUT 10 FEET LEFT FOR HIS ABOUT 10 FEET LEFT FOR HIS BIRDIE. BIRDIE. GET THAT DROPPED SHOT BACK FROM GET THAT DROPPED SHOT BACK FROM THE 7TH. THE 7TH. TIGER WOODS PROWLING AT THE TIGER WOODS PROWLING AT THE 8TH. FRANK: HE NEW A AS SOON AS HE HIT THAT 5-WOOD THAT IT WOULD HIT THAT 5-WOOD THAT IT WOULD COME OUT HOT, LAND HARD AND COME OUT HOT, LAND HARD AND RUN. RUN. BUT HE HAS THE BACK STOP BEHIND BUT HE HAS THE BACK STOP BEHIND THE HOLE, AND HE HAS PLENTY OF THE HOLE, AND HE HAS PLENTY OF GREEN WITH WHICH TO WORK. GREEN WITH WHICH TO WORK. HE CAN GET SOME SPIN ON THIS HE CAN GET SOME SPIN ON THIS BALL. BALL. THAT LITTLE BANK, FOUR FEET THAT LITTLE BANK, FOUR FEET HIGH. HIGH. NICK: CAN HE JUST PLAY THIS NICK: CAN HE JUST PLAY THIS NORMALLY, OR DOES HE GO PAST NORMALLY, OR DOES HE GO PAST AND BRING IT BACK? AND BRING IT BACK? DOES HE HAVE TWO OPTIONS? DOES HE HAVE TWO OPTIONS? FRANK: I THINK THE SECOND FRANK: I THINK THE SECOND OPTION, NICK, IS A SAVER. OPTION, NICK, IS A SAVER. IF HE NIPS IT CLEANLY AND GETS IF HE NIPS IT CLEANLY AND GETS THE FIRST BOUND, HE HAS THAT THE FIRST BOUND, HE HAS THAT BACK STOP. BACK STOP. NICK: A GOOD OLD BUMP AND RUN. NICK: A GOOD OLD BUMP AND RUN. FRANK: IT GATHERS TO THE RIGHT, FRANK: IT GATHERS TO THE RIGHT, AT LEAST HE HAS A STRAIGHT AT LEAST HE HAS A STRAIGHT UPHILL PUTT FOR THE BIRDIE. UPHILL PUTT FOR THE BIRDIE. OBVIOUSLY THE BALL WAS LAYING OBVIOUSLY THE BALL WAS LAYING ON THE DOWNSLOPE THERE, NICK. ON THE DOWNSLOPE THERE, NICK. THAT IS WHY HE WENT LOW. THAT IS WHY HE WENT LOW. NICK: THE BUMP AND RUN MADE NICK: THE BUMP AND RUN MADE SENSE. SENSE. FRANK: A SAND WEDGE RATHER THAN FRANK: A SAND WEDGE RATHER THAN THE LOB WEDGE. THE LOB WEDGE. OVER TO 9. OVER TO 9. JIM: POULTER, FOLLOWED BY JIM: POULTER, FOLLOWED BY KOEPKA ON THE SAME LINE. KOEPKA ON THE SAME LINE. NICK: I WAS PLAYING WITH THIS NICK: I WAS PLAYING WITH THIS PURT IN PRACTICE OVER THE PURT IN PRACTICE OVER THE WEEKEND. WEEKEND. YOU CAN ALMOST GET IT PAST THE YOU CAN ALMOST GET IT PAST THE FLAG, AND IT WILL TURN KIND OF FLAG, AND IT WILL TURN KIND OF BACKWARDS. BACKWARDS. OF COURSE IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF COURSE IT IS A LITTLE BIT SLOWER. SLOWER. JIM: HIS PUTTING TODAY FROM JIM: HIS PUTTING TODAY FROM LONG DISTANCE HAS BEEN LONG DISTANCE HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL. TO 8. TO 8. FRANK: TIED 10TH LAST YEAR IN FRANK: TIED 10TH LAST YEAR IN HIS MASTERS DEBUT. HIS MASTERS DEBUT. WE ALL SAW HOW HE HURT HIS WE ALL SAW HOW HE HURT HIS ANKLE IN THE PAR 3 CONTEST. ANKLE IN THE PAR 3 CONTEST. HE PLAYED WELL ALL WEEK. HE PLAYED WELL ALL WEEK. NOW THIS ONE TO TIE FOR THE NOW THIS ONE TO TIE FOR THE LEAD. LEAD. GOOD SPEED. GOOD SPEED. OH, IT JUST DIDN'T TURN. OH, IT JUST DIDN'T TURN. LOVELY PUTT. LOVELY PUTT. JIM: AND BACK AT 9, KOEPKA. JIM: AND BACK AT 9, KOEPKA. NICK: NOT QUITE AS MUCH BREAK, NICK: NOT QUITE AS MUCH BREAK, BUT THE SAME SPEED ISSUES. BUT THE SAME SPEED ISSUES. INTO THE GULLEY, AND DOWN SHE INTO THE GULLEY, AND DOWN SHE COMES. COMES. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. JIM: PARDON ME. JIM: PARDON ME. JUST NOT AS MUCH FIRE AS WE JUST NOT AS MUCH FIRE AS WE NORMALLY SEE. NORMALLY SEE. NICK: NO, BY A LONG WAY. NICK: NO, BY A LONG WAY. THESE GREENS COULD BE AS MUCH THESE GREENS COULD BE AS MUCH AS THREE FEET SLOWER THAN AT AS THREE FEET SLOWER THAN AT THEIR FEISTIEST. THEIR FEISTIEST. JIM: ONE UNDER PAR FOR KOEPKA. JIM: ONE UNDER PAR FOR KOEPKA. LET'S GO BACK TO 8. LET'S GO BACK TO 8. FRANK: TO EXTEND THE LEAD. FRANK: TO EXTEND THE LEAD. OH, MY GOODNESS. OH, MY GOODNESS. THE ITALIAN MET GNOME JUST THE ITALIAN MET GNOME JUST KEEPS ON TICKING. KEEPS ON TICKING. AMAZING THE WAY HE HAS PUTTED. AMAZING THE WAY HE HAS PUTTED. TWO BOGEYS ALL WEEK, AND SO TWO BOGEYS ALL WEEK, AND SO STEADY FROM THAT DISTANCE. STEADY FROM THAT DISTANCE. NICK: THAT THROWS THE PRESSURE NICK: THAT THROWS THE PRESSURE BACK TO TIGER. BACK TO TIGER. FRANK: CERTAINLY DOES. FRANK: CERTAINLY DOES. A LITTLE FIST BUMP THERE WITH A LITTLE FIST BUMP THERE WITH HIS CADDIE. HIS CADDIE. NICK: WILL THIS ONE LEAK TO THE NICK: WILL THIS ONE LEAK TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE MORE THAN HE RIGHT A LITTLE MORE THAN HE THINKS? THINKS? FRANK: YES. FRANK: YES. ONCE AGAIN, NICK, IT IS ONE OF ONCE AGAIN, NICK, IT IS ONE OF THOSE PUTTS THAT IF YOU START THOSE PUTTS THAT IF YOU START IT LEFT FIRM, IT STAYS IT LEFT FIRM, IT STAYS STRAIGHT. STRAIGHT. NICK: LIKE TONY'S. NICK: LIKE TONY'S. YOU COULD PUT IT A BALL LEFT, YOU COULD PUT IT A BALL LEFT, AND IT MAY STATE RIGHT THERE? AND IT MAY STATE RIGHT THERE? FRANK: YES. FRANK: YES. I HAVE SEEN THIS PUTT THREE OR I HAVE SEEN THIS PUTT THREE OR FOUR TIMES. FOUR TIMES. DUSTIN JOHNSON HOLED IT NICELY, DUSTIN JOHNSON HOLED IT NICELY, BUT HE REALLY HIT IT FIRM, AND BUT HE REALLY HIT IT FIRM, AND IT STAYED STRAIGHT. IT STAYED STRAIGHT. THIS TO GET TO 12. THIS TO GET TO 12. IAN POULTER DID TWO-PUTT THAT IAN POULTER DID TWO-PUTT THAT DIFFICULT ONE BACK AT 9 FOR HIS DIFFICULT ONE BACK AT 9 FOR HIS PAR. PAR. BIRDIE-BIRDIE FOR WOODS AT 7 BIRDIE-BIRDIE FOR WOODS AT 7 AND 8. AND 8. AS YOU SUGGEST, NICK, GOOD AS YOU SUGGEST, NICK, GOOD DRIVES OFF 9, 10 AND 11 ARE DRIVES OFF 9, 10 AND 11 ARE ESSENTIAL. ESSENTIAL. NICK: REALLY KEY. NICK: REALLY KEY. IT TAKES SO MUCH PRESSURE OFF. IT TAKES SO MUCH PRESSURE OFF. YOU CAN STAY IN ATTACKING MODE YOU CAN STAY IN ATTACKING MODE RATHER THAN STARTING TO GET RATHER THAN STARTING TO GET FEARFUL. FEARFUL. AND AN EASY TWO-PUTT BIRDIE FOR AND AN EASY TWO-PUTT BIRDIE FOR YOUNG TONY FINAU. YOUNG TONY FINAU. SETTLE THE NERVES A LITTLE BIT, SETTLE THE NERVES A LITTLE BIT, GET A BIRDIE UNDER THE BELT. GET A BIRDIE UNDER THE BELT. HE HAD 30 ON THE FRONT NINE HE HAD 30 ON THE FRONT NINE YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. MAYBE HE CAN DO IT ON THE BACK MAYBE HE CAN DO IT ON THE BACK NINE TODAY. NINE TODAY. THEY WALK BACK TO THE 9TH TIME THEY WALK BACK TO THE 9TH TIME TO THE RIGHT OF THE 1ST GREEN, TO THE RIGHT OF THE 1ST GREEN, AND THEY WILL FIRE BACK DOWN AND THEY WILL FIRE BACK DOWN THE HILL TO THE DOG LEG LEFT. THE HILL TO THE DOG LEG LEFT. JIM: AT THE 10TH HOLE, MATT JIM: AT THE 10TH HOLE, MATT KUCHAR. KUCHAR. HE PLAYED THE FIRST NINE IN HE PLAYED THE FIRST NINE IN EVEN, BUT MAYBE THIS WILL START EVEN, BUT MAYBE THIS WILL START SOMETHING ON THE SECOND SIDE SOMETHING ON THE SECOND SIDE WITH A TAP-IN BIRDIE COMING AT WITH A TAP-IN BIRDIE COMING AT THE 10TH. THE 10TH. WE GO BACK TO THE 9TH. WE GO BACK TO THE 9TH. EVERY HOLE, NICK HAS BEEN ITS EVERY HOLE, NICK HAS BEEN ITS ON LITTLE CHAPTER, ITS ON ON LITTLE CHAPTER, ITS ON LITTLE DRAMA. LITTLE DRAMA. TIGER IS ONE UNDER. TIGER IS ONE UNDER. THE OTHER TWO IN THIS GROUP THE OTHER TWO IN THIS GROUP BOTH EVEN FOR THE DAY, FIRST BOTH EVEN FOR THE DAY, FIRST DOWN AND MOLINARI. DOWN AND MOLINARI. -- FINAU AND MOLINARI. -- FINAU AND MOLINARI. NICK: TIGER HAD A GREAT NICK: TIGER HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AT THE 6TH TO PUT OPPORTUNITY AT THE 6TH TO PUT FRESH ON FRANCESCO, BUT HE FRESH ON FRANCESCO, BUT HE MISSED THE PUTT. MISSED THE PUTT. THEY BOTH MADE THREE, AND THAT THEY BOTH MADE THREE, AND THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT. WAS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT. AS I SAID EARLIER ON, IF YOU AS I SAID EARLIER ON, IF YOU ARE RUNNING, LET THE FRONT ARE RUNNING, LET THE FRONT RUNNERS DO ALL THE HEAVY RUNNERS DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING AND HANG WITH THEM. LIFTING AND HANG WITH THEM. THEN AS THINGS TIGHTEN UP, WHO THEN AS THINGS TIGHTEN UP, WHO IS GOING TO HANG ON? IS GOING TO HANG ON? JIM: NOW WITH DRIVER. JIM: NOW WITH DRIVER. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. YOU WANT TO GET IT DOWN THERE. YOU WANT TO GET IT DOWN THERE. WITH THIS HOLE LOCATION, AS FAR WITH THIS HOLE LOCATION, AS FAR DOWN THERE AS POSSIBLE. DOWN THERE AS POSSIBLE. THAT IS PERFECT DOWN THE RIGHT THAT IS PERFECT DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE. SIDE. JIM: FINAU IS NEXT, COMING OFF JIM: FINAU IS NEXT, COMING OFF OF HIS FIRST BIRDIE OF THE DAY. OF HIS FIRST BIRDIE OF THE DAY. LOOK OUT. LOOK OUT. JIM: THAT IS WAY BACK. JIM: THAT IS WAY BACK. THEY ARE LOOKING RIGHT AROUND THEY ARE LOOKING RIGHT AROUND THE BASE OF THAT TREE. THE BASE OF THAT TREE. HE HAS ALREADY BEEN AGAINST THE HE HAS ALREADY BEEN AGAINST THE BASE OF ONE. BASE OF ONE. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT THE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT THE GOLF GOLEDS HAVE IN MIND. GOLF GOLEDS HAVE IN MIND. YOU HIT IT IN THE FOREST, SOME YOU HIT IT IN THE FOREST, SOME ARE GOING TO BE UP AGAINST A ARE GOING TO BE UP AGAINST A TREE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. TREE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. NICK: I WOULD LIKE TO NUMBER NICK: I WOULD LIKE TO NUMBER THE NUMBERS, THE SCORE HE HAS THE NUMBERS, THE SCORE HE HAS MADE WHEN TIGER HAS BEEN IN THE MADE WHEN TIGER HAS BEEN IN THE FREESE. FREESE. THE SCORES IN THE FIRST TWO THE SCORES IN THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS WERE INCREDIBLE. ROUNDS WERE INCREDIBLE. JIM: NOW MOLINARI. JIM: NOW MOLINARI. HE HIT THE LAST ONE IN BUNKER HE HIT THE LAST ONE IN BUNKER OFF THE TEE. OFF THE TEE. HIT THIS ONE ON THE NOSE. HIT THIS ONE ON THE NOSE. NICK: DOWN TO ONE OF THE NICE NICK: DOWN TO ONE OF THE NICE FLAT PLATEAUS. FLAT PLATEAUS. JIM: TO 11. JIM: TO 11. FRAN: PATRICK CANTLAY MADE THE FRAN: PATRICK CANTLAY MADE THE CUT, 72, 73. CUT, 72, 73. 64 YESTERDAY. 64 YESTERDAY. SECOND STROKE STRAIGHT DATE HE SECOND STROKE STRAIGHT DATE HE BIRDIES 11. BIRDIES 11. CANTLAY, DOUBLE FIGURES NOW. CANTLAY, DOUBLE FIGURES NOW. NICK: A PLAYER WE THINK HAS AN NICK: A PLAYER WE THINK HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO POST A SCORE. OPPORTUNITY TO POST A SCORE. FRANK: WE CERTAINLY DO. FRANK: WE CERTAINLY DO. BACK TO 10. BACK TO 10. JIM: YOU HEAR THE GRAYSON JIM: YOU HEAR THE GRAYSON MURRAYS. MURRAYS. THEY KNOW IT IS SAILING ON HIM. THEY KNOW IT IS SAILING ON HIM. NICK: THAT IS CONCERNING. NICK: THAT IS CONCERNING. YOU TRUE TO DRIVE IT AND CARVE YOU TRUE TO DRIVE IT AND CARVE IT RIGHT. IT RIGHT. JACK: JACK: JIM: THAT IS WHAT WE WERE JIM: THAT IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING BFMENT YOU DRIVE IN IN TALKING BFMENT YOU DRIVE IN IN THE FOREST, DO YOU GET A LIE OR THE FOREST, DO YOU GET A LIE OR A SWING? A SWING? THAT DOESN'T LOOK PROMISING. THAT DOESN'T LOOK PROMISING. TIGER IS ONE BACK. TIGER IS ONE BACK. MOLINARI HAS HIM BY A SHOT AS MOLINARI HAS HIM BY A SHOT AS THEY PLAY THE 9TH IN THE FINAL THEY PLAY THE 9TH IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MASTERS. JIM: BACK ON A HUMID, CLOUDY MORNING IN AUGUSTA. MORNING IN AUGUSTA. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. NICK: TWO PERFECT DRIVES OUT OF NICK: TWO PERFECT DRIVES OUT OF THREE. THREE. RIGHT OF CENTER TODAY. RIGHT OF CENTER TODAY. IT IS SEMI-BLIND. IT IS SEMI-BLIND. IT IS LIKE A GREEN HORIZON. IT IS LIKE A GREEN HORIZON. THEY COME DOWN THE HILL, A THEY COME DOWN THE HILL, A COUPLE OF PLATEAUS, TURN, COUPLE OF PLATEAUS, TURN, UPHILL. UPHILL. AWKWARD LIE, BALL BELOW YOUR AWKWARD LIE, BALL BELOW YOUR FEET. FEET. A TRADITIONAL FRONT LEFT CORNER A TRADITIONAL FRONT LEFT CORNER JUST ABOVE THE MEGAFALSE FRONT. JUST ABOVE THE MEGAFALSE FRONT. ONLY YARDS AND INCHES TO WORK ONLY YARDS AND INCHES TO WORK WITH ON THAT HOLE LOCATION. WITH ON THAT HOLE LOCATION. JIM: I LIKE THAT, MEGA-FALSE JIM: I LIKE THAT, MEGA-FALSE FRONT. FRONT. WE HAVE SEEN IT FACTOR IN SO WE HAVE SEEN IT FACTOR IN SO MANY MASTERS TOURNAMENTS. MANY MASTERS TOURNAMENTS. WE CAN REPORT THAT KOEPKA'S TEE WE CAN REPORT THAT KOEPKA'S TEE SHOT OVER AT 10 IS IN THE SHOT OVER AT 10 IS IN THE CLEAR. CLEAR. HE WILL HAVE A SHOT. HE WILL HAVE A SHOT. NICK: WOW. NICK: WOW. THAT IS PROBABLY THE WORST THAT IS PROBABLY THE WORST SWING HE HAS MADE ALL WEEK. SWING HE HAS MADE ALL WEEK. JIM: YES. JIM: YES. HE WAS DISCUSSING PERHAPS HE WAS DISCUSSING PERHAPS RELIEF. RELIEF. HERE IS TONY FINAU SETTING UP HERE IS TONY FINAU SETTING UP TO PLAY A MASSIVE HOOK. TO PLAY A MASSIVE HOOK. NICK: IF HE CAN GET IT UP TO NICK: IF HE CAN GET IT UP TO THE RITE PART OF THE GREEN, THE RITE PART OF THE GREEN, THAT WOULD BE A HUGE BREAK. THAT WOULD BE A HUGE BREAK. BUT HE KIND OF HAS TO GO BUT HE KIND OF HAS TO GO DOWNHILL AND CLIMB UP. DOWNHILL AND CLIMB UP. NOT SURE IF HE HAS A TRICK SHOT NOT SURE IF HE HAS A TRICK SHOT IN THE BAG TO SEND IT LOW AND IN THE BAG TO SEND IT LOW AND THEN HIGH. THEN HIGH. THESE GUYS CAN HOOK IT. THESE GUYS CAN HOOK IT. THAT IS THE EASY BIT. THAT IS THE EASY BIT. JIM: LOOK AT THAT HOOK SWING. JIM: LOOK AT THAT HOOK SWING. IN NOTICE HURRY TO LOOK AT IT. IN NOTICE HURRY TO LOOK AT IT. NICK: HE DID IT. NICK: HE DID IT. JUST LIKE THE 2ND HOOK, HE OVER JUST LIKE THE 2ND HOOK, HE OVER HOOKED THAT ONE -- NO, THAT WAS HOOKED THAT ONE -- NO, THAT WAS KOEPKAS. KOEPKAS. NO, HE DIDN'T WANT IT THERE. NO, HE DIDN'T WANT IT THERE. ANYTHING FIVE YARDS TO THE ANYTHING FIVE YARDS TO THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RIGHT SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FAR EASIER THIRD. FAR EASIER THIRD. TIGER KNOWS WITH THAT WIND TIGER KNOWS WITH THAT WIND DIRECTION, HE HAS GOT TO CUT DIRECTION, HE HAS GOT TO CUT IT. IT. HE HAS TO LAND IT PERFECTLY. HE HAS TO LAND IT PERFECTLY. HE CAN'T BE ONE YARD SHORT OF HE CAN'T BE ONE YARD SHORT OF THAT FLAG. THAT FLAG. IT WILL SPIN AND COME DOWN. IT WILL SPIN AND COME DOWN. JIM: HE HAS A 7-IRON. JIM: HE HAS A 7-IRON. MOLINARI OUTDROVE HIM HERE. MOLINARI OUTDROVE HIM HERE. AND THAT IS GOING TO THE SAME AND THAT IS GOING TO THE SAME AREA AS FINAU. AREA AS FINAU. ABOVE AND BEYOND. ABOVE AND BEYOND. NICK: WOW. NICK: WOW. THAT MAY BE THE BACK ISSUES. THAT MAY BE THE BACK ISSUES. WHEN THE BALL IS BELOW YOUR WHEN THE BALL IS BELOW YOUR FEET, YOU HAVE TO TORQUE YOUR FEET, YOU HAVE TO TORQUE YOUR BACK EVEN MORE TO IMPACT. BACK EVEN MORE TO IMPACT. YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE BLADE OFF. YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE BLADE OFF. IF THE BACK SAYS I CAN'T DO IF THE BACK SAYS I CAN'T DO THAT, THE ARMS TAKE OVER. THAT, THE ARMS TAKE OVER. JIM: TOUGHER WITH THE SOFTER JIM: TOUGHER WITH THE SOFTER CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. JIM: IT IS SO HARD TO DESCRIBE JIM: IT IS SO HARD TO DESCRIBE IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE MANY IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE MANY APPROACHES LIKE THIS. APPROACHES LIKE THIS. IT IS LIKE YOU ARE APPROACHING IT IS LIKE YOU ARE APPROACHING THE GREEN FROM FRIEND ANGLE. THE GREEN FROM FRIEND ANGLE. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. IT IS AN OPPOSITE TWIST. IT IS AN OPPOSITE TWIST. THE BALL IS BELOW YOUR FEET. THE BALL IS BELOW YOUR FEET. YOU WANT TO GO UP AND TO THE YOU WANT TO GO UP AND TO THE LEFT, BUT THE BALL WANTS TO GO LEFT, BUT THE BALL WANTS TO GO TO THE RIGHT. TO THE RIGHT. IF YOU CAN STRIKE IT PERFECTLY, IF YOU CAN STRIKE IT PERFECTLY, THAT IS. THAT IS. JIM: WHAT IS HE SETTING UP JIM: WHAT IS HE SETTING UP HERE, NICK? HERE, NICK? NICK: A TRADITIONAL DRAW, HIS NICK: A TRADITIONAL DRAW, HIS USUAL SHOT. USUAL SHOT. HE IS RIGHT OF THE FLAG. HE IS RIGHT OF THE FLAG. WILL IT SPIN? WILL IT SPIN? NO. NO. THAT IS A FUN ONE. THAT IS A FUN ONE. HE HAS TO GO STRAIGHT ALONG THE HE HAS TO GO STRAIGHT ALONG THE TOP OF THE RIDGE, BLINKERS ON, TOP OF THE RIDGE, BLINKERS ON, HANG A LEFT, ANOTHER HANG A LEFT, ANOTHER ROLLERCOASTER. ROLLERCOASTER. JIM: TO 12. JIM: TO 12. FRAN: CANTLAY WITH A 9-IRON. FRAN: CANTLAY WITH A 9-IRON. HOLE CUT ALL ALONE ON THE RIGHT HOLE CUT ALL ALONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SIDE. THAT IS ALWAYS FUN ON A SUNDAY. THAT IS ALWAYS FUN ON A SUNDAY. ONLY THREE BACK. ONLY THREE BACK. WE GOOD BACK TO 10. WE GOOD BACK TO 10. JIM: AND WAY BACK THERE IS JIM: AND WAY BACK THERE IS KOEPKA. KOEPKA. NICK: HE IS ACTUALLY FORTUNATE NICK: HE IS ACTUALLY FORTUNATE THE PIN IS BACK LEFT. THE PIN IS BACK LEFT. THAT GIVES HIM TONS OF ROOM TO THAT GIVES HIM TONS OF ROOM TO WORK WITH. WORK WITH. GREAT VIEW. GREAT VIEW. SEND IT DOWN THE LEFT-HAND EDGE SEND IT DOWN THE LEFT-HAND EDGE OF THE GREENSIDE EDGE. OF THE GREENSIDE EDGE. JIM: 249 YARDS TO GET THERE. JIM: 249 YARDS TO GET THERE. NICK: JUST A 4-IRON. NICK: JUST A 4-IRON. IT WON'T GET ACROSS THAT IT WON'T GET ACROSS THAT BUNKER. BUNKER. YES. YES. IT IS NOT THAT FAR OFF LINE, IT IS NOT THAT FAR OFF LINE, BUT IT DOESN'T GET THE CARRY BUT IT DOESN'T GET THE CARRY COMING IN AT THAT ANGLE. COMING IN AT THAT ANGLE. JIM: AHEAD TO 13. JIM: AHEAD TO 13. DOTTIE: JASON DAY TO REACH DOTTIE: JASON DAY TO REACH DOUBLE FIGURES. DOUBLE FIGURES. WE HAVE HAD THREE EAGLES HERE WE HAVE HAD THREE EAGLES HERE ALREADY TODAY. ALREADY TODAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SPEED. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SPEED. A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE, A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE, TOO, FOR THESE PLAYERS. TOO, FOR THESE PLAYERS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON A THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON A SUNDAY. SUNDAY. IT WAS A.L. YEAR'S FRIDAY HOLE IT WAS A.L. YEAR'S FRIDAY HOLE LOCATION. LOCATION. WELL, WITH 9 1/2 HOLES TO GO, WELL, WITH 9 1/2 HOLES TO GO, MOLINARI WITH THAT SLIVER OF A MOLINARI WITH THAT SLIVER OF A LEAD OVER TIGER WOODS. LEAD OVER TIGER WOODS. KOEPKA, FINAU. KOEPKA, FINAU. JASON DAY DID TAP IN FOR HIS JASON DAY DID TAP IN FOR HIS BIRDIE AT THE 13TH AND GETS TO BIRDIE AT THE 13TH AND GETS TO NINE UNDER. NINE UNDER. BACK TO 9. BACK TO 9. JIM: FINAU WITH THIS BUNKER JIM: FINAU WITH THIS BUNKER SHOT YOU ALREADY SAID IS NOT SHOT YOU ALREADY SAID IS NOT EASY. EASY. NICK: WELL, YOU COME OUTSIDE NICK: WELL, YOU COME OUTSIDE WAYS, WELL LEFT, AND JUST TRY WAYS, WELL LEFT, AND JUST TRY AND GET IT ONE YARD ON THE AND GET IT ONE YARD ON THE GREEN. GREEN. OR YOU GO STRAIGHT AT IT AND OR YOU GO STRAIGHT AT IT AND JUST ACCEPT HE IS GOING TO HAVE JUST ACCEPT HE IS GOING TO HAVE A 10, 12 OR 15-FOOTER. A 10, 12 OR 15-FOOTER. JIM: IT SKIDDED OFF THE FRINGE. JIM: IT SKIDDED OFF THE FRINGE. STAY ON. STAY ON. NICK: THAT WILL MAKE YOUR HEART NICK: THAT WILL MAKE YOUR HEART RACE. RACE. JIM: TO IAN POULTER. JIM: TO IAN POULTER. NICK: I TELL YOU WHAT, IAN IS NICK: I TELL YOU WHAT, IAN IS GOING NICELY. GOING NICELY. HE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE HE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE THAT IS GETTING BIG IDEAS ABOUT THAT IS GETTING BIG IDEAS ABOUT POSTING A SCORE. POSTING A SCORE. JIM: HE IS AT ONE UNDER FOR THE JIM: HE IS AT ONE UNDER FOR THE DAY. DAY. 10 UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. 10 UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT. BACK TO 9. BACK TO 9. NICK: LOOK AT TIGER PONDERING. NICK: LOOK AT TIGER PONDERING. HE IS TRYING TO VISUALIZE. HE IS TRYING TO VISUALIZE. STAND, LOOK AND FEEL IT. STAND, LOOK AND FEEL IT. HE HAS TO ALMOST SEND IT OFF HE HAS TO ALMOST SEND IT OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE GREEN. THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE GREEN. IT WILL CATCH A NICE GULLEY IT WILL CATCH A NICE GULLEY THERE AND JUST TURN. THERE AND JUST TURN. JIM: KEY HERE IS GETTING THE JIM: KEY HERE IS GETTING THE SPEED RIGHT. SPEED RIGHT. YOU HAVE YOUR BRAIN'S CONDITION YOU HAVE YOUR BRAIN'S CONDITION FROM ALL THE YEARS OF FEARING FROM ALL THE YEARS OF FEARING THIS PUTT ABOVE THE HOLE THAT THIS PUTT ABOVE THE HOLE THAT CAN JUST RACE BY. CAN JUST RACE BY. BUT WITH THES SOFTER, IT BELIES BUT WITH THES SOFTER, IT BELIES WHAT THE EXPERIENCE SAYS. WHAT THE EXPERIENCE SAYS. TO 12. TO 12. FRANK: THE SIDE WINDER FOR FRANK: THE SIDE WINDER FOR CANTLAY. CANTLAY. HE HAD THE RIGHT IDEA. HE HAD THE RIGHT IDEA. BACK TO THE 9TH. BACK TO THE 9TH. NICK: ALL HE HAS TO DO IS JUST NICK: ALL HE HAS TO DO IS JUST GET IT TO THE TOP OF THE GET IT TO THE TOP OF THE HEILMAN AND ON TO THE OWEN HEILMAN AND ON TO THE OWEN SLOPE AND THAT'S IT. SLOPE AND THAT'S IT. NO MORE. NO MORE. DOESN'T NEED ANYMORE FORCE THAN DOESN'T NEED ANYMORE FORCE THAN THAT. THAT. IT WILL MAKE IT TO THE HOLE. IT WILL MAKE IT TO THE HOLE. JIM: HE IS STARING DOWN THIS JIM: HE IS STARING DOWN THIS FLAG STICK. FLAG STICK. NICK: IN USUAL TIGER FASHION, NICK: IN USUAL TIGER FASHION, HE IS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO HE IS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS. MAKE THIS. JIM: HE MADE A LONG ONE UP THE JIM: HE MADE A LONG ONE UP THE HILL FROM WHERE HE IS STANDING HILL FROM WHERE HE IS STANDING NOW FROM OUTSIDE 30 FEET. NOW FROM OUTSIDE 30 FEET. GIVES IT A CAUTIOUS GO. GIVES IT A CAUTIOUS GO. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS. JIM: IT IS NOT GOING TO BE JIM: IT IS NOT GOING TO BE SHORT, IS IT? SHORT, IS IT? NICK: NO. NICK: NO. THIS IS PERFECTION. THIS IS PERFECTION. IT IS ALL YOURS, JIM. IT IS ALL YOURS, JIM. JIM: OH, MY GOODNESS. JIM: OH, MY GOODNESS. NOT QUITE. NOT QUITE. NICK: HE KNEW IT. NICK: HE KNEW IT. HOW ABOUT THAT. HOW ABOUT THAT. IT WAS A 50-FOOT PUTT, AND HE IT WAS A 50-FOOT PUTT, AND HE WAS JUST TRYING TO HIT A 12 WAS JUST TRYING TO HIT A 12 FOOTER. FOOTER. JIM: IT TOOK 50 SECONDS TO GET JIM: IT TOOK 50 SECONDS TO GET THERE. THERE. THAT WAS MAGNIFICENT. THAT WAS MAGNIFICENT. SHOOTS ONE UNDER ON THE SIDE SHOOTS ONE UNDER ON THE SIDE THREE BIRDIES TO GO WITH THE THREE BIRDIES TO GO WITH THE BOGEYS AT 4 AND 5. BOGEYS AT 4 AND 5. 35 HAS BEEN A POPULAR SCORE FOR 35 HAS BEEN A POPULAR SCORE FOR HIM THIS WEEK ON THAT FIRST HIM THIS WEEK ON THAT FIRST NINE. NINE. AND WE GO TO 10 WITH KOEPKA. AND WE GO TO 10 WITH KOEPKA. NICK: KEEP TURNING. NICK: KEEP TURNING. WELL DONE. WELL DONE. YOU HAVE TO PLAY A LITTLE YOU HAVE TO PLAY A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE RIGHT THAN YOU FURTHER TO THE RIGHT THAN YOU THINK THINK JIM: BACK TO 9. JIM: BACK TO 9. MOLINARI STEPPING INTEREST A MOLINARI STEPPING INTEREST A BIRDIE BID. BIRDIE BID. NICK: NOT EVEN CLOSE, JIM. NICK: NOT EVEN CLOSE, JIM. JIM: ALL RIGHT, THIRD SHOT. JIM: ALL RIGHT, THIRD SHOT. NICK: YES, THIRD SHOT. NICK: YES, THIRD SHOT. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] SAME PROBLEM. SAME PROBLEM. HE HAS TO FIND THE TOP OF THE HE HAS TO FIND THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE APEX. HILL, THE APEX. JIM: HE HAS HIT IT TOO HARD. JIM: HE HAS HIT IT TOO HARD. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. CAREFUL. CAREFUL. HE ENDS UP PAST. HE ENDS UP PAST. THAT IS BRUTAL HARD FROM SEVEN THAT IS BRUTAL HARD FROM SEVEN OR EIGHT FEET? OR EIGHT FEET? JIM: MAYBE NOT QUIT. JIM: MAYBE NOT QUIT. STARTED TO CIRCLE AROUND ONCE STARTED TO CIRCLE AROUND ONCE IT GET PAST THE HOLE. IT GET PAST THE HOLE. HE IS LOOKING OVER AND HE IS LOOKING OVER AND WONDERING HOW HE JUST DID THAT. WONDERING HOW HE JUST DID THAT. HE HAS TO GRIND FOR IT. HE HAS TO GRIND FOR IT. FINAU WILL HAVE TO FACE THAT FINAU WILL HAVE TO FACE THAT SAME CHANGE FIRST. SAME CHANGE FIRST. NICK: SO THEY HAVE ALL GOT -- NICK: SO THEY HAVE ALL GOT -- MOLINARI, KOEPKA AND FINAU ALL MOLINARI, KOEPKA AND FINAU ALL HAVE TOUGH PUTTS. HAVE TOUGH PUTTS. TIGER IS ON SCORECARD. TIGER IS ON SCORECARD. HE IS GOING TO STAY 12. HE IS GOING TO STAY 12. ANOTHER MOMENT. ANOTHER MOMENT. THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME MOMENTS THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME MOMENTS MID ROUND HERE AT THE MASTERS MID ROUND HERE AT THE MASTERS ON SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY. WHAT A FOUR. WHAT A FOUR. JIM: THERE IS ONE IN THE HOLE. JIM: THERE IS ONE IN THE HOLE. NICK: TREES, BUNKER, ONE PUTT. NICK: TREES, BUNKER, ONE PUTT. JIM: I UNDERSTAND HE HAD A JIM: I UNDERSTAND HE HAD A QUIET RELAXED NIGHT WITH HIS QUIET RELAXED NIGHT WITH HIS FAMILY. FAMILY. REPRESENTED A HOUSE HERE IN REPRESENTED A HOUSE HERE IN AUGUSTA. AUGUSTA. HE HAS ABOUT 15 FAMILY MEMBERS HE HAS ABOUT 15 FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE TRIP FROM UTAH. ON THE TRIP FROM UTAH. EARLY IN THIS ROUND, THE STORY EARLY IN THIS ROUND, THE STORY OF MOLINARI WITH ALL THE PAR OF MOLINARI WITH ALL THE PAR SAVES. SAVES. THAT WAS THE STORY. THAT WAS THE STORY. HE MADE A NICE PUTT AT 8 FOR HE MADE A NICE PUTT AT 8 FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. NICK: HE HAS MADE FOUR VERY NICK: HE HAS MADE FOUR VERY GOOD ONES AT 1, 5, 6 AND 8, AND GOOD ONES AT 1, 5, 6 AND 8, AND HE NEEDS THIS AT 9. HE NEEDS THIS AT 9. JIM: HE HAS COMPETED TWICE JIM: HE HAS COMPETED TWICE AGAINST TIGER IN RYDER CUP AGAINST TIGER IN RYDER CUP SINGLES. SINGLES. TIGER WILL WANT AND SEE IF HE TIGER WILL WANT AND SEE IF HE COULD SUDDENLY BE TIED FOR THE COULD SUDDENLY BE TIED FOR THE LEAD, OR WILL MOLINARI HOLD HIM LEAD, OR WILL MOLINARI HOLD HIM OFF AGAIN? OFF AGAIN? NICK: IF YOU ARE GOING TO WIN NICK: IF YOU ARE GOING TO WIN THE MASTERS, YOU HAVE TO PUTT THE MASTERS, YOU HAVE TO PUTT GREAT. GREAT. THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST. THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST. JIM: THAT EVEN BRINGS OUT A JIM: THAT EVEN BRINGS OUT A LITTLE GRIN. LITTLE GRIN. HIS PUTTING IN THAT RANGE HIS PUTTING IN THAT RANGE BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT FEET, BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT FEET, PHENOMENAL. PHENOMENAL. NICK: CONTROL OF THE NERVES, NICK: CONTROL OF THE NERVES, EMOTIONS, EVERYTHING. EMOTIONS, EVERYTHING. EVEN YOUR BREATHING YOU HAVE TO EVEN YOUR BREATHING YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL. BE ABLE TO CONTROL. JIM: AT 10, POULTER. JIM: AT 10, POULTER. GOOD PUTT. GOOD PUTT. HURRY NOW. HURRY NOW. TRYING TO BECOME THE THIRD TRYING TO BECOME THE THIRD ENGELLANDMAN TO EVER WIN -- ENGELLANDMAN TO EVER WIN -- ENGLISHMAN TO EVER WIN THE ENGLISHMAN TO EVER WIN THE GREEN JACKET. GREEN JACKET. DANNY WILL ETAN OUR MAN NICK ON DANNY WILL ETAN OUR MAN NICK ON THREE OCCASIONS. THREE OCCASIONS. THAT WAS IN THE HEART. THAT WAS IN THE HEART. KOEPKA. KOEPKA. LOOK HOW MUCH BREAK HE IS LOOK HOW MUCH BREAK HE IS PLAYING. PLAYING. YOU SAID IT WAS A PIVOTAL YOU SAID IT WAS A PIVOTAL MOMENT. MOMENT. ALL THREE OF THEM FACED ALL THREE OF THEM FACED SIX-FOOTERS. SIX-FOOTERS. THE FIRST TWO HAVE GONE DOWN. THE FIRST TWO HAVE GONE DOWN. MAKE IT 3-3. MAKE IT 3-3. NICK: WOW. NICK: WOW. JIM: THEY ALL COULD HAVE JIM: THEY ALL COULD HAVE MISSED, NICK. MISSED, NICK. NICK: THAT IS THE STORY, NICK: THAT IS THE STORY, YOUNGSTERS. YOUNGSTERS. YOU NEED TECHNIQUE, YOU NEED YOU NEED TECHNIQUE, YOU NEED NERVE, AND YOU NEED AN AWFUL NERVE, AND YOU NEED AN AWFUL LOT OF DETERMINATION. LOT OF DETERMINATION. JIM: HE HAS THAT. JIM: HE HAS THAT. YOU SAW A RETIRE SIGN OF YOU SAW A RETIRE SIGN OF EXCITEMENT FROM KOEPKA WITH A EXCITEMENT FROM KOEPKA WITH A LITTLE PUMP FIST AFTER HE LITTLE PUMP FIST AFTER HE KNOCKED THAT ONE IN FOR A HUGE KNOCKED THAT ONE IN FOR A HUGE SAVE. SAVE. ON THE 10 AT 10. ON THE 10 AT 10. NICK: A NICE EASY DRAW AROUND NICK: A NICE EASY DRAW AROUND THE CORNER. THE CORNER. JIM: GOING 3-WOOD. JIM: GOING 3-WOOD. NICK: OH, THAT WAS A LITTLE NICK: OH, THAT WAS A LITTLE LATE FLICK. LATE FLICK. HEADED DOWN THE RIGHT. HEADED DOWN THE RIGHT. NOW THAT IS SNOOKERED. NOW THAT IS SNOOKERED. SOMEBODY GAVE IT A NUDGE. SOMEBODY GAVE IT A NUDGE. HOW IS HE GOING TO MAKE A FOUR HOW IS HE GOING TO MAKE A FOUR FROM THERE? FROM THERE? WAIT AND SEE. WAIT AND SEE. JIM: HOW ABOUT A THREE? JIM: HOW ABOUT A THREE? REMEMBER WHAT HE DID AT 14? REMEMBER WHAT HE DID AT 14? ON FRIDAY? ON FRIDAY? NICK: ABSOLUTELY. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. THAT COULD HAVE A 5-WOOD THAT COULD HAVE A 5-WOOD THROUGH THE MAGNOLIA BUSH ON TO THROUGH THE MAGNOLIA BUSH ON TO THE GREEN. THE GREEN. OH, BOY. OH, BOY. JIM: FINAU HAS TO BE FEELING A JIM: FINAU HAS TO BE FEELING A LITTLE MORE OPTIMISTIC WITH LITTLE MORE OPTIMISTIC WITH THAT ESCAPE AT THE 9TH. THAT ESCAPE AT THE 9TH. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. THAT IS NOT REALLY GOING TO THAT IS NOT REALLY GOING TO TURN. TURN. THE LENGTH THEY HIT IT IS NOT THE LENGTH THEY HIT IT IS NOT IT. IT. IT IS THE ANGLE THEY PUSH IT, IT IS THE ANGLE THEY PUSH IT, DOWN THAT SECOND SLOPE. DOWN THAT SECOND SLOPE. SETTING UP FOR A DRAW. SETTING UP FOR A DRAW. IT IS SERIOUS GOLF TIME. IT IS SERIOUS GOLF TIME. 10, 11, 12, 13 WITH THE HOLE 10, 11, 12, 13 WITH THE HOLE LOCATION FRONT RIGHT CORNER. LOCATION FRONT RIGHT CORNER. 14 IS EASY. 14 IS EASY. SO THE NEXT FEW ARE PRETTY SO THE NEXT FEW ARE PRETTY TOUGH. TOUGH. BEAUTIFUL STRIKER, ISN'T HE? BEAUTIFUL STRIKER, ISN'T HE? CLEAN AND CRISP. CLEAN AND CRISP. JIM: THE BEST OF THE THREE. JIM: THE BEST OF THE THREE. UP AHEAD TO 11. UP AHEAD TO 11. FRANK: SCHAUFFELE FROM MORE FRANK: SCHAUFFELE FROM MORE THAN 65 FEET AWAY. THAN 65 FEET AWAY. THIS IS QUICK. THIS IS QUICK. IT HAS GOT A CHANCE. IT HAS GOT A CHANCE. HAS TO TURN. HAS TO TURN. ANOTHER ROLL. ANOTHER ROLL. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? HE JUST DOESN'T GO AWAY. HE JUST DOESN'T GO AWAY. THEY WOULD HAVE HEARD THE ROAR THEY WOULD HAVE HEARD THE ROAR BACK THERE. BACK THERE. KOEPKA READY TO UNLEASH. KOEPKA READY TO UNLEASH. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY POUNDED. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY POUNDED. SO, ITALY HAS LESS THAN 1,000 SO, ITALY HAS LESS THAN 1,000 GOLFERS, BUT THEY FIND THEIR GOLFERS, BUT THEY FIND THEIR STAR AT THE TOP ON THE MASTERS. JIM: NINE HOLES TO GO. THERE YOU SEE THE GOLF BALL THERE YOU SEE THE GOLF BALL BELONGING TO TIGER, RIGHT OF BELONGING TO TIGER, RIGHT OF THE 10TH, MAGNOLIA TREE IN HIS THE 10TH, MAGNOLIA TREE IN HIS LINE. LINE. NICK: FROM THAT FIRST CAMERA NICK: FROM THAT FIRST CAMERA ANGLE, IT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS ANGLE, IT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS THREE FEET BEHIND THE BUSHES. THREE FEET BEHIND THE BUSHES. IT WAS A QUICK DECISION, A IT WAS A QUICK DECISION, A CHIP-OUT FOR SAFETY. NICK FALDO [CAPTIONING FUNDED BY CBS SPORTS DIVISION] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] NICK: NO OPTIONS, EVEN FOR TIGER. TIGER. HE WILL HAVE TO CHIP IT OUT FOR HE WILL HAVE TO CHIP IT OUT FOR YARDAGE. YARDAGE. JIM: YOU HEARD THE CHATTER FROM JIM: YOU HEARD THE CHATTER FROM FINAU'S BAG. FINAU'S BAG. NICK: HE JUST WANTS TO LAND IT NICK: HE JUST WANTS TO LAND IT MIDDLE OF THE GREEN. MIDDLE OF THE GREEN. LANDED LIKE 5:00, 15 YARDS LANDED LIKE 5:00, 15 YARDS SHORT. SHORT. JIM: YOU HEARD HIS CADDIE, GREG JIM: YOU HEARD HIS CADDIE, GREG BODINE. BODINE. TONY IS A FAST PLAYER. TONY IS A FAST PLAYER. NICK: MIGHT HAVE JUST PULLED NICK: MIGHT HAVE JUST PULLED THAT ONE. THAT ONE. OH, BOY, IS HE GOING TO BE -- OH, BOY, IS HE GOING TO BE -- THAT IS MIGHTY CLOSE. THAT IS MIGHTY CLOSE. JIM: THAT IS AN UNFORCED ERROR JIM: THAT IS AN UNFORCED ERROR RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. A STEEP DOWNHILL LIE. A STEEP DOWNHILL LIE. HERE IS TIGER NOW PUNCHING OUT HERE IS TIGER NOW PUNCHING OUT WHEN IT WAS HIS TURN. WHEN IT WAS HIS TURN. MOLINARI IS SITTING IN THE MOLINARI IS SITTING IN THE CENTER OF THE FAIRWAY. CENTER OF THE FAIRWAY. HE IS GOING TO GO FOR THE RIGHT HE IS GOING TO GO FOR THE RIGHT HAND TV STATION. HAND TV STATION. JIM: YOU DON'T WANT TO GO LEFT JIM: YOU DON'T WANT TO GO LEFT HERE, AND HE HAS DONE THE SAME HERE, AND HE HAS DONE THE SAME THING AS FINAU. THING AS FINAU. NICK: THE SAME. NICK: THE SAME. THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE WHERE THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE WHERE THE BODY DIDN'T HAVE THE TEMPO THE BODY DIDN'T HAVE THE TEMPO OR THE ZIP TO IT. OR THE ZIP TO IT. THE BODY SLOWED DOWN, CHEST THE BODY SLOWED DOWN, CHEST STOPPED MOVING, PULL IT LEFT. STOPPED MOVING, PULL IT LEFT. PETER: HARD TO ROTATE FROM THAT PETER: HARD TO ROTATE FROM THAT SIDE HILL LIE. SIDE HILL LIE. FRANK: WANTS TO KEEP IT LEFT FRANK: WANTS TO KEEP IT LEFT AND SHORT OF THE POND. AND SHORT OF THE POND. IT WILL STILL BE AWKWARD TO GET IT WILL STILL BE AWKWARD TO GET THAT UP AND DOWN. THAT UP AND DOWN. THE FLAG TODAY CUT VERY CLOSE THE FLAG TODAY CUT VERY CLOSE TO THE WATER AS WE GO BACK TO TO THE WATER AS WE GO BACK TO 10. 10. JIM: THE THIRD SHOT COMING UP JIM: THE THIRD SHOT COMING UP HERE FOR TIGER. HERE FOR TIGER. NICK: SUDDENLY IT IS LIKE NICK: SUDDENLY IT IS LIKE CHESS. CHESS. IF TIGER THROWS IT IN CLOSE IF TIGER THROWS IT IN CLOSE WHERE MOLINARI IS GOING TO MAKE WHERE MOLINARI IS GOING TO MAKE A FOUR, SUDDENLY HE HAS LOST A FOUR, SUDDENLY HE HAS LOST THAT ADVANTAGE. THAT ADVANTAGE. JIM: CHOKING DOWN ON THE GRIP. JIM: CHOKING DOWN ON THE GRIP. WHAT IS THAT PUTT LIKE? WHAT IS THAT PUTT LIKE? NICK: WELL, YOU SAW WHAT BROOKS NICK: WELL, YOU SAW WHAT BROOKS KOEPKA HAD FROM SIX FEET. KOEPKA HAD FROM SIX FEET. IT BROKE A GOOD FOOT. IT BROKE A GOOD FOOT. THAT WILL COME IN SIDEWAYS. THAT WILL COME IN SIDEWAYS. ALL ABOUT THE TOUCH. ALL ABOUT THE TOUCH. JIM: TO 11. JIM: TO 11. FRANK: AND THAT FLAG IS VERY FRANK: AND THAT FLAG IS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE IT WAS IN 1999. CLOSE TO WHERE IT WAS IN 1999. NICK: A LITTLE FURTHER BACK, NICK: A LITTLE FURTHER BACK, FRANK. FRANK. THAT IS PROBABLY WHERE I HIT MY THAT IS PROBABLY WHERE I HIT MY 3 3 ERNIE: TO. ERNIE: TO. THESE GUYS ARE HITTING WEDGES. THESE GUYS ARE HITTING WEDGES. FRANK: IT WILL BE A SIMILAR FRANK: IT WILL BE A SIMILAR PUTT. PUTT. NICK: A PROBLEMMER GOLFER. NICK: A PROBLEMMER GOLFER. TO 13. TO 13. DOTTIE: PATRICK CANTLAY IN DOTTIE: PATRICK CANTLAY IN TROUBLE. TROUBLE. THAT IS HEADED TOWARD A LARGE THAT IS HEADED TOWARD A LARGE BUNCH OF PATRONS DOWN THE RIGHT BUNCH OF PATRONS DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE. SIDE. THAT IS THE 14TH FAIRWAY TO THE THAT IS THE 14TH FAIRWAY TO THE VIEWER'S LEFT. VIEWER'S LEFT. NICK: THAT WILL STRESS HIS NICK: THAT WILL STRESS HIS CADDIE OUT FINDING IT AND CADDIE OUT FINDING IT AND GETTING THAT YARDAGE. GETTING THAT YARDAGE. FRANK: THE DOOR OPENED. FRANK: THE DOOR OPENED. SCHAUFFELE, JUST UNDER 160 SCHAUFFELE, JUST UNDER 160 YARDS, 8-IRON. YARDS, 8-IRON. JUST HAVE A PUTT. JUST HAVE A PUTT. THAT IS ALL YOU NEED. THAT IS ALL YOU NEED. OH, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE OH, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT. BETTER THAN THAT. VERY, VERY TASTY. VERY, VERY TASTY. TO 10. TO 10. JIM: AND FINAU DOWN HERE TO JIM: AND FINAU DOWN HERE TO PLAY FIRST. PLAY FIRST. THEN SECOND TO PLAY WILL BE THEN SECOND TO PLAY WILL BE MOLINARI, HOLE-HIGH LEFT. MOLINARI, HOLE-HIGH LEFT. NICK: PRETTY GOOD PAIR OF HAND. NICK: PRETTY GOOD PAIR OF HAND. JIM: WONDERFUL HANDS. JIM: WONDERFUL HANDS. NICK: GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYER NICK: GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYER HANDS. HANDS. JIM: ACTUALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL HE JIM: ACTUALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL HE LED THE STATE OF UTAH IN LED THE STATE OF UTAH IN REBOUNDING. REBOUNDING. SO RELIEF COMING. SO RELIEF COMING. A LIST FROM THE MASTERS RULES A LIST FROM THE MASTERS RULES COMMITTEE HELPING GOVERN THIS COMMITTEE HELPING GOVERN THIS MOMENT. MOMENT. NICK: AGAIN HE HAS TAKEN RELIEF NICK: AGAIN HE HAS TAKEN RELIEF FROM THOSE DRAIN HEADS THERE HE FROM THOSE DRAIN HEADS THERE HE PROBABLY WENT LEFT. PROBABLY WENT LEFT. HE TOOK ADVANTAGE GETTING THE HE TOOK ADVANTAGE GETTING THE RIGHT ANGLE. RIGHT ANGLE. GOING THAT FRACTION FURTHER GOING THAT FRACTION FURTHER LEFT, MAYBE IT WILL GIVE HIM LEFT, MAYBE IT WILL GIVE HIM JUST A FRACTION MORE ROOM TO JUST A FRACTION MORE ROOM TO WORK WITH. WORK WITH. JIM: QUICKLY TO 11. JIM: QUICKLY TO 11. FRANK: CAN POULTER GET IT UP FRANK: CAN POULTER GET IT UP AND DOWN? AND DOWN? A VERY NICE FAIRLY STRAIGHT A VERY NICE FAIRLY STRAIGHT PUTT. PUTT. BACK TO 10. BACK TO 10. NICK: DOESN'T WANT TO OVER PLAY NICK: DOESN'T WANT TO OVER PLAY THIS ONE, JIM, AND COME UP THIS ONE, JIM, AND COME UP SHORT. SHORT. JIM: REMEMBER, HE WENT HIGH, A JIM: REMEMBER, HE WENT HIGH, A LIFT SHOT -- A DIFFERENT SHOT, LIFT SHOT -- A DIFFERENT SHOT, THE LOB. THE LOB. NICK: HE HAS FIVE YARDS TO WORK NICK: HE HAS FIVE YARDS TO WORK WITH, IS SO THAT IS DOABLE. WITH, IS SO THAT IS DOABLE. JIM: ALMOST. JIM: ALMOST. TALK ABOUT GOOD HANDS. TALK ABOUT GOOD HANDS. NICK: GOOD NERVE. NICK: GOOD NERVE. I THINK THE NERVE COMES FIRST. I THINK THE NERVE COMES FIRST. NOW IT DOES. NOW IT DOES. JIM: YES, IT DOES. JIM: YES, IT DOES. NICK: THIS IS THE NERVE ZONE NICK: THIS IS THE NERVE ZONE FOR THE NEXT NINE HOLES. FOR THE NEXT NINE HOLES. JIM: HE THOUGHT IT HAD A JIM: HE THOUGHT IT HAD A CHANCE, AND IT DID. CHANCE, AND IT DID. HE HAS LEFT HIMSELF JUST A HE HAS LEFT HIMSELF JUST A LITTLE UPHILL PUTT FOR PAR. LITTLE UPHILL PUTT FOR PAR. TIGER WILL BE NEXT WITH THAT TIGER WILL BE NEXT WITH THAT SIDE WINDER FOR HIS PAR. SIDE WINDER FOR HIS PAR. NICK: TIGER HAS TO BE CAREFUL. NICK: TIGER HAS TO BE CAREFUL. HE WOULD OBVIOUSLY HE WOULD OBVIOUSLY LOUIS: TO MAKE IT. LOUIS: TO MAKE IT. CANNOT MAKE A RUN AT IT. CANNOT MAKE A RUN AT IT. HE JUST HAS TO FEED IT DOWN HE JUST HAS TO FEED IT DOWN THERE. THERE. NICK: WELL, HOW SLOW WAS THAT? NICK: WELL, HOW SLOW WAS THAT? VERY SURPRISED. VERY SURPRISED. JIM: AND TIGER BACK TO EVEN FOR JIM: AND TIGER BACK TO EVEN FOR THE DAY. THE DAY. BACK TO 11 UNDER WITH KOEPKA BACK TO 11 UNDER WITH KOEPKA AND FINAU, WHO MUST MAKE A PAR AND FINAU, WHO MUST MAKE A PAR PUTT HERE. PUTT HERE. THAT IS HIS THIRD BOGEY OF THE THAT IS HIS THIRD BOGEY OF THE FINAL ROUND. FINAL ROUND. TONY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF WITH A TONY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF WITH A PAR ON THE 9TH. PAR ON THE 9TH. IT WAS A TRUE ADVENTURE. IT WAS A TRUE ADVENTURE. THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER MAGNIFICENT SAVE. MAGNIFICENT SAVE. NICK: HE WAS AIMING THERE. NICK: HE WAS AIMING THERE. IT WAS JUST THAT LITTLE FURTHER IT WAS JUST THAT LITTLE FURTHER AROUND THAN BROOKS WAS, A AROUND THAN BROOKS WAS, A LITTLE BIT STRAIGHTER. LITTLE BIT STRAIGHTER. MISREAD THAT ONE A TOUCH. MISREAD THAT ONE A TOUCH. JIM: DROPS BACK TO 10 UNDER. JIM: DROPS BACK TO 10 UNDER. JOINS THE RANKS OF POULTER, JOINS THE RANKS OF POULTER, CANTLAY AND SCHAUFFELE. CANTLAY AND SCHAUFFELE. NICK: I WILL BE VERY INTERESTED NICK: I WILL BE VERY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT SCHAUFFELE AND TO SEE WHAT SCHAUFFELE AND CANTLAY CAN DO ONCE THEY GET CANTLAY CAN DO ONCE THEY GET THROUGH THE 15TH HOLE, WHAT THROUGH THE 15TH HOLE, WHAT KIND OF NUMBER THEY CAN POST. KIND OF NUMBER THEY CAN POST. THAT LITTLE RUN COMING UP NEXT, THAT LITTLE RUN COMING UP NEXT, 13, 14, 15, AND MAYBE A BIT OF 13, 14, 15, AND MAYBE A BIT OF 16 ARE BIRDIE OPPORTUNITIES. 16 ARE BIRDIE OPPORTUNITIES. JIM: SCHAUFFELE HAS A GOOD LOOK JIM: SCHAUFFELE HAS A GOOD LOOK AT BIRDIE AT 12 COMING UP. AT BIRDIE AT 12 COMING UP. THE SEVENTH ONE-PUTT GREEN THE SEVENTH ONE-PUTT GREEN THROUGH 10 HOLES. THROUGH 10 HOLES. AND A PAR. AND A PAR. 13 PUTTS TOTAL THROUGH 10 HOLES 13 PUTTS TOTAL THROUGH 10 HOLES , AND HIS LEAD IS RIGHT BACK , AND HIS LEAD IS RIGHT BACK WHERE IT STARTED AT TWO. WHERE IT STARTED AT TWO. LET'S GO TO 11. LET'S GO TO 11. NICK: A COUPLE OF THESE SHORT NICK: A COUPLE OF THESE SHORT IRON SHOTS PUTTING BROOKS UNDER IRON SHOTS PUTTING BROOKS UNDER STRESS TODAY, ESPECIALLY THAT STRESS TODAY, ESPECIALLY THAT ONE ON 9 AND THAT ONE AT 11. ONE ON 9 AND THAT ONE AT 11. FRANK: NOW SCHAUFFELE TO GET TO FRANK: NOW SCHAUFFELE TO GET TO 11 UNDER. 11 UNDER. IT WILL BREAK RIGHT AS IT SLOWS IT WILL BREAK RIGHT AS IT SLOWS DOWN. DOWN. NICK: A LITTLE MORE THAN IT NICK: A LITTLE MORE THAN IT LOOKS. LOOKS. LIKE SO. LIKE SO. THAT IS A GOOD 2 1/2 PERCENT OF THAT IS A GOOD 2 1/2 PERCENT OF SLEPYSHEV IN THAT CORNER GREEN, SLEPYSHEV IN THAT CORNER GREEN, AND IT LOOKS PLATE. AND IT LOOKS PLATE. FRANK: IT DOES, ESPECIALLY FRANK: IT DOES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY REDID THE BACK OF SINCE THEY REDID THE BACK OF THAT GREEN LAST YEAR. THAT GREEN LAST YEAR. BUT, TWO PAR 5'S AHEAD. BUT, TWO PAR 5'S AHEAD. YOU WOULD THINK AT LEAST 13 YOU WOULD THINK AT LEAST 13 UNDER IS A MARK HE WILL HAVE TO UNDER IS A MARK HE WILL HAVE TO PUT IN HIS HEAD. PUT IN HIS HEAD. THE FAMOUS 11TH. THE FAMOUS 11TH. THE LOWEST POINT ON THE GOLF THE LOWEST POINT ON THE GOLF COURSE, SOME 150 FEET BELOW THE COURSE, SOME 150 FEET BELOW THE 1ST GREEN. 1ST GREEN. IAN POULTER TRYING TO GET AWAY IAN POULTER TRYING TO GET AWAY HERE WITH FOUR FROM THE TREES HERE WITH FOUR FROM THE TREES ON THE RIGHT, PUNCHED OUT. ON THE RIGHT, PUNCHED OUT. QUICKLY TO 13. QUICKLY TO 13. DOTTIE: PATRICK CANTLAY AFTER A DOTTIE: PATRICK CANTLAY AFTER A DROP FROM THE LITTLE INTENTIONS DROP FROM THE LITTLE INTENTIONS THAT THE SEATS MAKE, USED THE THAT THE SEATS MAKE, USED THE BACK STOP AS THE BEST WAY TO BACK STOP AS THE BEST WAY TO PLAY THIS. PLAY THIS. HE HAS GONE WAY TO THE UPPER HE HAS GONE WAY TO THE UPPER LEVEL AND IN FACT MISSED THE LEVEL AND IN FACT MISSED THE GREEN. GREEN. DID A GOOD JOB OF SETTING UP DID A GOOD JOB OF SETTING UP THE ANGLE WITH THE SECOND SHOT THE ANGLE WITH THE SECOND SHOT OUT OF THE TREES. OUT OF THE TREES. BUT NOT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING BUT NOT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WITH JUST A FLIP WEDGE. FOR WITH JUST A FLIP WEDGE. FRANK: IAN POULTER GIVES IT FRANK: IAN POULTER GIVES IT AWAY. AWAY. HE IS A BETTER PLAYER TEE TO HE IS A BETTER PLAYER TEE TO GREEN NOW THAN HE USED TO BE. GREEN NOW THAN HE USED TO BE. BACK AT THE 11TH TEE, MOLINARI, BACK AT THE 11TH TEE, MOLINARI, REMEMBER HE PLAYED WITH TIGER REMEMBER HE PLAYED WITH TIGER WOODS AT CARNOUSTIE, BUT THAT WOODS AT CARNOUSTIE, BUT THAT IS WAS IN EUROPE. IS WAS IN EUROPE. TODAY HE PLAYS WOODS IN WHAT IS TODAY HE PLAYS WOODS IN WHAT IS WOODS' ADOPTED BACKYARD. WOODS' ADOPTED BACKYARD. WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? NICK: THAT IS GOING TO BE A NICK: THAT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE TIGHT, ISN'T IT, FRANK? LITTLE TIGHT, ISN'T IT, FRANK? FRANK: YES. FRANK: YES. A LITTLE KICK LEFT MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE KICK LEFT MIGHT HAVE HELPED. HELPED. NICK: A COUPLE OF OVERHANGING NICK: A COUPLE OF OVERHANGING BRANCHES AROUND THE CORNER. BRANCHES AROUND THE CORNER. NICK: THAT BREEZE IS STARTING NICK: THAT BREEZE IS STARTING TO FRESHEN. TO FRESHEN. HOPEFULLY THAT STORM CONTINUES HOPEFULLY THAT STORM CONTINUES TO STAY AWAY FOR ANOTHER COUPLE TO STAY AWAY FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. OF HOURS. NICK: GOOD CALL, FRANK. NICK: GOOD CALL, FRANK. IT IS SERIOUSLY FRESHENING, AND IT IS SERIOUSLY FRESHENING, AND IT HAS JUST TURNED. IT HAS JUST TURNED. IT IS ACTUALLY HARD IT IS ACTUALLY HARD LEFT-TO-RIGHT RIGHT NOW ON THIS LEFT-TO-RIGHT RIGHT NOW ON THIS TEE SHOT. TEE SHOT. THEY CAN'T FEEL IT DOWN THERE. THEY CAN'T FEEL IT DOWN THERE. FRANK: THAT IS DICEY. FRANK: THAT IS DICEY. HIT SOMETHING. HIT SOMETHING. NICK: HE HAS GONE INTO THE NICK: HE HAS GONE INTO THE GULLEY AGAIN. GULLEY AGAIN. GOING TO THE RIGHT? GOING TO THE RIGHT? FRANK: IT KICKED FORWARD. FRANK: IT KICKED FORWARD. NICK: OH, BOY. NICK: OH, BOY. FRANK: MOLINARI 13 UNDER, FRANK: MOLINARI 13 UNDER, WOODS, 11, KOEPKA, 11 AND NOW WOODS, 11, KOEPKA, 11 AND NOW FINAU AT 10. FINAU AT 10. THAT WILL MAKE THE HOLE A THAT WILL MAKE THE HOLE A LITTLE LONGER, BUT HE WILL BE LITTLE LONGER, BUT HE WILL BE FINE. FINE. THINGS JUST STARTING TO TIGHTEN THINGS JUST STARTING TO TIGHTEN UP. UP. ALL THE WAY DOWN, KOEPKA. ALL THE WAY DOWN, KOEPKA. FOUR-FOOTER IS JUST AS FOUR-FOOTER IS JUST AS IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. WELL DONE. WELL DONE. SO AMEN CORNER, AND WE HAVE NO SO AMEN CORNER, AND WE HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA WHAT IS GOING TO EARTHLY IDEA WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. FRANK: WE ARE BACK. KOEPKA AFTER A VERY, VERY LONG KOEPKA AFTER A VERY, VERY LONG WAIT, 9-IRON. WAIT, 9-IRON. A FLAG YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO A FLAG YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO AT. GO AT. BREEZE OFF TO THE LEFT AND BREEZE OFF TO THE LEFT AND SLIGHTLY INTO YOU. SLIGHTLY INTO YOU. WELL, THAT COST SPIETH BACK IN WELL, THAT COST SPIETH BACK IN 2016. 2016. IT MIGHT HAVE JUST COST KOEPKA IT MIGHT HAVE JUST COST KOEPKA TODAY. TODAY. IF YOU ARE IN BETWEEN CLUBS, IF YOU ARE IN BETWEEN CLUBS, THIS IS A STRETCH THAT WILL GET THIS IS A STRETCH THAT WILL GET YOU EACH AND EVERY TIME. YOU EACH AND EVERY TIME. NICK: DO YOU THINK THAT NICK: DO YOU THINK THAT FRESHENING WIND CAUGHT HIM OUT FRESHENING WIND CAUGHT HIM OUT THERE? THERE? FRANK: YES. FRANK: YES. THE FLAGS ARE STARTING TO GO IN THE FLAGS ARE STARTING TO GO IN DIFFERENT DREGGSES. DIFFERENT DREGGSES. NICK: IT HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN NICK: IT HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN STRONGER FROM LEFT-TO-RIGHT. STRONGER FROM LEFT-TO-RIGHT. FRANK: TO 13. FRANK: TO 13. DOTTIE: PATRICK CANTLAY FOR DOTTIE: PATRICK CANTLAY FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. WHEN IT GETS DOWN AROUND THE WHEN IT GETS DOWN AROUND THE HOLE, IT GETS PRETTY FLAT AND HOLE, IT GETS PRETTY FLAT AND PRETTY SLOW. PRETTY SLOW. THEY CUT IT THIS MORNING, AND I THEY CUT IT THIS MORNING, AND I WAS SURPRISED. WAS SURPRISED. THERE IS ANOTHER. THERE IS ANOTHER. PAR 5'S HAVE JUST NOT BEEN HIS PAR 5'S HAVE JUST NOT BEEN HIS STRENGTH THIS WEEK. STRENGTH THIS WEEK. JIM: FINISHING UP, VICTOR FROM JIM: FINISHING UP, VICTOR FROM OKLAHOMA STATE, THE U.S. OKLAHOMA STATE, THE U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPION FROM PEBBLE AMATEUR CHAMPION FROM PEBBLE BEACH. BEACH. FIRST NORWEGIAN TO EVER PLAY IN FIRST NORWEGIAN TO EVER PLAY IN THE MASTERS. THE MASTERS. LET'S GO TO 15. LET'S GO TO 15. PETER: BUBBA WATSON, 184 YARDS PETER: BUBBA WATSON, 184 YARDS LEFT. LEFT. A PITCHING WEDGE. A PITCHING WEDGE. AND BUBBA WATSON HITS IT INSIDE AND BUBBA WATSON HITS IT INSIDE OF FOUR FEET. OF FOUR FEET. HE HAS THAT TO GO TO MINUS 10. HE HAS THAT TO GO TO MINUS 10. BACK TO 11. BACK TO 11. FRANK: YOU SEE THE HOLE FRANK: YOU SEE THE HOLE LOCATION A FEW PACES FROM THE LOCATION A FEW PACES FROM THE LEFT SIDE. LEFT SIDE. MOLINARI DOWN THE PLAYER'S MOLINARI DOWN THE PLAYER'S RIGHT SIDE. RIGHT SIDE. NICK YOU ARE FRONT. NICK YOU ARE FRONT. THE LIMBS IN FRONT ARE GOING TO THE LIMBS IN FRONT ARE GOING TO CAUSE A PROBLEM HERE FOR CAUSE A PROBLEM HERE FOR MOLINARI. MOLINARI. NICK: A TOUGH DECISION TO TAKE NICK: A TOUGH DECISION TO TAKE THIS ON. THIS ON. HE HAS TO GO WITH A LOW CHIPPY HE HAS TO GO WITH A LOW CHIPPY FADE OUT TO THE RIGHT FOR FADE OUT TO THE RIGHT FOR SAFETY. SAFETY. HE WENT FOR IT. HE WENT FOR IT. FRANK: A VERY NARROW GAP. FRANK: A VERY NARROW GAP. NICK: THAT KICK, CAREFUL. NICK: THAT KICK, CAREFUL. WOW, THAT WAS A FANTASTIC -- WOW, THAT WAS A FANTASTIC -- THAT WAS BRAVE. THAT WAS BRAVE. YOU HAVE TO MAN UP, MAKE THE YOU HAVE TO MAN UP, MAKE THE DECISION. DECISION. SEE HOW HE ROTATES THE FACE SEE HOW HE ROTATES THE FACE THROUGH THE BALL TO HIT A THROUGH THE BALL TO HIT A LITTLE SLICE. LITTLE SLICE. GUTSY SHOT THERE. GUTSY SHOT THERE. FRANK: YOU SEE THE BIG MOUNDS FRANK: YOU SEE THE BIG MOUNDS ON THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN. ON THE LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN. THEY OFTEN KICK THAT BALL HARD THEY OFTEN KICK THAT BALL HARD TOWARDS THE POND. TOWARDS THE POND. THERE SHOULD BE 190 YARDS LEFT THERE SHOULD BE 190 YARDS LEFT FOR FINAU. FOR FINAU. SOUNDED LIKE A CLEAN STRIKE. SOUNDED LIKE A CLEAN STRIKE. FINE SHOT, RIGHT DISTANCE. FINE SHOT, RIGHT DISTANCE. LOOK AT WOODS SHOT. LOOK AT WOODS SHOT. NICK: JUST DOESN'T WANT TO OVER NICK: JUST DOESN'T WANT TO OVER HOOK IT, WHICH I DOWN HE WOULD HOOK IT, WHICH I DOWN HE WOULD DO WITH THAT CHURCHY LIE -- DO WITH THAT CHURCHY LIE -- CRUNCHY LIE. CRUNCHY LIE. FRANK: THERE IS ENOUGH GREEN ON FRANK: THERE IS ENOUGH GREEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THE BREEZE THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THE BREEZE IS COMING FROM HIS LEFT. IS COMING FROM HIS LEFT. SOMEWHERE JUST AROUND TONY SOMEWHERE JUST AROUND TONY FINAU'S BALL, HE WOULD FINAU'S BALL, HE WOULD CERTAINLY TAKE IT. CERTAINLY TAKE IT. HE IS TURNING IT BACK INTO THE HE IS TURNING IT BACK INTO THE BREEZE. BREEZE. OH, EXCELLENT SHOT A LITTLE OH, EXCELLENT SHOT A LITTLE GROUND ROLL AS WELL, THAT FROM GROUND ROLL AS WELL, THAT FROM 182 YARDS. 182 YARDS. IT APPEARS QUIET DOWN AT 12. IT APPEARS QUIET DOWN AT 12. POULTER. POULTER. TOOK ONE MORE CLUB THAN KOEPKA. TOOK ONE MORE CLUB THAN KOEPKA. GETS THE SAME RESULT. GETS THE SAME RESULT. TWO OF THE GAME'S BEST. TWO OF THE GAME'S BEST. KOEPKA AND POULTER, WET. KOEPKA AND POULTER, WET. TO 9. TO 9. JIM: WHAT A FINE PERFORMANCE JIM: WHAT A FINE PERFORMANCE HERE. HERE. SHOOTS 71 TODAY. SHOOTS 71 TODAY. LOOK AT THOSE ROUNDS, 72, 71, LOOK AT THOSE ROUNDS, 72, 71, 71, 71. 71, 71. THREE UNDER. THREE UNDER. TIED FOR 33RD. TIED FOR 33RD. THERE IS STILL OTIZ, THE LATIN THERE IS STILL OTIZ, THE LATIN AMERICAN AMATEUR CHAMPION, HAS AMERICAN AMATEUR CHAMPION, HAS THREE HOLES TO PLAY. THREE HOLES TO PLAY. HE WILL PLAY 7, 8 AND 9. HE WILL PLAY 7, 8 AND 9. OWE HAS WON THE HONOR FOR LOW OWE HAS WON THE HONOR FOR LOW AMATEUR. AMATEUR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOUR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOUR. THE MOST TO QUALIFY SINCE 1999. THE MOST TO QUALIFY SINCE 1999. FOUR AMATEURS TO THE WEEKEND. FOUR AMATEURS TO THE WEEKEND. THE TURN OF EVENTS HERE WITH THE TURN OF EVENTS HERE WITH HORLTE AND KOEPKA UP AHEAD IN HORLTE AND KOEPKA UP AHEAD IN THE WATER AT 12. THE WATER AT 12. FRANK: AMAZING HOW QUICKLY IT FRANK: AMAZING HOW QUICKLY IT HAS CHANGED IN THE MATTER OF A HAS CHANGED IN THE MATTER OF A FEW MEMBERS. FEW MEMBERS. I GUESS WATER WILL PUT OUT ANY I GUESS WATER WILL PUT OUT ANY FIRE FOR SURE. FIRE FOR SURE. NEITHER HAS ELECTLED TO USE THE NEITHER HAS ELECTLED TO USE THE DROP SEASON. DROP SEASON. INSTEAD, GONE ALL THE WAY DOWN INSTEAD, GONE ALL THE WAY DOWN AND GETTING A BETTER ANGLE. AND GETTING A BETTER ANGLE. THERE IS JUST A BETTER PLACE. THERE IS JUST A BETTER PLACE. THE DROP ZONE IS AN AWKWARD THE DROP ZONE IS AN AWKWARD YARDAGE, 65 YARDS. YARDAGE, 65 YARDS. NOT MUCH THAT THE PLAYERS NOT MUCH THAT THE PLAYERS PRACTICE. PRACTICE. HE WILL TRY TO LAND THIS A YARD HE WILL TRY TO LAND THIS A YARD OR TWO OR THE FRONT, SKIP OR TWO OR THE FRONT, SKIP FORWARD AND STICK. FORWARD AND STICK. MOST OF THE PLAYERS CARRYING MOST OF THE PLAYERS CARRYING 60-PLUS DEGREES NOW, MAKING 60-PLUS DEGREES NOW, MAKING THIS SHOT A LITTLE EASIER. THIS SHOT A LITTLE EASIER. NOT TOO BAD. NOT TOO BAD. NOW BACK TO 11 AFTER THAT NOW BACK TO 11 AFTER THAT EXQUISITE SHOT FROM MOLINARI. EXQUISITE SHOT FROM MOLINARI. I DARE SAY YOU WOULD TAKE FOUR I DARE SAY YOU WOULD TAKE FOUR AT 11 TODAY. AT 11 TODAY. KOEPKA BACK AT 12, SIMILAR SHOT KOEPKA BACK AT 12, SIMILAR SHOT TO POULTER. TO POULTER. ALMOST THE SAME RESULT. ALMOST THE SAME RESULT. SO THEY BOTH HAVE A CHANCE TO SO THEY BOTH HAVE A CHANCE TO PERHAPS JUST DROP ONE SHOT. PERHAPS JUST DROP ONE SHOT. KOEPKA, REMEMBER, ALREADY TWO KOEPKA, REMEMBER, ALREADY TWO BACK. BACK. THEY USE TWO TEES TODAY. THEY USE TWO TEES TODAY. BILL: ORTIZ, WHO WON THE LATIN BILL: ORTIZ, WHO WON THE LATIN AMERICA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP AMERICA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A CHANCE TO SHARE THE LEAD WITH A CHANCE TO SHARE THE LEAD IF THAT HAD GONE IN, FOR LOW IF THAT HAD GONE IN, FOR LOW AMATEUR. AMATEUR. OUT IN 33, ORTIZ. OUT IN 33, ORTIZ. FIRST TIME IN A MAJOR. FIRST TIME IN A MAJOR. BACK TO 11. BACK TO 11. FRANK: FINAU'S PUTT SORT OF FRANK: FINAU'S PUTT SORT OF EASES ITS WAY DOWN THE HILL AND EASES ITS WAY DOWN THE HILL AND STARTS TO TURN LEFT AS IT SLOWS STARTS TO TURN LEFT AS IT SLOWS DOWN. DOWN. IT IS VERY QUICK PAST THE HOLE. IT IS VERY QUICK PAST THE HOLE. RIGHT IN THE JAWS. RIGHT IN THE JAWS. TO 15. TO 15. BILL: JASON DAY, A PUTT TO GET BILL: JASON DAY, A PUTT TO GET TO MINUS 10. TO MINUS 10. YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU NEVER KNOW. PICK UP ONE OR TWO MORE, POST PICK UP ONE OR TWO MORE, POST 12 UNDER. 12 UNDER. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ON YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ON THE SECOND NINE OF A SUNDAY AT THE SECOND NINE OF A SUNDAY AT THE MASTERS. THE MASTERS. BUBBA TAMPING DOWN SOME SPIKE BUBBA TAMPING DOWN SOME SPIKE MARKS. MARKS. HE HAS THIS FOR EAGLE TO GET TO HE HAS THIS FOR EAGLE TO GET TO MINUS 10. MINUS 10. ALL KINDS OF SCORES HERE AT 15 ALL KINDS OF SCORES HERE AT 15 TODAY, FROM THREE TO EIGHT. TODAY, FROM THREE TO EIGHT. THAT'S A THREE. THAT'S A THREE. BUBBA WATSON REMAINS BOGEY-FREE BUBBA WATSON REMAINS BOGEY-FREE FOR THE DAY, 10 UNDER PAR, FOUR FOR THE DAY, 10 UNDER PAR, FOUR UNDER THE LAST THREE. UNDER THE LAST THREE. SPECIAL STUFF. SPECIAL STUFF. LET'S GO BACK TO 11. LET'S GO BACK TO 11. FRANK: AND NOW WOODS, JUST FRANK: AND NOW WOODS, JUST STRAIGHT DOWN THE HILL. STRAIGHT DOWN THE HILL. IT IS LIKE GLASS THERE TODAY. IT IS LIKE GLASS THERE TODAY. THEY OPENED THE GATES UP AT THEY OPENED THE GATES UP AT 7:15 THIS MORNING. 7:15 THIS MORNING. OBSERVATION STANDS TOOK NO TIME OBSERVATION STANDS TOOK NO TIME TO FILL. TO FILL. CHEERS CAME OUT. CHEERS CAME OUT. IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW LIKE ANY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW LIKE ANY OTHER MASTERS SUNDAY. OTHER MASTERS SUNDAY. WOODS TRYING FOR HIS FOURTH WOODS TRYING FOR HIS FOURTH GREEN JACKET. GREEN JACKET. TO 12, AND KOEPKA NOW. TO 12, AND KOEPKA NOW. TO GET AWAY WITH FOUR. TO GET AWAY WITH FOUR. SO A DOUBLE FOR KOEPKA. SO A DOUBLE FOR KOEPKA. NICK: ALL THAT POWER, FRANK, NICK: ALL THAT POWER, FRANK, AND IT IS THE 150-YARDER THAT AND IT IS THE 150-YARDER THAT DOES HIM IN. DOES HIM IN. FRANK: TAKING A FOUR THERE AT FRANK: TAKING A FOUR THERE AT 11. 11. HE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE IT A HE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE IT A LITTLE STRAIGHTER THOUGH IN THE LITTLE STRAIGHTER THOUGH IN THE REMAINING HOLES. REMAINING HOLES. THAT FIRST PUTT FROM MOLINARI THAT FIRST PUTT FROM MOLINARI COULD HAVE GONE IN. COULD HAVE GONE IN. ONLY 250 GOLF COURSES IN ITALY. ONLY 250 GOLF COURSES IN ITALY. NICK: WHEN HE WAS AT SCHOOL, I NICK: WHEN HE WAS AT SCHOOL, I THINK HIS PROCEDURE WERE ONLY THINK HIS PROCEDURE WERE ONLY THERE TO PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAYS THERE TO PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS. AND SATURDAYS. FRANK: YES. FRANK: YES. SOCCER IS THE BIG SPORT THERE. SOCCER IS THE BIG SPORT THERE. THAT MIGHT JUST CHANGE. THAT MIGHT JUST CHANGE. WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE WHILE THAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RAY'S CREEK, OTHER SIDE OF RAY'S CREEK, POULTER, LIKE KOEPKA, A SWING POULTER, LIKE KOEPKA, A SWING AND A MISS. AND A MISS. AND YOU NORMALLY WALK AWAY WITH AND YOU NORMALLY WALK AWAY WITH FIVE. FIVE. TWO SHOTS, SEVEN TO PLAY. TWO SHOTS, SEVEN TO PLAY. THIS IS JUST THE MID POINT OF THIS IS JUST THE MID POINT OF AMEN CORNER. AMEN CORNER. THIS IS ALSO WHERE YOU FEEL IT. THIS IS ALSO WHERE YOU FEEL IT. THE PATRONS GET THERE. THE PATRONS GET THERE. YOU GET THAT EXTRA BOOST OF YOU GET THAT EXTRA BOOST OF ENERGY. ENERGY. YOU SEE THE FAMED BRIDGES ON YOU SEE THE FAMED BRIDGES ON EITHER SIDE. EITHER SIDE. IT IS THE SPOT. IT IS THE SPOT. NICK: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING NICK: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOUR DECISION. IS YOUR DECISION. IF YOU ARE FEELING GREAT AND IF YOU ARE FEELING GREAT AND YOU WANT TO GO FOR THE FLAG, YOU WANT TO GO FOR THE FLAG, YOU HAVE YOUR NUMBERS. YOU HAVE YOUR NUMBERS. IF YOU WANT TO BAIL OUT, YOU IF YOU WANT TO BAIL OUT, YOU HAVE TO USE ANOTHER NUMBER, HAVE TO USE ANOTHER NUMBER, JUST A COUPLE LESS. JUST A COUPLE LESS. 158 TODAY, 155 WOULD BE A GREAT 158 TODAY, 155 WOULD BE A GREAT CARRY GOING 15 FEET LEFT. CARRY GOING 15 FEET LEFT. THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING. THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING. THEN YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT TO THEN YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT TO STICK WITH THAT DECISION THAT STICK WITH THAT DECISION THAT YOU ARE GOING A LITTLE LEFT, YOU ARE GOING A LITTLE LEFT, AIM FOR THAT SPOT AND GO FOR AIM FOR THAT SPOT AND GO FOR IT. IT. IF YOU THEN PULL IT, YOU WILL IF YOU THEN PULL IT, YOU WILL BE LONG. BE LONG. YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN YOUR YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN YOUR MIND HERE. MIND HERE. YOU KNOW DORN WELL IF YOU PULL YOU KNOW DORN WELL IF YOU PULL IT, YOU ARE LONG INTO THE IT, YOU ARE LONG INTO THE BUNKER AND MIS-HIT IT A BUNKER AND MIS-HIT IT A FRACTION LIKE THE TWO IN FRONT FRACTION LIKE THE TWO IN FRONT OF HIM, IT'S IN THE WATER. OF HIM, IT'S IN THE WATER. FRANK: NOT A GOOD PLACE TO WAIT FRANK: NOT A GOOD PLACE TO WAIT THOUGH. THOUGH. NICK: I AGREE, FRANK. NICK: I AGREE, FRANK. YOU LOOK THE OTHER WAY, HAVE A YOU LOOK THE OTHER WAY, HAVE A CHAT. CHAT. FRANK: LIKE A CAT ON A TO THE FRANK: LIKE A CAT ON A TO THE TIN ROOF. TIN ROOF. NICK: NOW THEY WANT TO DOUBLE NICK: NOW THEY WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK THE WIND. CHECK THE WIND. I THINK THAT IS WHAT CAUGHT THE I THINK THAT IS WHAT CAUGHT THE OTHER GUYS. OTHER GUYS. EVEN THAT FLAG IS NOT MOVE. EVEN THAT FLAG IS NOT MOVE. THE WATER IS NOT EVEN MOVING. THE WATER IS NOT EVEN MOVING. THAT LITTLE DRAW SHOULD WORK THAT LITTLE DRAW SHOULD WORK NICELY FOR HIM. NICELY FOR HIM. THREE YARDS LEFT OF THE FLAG, THREE YARDS LEFT OF THE FLAG, HIT A DRAW INTO SAFETY. HIT A DRAW INTO SAFETY. I THINK HE WOULD TAKE THAT. I THINK HE WOULD TAKE THAT. FRANK: ONE THING IN HIS FAVOR, FRANK: ONE THING IN HIS FAVOR, HE TENDS TO SWEEP HIS SHORT HE TENDS TO SWEEP HIS SHORT IRONS. IRONS. DOESN'T SEND THE BALL UP TOO DOESN'T SEND THE BALL UP TOO HIGH, JUST A NICE FLIGHT. HIGH, JUST A NICE FLIGHT. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. SPLIT THE GAP BETWEEN THE FLAG SPLIT THE GAP BETWEEN THE FLAG AND THE RIGHT EDGE OF THAT BACK AND THE RIGHT EDGE OF THAT BACK BUNKER. BUNKER. FRAN: HE MADE TWO HERE FRAN: HE MADE TWO HERE YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. NICK: THAT WAS SO WEAK. NICK: THAT WAS SO WEAK. THAT BALL DIDN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE THAT BALL DIDN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE IT WAS FLYING. IT WAS FLYING. FRANK: THAT DOOR HAS FLOWN OPEN FRANK: THAT DOOR HAS FLOWN OPEN NOW. NOW. NOT JUST FOR WOODS. NOT JUST FOR WOODS. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. BACK TO SCHAUFFELE AND CANTLAY, BACK TO SCHAUFFELE AND CANTLAY, EVEN BUBBA. EVEN BUBBA. THEY ALL KNOW IT NOW. THEY ALL KNOW IT NOW. GET IN THE CLOSE AND POST A GET IN THE CLOSE AND POST A SCORE. SCORE. FRANK: NORMAN IN 1996, SPIETH FRANK: NORMAN IN 1996, SPIETH IN 2016. IN 2016. NOW CAN WOODS TAKE ADVANTAGE? NOW CAN WOODS TAKE ADVANTAGE? NICK: THAT WAS SAFE, THAT ONE. NICK: THAT WAS SAFE, THAT ONE. THAT IS WHAT BIG JACK WOULD THAT IS WHAT BIG JACK WOULD SAY. SAY. IF IN DOUBT, YOU GO IN BETWEEN IF IN DOUBT, YOU GO IN BETWEEN THE TWO BUNKERS. THE TWO BUNKERS. FRANK: KOEPKA, POULTER, FRANK: KOEPKA, POULTER, MOLINARI, WET. MOLINARI, WET. WOODS DRY. WOODS DRY. NOW FINAU. NOW FINAU. GET THROUGH THIS AND THE PAR GET THROUGH THIS AND THE PAR 5'S, HE REALLY HAS AN 5'S, HE REALLY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY WITH HIS POWER. OPPORTUNITY WITH HIS POWER. FIRST CLUBS HIS FATHER BOUGHT, FIRST CLUBS HIS FATHER BOUGHT, 75 CENTS EACH FROM THE 75 CENTS EACH FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. SALVATION ARMY. HE KNOWS WHAT TOUGH TIMES ARE HE KNOWS WHAT TOUGH TIMES ARE LIKE. LIKE. JUST A LITTLE 8-IRON FOR FINAU. JUST A LITTLE 8-IRON FOR FINAU. UNBELIEVABLE. UNBELIEVABLE. NICK: WHAT ARE THEY MISJUDGING? NICK: WHAT ARE THEY MISJUDGING? NOTHING IS MOVING AT THE FLAG NOTHING IS MOVING AT THE FLAG OR THE WATER, AND THEY HAVE OR THE WATER, AND THEY HAVE COME UP SHORT, WAY SHORT. COME UP SHORT, WAY SHORT. FRANK: FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE FRANK: FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE PLAYERS. PLAYERS. NICK: THEY HAVE MISSED THEIR NICK: THEY HAVE MISSED THEIR LANDING SPOT BY 10 YARDS. LANDING SPOT BY 10 YARDS. LOVELY SWING, ONLINE, BUT IT LOVELY SWING, ONLINE, BUT IT CAME OUT SO SOFT. CAME OUT SO SOFT. IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GO IN IT, IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GO IN IT, THAT BALL. THAT BALL. FRANK: THAT IS 12 YARDS SHORT FRANK: THAT IS 12 YARDS SHORT HIS LANDING POINT. HIS LANDING POINT. FINAU USED THE OTHER SIDE OF FINAU USED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TEE LIKE HE WAS GOING TO THE TEE LIKE HE WAS GOING TO RIDE THE BREEZE. RIDE THE BREEZE. NICK: THAT WAS A GOOD SWING. NICK: THAT WAS A GOOD SWING. HE HIT THE WIND BALL. HE HIT THE WIND BALL. FRANK: THE BANK REBOUNDS FRANK: THE BANK REBOUNDS ANOTHER. ANOTHER. TIGER WOODS WENT WITH THE TIGER WOODS WENT WITH THE NICKLAUS STRATEGY OVER THE NICKLAUS STRATEGY OVER THE CENTRAL BUNKER. CENTRAL BUNKER. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU ARE IN DOWN AND YOU HAVE IF YOU ARE IN DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO CLEAR THE PICTURE OF WHAT TO CLEAR THE PICTURE OF WHAT YOU HAVE JUST SEEN FROM YOUR YOU HAVE JUST SEEN FROM YOUR FELLOW COMPETITORS, THAT WAS A FELLOW COMPETITORS, THAT WAS A VERY SMART MOVE FROM TIGER JUST VERY SMART MOVE FROM TIGER JUST IN CASE. IN CASE. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TONY'S SHOT. TONY'S SHOT. IT WAS WELL COMMITTED, AND IT IT WAS WELL COMMITTED, AND IT JUST DIDN'T FLY. JUST DIDN'T FLY. AMEN CORNER, THE GOLFING GODS, AMEN CORNER, THE GOLFING GODS, THE SWIRLING BREEZES HAVE THE SWIRLING BREEZES HAVE BITTEN THEM HARD. BITTEN THEM HARD. FRANK: TO 14. FRANK: TO 14. BILL: PATRICK CANTLAY FOR BILL: PATRICK CANTLAY FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. HAVING ANOTHER OUTSTANDING DAY. HAVING ANOTHER OUTSTANDING DAY. THAT STAYS TO THE RIGHT. THAT STAYS TO THE RIGHT. SO IT WILL BE PAR FOR CANTLAY. SO IT WILL BE PAR FOR CANTLAY. HE WILL STAY AT 10 UNDER. HE WILL STAY AT 10 UNDER. BACK TO THE 12TH. BACK TO THE 12TH. FRANK: WOODS WILL DEFINITELY GO FRANK: WOODS WILL DEFINITELY GO UP A MARK AND PUT HIS STAKE IN UP A MARK AND PUT HIS STAKE IN THE FIRST ROUND. THE FIRST ROUND. BACK TO THE OTHER TWO. BACK TO THE OTHER TWO. NOW YOU'VE GOT TO CALM YOUR NOW YOU'VE GOT TO CALM YOUR MIND. MIND. WHILE WE WAIT, WE WILL GO TO 13 WHILE WE WAIT, WE WILL GO TO 13 AND SCHAUFFELE ON THE MOVE. AND SCHAUFFELE ON THE MOVE. DOTTIE: AFTER AN ENORMOUS TEE DOTTIE: AFTER AN ENORMOUS TEE SHOT, 155 YARDS LEFT FOR XANDER SHOT, 155 YARDS LEFT FOR XANDER SCHAUFFELE. SCHAUFFELE. IT DID EXACTLY AS HE ASKED, IT DID EXACTLY AS HE ASKED, LANDED SOFTLY. LANDED SOFTLY. ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT CAN ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM ALL THAT BAD STUFF BENEFIT FROM ALL THAT BAD STUFF GOING ON AT 12. GOING ON AT 12. TO 16. TO 16. VERNE: OUT OF THE BUNKER, BUBBA VERNE: OUT OF THE BUNKER, BUBBA WATSON. WATSON. NOW WATCH. NOW WATCH. IT WENT. IT WENT. BUBBA OFF THE EAGLE AT 15. BUBBA OFF THE EAGLE AT 15. WE ARE BACK AT 12. WE ARE BACK AT 12. NICK: A LOT NERVE. NICK: A LOT NERVE. I HAVE DONE MY BREATHING I HAVE DONE MY BREATHING EXERCISES UP HERE, FRANK. EXERCISES UP HERE, FRANK. FRANK: MOLINARI NORMALLY A FRANK: MOLINARI NORMALLY A WONDERFUL PITCHER OF BALL. WONDERFUL PITCHER OF BALL. THIS HAS GOT TO BE HIT CLEAN THIS HAS GOT TO BE HIT CLEAN HERE. HERE. NOT BAD. NOT BAD. HE PUTTER HAS GOT HIM OUT OF HE PUTTER HAS GOT HIM OUT OF TROUBLE SO FAR TODAY. TROUBLE SO FAR TODAY. NOW FINAU, HIS TEE SHOT WENT ON NOW FINAU, HIS TEE SHOT WENT ON A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, SO A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, SO HE HAS TAKEN THAT POINT COMING HE HAS TAKEN THAT POINT COMING BACK IN LINE. BACK IN LINE. WE GO TO 16. WE GO TO 16. VERNE: JASON DAY FOR BIRDIE. VERNE: JASON DAY FOR BIRDIE. BACK TO 12. BACK TO 12. FRANK: HE HAS FOUND HIS POINT, FRANK: HE HAS FOUND HIS POINT, TRYING TO IMPROVE THE ANGLE. TRYING TO IMPROVE THE ANGLE. YOU HAVE THAT ONE CLUB LENGTH YOU HAVE THAT ONE CLUB LENGTH SEMI-CIRCLE. SEMI-CIRCLE. IF HE DROPS THAT ON THE EXTREME IF HE DROPS THAT ON THE EXTREME LEFT SIDE OF IT, HE WILL HAVE A LEFT SIDE OF IT, HE WILL HAVE A SLIGHTLY BETTER ANGLE. SLIGHTLY BETTER ANGLE. WHILE HE DROPS, AS YOU CAN SEE, WHILE HE DROPS, AS YOU CAN SEE, JASON DAY DID TAP IN. JASON DAY DID TAP IN. HE HAS TO TELL HIMSELF THERE IS HE HAS TO TELL HIMSELF THERE IS TIME, ENOUGH HOLES AHEAD. TIME, ENOUGH HOLES AHEAD. THAT IS REALLY GOOD. THAT IS REALLY GOOD. A SHAKE OF THE HEAD FOR GOOD A SHAKE OF THE HEAD FOR GOOD REASON. REASON. ONCE AGAIN TO THE 9TH HOLE. ONCE AGAIN TO THE 9TH HOLE. JIM: AND THIS IS THE LAST HOLE JIM: AND THIS IS THE LAST HOLE OF THE TOURNAMENT FOR MCILROY. OF THE TOURNAMENT FOR MCILROY. FOR BIRDIE. FOR BIRDIE. THIS IS HIS LAST MAJOR IN HIS THIS IS HIS LAST MAJOR IN HIS 20'S. 20'S. HE WILL TURN 30 ON MAY 4TH. HE WILL TURN 30 ON MAY 4TH. THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP MOVES TO THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP MOVES TO MAY, MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 19TH. MAY, MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 19TH. 68 TODAY FOR RORY, FIVE UNDER 68 TODAY FOR RORY, FIVE UNDER PAR. PAR. THAT IS TIED FOR 21ST. THAT IS TIED FOR 21ST. LET'S GO TO 13. LET'S GO TO 13. DOTTIE: AND AN EAGLE ATTEMPT DOTTIE: AND AN EAGLE ATTEMPT FOR XANDER SCHAUFFELE. FOR XANDER SCHAUFFELE. THE RAINDROPS START TO FALL THE RAINDROPS START TO FALL HERE A LITTLE BIT. HERE A LITTLE BIT. THE WIND IS SWIRLING. THE WIND IS SWIRLING. HE HAS MADE THREE FOURS HERE HE HAS MADE THREE FOURS HERE ALREADY THIS WEEK. ALREADY THIS WEEK. THIS TO GET TO 12 UNDER. THIS TO GET TO 12 UNDER. STAYS HIGH, BUT SHOULD GET HIM STAYS HIGH, BUT SHOULD GET HIM TO 11. TO 11. BUBBA DID MAKE PAR AT 16. BUBBA DID MAKE PAR AT 16. REMARKABLY FLAT AROUND THAT REMARKABLY FLAT AROUND THAT HOLE, NICK. HOLE, NICK. NICK: THEY ALL HAD THEIR NICK: THEY ALL HAD THEIR CHANCE. CHANCE. A GOOD PERCENT EVERYWHERE. A GOOD PERCENT EVERYWHERE. IF YOU GET THE RIGHT ANGLE, IF YOU GET THE RIGHT ANGLE, THEN IT IS EXTREMELY FLAT. THEN IT IS EXTREMELY FLAT. FRANK: BUBBA WATSON RIGHT IN FRANK: BUBBA WATSON RIGHT IN THIS, LOOKING FOR HIS THIRD THIS, LOOKING FOR HIS THIRD GREEN JACKET. GREEN JACKET. HE MAY BE ON 15 IT IS SO WIDE. HE MAY BE ON 15 IT IS SO WIDE. HE HAS A TREMENDOUS ABILITY TO HE HAS A TREMENDOUS ABILITY TO FOCUS WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. FOCUS WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. BACK OVER TO 12. BACK OVER TO 12. A LONG PUTT FOR TIGER WOODS. A LONG PUTT FOR TIGER WOODS. MORE THAN 50 FEET. MORE THAN 50 FEET. PUTTING FROM THE LOWER LEVEL OF PUTTING FROM THE LOWER LEVEL OF 12. 12. IT HAS TO CREST THE RIDGE, A IT HAS TO CREST THE RIDGE, A LITTLE UPHILL. LITTLE UPHILL. TOUGH TO GET THE SPEED RIGHT TOUGH TO GET THE SPEED RIGHT HERE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HERE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. SITUATION. NICK: WOW, EVEN TIGER THOUGHT NICK: WOW, EVEN TIGER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT ONE, FRANK. ABOUT THAT ONE, FRANK. FRANK: YES. FRANK: YES. NICK: YOU'VE GOT TO HIT IT SO NICK: YOU'VE GOT TO HIT IT SO FAR LEFT, IT IS ACTUALLY UPHILL FAR LEFT, IT IS ACTUALLY UPHILL ALL THE WAY BEFORE IT THEN ALL THE WAY BEFORE IT THEN BREAKS TO THE RIGHT. BREAKS TO THE RIGHT. FRANK: NOW IT IS ALMOST MATCH FRANK: NOW IT IS ALMOST MATCH PLAY BECAUSE MOLINARI STILL HAS PLAY BECAUSE MOLINARI STILL HAS A PUTT FOR BOGEY. A PUTT FOR BOGEY. DOTTIE: JUST TO CLEAN UP FOR DOTTIE: JUST TO CLEAN UP FOR HIS BIRDIE. HIS BIRDIE. NO IDEA WHAT IS HAPPENING NO IDEA WHAT IS HAPPENING BEHIND HIM. BEHIND HIM. THE LEERED BOARD BEHIND THE THE LEERED BOARD BEHIND THE 14TH TEE WILL NOT LIKELY UPDATE 14TH TEE WILL NOT LIKELY UPDATE BEFORE HE HAS TO HIT THAT TEE BEFORE HE HAS TO HIT THAT TEE SHOT. SHOT. FRANK: MOLINARI WILL STALK THAT FRANK: MOLINARI WILL STALK THAT . . THIS WAS MOLINARI'S TEE SHOT. THIS WAS MOLINARI'S TEE SHOT. A LOT OF PATRONS ON HIS SIDE A LOT OF PATRONS ON HIS SIDE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT MISTAKE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT MISTAKE AT THAT TIME. AT THAT TIME. BUT A LITTLE BIT OF A REPRIEVE BUT A LITTLE BIT OF A REPRIEVE HERE. HERE. CAN HE GET IN WITH FOUR? CAN HE GET IN WITH FOUR? COME AWAY UNSCATHED. COME AWAY UNSCATHED. OH. OH. AND EVERYBODY WILL SEE THAT AND EVERYBODY WILL SEE THAT LEADERBOARD CHANGE. LEADERBOARD CHANGE. THREE TIED AT THE TOP. THREE TIED AT THE TOP. WOODS STILL HAS A DIFFICULT PAR WOODS STILL HAS A DIFFICULT PAR PUTT. PUTT. FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL WEEK, FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL WEEK, PERHAPS GET A PIECE OF THE PERHAPS GET A PIECE OF THE LEAD. LEAD. NICK: WE HAVE SEVEN GUYS WELL NICK: WE HAVE SEVEN GUYS WELL AND TRULY IN THIS. AND TRULY IN THIS. THREE AND 11, FOUR AT 10. THREE AND 11, FOUR AT 10. THESE ALL HAVE GOT THE PAR 5'S THESE ALL HAVE GOT THE PAR 5'S TO PLAY. TO PLAY. BUBBA HAS NOW RUN OUT OF PAR BUBBA HAS NOW RUN OUT OF PAR 5'S. 5'S. FRANK: HE HAS TO HIT THIS FRANK: HE HAS TO HIT THIS SOLID. SOLID. HE WILL START IT OUTSIDE THE HE WILL START IT OUTSIDE THE HOLE. HOLE. NICK: IT IS KIND OF SLOW. NICK: IT IS KIND OF SLOW. YOU HAVE TO STAND UP AND CRUNCH YOU HAVE TO STAND UP AND CRUNCH THIS. THIS. FRANK: HE HIT IT FIX, TOO. FRANK: HE HIT IT FIX, TOO. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? GAME ON. GAME ON. TO 167. TO 167. VERNE: WELL, THIS WAS A MOMENT VERNE: WELL, THIS WAS A MOMENT AGO. AGO. WE HAVE HAD SOME FUN HERE. WE HAVE HAD SOME FUN HERE. JON RAHM, 8-IRON. JON RAHM, 8-IRON. ALL THAT GOING ON BACK AT 12, ALL THAT GOING ON BACK AT 12, WATCH THE CARNIVAL RIDE HERE. WATCH THE CARNIVAL RIDE HERE. THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD, DON'T YOU THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD, DON'T YOU THINK? THINK? AND THEN UP STEPS JUSTIN AND THEN UP STEPS JUSTIN THOMAS. THOMAS. 8-IRON. 8-IRON. THAT IS THE SECOND TODAY. THAT IS THE SECOND TODAY. BRYSON DECHAMBEAU HAD ONE WITH BRYSON DECHAMBEAU HAD ONE WITH A 7-IRON. A 7-IRON. WE WILL GO BACK TO 12. WE WILL GO BACK TO 12. FRANK: VETERAN, YOU GET THE FUN FRANK: VETERAN, YOU GET THE FUN AT 16, AND WE GET THE PAIN AT AT 16, AND WE GET THE PAIN AT 12. 12. NICK: YOU GET THE TRAGEDIES AT NICK: YOU GET THE TRAGEDIES AT 12. 12. INCREDIBLE. INCREDIBLE. FRANK: IT IS NOT FINISHED. FRANK: IT IS NOT FINISHED. NICK: NO. NICK: NO. JUST AS THE RAINS REALLY START JUST AS THE RAINS REALLY START TO COME DOWN. TO COME DOWN. WOW. WOW. FRANK: TO 15. FRANK: TO 15. PETER: WHILE ALL OF THAT WAS PETER: WHILE ALL OF THAT WAS GOING ON, PATRICK CANTLAY HAD A GOING ON, PATRICK CANTLAY HAD A 7-IRON FROM 208 YARDS. 7-IRON FROM 208 YARDS. NICK: I TELL YOU, TRUST YOUR NICK: I TELL YOU, TRUST YOUR DRAW, PETER. DRAW, PETER. PETER: NOT ONLY THAT, NICK, HE PETER: NOT ONLY THAT, NICK, HE HAS THAT PUTT TO TAKE THE HAS THAT PUTT TO TAKE THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. OUTRIGHT LEAD. PATRICK CANTLAY WITH A VERY PATRICK CANTLAY WITH A VERY MAKEABLE EAGLE PUTT AT 15 TO MAKEABLE EAGLE PUTT AT 15 TO GET TO MINUS 12. GET TO MINUS 12. NICK: IT IS WHAT WE THOUGHT. NICK: IT IS WHAT WE THOUGHT. SO MUCH ATTENTION ON THE SO MUCH ATTENTION ON THE LEADERS, AND NOBODY IS GOING TO LEADERS, AND NOBODY IS GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO POST A SCORE TO GET A CHANCE TO POST A SCORE TO SCARE THEM. SCARE THEM. DOTTIE: UMBRELLAS UP. DOTTIE: UMBRELLAS UP. PRETTY STEADY RAIN STARTING TO PRETTY STEADY RAIN STARTING TO FALL. FALL. TIGER ON THE TEE AT 13. TIGER ON THE TEE AT 13. MISSED LEFT HERE YESTERDAY. MISSED LEFT HERE YESTERDAY. YOU HEAR HIM SAY HE THOUGHT HIS YOU HEAR HIM SAY HE THOUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED. GOT AWAY WITH IT. GOT AWAY WITH IT. IT IS IN IDEAL POSITION. IT IS IN IDEAL POSITION. RAHM TAPPED IN AT 16. RAHM TAPPED IN AT 16. IT HAS BEEN THE TEE SHOT AT 13 IT HAS BEEN THE TEE SHOT AT 13 THAT HAVE GIVEN THE PLAYERS A THAT HAVE GIVEN THE PLAYERS A FIT TODAY, LESS THAN HALF THE FIT TODAY, LESS THAN HALF THE PLAYERS IN THE FIELD HITTING PLAYERS IN THE FIELD HITTING THE FAIRWAY. THE FAIRWAY. NICK: IT SHOULD REALLY BE A NICK: IT SHOULD REALLY BE A TOUCH EASIER WITH A TOUCH EASIER WITH A RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND. RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND. DOTTIE: YOU WOULD THINK. DOTTIE: YOU WOULD THINK. THERE HAS BEEN A LET OF TRAFFIC THERE HAS BEEN A LET OF TRAFFIC UP IN THE TREES TO THE RIGHT. UP IN THE TREES TO THE RIGHT. IF ANYTHING, LIKES TO TURN IT IF ANYTHING, LIKES TO TURN IT OVER JUST A BIT FROM OVER JUST A BIT FROM RIGHT-TO-LEFT. RIGHT-TO-LEFT. SHOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR HIS SHOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR HIS EYE. EYE. FLATTER BALL FLIGHT. FLATTER BALL FLIGHT. THIS MAY ACTUALLY CHASE A THIS MAY ACTUALLY CHASE A LITTLE. LITTLE. DID JUST THAT. DID JUST THAT. NICK: EXCELLENT, WASN'T IT? NICK: EXCELLENT, WASN'T IT? DOTTIE: WELL, LET'S TAKE A DOTTIE: WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK. LOOK. AS TIME HAS PASSED TODAY, AT AS TIME HAS PASSED TODAY, AT THE START OF THE DAY, MOLINARI THE START OF THE DAY, MOLINARI WITH A TWO-SHOT LEAD. WITH A TWO-SHOT LEAD. 11:00 EASTERN TIME, MOLINARI 11:00 EASTERN TIME, MOLINARI WITH A THREE-SHOT LEAD. WITH A THREE-SHOT LEAD. 18 MINUTES LATER, A ONE-SHOT 18 MINUTES LATER, A ONE-SHOT LEAD. LEAD. 11:40, STILL ONE. 11:40, STILL ONE. AND NOW LOOK WHAT HAS HAPPENED. AND NOW LOOK WHAT HAS HAPPENED. SIX PLAYERS, THREE TIED FOR THE SIX PLAYERS, THREE TIED FOR THE LEAD AND THREE RIGHT ON THEIR LEAD AND THREE RIGHT ON THEIR HEELS, FOUR ON THEIR HEELS. PETER: PATRICK CANTLAY AT 15, THIS TO TAKE THE LEAD. THIS TO TAKE THE LEAD. HAS ALREADY SEEN THE PUTT FROM HAS ALREADY SEEN THE PUTT FROM ADAM SCOTT ON THE SAME LINE. ADAM SCOTT ON THE SAME LINE. PATRICK CANTLAY MAKES THE CUT PATRICK CANTLAY MAKES THE CUT ON PLUS TWO. ON PLUS TWO. SINCE THEN, 13 BIRDIES, ONE SINCE THEN, 13 BIRDIES, ONE EAGLE, ONE BOGEY, AND HE IS EAGLE, ONE BOGEY, AND HE IS YOUR LEADER. YOUR LEADER. MINUS 12. MINUS 12. WOW, SOME SPECIAL GOLF ON THE WOW, SOME SPECIAL GOLF ON THE WEEKEND HERE. WEEKEND HERE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. HAPPEN HERE. FRANK: THAT IS FOR SURE, PETER FRANK: THAT IS FOR SURE, PETER AS WE WATCH JASON DAY. AS WE WATCH JASON DAY. TROUBLE OFF THE TEE, SECOND TROUBLE OFF THE TEE, SECOND SHOT WELL SHORT RIGHT, AND A SHOT WELL SHORT RIGHT, AND A BEAUTIFUL PITCH TO ABOUT FOUR BEAUTIFUL PITCH TO ABOUT FOUR FEET. FEET. THE 15TH HOLE YESTERDAY THE 15TH HOLE YESTERDAY DESTROYED HIS CHANCES. DESTROYED HIS CHANCES. HE MADE A DOUBLE BOGEY THERE. HE MADE A DOUBLE BOGEY THERE. BILL: XANDER SCHAUFFELE AT 14. BILL: XANDER SCHAUFFELE AT 14. HE HAS HEARD THE ROARS. HE HAS HEARD THE ROARS. HE MAY NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THINGS HE MAY NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE CHANGE THE IN THE LAST 10 HAVE CHANGE THE IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES. MINUTES. NICK: ONE OF THE EASIER HOLE NICK: ONE OF THE EASIER HOLE LOCATIONS ON THE BACK NINE. LOCATIONS ON THE BACK NINE. THEY HAVE A CHANCE AT 14. THEY HAVE A CHANCE AT 14. BILL: A CHANCE TO JOIN CANTLAY BILL: A CHANCE TO JOIN CANTLAY AT 12 UNDER, THE 25-YEAR-OLD AT 12 UNDER, THE 25-YEAR-OLD FROM CALIFORNIA. FROM CALIFORNIA. LOOK AT HOW THINGS STAND NOW. LOOK AT HOW THINGS STAND NOW. PATRICK CANTLAY, BARELY MADE IT PATRICK CANTLAY, BARELY MADE IT TO THE WEEKEND, SHOOTS 64 TO THE WEEKEND, SHOOTS 64 YESTERDAY, AND CONTINUES HIS YESTERDAY, AND CONTINUES HIS OUTSTANDING PLAY TODAY, AND HE OUTSTANDING PLAY TODAY, AND HE LEADS BY ONE. LEADS BY ONE. TO 13. TO 13. DOTTIE: BROOKS KOEPKA TRYING TO DOTTIE: BROOKS KOEPKA TRYING TO GET THAT DOUBLE RIGHT BACK, AND GET THAT DOUBLE RIGHT BACK, AND DOES. DOES. THERE IS SOME EMOTION. THERE IS SOME EMOTION. NICK: WHAT A DOUBLE BOUNCE NICK: WHAT A DOUBLE BOUNCE BACK? BACK? DOTTIE: YES. DOTTIE: YES. NICK: WE NEED A BETTER WORD. NICK: WE NEED A BETTER WORD. THAT IS FANTASTIC. THAT IS FANTASTIC. AMAZING THEY CAN DO THAT. AMAZING THEY CAN DO THAT. WHAT DETERMINATION. WHAT DETERMINATION. IT REFOCUSES YOU LIKE YOU CAN'T IT REFOCUSES YOU LIKE YOU CAN'T BELIEVE. BELIEVE. HERE WE GO, BACK IN IT. HERE WE GO, BACK IN IT. DOTTIE: YOU DON'T SEE IT OFTEN. DOTTIE: YOU DON'T SEE IT OFTEN. WHEN YOU DO, YOU KNOW HE MEANS WHEN YOU DO, YOU KNOW HE MEANS IT. IT. FRANK: THAT MIGHT BE THE FRANK: THAT MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST FIST, TOO. BIGGEST FIST, TOO. DOTTIE: CORRECT. DOTTIE: CORRECT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OUT HERE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OUT HERE ALL AFTERNOON THE ENERGY HAS ALL AFTERNOON THE ENERGY HAS COME TO THE 13TH. COME TO THE 13TH. WHAT A WAY TO GET IT STARTED. WHAT A WAY TO GET IT STARTED. TIGER BACK IN THE FAIRWAY SAW TIGER BACK IN THE FAIRWAY SAW EVERY INCH OF THAT PUTT. EVERY INCH OF THAT PUTT. TO 17. TO 17. FRANK: BOTH BUBBA WATSON, WHO FRANK: BOTH BUBBA WATSON, WHO NEEDS THIS FOR PAR, AND JASON NEEDS THIS FOR PAR, AND JASON DAY NEEDS HIS PAR, MUST MAKE DAY NEEDS HIS PAR, MUST MAKE THEM AND THEN BIRDIE THE LAST, THEM AND THEN BIRDIE THE LAST, YOU WOULD THINK. YOU WOULD THINK. HE HIT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE HE HIT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PITCH, TOO. PITCH, TOO. TROUBLE OFF THE TEE, SECOND TROUBLE OFF THE TEE, SECOND SHOT LONG LEFT, BUT THAT IS A SHOT LONG LEFT, BUT THAT IS A BOGEY. BOGEY. VERNE: CANTLAY, NO WIND ALL OF VERNE: CANTLAY, NO WIND ALL OF A SUDDEN. A SUDDEN. 8-IRON. 8-IRON. WHAT A MISFIRE. WHAT A MISFIRE. NICK: RAY FLOYD HIT IT UP THERE NICK: RAY FLOYD HIT IT UP THERE MOONS AGO. MOONS AGO. MANAGED TO TWO-PUTT IT. MANAGED TO TWO-PUTT IT. 50-FOOT PUTT, 30 FEET OF BREAK. 50-FOOT PUTT, 30 FEET OF BREAK. VERNE: AND A LOT OF IT VERNE: AND A LOT OF IT DOWNHILL. DOWNHILL. BEST COMEBACKS IN MASTERS BEST COMEBACKS IN MASTERS HISTORY, GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO HISTORY, GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO JACKIE BURKE AND GARY PLAYER. JACKIE BURKE AND GARY PLAYER. FALDO FALDO HAD A -- NICK FALDO FALDO FALDO HAD A -- NICK FALDO HAD A COUPLE IN 1996 AND IN HAD A COUPLE IN 1996 AND IN 1989. 1989. TWO OF HIS VICTORIES. TWO OF HIS VICTORIES. TO 14. TO 14. FRANK: KOEPKA. FRANK: KOEPKA. NICK: SUDDENLY LOSES A FEW TO NICK: SUDDENLY LOSES A FEW TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT. FRANK: YES. FRANK: YES. BILL: THAT IS NEAR THAT SECOND BILL: THAT IS NEAR THAT SECOND CUT. CUT. THE RAIN HAS LET UP. THE RAIN HAS LET UP. UP AHEAD ON THE GREEN, UP AHEAD ON THE GREEN, SCHAUFFELE. SCHAUFFELE. THIS TO SHARE THE LEAD WITH THIS TO SHARE THE LEAD WITH PATRICK CANTLAY. PATRICK CANTLAY. BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES AND HE IS BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES AND HE IS 12 UNDER. 12 UNDER. DOTTIE: THE SECOND AWAY FOR DOTTIE: THE SECOND AWAY FOR MOLINARI. MOLINARI. HANGS ON. HANGS ON. NICK: THAT LANDED RIGHT ON THE NICK: THAT LANDED RIGHT ON THE EDGE. EDGE. DOTTIE: THAT JUST RUN FORCES DOTTIE: THAT JUST RUN FORCES HOW SOFT IT IS OUT HERE. HOW SOFT IT IS OUT HERE. -- THAT JUST REINFORCES HOW -- THAT JUST REINFORCES HOW SOFT IT IS OUT HERE. SOFT IT IS OUT HERE. MOST OF THE TIME THE SHOULDER MOST OF THE TIME THE SHOULDER REPEL THE THINGS FIVE, SIX REPEL THE THINGS FIVE, SIX YARDS. YARDS. FRANK: JASON DAY FOR PAR TO FRANK: JASON DAY FOR PAR TO REMAIN 10 UNDER. REMAIN 10 UNDER. MUST BIRDIE THE LAST TO AT MUST BIRDIE THE LAST TO AT LEAST GET TO 11, ONE WOULD LEAST GET TO 11, ONE WOULD THING. DOTTIE: AND THE FOUR-TIME CHAMPION HAS 161 TO THE HOLE. CHAMPION HAS 161 TO THE HOLE. 155 TO THE FRONT. 155 TO THE FRONT. HE IS LOOKING FOR MORE, BUT IT HE IS LOOKING FOR MORE, BUT IT IS SAFE. IS SAFE. HE WILL FACE THAT PUTT THAT IS HE WILL FACE THAT PUTT THAT IS MANY PLAYERS HAVE LEFT SHORT MANY PLAYERS HAVE LEFT SHORT TODAY. TODAY. MOLINARI WILL HAVE HIS OWN LOOK MOLINARI WILL HAVE HIS OWN LOOK AT A THREE. AT A THREE. AS JIM SAID, THESE INTO HAVE AS JIM SAID, THESE INTO HAVE DRAWN EACH OTHER IN RYDER CUPS DRAWN EACH OTHER IN RYDER CUPS TWICE, WITH TIGER WINNING IN TWICE, WITH TIGER WINNING IN 2010 CONVINCINGLY, THEN THEY 2010 CONVINCINGLY, THEN THEY HALVED AT MEDINAH. HALVED AT MEDINAH. TO 18. TO 18. JAMAICA DAY ON THE TEE. JAMAICA DAY ON THE TEE. HE IS AT 10 UNDER PAR. HE IS AT 10 UNDER PAR. NICK: OUR FIRST LOOK AT 18 NICK: OUR FIRST LOOK AT 18 TODAY. TODAY. TRADITIONAL HOLE LOCATION, TRADITIONAL HOLE LOCATION, FRONT LEFT CORNER. FRONT LEFT CORNER. JIM: EXCELLENT DRIVE, AND JASON JIM: EXCELLENT DRIVE, AND JASON CAN ATTACK FROM THERE. CAN ATTACK FROM THERE. NICK: THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT NICK: THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT DRIVE. DRIVE. IT IS A HARD RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND IT IS A HARD RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FADE IT. AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FADE IT. SEND IT DOWN THE TREE LINE ON SEND IT DOWN THE TREE LINE ON THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT. BUNKERS ON THE LEFT START AT BUNKERS ON THE LEFT START AT 285. 285. TURN THE CORNER, FLAG IN TURN THE CORNER, FLAG IN TRADITIONAL POSITION. TRADITIONAL POSITION. PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY, PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH A RIGHT-TO-LEFT ESPECIALLY WITH A RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND. WIND. A BIT AFTER FALSE FRONT. A BIT AFTER FALSE FRONT. YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BACK STOP YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BACK STOP BEHIND THE CLOCK. BEHIND THE CLOCK. IT IS RIGHT IN THE CORNER. IT IS RIGHT IN THE CORNER. WE WILL SEE, THERE IT IS, RIGHT WE WILL SEE, THERE IT IS, RIGHT TO THE 18TH HOLE GUARANTEED. TO THE 18TH HOLE GUARANTEED. JIM: AS IF THERE HASN'T BEEN JIM: AS IF THERE HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH ALREADY. ENOUGH ALREADY. WE KNOW MORE IS TO COME. WE KNOW MORE IS TO COME. A WHOLE LOT MORE, AT A NEW A WHOLE LOT MORE, AT A NEW LEVEL. LEVEL. OVER AT 9, ORTIZ FOR PAR. OVER AT 9, ORTIZ FOR PAR. THAT WAS TO TIE FOR LOW THAT WAS TO TIE FOR LOW AMATEUR. AMATEUR. THAT IS GOING TO GIVE HOVLAND THAT IS GOING TO GIVE HOVLAND THE CIZIKAS OF BEING THE LOW THE CIZIKAS OF BEING THE LOW AMATEUR FOR 2019 -- THE AMATEUR FOR 2019 -- THE DISTINGS OF BEING THE LOW DISTINGS OF BEING THE LOW AMATEUR FOR 2019. AMATEUR FOR 2019. FROM GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. FROM GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. HE IS GOING TO TURN PRO HE IS GOING TO TURN PRO TOMORROW, A FORMER ARKANSAS TOMORROW, A FORMER ARKANSAS GOLFER. GOLFER. AND HOVLAND WILL BE IN BUTLER AND HOVLAND WILL BE IN BUTLER CABIN TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CABIN TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR HIS GREAT PLAY. GREAT PLAY. NICK: PATRICK CANTLAY. NICK: PATRICK CANTLAY. WONDERFUL ANGLE. WONDERFUL ANGLE. SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FLAG AND THE CORNER OF YOUR THE FLAG AND THE CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN, THAT IS WHERE HE IS SCREEN, THAT IS WHERE HE IS AIMING. AIMING. WE HAVE SEEN THE HOLE IN ONE WE HAVE SEEN THE HOLE IN ONE ROUTE. ROUTE. PROBABLY NOT HIGH ENOUGH, PROBABLY NOT HIGH ENOUGH, VETERAN. VETERAN. VERNE: NO. VERNE: NO. NICK: TOUGH TOE JUDGE THAT, HIT NICK: TOUGH TOE JUDGE THAT, HIT THAT FIRM INTO THE HILL BEFORE THAT FIRM INTO THE HILL BEFORE IT TURNS. IT TURNS. VERNE: SO HE WILL HAVE THAT VERNE: SO HE WILL HAVE THAT MUCH LEFT, I WOULD THINK TOE MUCH LEFT, I WOULD THINK TOE MAINTAIN THE LEAD. MAINTAIN THE LEAD. TO 15. TO 15. PETER: ON THE TEE, XANDER PETER: ON THE TEE, XANDER SCHAUFFELE. SCHAUFFELE. A COUPLE OF BIRDIES AND A BOGEY A COUPLE OF BIRDIES AND A BOGEY SO FAR THIS WEEK. SO FAR THIS WEEK. THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO GET A THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO GET A FORTUITOUS BOUNCE, AND IT DOES FORTUITOUS BOUNCE, AND IT DOES NOT. NOT. IT CATCHES EITHER A TREE OR A IT CATCHES EITHER A TREE OR A PATRON, AND HE WILL BE ON THE PATRON, AND HE WILL BE ON THE PINE STRAW. PINE STRAW. BACK TO 13. BACK TO 13. DOTTIE: LATE DECISION FOR DOTTIE: LATE DECISION FOR MOLINARI TO PULL THE FLAG MOLINARI TO PULL THE FLAG STICK, BUT I THINK A BIG STICK, BUT I THINK A BIG ADVANTAGE FOR BOTH HIM AND ADVANTAGE FOR BOTH HIM AND TIGER WOODS IS THAT THEY HAVE TIGER WOODS IS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN TONY FINAU PUTT FROM JUST SEEN TONY FINAU PUTT FROM JUST OFF THE PUTTING SURFACE. OFF THE PUTTING SURFACE. CAME UP SHORT AS SO MANY OTHERS CAME UP SHORT AS SO MANY OTHERS ON NEARLY THE SAME LINE. ON NEARLY THE SAME LINE. BIG ADVANTAGE. 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HE JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT, NICK. FLAT AND SLOW. FLAT AND SLOW. NICK: BUT, MORE THAN LIKELY A NICK: BUT, MORE THAN LIKELY A FOUR. FOUR. DOTTIE: YES. DOTTIE: YES. SORT OF STRESSLESS. SORT OF STRESSLESS. BOTH OF THEM, MOLINARI AND BOTH OF THEM, MOLINARI AND WOODS, PRETTY STOIC, EVEN WOODS, PRETTY STOIC, EVEN THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS. THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS. REALLY STEADY. REALLY STEADY. FINAU FOR BIRDIE. FINAU FOR BIRDIE. HE HAS STILL GOT ACTION. HE HAS STILL GOT ACTION. TIGER FOR BIRDIE. TIGER FOR BIRDIE. AND THAT IS A DOZEN UNDER. AND THAT IS A DOZEN UNDER. CO-LEADER. CO-LEADER. SCHAUFFELE WITH A BIRDIE PUTT SCHAUFFELE WITH A BIRDIE PUTT AT 14. AT 14. AND ANOTHER JOINS THE GROUP. AND ANOTHER JOINS THE GROUP. GOOD BOUNCE-BACK FROM MOLINARI. GOOD BOUNCE-BACK FROM MOLINARI. PETER: OVER TO THE 15TH GREEN. PETER: OVER TO THE 15TH GREEN. THAT IS RICKIE FOWLER FOR THAT IS RICKIE FOWLER FOR EAGLE. EAGLE. THAT GRAPHIC WAS WRONG. THAT GRAPHIC WAS WRONG. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE. THAT WAS FOR BIRDIE. THREE IN A ROW FOR RICKIE, AND THREE IN A ROW FOR RICKIE, AND HE GETS TO MINUS 10, TWO SHOTS HE GETS TO MINUS 10, TWO SHOTS BEHIND OUR LEADERS. BEHIND OUR LEADERS. NICK: JASON DAY COMING UP TO NICK: JASON DAY COMING UP TO 18. 18. OUR FIRST CHANCE TO SEE HOW OUR FIRST CHANCE TO SEE HOW THIS GREEN IS REACTING. THIS GREEN IS REACTING. SUPER DRIVE, JUST A WEDGE. SUPER DRIVE, JUST A WEDGE. JIM: A BIRDIE IS MUST TO HAVE JIM: A BIRDIE IS MUST TO HAVE ANY CHANCE, AND THOSE CHANCES ANY CHANCE, AND THOSE CHANCES WOULD STILL BE SLIM. WOULD STILL BE SLIM. HE HAS GIVEN HIMSELF A CRACK AT HE HAS GIVEN HIMSELF A CRACK AT IT. IT. NICE NICE TO KNOW IT JUST SITS NICE NICE TO KNOW IT JUST SITS DOWN DEAD. DOWN DEAD. NO OVER SPIN OR ANYTHING. NO OVER SPIN OR ANYTHING. JIM: LET'S GO TO 14. JIM: LET'S GO TO 14. PETER: KOEPKA FROM 20 FEET TO PETER: KOEPKA FROM 20 FEET TO JOIN THOSE AT 12 UNDER. JOIN THOSE AT 12 UNDER. IT HAD THE RIGHT LINE. IT HAD THE RIGHT LINE. BACK ON THE TEE, HERE IS TIGER. BACK ON THE TEE, HERE IS TIGER. NICK: MUST NOTE FORCE IT. NICK: MUST NOTE FORCE IT. PERFECT. PERFECT. BILL: PUT IT IN THE FREESE ON BILL: PUT IT IN THE FREESE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND MADE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND MADE SPECTACULAR BIRDIES ON BOTH SPECTACULAR BIRDIES ON BOTH DAYS FROM IMPOSSIBLE POSITIONS. DAYS FROM IMPOSSIBLE POSITIONS. BUT SAFELY IN THE CENTER OF THE BUT SAFELY IN THE CENTER OF THE FAIRWAY FOR TIGER. FAIRWAY FOR TIGER. MOLINARI REGROUPED WITH A MOLINARI REGROUPED WITH A BIRDIE AT 13 AFTER A DOUBLE AT BIRDIE AT 13 AFTER A DOUBLE AT THE 12TH. THE 12TH. PERFECT. PERFECT. TO 15. TO 15. PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE, NO PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE, NO CHANCE OF GOING FOR THIS GREEN. CHANCE OF GOING FOR THIS GREEN. SO HE IS JUST GOING TO CHIP IT SO HE IS JUST GOING TO CHIP IT OUT AND TRY TO MAKE BIRDIE THE OUT AND TRY TO MAKE BIRDIE THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. OLD-FASHIONED WAY. THAT'S OK. THAT'S OK. IT WILL JUST BE A WEDGE OF SOME IT WILL JUST BE A WEDGE OF SOME SORT. SORT. TO 17. TO 17. FRANK: THE 27-YEAR-OLD FROM FRANK: THE 27-YEAR-OLD FROM LONG BEACH, QUORNE, PATRICK LONG BEACH, QUORNE, PATRICK CANTLAY -- FROM LONG BEACH, CANTLAY -- FROM LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PATRICK CANTLAY. CALIFORNIA, PATRICK CANTLAY. ANOTHER ONE BLOWING RIGHT. ANOTHER ONE BLOWING RIGHT. THEY FEEL THE BREEZE FROM THE THEY FEEL THE BREEZE FROM THE RIGHT, BUT THOSE PINE TREES RIGHT, BUT THOSE PINE TREES HAVE CAUGHT SOME ACTION THIS HAVE CAUGHT SOME ACTION THIS WEEKEND. WEEKEND. OVER TO 16. OVER TO 16. VERNE: RICKIE FOWLER NOW AT 10 VERNE: RICKIE FOWLER NOW AT 10 UNDER. UNDER. 8-IRON. 8-IRON. THIS WILL BE GOOD. THIS WILL BE GOOD. WELL, LET'S CALL IT FINE. WELL, LET'S CALL IT FINE. FOWLER ON A ROLL. FOWLER ON A ROLL. TIGER WOODS, FRANCESCO TIGER WOODS, FRANCESCO MOLINARI, AND FOR THE MOMENT, MOLINARI, AND FOR THE MOMENT, XANDER SCHAUFFELE TIED AT THE XANDER SCHAUFFELE TIED AT THE TOP. VERNE: THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TEE, DUSTIN JOHNSON. TEE, DUSTIN JOHNSON. A VERY SLOW ROLL, BUT HE IS A VERY SLOW ROLL, BUT HE IS STILL FINE. STILL FINE. TO 15. TO 15. PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE NOW, PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE NOW, 104 YARDS, SOFT GREEN 104 YARDS, SOFT GREEN CONDITIONING. CONDITIONING. HE CAN TAKE AIM. HE CAN TAKE AIM. DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BOUNCING THIS ONE OVER FROM BOUNCING THIS ONE OVER FROM GREEN FIRMNESS. GREEN FIRMNESS. WELL, HE FLEW THAT A GOOD SIX WELL, HE FLEW THAT A GOOD SIX YARDS TOO FAR, BUT HE WILL HAVE YARDS TOO FAR, BUT HE WILL HAVE THAT FOR HIS BIRDIE. THAT FOR HIS BIRDIE. NOW BACK ON THE TEE, BROOKS NOW BACK ON THE TEE, BROOKS KOEPKA. KOEPKA. THE WIND HAS DIED DOWN. THE WIND HAS DIED DOWN. BIRDIE-BIRDIE-EAGLE SO FAR THIS BIRDIE-BIRDIE-EAGLE SO FAR THIS WEEK. WEEK. THAT SHOULD BE OK. THAT SHOULD BE OK. TO 18. TO 18. JIM: BUBBA WATSON FOR BIRDIE -- JIM: BUBBA WATSON FOR BIRDIE -- I'M SORRY, FOR PAR. I'M SORRY, FOR PAR. AFTER THAT EAGLE AT 15, YOU AFTER THAT EAGLE AT 15, YOU THOUGHT JUST MAYBE, IF HE COULD THOUGHT JUST MAYBE, IF HE COULD RUN THE TABLES. RUN THE TABLES. IT IS A FINAL ROUND 69 FOR IT IS A FINAL ROUND 69 FOR BUBBA. BUBBA. HE PLAYED GREAT OVER THE HE PLAYED GREAT OVER THE WEEKEND. WEEKEND. EIGHT UNDER THE LAST TWO DAYS. EIGHT UNDER THE LAST TWO DAYS. LET'S GO BACK TO 14. LET'S GO BACK TO 14. BILL: TIGER FROM 157. BILL: TIGER FROM 157. WELL, IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT THE WELL, IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT THE SLOPE. SLOPE. I THINK THAT IS WHAT TIGER I THINK THAT IS WHAT TIGER EXPECTED. EXPECTED. STILL A FINE EFFORT, HOLE-HIGH. STILL A FINE EFFORT, HOLE-HIGH. HE WILL HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT HE WILL HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT BIRDIE TO GET IT TO 13 UNDER BIRDIE TO GET IT TO 13 UNDER AND BREAK THE CURRENT THREE-WAY AND BREAK THE CURRENT THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD. TIE FOR THE LEAD. HOW MANY BELIEVED A DAY LIKE HOW MANY BELIEVED A DAY LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE FOR TIGER EVEN 18 MONTHS AGO? FOR TIGER EVEN 18 MONTHS AGO? IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SUNDAY IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SUNDAY IN AUGUSTA, THIS 83RD PLAY OF IN AUGUSTA, THIS 83RD PLAY OF THE MASTERS. THE MASTERS. MOLINARI NOW FROM 151. MOLINARI NOW FROM 151. WELL DONE. WELL DONE. TO 16. TO 16. VERNE: RICKIE FOWLER. VERNE: RICKIE FOWLER. OH. OH. SINGED IT. SINGED IT. TO 17. TO 17. FRANK: THIS IS WHERE PATRICK FRANK: THIS IS WHERE PATRICK CANTLAY CAME TO REST. CANTLAY CAME TO REST. HE HAS TO FIRE IT UP THERE AS HE HAS TO FIRE IT UP THERE AS FAR AS HE CAN. FAR AS HE CAN. LONG IS BETTER AND SHORT HERE LONG IS BETTER AND SHORT HERE AT 17. AT 17. THAT IS HIS SECOND, THAT FROM THAT IS HIS SECOND, THAT FROM 185. 185. GOOD SAFE SHOT. GOOD SAFE SHOT. NOT A DIFFICULT PITCH FROM NOT A DIFFICULT PITCH FROM THERE IN COMPARISON TO SHORT. THERE IN COMPARISON TO SHORT. SECOND TIME HERE AT THE MASTERS SECOND TIME HERE AT THE MASTERS AS A PRO, ONE AS AN AMATEUR. AS A PRO, ONE AS AN AMATEUR. OVER TO JASON NOW. OVER TO JASON NOW. VERNE: AND THIS FOR BIRDIE. VERNE: AND THIS FOR BIRDIE. NICK: HE HAD THE LONGEST LOOK NICK: HE HAD THE LONGEST LOOK AT THE LEADERBOARDS. AT THE LEADERBOARDS. AS HE WALKS UP THE HILL, HE AS HE WALKS UP THE HILL, HE PROBABLY HAD A CRICK IN HIS PROBABLY HAD A CRICK IN HIS NECK. NECK. HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS SO MUCH GOING ON. SO MUCH GOING ON. THE FIRST MAN IN THE CLUBHOUSE THE FIRST MAN IN THE CLUBHOUSE AT 11 UNDER. AT 11 UNDER. JIM: HOW ABOUT 67 BY THE WAY? JIM: HOW ABOUT 67 BY THE WAY? OVER AT THE 9TH, LAST YEAR'S OVER AT THE 9TH, LAST YEAR'S WINNER WHO WILL BE PRESENTING WINNER WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THE GREEN JACKET. THE GREEN JACKET. PATRICK REED HOLING OUT WITH A PATRICK REED HOLING OUT WITH A THREE UNDER PAR ROUND. THREE UNDER PAR ROUND. BUT JASON DAY POSTS 11 UNDER ON BUT JASON DAY POSTS 11 UNDER ON THE ADJACENT GREEN OVER AT 18. THE ADJACENT GREEN OVER AT 18. LET'S GO TO THE 16TH. LET'S GO TO THE 16TH. VERNE: DUSTIN JOHNSON. VERNE: DUSTIN JOHNSON. NICK: JUST LIKE EVERYBODY, GOT NICK: JUST LIKE EVERYBODY, GOT TO MAKE. TO MAKE. IT HAS GOT TO GO. IT HAS GOT TO GO. VERNE: HE IS THE ONE WHO VERNE: HE IS THE ONE WHO LISTENED, NICK. LISTENED, NICK. NICK: YES YES. NICK: YES YES. 11 UNDER WITH TWO TO PLAY. 11 UNDER WITH TWO TO PLAY. HE HAS GOT TO DO SOMETHING HE HAS GOT TO DO SOMETHING DRAMATIC. DRAMATIC. THEY ARE BIRDIE-ABLE. THEY ARE BIRDIE-ABLE. YOU HAVE TO GET INSIDE 10 OR 15 YOU HAVE TO GET INSIDE 10 OR 15 FEET WITH YOUR SECONDS. FEET WITH YOUR SECONDS. VERNE: TO 14. VERNE: TO 14. BILL: AND MOLINARI WILL GET A BILL: AND MOLINARI WILL GET A LOOK AT TIGER'S LINE. LOOK AT TIGER'S LINE. TIGER OUT IN 35. TIGER OUT IN 35. THEN THAT UNBELIEVABLE STRETCH THEN THAT UNBELIEVABLE STRETCH AT THE 12TH. AT THE 12TH. SHORTEST HOLE AT AUGUSTA SHORTEST HOLE AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL, AND YET YEAR IN AND NATIONAL, AND YET YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, HAS SO MUCH TO SAY IN YEAR OUT, HAS SO MUCH TO SAY IN DETERMINING THE MASTERS WINNER. DETERMINING THE MASTERS WINNER. MOLINARI LEFT THE 12TH WITH A MOLINARI LEFT THE 12TH WITH A DOUBLE, AND NOW WE'VE GOT A DOUBLE, AND NOW WE'VE GOT A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD. THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD. TONY FINAU HAS FADED A BIT, TWO TONY FINAU HAS FADED A BIT, TWO OVER FOR HIS FINAL ROUND AFTER OVER FOR HIS FINAL ROUND AFTER POSTING 64 YESTERDAY. POSTING 64 YESTERDAY. WE GO TO 17. WE GO TO 17. FRANK: A WONDERFUL VIEW OF THE FRANK: A WONDERFUL VIEW OF THE SHOT THAT PATRICK CANTLAY SHOT THAT PATRICK CANTLAY FACES. FACES. GOOD FRIENDS WITH PATRICK REED, GOOD FRIENDS WITH PATRICK REED, DEFENDING CHAMP. DEFENDING CHAMP. COULD BE AN INTERESTING GREEN COULD BE AN INTERESTING GREEN JACKET CEREMONY IF HE WERE TO JACKET CEREMONY IF HE WERE TO GO ON AND WIN. GO ON AND WIN. PITCH IT WITH SPIN INTO THE PITCH IT WITH SPIN INTO THE BANK AND LET IT JUST ROLL OVER BANK AND LET IT JUST ROLL OVER THE RIDGE 12 FEET SHORT. THE RIDGE 12 FEET SHORT. SETTLE DOWN NOW. SETTLE DOWN NOW. JUST DIDN'T GRAB INTO THE JUST DIDN'T GRAB INTO THE UPSLOPE. UPSLOPE. HE HAS EIGHT FEET LEFT FOR PAR. HE HAS EIGHT FEET LEFT FOR PAR. PETER: PETER: PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE WITH PETER: XANDER SCHAUFFELE WITH THE PUTTER. THE PUTTER. THIS FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD AT THIS FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD AT 13. 13. NICK: A LOT OF TRUST. NICK: A LOT OF TRUST. PETER: IT GOT AIRBORNE. PETER: IT GOT AIRBORNE. IT IS GOING TO LOSE SPEED. IT IS GOING TO LOSE SPEED. NICK: I WOULD HAVE CHIPPED THAT NICK: I WOULD HAVE CHIPPED THAT ONE. ONE. BILL: UNDER THAT KIND OF BILL: UNDER THAT KIND OF PRESSURE, THE GROUND IS YOUR PRESSURE, THE GROUND IS YOUR FRIEND. FRIEND. NICK: A LITTLE CHIP -- PUTT NICK: A LITTLE CHIP -- PUTT TECHNIQUE. TECHNIQUE. BILL: BACK TO 14. BILL: BACK TO 14. TIGER HAS TAKEN A GOOD LOOK AT TIGER HAS TAKEN A GOOD LOOK AT THIS. THIS. GONE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GONE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOLE LOCATION. HOLE LOCATION. SO MUCH NUANCE IN THESE GREENS. SO MUCH NUANCE IN THESE GREENS. LAST THREE CHAMPIONS HAVE MADE LAST THREE CHAMPIONS HAVE MADE BIRDIE HERE AT 14 IN THE FINAL BIRDIE HERE AT 14 IN THE FINAL ROUND. ROUND. TIGER FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. TIGER FOR THE OUTRIGHT LEAD. SO NOW MOLINARI WILL GET HIS SO NOW MOLINARI WILL GET HIS OPPORTUNITY FROM 13 FEET. OPPORTUNITY FROM 13 FEET. TRYING TO REGAIN THE LEAD. TRYING TO REGAIN THE LEAD. HE STARTED THE DAY WITH A HE STARTED THE DAY WITH A TWO-SHOT ADVANTAGE. TWO-SHOT ADVANTAGE. EST CO-LEADER AFTER 36 HOLES. EST CO-LEADER AFTER 36 HOLES. -- HE WAS CO-LEADER AFTER 36 -- HE WAS CO-LEADER AFTER 36 HOLES. HOLES. NICK: HE GOT A READ. NICK: HE GOT A READ. A TINY BIT MORE ANGLE. A TINY BIT MORE ANGLE. HE KNOWS HE CAN GO WITH HE KNOWS HE CAN GO WITH SOMETHING OUT THE LEFT EDGE. SOMETHING OUT THE LEFT EDGE. EVERY MOMENT NOW, JUST DYING TO EVERY MOMENT NOW, JUST DYING TO MAKE EVERYTHING. MAKE EVERYTHING. GREAT LINE. GREAT LINE. OFF SHE GOES, DIDN'T QUITE HAVE OFF SHE GOES, DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THE CONVICTION. THE CONVICTION. JUST TOUCHED IT. JUST TOUCHED IT. DIDN'T HAVE ANY REAL KIND OF DIDN'T HAVE ANY REAL KIND OF FORWARD MOMENTUM. FORWARD MOMENTUM. BILL: ONE OF THE FEW POOR PUTTS BILL: ONE OF THE FEW POOR PUTTS WE HAVE SEEN FROM MOLINARI. WE HAVE SEEN FROM MOLINARI. TO 17. TO 17. FRANK: OH, MY GOODNESS. FRANK: OH, MY GOODNESS. YOU MAKE ALL THOSE BIRDIES, AND YOU MAKE ALL THOSE BIRDIES, AND YOU REALLY NEEDED TWO PUTTS. YOU REALLY NEEDED TWO PUTTS. THAT WAS THE END OF HIS WEEK, THAT WAS THE END OF HIS WEEK, END OF HIS CHANCES. END OF HIS CHANCES. YEAH. YEAH. NAME ON THE BOARD AFTER THE NAME ON THE BOARD AFTER THE EAGLE AT 15, CHANCE TO WIN, IN EAGLE AT 15, CHANCE TO WIN, IN THE LEAD. THE LEAD. PETER: SCHAUFFELE NOW TO STAY PETER: SCHAUFFELE NOW TO STAY MINUS 12. MINUS 12. THE LAST TWO GROUPS STILL HAVE THE LAST TWO GROUPS STILL HAVE THIS HOLE TO PLAY. THIS HOLE TO PLAY. TIGER FOR PAR. TIGER FOR PAR. BILL: THEY HEAD TO THE 15TH. BILL: THEY HEAD TO THE 15TH. TIGER IN A THREE-WAY TIE FOR TIGER IN A THREE-WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD. THE LEAD. MOLINARI AND SCHAUFFELE WITH MOLINARI AND SCHAUFFELE WITH WOODS ALL AT 12 UNDER PAR. JIM: WELL, THE RACE TO THE FINCHISH AND THE CHASE TO TRY FINCHISH AND THE CHASE TO TRY TO BEAT THE WEATHER. TO BEAT THE WEATHER. TIGER TRYING TO END THAT LONG TIGER TRYING TO END THAT LONG DROUGHT WITHOUT A MAJOR. DROUGHT WITHOUT A MAJOR. HIS LAST COMING AT TORREY PINES HIS LAST COMING AT TORREY PINES IN JUNE OF 2018. IN JUNE OF 2018. HIS LAST PGA, 2007, LAST OPEN HIS LAST PGA, 2007, LAST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, 2006, AND YES, 14 CHAMPIONSHIP, 2006, AND YES, 14 YEARS SINCE HE WON HERE AT YEARS SINCE HE WON HERE AT AUGUSTA. AUGUSTA. PETER: HE WAITS ON THE 15TH TEE PETER: HE WAITS ON THE 15TH TEE . . BROOKS KOEPKA NOW, 203 YARDS, A BROOKS KOEPKA NOW, 203 YARDS, A 7-IRON, CLEAR VIEW. 7-IRON, CLEAR VIEW. TERRIFICALLY SHAPED. TERRIFICALLY SHAPED. AND BROOKS KOEPKA HAS THAT FOR AND BROOKS KOEPKA HAS THAT FOR EAGLE AT 15. EAGLE AT 15. THAT WOULD GIVE THE OUTRIGHT THAT WOULD GIVE THE OUTRIGHT LEAD AT 13 UNDER. LEAD AT 13 UNDER. LET'S GO TO 16 TEE. LET'S GO TO 16 TEE. VERNE: AND THE 25-YEAR-OLD, VERNE: AND THE 25-YEAR-OLD, XANDER SCHAUFFELE, 7-IRON. XANDER SCHAUFFELE, 7-IRON. A LITTLE TOO STRONG. A LITTLE TOO STRONG. INTERESTING. INTERESTING. HE HAD AN 8-IRON IN HIS LANDS, HE HAD AN 8-IRON IN HIS LANDS, WENT BACK AND CHANGED. WENT BACK AND CHANGED. NICK: REALLY, VETERAN? NICK: REALLY, VETERAN? VERNE: YES. VERNE: YES. PETER: TIGER ON THE 15TH TEE PETER: TIGER ON THE 15TH TEE SETTING UP FOR HIS CUT, AND SETTING UP FOR HIS CUT, AND EXECUTES PERFECTLY. EXECUTES PERFECTLY. NICK: HE IS JUST LOVING THE NICK: HE IS JUST LOVING THE EXTRA BIT OF INTENSITY NEEDED, EXTRA BIT OF INTENSITY NEEDED, ISN'T HE? ISN'T HE? PETER: HE HAS THAT ON THE RIGHT PETER: HE HAS THAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY EVERYTHING, SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY EVERYTHING, GIVING HIM A GREAT ANGLE TO GIVING HIM A GREAT ANGLE TO TURN ONE OVER, LAND IT 25 FEET TURN ONE OVER, LAND IT 25 FEET RIGHT OF THE HOLE AND LET IT RIGHT OF THE HOLE AND LET IT WORKS ITS WAY TOWARD THE HOLE. WORKS ITS WAY TOWARD THE HOLE. NICK: TIGER LOVING THE FEELING NICK: TIGER LOVING THE FEELING OF TRYING TO WIN A MAJOR ON A OF TRYING TO WIN A MAJOR ON A SUNDAY. SUNDAY. PETER: HE USED TO WOUNDER IF HE PETER: HE USED TO WOUNDER IF HE CAN WIN AGAIN. CAN WIN AGAIN. NOW HE KNOWS HE CAN WIN AGAIN. NOW HE KNOWS HE CAN WIN AGAIN. NOW OUR OVERNIGHT LEADER, NOW OUR OVERNIGHT LEADER, FRANCESCO MOLINARI. FRANCESCO MOLINARI. HE CAME OUT OF THIS ONE A HE CAME OUT OF THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT. LITTLE BIT. IT CATCHES A TREE, BUT THAT IT CATCHES A TREE, BUT THAT WILL BE A LAY-UP FOR MOLINARI. WILL BE A LAY-UP FOR MOLINARI. NICK, IT IS INTERESTING TO ME, NICK, IT IS INTERESTING TO ME, TIGER HAS BREAD A WHOLE NEW TIGER HAS BREAD A WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF GOLFERS, AND THEY GENERATION OF GOLFERS, AND THEY ARE STANDING UP WELL TO HIS ARE STANDING UP WELL TO HIS PRESSURE. PRESSURE. NICK: THERE IS MORE OF THEM. NICK: THERE IS MORE OF THEM. IN THE OLD DAYS, IT WAS BIG IN THE OLD DAYS, IT WAS BIG ERNIE AND PHIL. ERNIE AND PHIL. NOW HE HAS TO FEND OBVIATE NOW HE HAS TO FEND OBVIATE GAMES. GAMES. JIM: HERE AT 18, RAHM FOR JIM: HERE AT 18, RAHM FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. THIS WOULD GET HIM TO 11 UNDER. THIS WOULD GET HIM TO 11 UNDER. DAY IS ALREADY AT THAT TOTAL IN DAY IS ALREADY AT THAT TOTAL IN THE CLUBHOUSE. THE CLUBHOUSE. IT WILL BE A FINAL ROUND 68 FOR IT WILL BE A FINAL ROUND 68 FOR JON. JON. IT IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND IT IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR HE FINISHES IN STRAIGHT YEAR HE FINISHES IN THE TOP 10. THE TOP 10. PLAYING WITH PHIL MICKELSON, PLAYING WITH PHIL MICKELSON, WHO IS EVEN FOR THE DAY AT WHO IS EVEN FOR THE DAY AT MINUS SIX. MINUS SIX. PLAYED WITH TIGER THE FIRST TWO PLAYED WITH TIGER THE FIRST TWO DAYS. DAYS. RAHM UNDER PAR EVERY ROUND. RAHM UNDER PAR EVERY ROUND. BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH. ENOUGH. TO 17. TO 17. FRANK: PERFECT DRIVE FOR RICKIE FRANK: PERFECT DRIVE FOR RICKIE HERE AT THE PAR 4. HERE AT THE PAR 4. YESTERDAY, JUST ABOUT HALF THE YESTERDAY, JUST ABOUT HALF THE FIELD HIT IT WHERE THE FLAG IS FIELD HIT IT WHERE THE FLAG IS LOCATED TODAY, BUT WE HAVE ONLY LOCATED TODAY, BUT WE HAVE ONLY SEEN SEVEN BIRDIES. SEEN SEVEN BIRDIES. A COUPLE OF GOOD SHOTS IN THERE A COUPLE OF GOOD SHOTS IN THERE NOW. NOW. RICKIE FOWLER IS IN GOOD RICKIE FOWLER IS IN GOOD POSITION. POSITION. WE HEAD TO PHIL. WE HEAD TO PHIL. JIM: FOR BIRDIE. JIM: FOR BIRDIE. HE HAD IT EIGHT UNDER FOR THE HE HAD IT EIGHT UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT AND WAS CLOSE FOR TOURNAMENT AND WAS CLOSE FOR BIRDIE AT 7, MISSED, AND THEN BIRDIE AT 7, MISSED, AND THEN FAILED TO BIRDIE THE 8TH HOLE. FAILED TO BIRDIE THE 8TH HOLE. THINK IF HE HAD GONE THROUGH THINK IF HE HAD GONE THROUGH THAT STRETCH WITH A COUPLE OF THAT STRETCH WITH A COUPLE OF BIRDIES. BIRDIES. HE COULD HAVE BEEN 10 UNDER ON HE COULD HAVE BEEN 10 UNDER ON THE 9TH TEE. THE 9TH TEE. DOUBLED THE 10TH. DOUBLED THE 10TH. NICK: AS YOU SAY, JUST WANTED NICK: AS YOU SAY, JUST WANTED TO BOMB THE DRIVES, BUT THEY TO BOMB THE DRIVES, BUT THEY WEREN'T LASER GUIDED. WEREN'T LASER GUIDED. JIM: SIX UNDER IS TIED 18TH. JIM: SIX UNDER IS TIED 18TH. TO 17. TO 17. FRANK: DUSTIN JOHNSON ON A FRANK: DUSTIN JOHNSON ON A ROLL, THREE BIRDIES IN THE LAST ROLL, THREE BIRDIES IN THE LAST FOUR. FOUR. CAN HE GET TO 12 UNDER HERE? CAN HE GET TO 12 UNDER HERE? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NICE SHOT, GOOD ANGLE. NICE SHOT, GOOD ANGLE. THREE GOOD SHOTS AT 17. THREE GOOD SHOTS AT 17. THREE TIED AT 12. THREE TIED AT 12. DUSTIN JOHNSON COULD MAKE IT DUSTIN JOHNSON COULD MAKE IT FOUR WITH THAT PUTT. FOUR WITH THAT PUTT. KOEPKA WITH A CHANCE OF A TWO KOEPKA WITH A CHANCE OF A TWO -PUTT BIRDIE AT 15 ALSO COULD -PUTT BIRDIE AT 15 ALSO COULD GET TO 12. GET TO 12. AND JASON DAY THE LEADER IN THE AND JASON DAY THE LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE WITH A 67 TODAY TO BE CLUBHOUSE WITH A 67 TODAY TO BE 11 UNDER. 11 UNDER. JON RAHM A SOLID 68. JON RAHM A SOLID 68. BUBBA WATSON, BARRING THE TWO BUBBA WATSON, BARRING THE TWO BOGEYS IN LAST TWO HOLES, HAD BOGEYS IN LAST TWO HOLES, HAD SOME SPECTACULAR PLAY ON THE SOME SPECTACULAR PLAY ON THE INWARD HALF. INWARD HALF. PETER: THIS WAS MOMENTS ALONG. PETER: THIS WAS MOMENTS ALONG. SERVE SERVE FLEW HIS SECOND SERVE SERVE FLEW HIS SECOND SHOT WELL OVER THE GREEN. SHOT WELL OVER THE GREEN. WEBB SIMPSON. WEBB SIMPSON. YOU NOTICED BROOKS KOEPKA YOU NOTICED BROOKS KOEPKA WALKING THROUGH THE FRAME WALKING THROUGH THE FRAME THERE, GETTING A FEW OF HOW HIS THERE, GETTING A FEW OF HOW HIS BALL WAS ROLLING. BALL WAS ROLLING. HIS EAGLE PUTT WILL BE FROM THE HIS EAGLE PUTT WILL BE FROM THE SAME DIRECTION. SAME DIRECTION. LET'S GO TO 16. LET'S GO TO 16. VERNE: AND SCHAUFFELE. VERNE: AND SCHAUFFELE. NICK, I MENTIONED HE HAD 8-IRON NICK, I MENTIONED HE HAD 8-IRON AND WENT BACK AND CHANGED AND WENT BACK AND CHANGED CLUBS, WENT TO A 7. CLUBS, WENT TO A 7. HE WENT 30 FEET BEYOND. HE WENT 30 FEET BEYOND. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. HE WILL THINK ABOUT THAT AGAIN HE WILL THINK ABOUT THAT AGAIN IF HE MISSES OUT BY A SHOT. IF HE MISSES OUT BY A SHOT. VERNE: CURRENTLY TIED AT THE VERNE: CURRENTLY TIED AT THE TOP. TOP. WE GO QUICKLY TO 17. WE GO QUICKLY TO 17. FRANK: VERY MAKEABLE. FRANK: VERY MAKEABLE. HE CAN BE AGGRESSIVE. HE CAN BE AGGRESSIVE. OH, YES. OH, YES. LOOK OUT. LOOK OUT. ONE PERFECT DRIVE AROUND THE ONE PERFECT DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER AND IT WILL BE A WEDGE. CORNER AND IT WILL BE A WEDGE. THAT IS HIS SHAPE TOO. THAT IS HIS SHAPE TOO. LOOKING FOR HIS SECOND MAJOR LOOKING FOR HIS SECOND MAJOR AFTER THE 2016 U.S. OPEN. AFTER THE 2016 U.S. OPEN. TO 16. TO 16. VERNE: SCHAUFFELE. VERNE: SCHAUFFELE. TOO BOLD. TOO BOLD. NICK: WHAT HAPPENED THERE? NICK: WHAT HAPPENED THERE? HE WAS GRINDING ON THE LINE, HE WAS GRINDING ON THE LINE, WANTED TO HOLD, AND HAD TO WANTED TO HOLD, AND HAD TO THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND NOW. THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND NOW. RICKIE FOWLER NOW. RICKIE FOWLER NOW. WE HAVE SIX GUYS WHO COULD WE HAVE SIX GUYS WHO COULD STILL WIN. STILL WIN. BILL: AND 15. BILL: AND 15. THAT WAS THE EAGLE PUTT FOR THAT WAS THE EAGLE PUTT FOR BROOKS KOEPKA. BROOKS KOEPKA. PETER: WOW IS ALL YOU CAN SAY. PETER: WOW IS ALL YOU CAN SAY. IT WILL BE THREE BIRDIES AND AN IT WILL BE THREE BIRDIES AND AN EAGLE ON THIS HOLE THIS WEEK EAGLE ON THIS HOLE THIS WEEK FOR BROOKS. FOR BROOKS. IF HE MAKES THIS, HE WILL BE IF HE MAKES THIS, HE WILL BE TWO UNDER FOR THE DAY. TWO UNDER FOR THE DAY. AND TIED WITH FOUR OTHERS AT AND TIED WITH FOUR OTHERS AT MINIS 12. MINIS 12. MOLINARI HAS ALREADY LAID UP IN MOLINARI HAS ALREADY LAID UP IN THE GROUP BEHIND. THE GROUP BEHIND. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE. NICK: HE HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE. NICK: HE HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE. AT THE 8TH HOLE HE LAID UP AND AT THE 8TH HOLE HE LAID UP AND STILL MADE A GREAT FOUR. STILL MADE A GREAT FOUR. HE IS NOT OUT OF IT. HE IS NOT OUT OF IT. PETER: NO. PETER: NO. THOSE THAT HAVE LAID UP DOWN THOSE THAT HAVE LAID UP DOWN THE LEFT SIDE HAVE HAD THE LEFT SIDE HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY. DIFFICULTY. THE ON ONES WE HAVE SEEN LAYING THE ON ONES WE HAVE SEEN LAYING UP AND GETTING IT CLOSE WERE UP AND GETTING IT CLOSE WERE LAYING UP DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE. LAYING UP DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE. WE SAW THE PITCH FROM OVER THE WE SAW THE PITCH FROM OVER THE GREEN FOR WEBB SIMPSON. GREEN FOR WEBB SIMPSON. THIS IS HIS BIRDIE PUTT. THIS IS HIS BIRDIE PUTT. OH, NO. OH, NO. THE BID TO GET TO MINUS 11 NOT THE BID TO GET TO MINUS 11 NOT TO BE. TO BE. THE WAIT ON TOP OF THE HILL, THE WAIT ON TOP OF THE HILL, NICK, HAS GOT TO BE NICK, HAS GOT TO BE EXCRUCIATING. EXCRUCIATING. NICK: HE LOOKS CALM THOUGH, NICK: HE LOOKS CALM THOUGH, DOESN'T HE? DOESN'T HE? PETER: HE DOES. PETER: HE DOES. I THINK TIGER IS GOING TO TAKE I THINK TIGER IS GOING TO TAKE -- I WOULD CALL IT A CONTROLLED -- I WOULD CALL IT A CONTROLLED AGGRESSIVE APPROACH. AGGRESSIVE APPROACH. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. HE HAS A NICE SLOPE TO THE HE HAS A NICE SLOPE TO THE RIGHT OF THE FLAG, ABOUT SIX OR RIGHT OF THE FLAG, ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN PACES TO THE RIGHT OF THE SEVEN PACES TO THE RIGHT OF THE FLAG, A NICE BACK STOP. FLAG, A NICE BACK STOP. PLAY THAT DRAW IN LIKE BROOKS PLAY THAT DRAW IN LIKE BROOKS KOEPKA JUST HIT. KOEPKA JUST HIT. VERNE: SCHAUFFELE TO STAY TIED VERNE: SCHAUFFELE TO STAY TIED FOR THE LEAD. FOR THE LEAD. CALM DEMEANOR. CALM DEMEANOR. NICK: A ROCK SOLID PUTTING NICK: A ROCK SOLID PUTTING STROKE, YES. STROKE, YES. HE HAS TO MAKE ONE MORE ATTHE HE HAS TO MAKE ONE MORE ATTHE MOMENT IS THE THOUGHT. MOMENT IS THE THOUGHT. VERNE: I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT. VERNE: I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT. IAN POULTER. IAN POULTER. PETER: IT CAME TO REST HERE. PETER: IT CAME TO REST HERE. THIS TO GET TO MINUS NINE FOR THIS TO GET TO MINUS NINE FOR BIRDIE. BIRDIE. WELL, MAYBE A LITTLE TOO LITTLE WELL, MAYBE A LITTLE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, BUT A GOOD SHOWING TOO LATE, BUT A GOOD SHOWING FOR IAN POULTER. FOR IAN POULTER. TIGER BACK ON TOP OF THE HILL. TIGER BACK ON TOP OF THE HILL. 227 YARDS. 227 YARDS. SO A GOOD DISTANCE BACK. SO A GOOD DISTANCE BACK. THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE CAUGHT THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE CAUGHT THIS HOLE DOWNWIND HAVE HAD AS THIS HOLE DOWNWIND HAVE HAD AS LITTLE AS 185 IN. LITTLE AS 185 IN. SEE IF HE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SEE IF HE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANOTHER PAR 5. ANOTHER PAR 5. NICK: THAT TREE. NICK: THAT TREE. PETER: THAT LAST TREE ON THE PETER: THAT LAST TREE ON THE LEFT IS THE PERFECT LINE. LEFT IS THE PERFECT LINE. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. A COUPLE MORE YARDS OF DEPTH ON A COUPLE MORE YARDS OF DEPTH ON THE GREEN AS WELL. THE GREEN AS WELL. PETER: THERE IS ONLY ABOUT PETER: THERE IS ONLY ABOUT MAXIMUM 14 OR 15 STEPS OF DEPTH MAXIMUM 14 OR 15 STEPS OF DEPTH WHERE THE FLAG IS. WHERE THE FLAG IS. OH, YES. OH, YES. THAT IS MASTERS EXPERIENCE THAT IS MASTERS EXPERIENCE RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. THAT IS THE CONTROLLED THAT IS THE CONTROLLED AGGRESSION THAT YOU MIGHT AGGRESSION THAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT OUT OF TIGER. EXPECT OUT OF TIGER. TO 18. TO 18. JIM: BIG DRIVE HERE FOR DUSTIN. JIM: BIG DRIVE HERE FOR DUSTIN. IT SHOULD FAVOR HIS BALL IT SHOULD FAVOR HIS BALL FLIGHT. FLIGHT. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. JIM: IS IT SLIDING ENOUGH? JIM: IS IT SLIDING ENOUGH? NICK: SURE IS -- ISN'T, SORRY. NICK: SURE IS -- ISN'T, SORRY. THAT IS OK THOUGH. THAT IS OK THOUGH. IT IS SUCH A SHORT SHOT FOR IT IS SUCH A SHORT SHOT FOR THESE GUYS. THESE GUYS. PROBABLY A 9-IRON OR A WEDGE. PROBABLY A 9-IRON OR A WEDGE. JIM: TO 17. JIM: TO 17. FRANK: USED TO COMING FROM FRANK: USED TO COMING FROM BEHIND IN ALL OF HIS WINS ON BEHIND IN ALL OF HIS WINS ON TOUR IS XANDER SCHAUFFELE. TOUR IS XANDER SCHAUFFELE. UP THE RIGHT SIDE. UP THE RIGHT SIDE. DOES IT AVOID THE TREES? DOES IT AVOID THE TREES? YES. YES. SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. AWESOME TWO-PUTT BACK AT 16. AWESOME TWO-PUTT BACK AT 16. VERNE: KOEPKA, 9-IRON. VERNE: KOEPKA, 9-IRON. THAT STAYS UP. THAT STAYS UP. NICK: HE HAS HIT A COUPLE OF NICK: HE HAS HIT A COUPLE OF REALLY POOR SHORT IRONS THIS REALLY POOR SHORT IRONS THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. THE ONE AT 9, OBVIOUSLY THE ONE THE ONE AT 9, OBVIOUSLY THE ONE AT 12, AND ONE RIGHT THERE AT AT 12, AND ONE RIGHT THERE AT 16. 16. BILL: THIS ONE HERE AT 15 IS BILL: THIS ONE HERE AT 15 IS GOING TO BE DELICATE. GOING TO BE DELICATE. OUT OF THE SECOND CUT FOR OUT OF THE SECOND CUT FOR MOLINARI, 79 YARDS. MOLINARI, 79 YARDS. IT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY IT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPIN DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPIN ON THIS SHOT. ON THIS SHOT. PETER: AND EVIDENTLY IT IS PETER: AND EVIDENTLY IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE. GOING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE. CLEAN CONTACT. CLEAN CONTACT. HIT IT FAT. HIT IT FAT. NICK: DID YOU SEE THE SAND COME NICK: DID YOU SEE THE SAND COME UP? UP? WOW. WOW. TWICE ON THIS NINE. TWICE ON THIS NINE. 12 AND 15. 12 AND 15. PETER: THAT IS ONE BOGEY FOR PETER: THAT IS ONE BOGEY FOR THE FIRST 54 HOLES. THE FIRST 54 HOLES. NICK: I SAID TIGER WAS GOING TO NICK: I SAID TIGER WAS GOING TO HUNT THEM DOWN. HUNT THEM DOWN. JUST LET THEM DO ALL THE HEAVY JUST LET THEM DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING. LIFTING. HANG WITH THE WHOLE EMOTION AND HANG WITH THE WHOLE EMOTION AND INTENSITY. INTENSITY. PETER: I THINK THIS MIGHT HAVE PETER: I THINK THIS MIGHT HAVE HIT THE TREE. HIT THE TREE. NICK: WATCH THE LIE. NICK: WATCH THE LIE. A LOT OF SAND. A LOT OF SAND. PETER: I THINK IT CLIPPED THE PETER: I THINK IT CLIPPED THE TREE. TREE. YES. YES. NICK: YOU ARE KIDDING. NICK: YOU ARE KIDDING. PETER: IT RODE UP THE CLUB PETER: IT RODE UP THE CLUB PASS. PASS. NICK: THE PINECONE CAIN DOWN. NICK: THE PINECONE CAIN DOWN. PETER: YES. PETER: YES. ROLLED UP THE CLEANUP FACE AND ROLLED UP THE CLEANUP FACE AND CAME OFF HIGHER THAN HE WAS CAME OFF HIGHER THAN HE WAS ANTICIPATING. ANTICIPATING. NICK: YOU SEE THE PINECONE NICK: YOU SEE THE PINECONE COMING DOWN JUST LEFT OF THE COMING DOWN JUST LEFT OF THE BALL. BALL. WATCH IT LAND SHORT OF THE WATCH IT LAND SHORT OF THE WATER. WATER. THERE IS THE BALL OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS THE BALL OBVIOUSLY, AND THEN THERE IS THE PINECONE. AND THEN THERE IS THE PINECONE. PETER: NO THIS IS NO BARGAIN PETER: NO THIS IS NO BARGAIN HERE FROM THE DROP ZONE EITHER. HERE FROM THE DROP ZONE EITHER. NICK: NO. NICK: NO. THERE IS NO ROOM TO WORK WITH. THERE IS NO ROOM TO WORK WITH. I AM SURPRISED HE WENT THAT I AM SURPRISED HE WENT THAT CLOSE. CLOSE. PETER: WELL, THE ERRANT TEE PETER: WELL, THE ERRANT TEE SHOT WAS COMPOUNDED BY A REALLY SHOT WAS COMPOUNDED BY A REALLY IMPORTANT LAY-UP. IMPORTANT LAY-UP. THIS WAS EARLIER. THIS WAS EARLIER. TONY FINAU FROM 205 YARDS. TONY FINAU FROM 205 YARDS. AND ONLY BUBBA HAS BEEN BETTER AND ONLY BUBBA HAS BEEN BETTER TODAY. TODAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THREE IN, FOUR OUT, HITTING THREE IN, FOUR OUT, HITTING FIVE. FIVE. BOY, THIS TAKES SOME NERVE TO BOY, THIS TAKES SOME NERVE TO GET COMMITTED TO THIS SHOT TOO. GET COMMITTED TO THIS SHOT TOO. NICK: IT SURE WILL. NICK: IT SURE WILL. YOU JUST HAVE TO GO FOR IT YOU JUST HAVE TO GO FOR IT BECAUSE SEVEN WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE SEVEN WILL NOT WORK NOW. NOW. UH-OH. UH-OH. DISASTER. DISASTER. SURPRISED. SURPRISED. PETER: I THINK THAT BRIEF PETER: I THINK THAT BRIEF RAINSTORM MIGHT HAVE SAVED HIM RAINSTORM MIGHT HAVE SAVED HIM THERE. THERE. BUT DISASTER FOR MOLINARI AT BUT DISASTER FOR MOLINARI AT 15. 15. TO 18. TO 18. JIM: HE HAD THE LEAD FOR A JIM: HE HAD THE LEAD FOR A WHILE. WHILE. AFTER HIS EAGLE AT 15, IT'S A AFTER HIS EAGLE AT 15, IT'S A PAR AT THE FINISH. PAR AT THE FINISH. HE SHOOTS 12 UNDER OVER THE HE SHOOTS 12 UNDER OVER THE WEEKEND. WEEKEND. HE HAD THE LEAD WITH THREE HE HAD THE LEAD WITH THREE HOLES TO GO. HOLES TO GO. LET'S GO BACK DOWN THE 18TH AND LET'S GO BACK DOWN THE 18TH AND RICKIE FOWLER. RICKIE FOWLER. NICK: WHERE IS HE LOOKING? NICK: WHERE IS HE LOOKING? UP AND HIGH AND OVER, TRYING TO UP AND HIGH AND OVER, TRYING TO HIT A HOOK. HIT A HOOK. JIM: NEEDS TO HOOK. JIM: NEEDS TO HOOK. NICK: YOU CAN SEE THAT BUNKER NICK: YOU CAN SEE THAT BUNKER HAS BEEN WELL VISITED ALREADY. HAS BEEN WELL VISITED ALREADY. JIM: WELL, YOU HAVE TO THINK JIM: WELL, YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT TIGER IS LOOKING AT BIRDIE THAT TIGER IS LOOKING AT BIRDIE AT 15. AT 15. NICK: YES, DEFINITELY. NICK: YES, DEFINITELY. JIM: AND THERE IS DUSTIN JIM: AND THERE IS DUSTIN JOHNSON, NEEDS TO MAKE A THREE JOHNSON, NEEDS TO MAKE A THREE TO GET TO 13. TO GET TO 13. FROM THE SECOND BUNKER. FROM THE SECOND BUNKER. NICK: HE SAID PURE. NICK: HE SAID PURE. IT WILL STAY THERE. IT WILL STAY THERE. A DOWNSLOPE IT LANDED ON. A DOWNSLOPE IT LANDED ON. YOU ARE RIGHT, JIM. YOU ARE RIGHT, JIM. TIGER SHOULD GO TO 13. TIGER SHOULD GO TO 13. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT PUTT. THAT PUTT. PETER: THIS IS RIGHT STRAIGHT PETER: THIS IS RIGHT STRAIGHT DOWNHILL, NICK. DOWNHILL, NICK. YOU NEED TO BE REALLY CAUTIOUS YOU NEED TO BE REALLY CAUTIOUS WITH YOUR SPEED. WITH YOUR SPEED. FOR EAGLE. FOR EAGLE. PERFECTLY JUDGED FOR SPEED. PERFECTLY JUDGED FOR SPEED. EVEN THOUGH THE GREENS ARE EVEN THOUGH THE GREENS ARE SLOWER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF SLOWER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, STILL WITH HIS THE WEATHER, STILL WITH HIS MASTERS EXPERIENCE, JUDGED IT MASTERS EXPERIENCE, JUDGED IT BEAUTIFULLY. BEAUTIFULLY. NOW MOLINARI WILL BE NEXT FOR NOW MOLINARI WILL BE NEXT FOR HIS CHIP FOR SIX. HIS CHIP FOR SIX. TO 16 FIRST. TO 16 FIRST. VERNE: AND KOEPKA WITH A VERNE: AND KOEPKA WITH A CHALLENGING PUT. CHALLENGING PUT. NICK: THE HOLE WAS BEHIND HIM. NICK: THE HOLE WAS BEHIND HIM. VERNE: YES. VERNE: YES. NICK: JUST LIKE CANTLAY'S. NICK: JUST LIKE CANTLAY'S. TOO SOFT, AND IT GATHERS SPEED TOO SOFT, AND IT GATHERS SPEED NORMALLY THEY SWISH THE GREENS NORMALLY THEY SWISH THE GREENS TO GET THE SAND OFF IT. TO GET THE SAND OFF IT. I WONDER IF HE WAS ALLOWED TO I WONDER IF HE WAS ALLOWED TO ASK FOR THAT. ASK FOR THAT. VERNE: THAT WAS WEBB SIMPSON'S VERNE: THAT WAS WEBB SIMPSON'S SHOT. SHOT. PETER: MOLINARI. PETER: MOLINARI. IT WILL BE TWO BOGEYS AND TWO IT WILL BE TWO BOGEYS AND TWO DOUBLE BOGEYS IN THE FINAL DOUBLE BOGEYS IN THE FINAL ROUND FOR FRESH. ROUND FOR FRESH. AFTER ONLY ONE BOGEY THE AFTER ONLY ONE BOGEY THE PREVIOUS 54 HOLES. PREVIOUS 54 HOLES. PRESSURE AT AUGUSTA ON SUNDAY. PRESSURE AT AUGUSTA ON SUNDAY. IF HE MAKES THIS, HE GETS TO IF HE MAKES THIS, HE GETS TO MINUS 11. MINUS 11. WOW. WOW. HARD TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS GOING HARD TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE GUYS INTERNALLY, ON WITH THESE GUYS INTERNALLY, NICK. NICK. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. EVERYTHING IS GOING ON. EVERYTHING IS GOING ON. THEY HAVE THE NERVES OF THEIR THEY HAVE THE NERVES OF THEIR OWN GAME. OWN GAME. THEY HAVE NOW SEEN TIGER AT THE THEY HAVE NOW SEEN TIGER AT THE TOP. TOP. PETER: THEY MAY LOOK CALM AND PETER: THEY MAY LOOK CALM AND STOIC ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT I STOIC ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THEY ARE ANYTHING GUARANTEE YOU THEY ARE ANYTHING BUT THAT ON THE INSIDE. BUT THAT ON THE INSIDE. SO NOW WITH THREE HOLES AND A SO NOW WITH THREE HOLES AND A PUTT LEFT IN THIS MASTERS, PUTT LEFT IN THIS MASTERS, TIGER WOODS HAS THE LEAD AT TIGER WOODS HAS THE LEAD AT MINUS 13. MINUS 13. THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS BECOME THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS BECOME POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE. WONDERING IF HE WAS EVER GOING WONDERING IF HE WAS EVER GOING TO PLAY GOLF AGAIN, HE NOW TO PLAY GOLF AGAIN, HE NOW KNOWS HE CAN PLAY GOLF AGAIN. KNOWS HE CAN PLAY GOLF AGAIN. PEOPLE WERE LAYING WAGERS AS TO PEOPLE WERE LAYING WAGERS AS TO WHETHER HE COULD WIN ANOTHER WHETHER HE COULD WIN ANOTHER MAJOR. MAJOR. SOME SAID DEFINITELY NOT. SOME SAID DEFINITELY NOT. I BELIEVE TIGER IS SAYING YES, I BELIEVE TIGER IS SAYING YES, I CAN. I CAN. FRANK: AFTER THAT BIRDIE FROM FRANK: AFTER THAT BIRDIE FROM TIGER, XANDER IS NOW ONE TIGER, XANDER IS NOW ONE BEHIND. BEHIND. FROM 162. FROM 162. A BEAUTIFUL SMOOTH SWING. A BEAUTIFUL SMOOTH SWING. THE WIND HAS COME A LITTLE BIT THE WIND HAS COME A LITTLE BIT FROM BEHIND NOW. FROM BEHIND NOW. IT WAS BLOWING BACK INTO THEIR IT WAS BLOWING BACK INTO THEIR FACES EARLIER. FACES EARLIER. THAT IS GOING TO BE A TRICKY THAT IS GOING TO BE A TRICKY PUTT OVER THE HILL FROM 60 FEET PUTT OVER THE HILL FROM 60 FEET AS WE HEAD UP THE HILL TO 18. AS WE HEAD UP THE HILL TO 18. JIM: WELL, NOW THE DUSTIN JIM: WELL, NOW THE DUSTIN JOHNSON PUTT. JOHNSON PUTT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEADERBOARD IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEADERBOARD AND THOSE CHASING, THIS IS A AND THOSE CHASING, THIS IS A VERY PIVOTAL MOMENT. VERY PIVOTAL MOMENT. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. THE HIGH SIDE IS JUST BEHIND THE HIGH SIDE IS JUST BEHIND HIM, A LITTLE LEFT-TO-RIGHT. HIM, A LITTLE LEFT-TO-RIGHT. JIM: YOU CAN HEAR THE ROARS JIM: YOU CAN HEAR THE ROARS SCATTERED AROUND THE GROUNDS AS SCATTERED AROUND THE GROUNDS AS THE SCORE OF TIGER IS POSTED. THE SCORE OF TIGER IS POSTED. THIS FOR BIRDIE. THIS FOR BIRDIE. IT HAS TO TURN. IT HAS TO TURN. NICK: TIGER COULD HAVE AN NICK: TIGER COULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST CRUISE IN. OPPORTUNITY TO JUST CRUISE IN. JIM: HE COULD. JIM: HE COULD. THOSE AROUND HIM AT THE START THOSE AROUND HIM AT THE START OF THE DAY HAVE HAD ISSUES. OF THE DAY HAVE HAD ISSUES. DUSTIN JOHNSON DIDN'T GET DUSTIN JOHNSON DIDN'T GET STARTED UNTIL TOO LATE. STARTED UNTIL TOO LATE. HE WAS EVEN FOR THE DAY THROUGH HE WAS EVEN FOR THE DAY THROUGH 12 AND ENDS UP SHOOTING 68. 12 AND ENDS UP SHOOTING 68. A LEIGHTON CHARGE THAT MAY NOT A LEIGHTON CHARGE THAT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. BE ENOUGH. BACK TO 16. BACK TO 16. VERNE: WE HAD A SLIGHT DELAY. VERNE: WE HAD A SLIGHT DELAY. THEY DID COME OUT AND CLEAN THE THEY DID COME OUT AND CLEAN THE SAND AWAY. SAND AWAY. NICK: WELL, AN ABSOLUTE MUST. NICK: WELL, AN ABSOLUTE MUST. HAS TO GO TO STAY ONE BACK. HAS TO GO TO STAY ONE BACK. VERNE: BARELY. VERNE: BARELY. BUT IT COUNTS. BUT IT COUNTS. NICK: FOUR PERFECT SHOTS, NICK: FOUR PERFECT SHOTS, LEAVING TWO BIRDIE CHANCES. LEAVING TWO BIRDIE CHANCES. VERNE: LET'S GO TO RICKIE VERNE: LET'S GO TO RICKIE FOWLER. FOWLER. JIM: AFTER DRIVING IT INTO THE JIM: AFTER DRIVING IT INTO THE TREES AND INTO THE RIGHT GREEN TREES AND INTO THE RIGHT GREEN SIDE BUNKER TO HERE, THIS FOR SIDE BUNKER TO HERE, THIS FOR PAR. PAR. THIS WOULD MATCH HIS PLAYING THIS WOULD MATCH HIS PLAYING PARTNER, JOHNSON'S ROUND OF 68. PARTNER, JOHNSON'S ROUND OF 68. A LOT OF DROPPED SHOTS ON THIS A LOT OF DROPPED SHOTS ON THIS SECOND SIDE, AND SOME CLAMITIES SECOND SIDE, AND SOME CLAMITIES ALONG THE WAY. ALONG THE WAY. TO 17. TO 17. FRANK: TWO PUTTS WOULD BE GOOD FRANK: TWO PUTTS WOULD BE GOOD FOR HERE FROM XANDER, VERY SLOW FOR HERE FROM XANDER, VERY SLOW THE FIRST 20 OR 30 FEET AND THE FIRST 20 OR 30 FEET AND THEN QUICK AS IT COMES ACROSS. THEN QUICK AS IT COMES ACROSS. EVERYONE CHEERED AS TIGER'S EVERYONE CHEERED AS TIGER'S NUMBER WENT UP ON THE BOARD NUMBER WENT UP ON THE BOARD HERE AT 17. HERE AT 17. BUT LIKE BACK AT 16, SHUFLE BUT LIKE BACK AT 16, SHUFLE NEVER BATTED AN EYE LID. NEVER BATTED AN EYE LID. VERNE: AND WHEN HE WON HERE, VERNE: AND WHEN HE WON HERE, THE LAST TIME IN 2005, TIGER THE LAST TIME IN 2005, TIGER WOODS HAD A ONE-SHOT LEAD AS HE WOODS HAD A ONE-SHOT LEAD AS HE STOOD ON THIS TEE. STOOD ON THIS TEE. HE ALSO HAD AN 8-IRON. HE ALSO HAD AN 8-IRON. HE DOES THIS TIME AS WELL. HE DOES THIS TIME AS WELL. NICK: WELL, TIGER HAS HUNTED NICK: WELL, TIGER HAS HUNTED THEM DOWN, AND NOW HE HAS GONE THEM DOWN, AND NOW HE HAS GONE IN FOR THE KILL. IN FOR THE KILL. VERNE: THEN YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, VERNE: THEN YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, HE PULLED AN 8-IRON LONG AND HE PULLED AN 8-IRON LONG AND LEFT AND MADE A MIRACLE SHOT. LEFT AND MADE A MIRACLE SHOT. HE WON'T NEED THAT THIS TIME. HE WON'T NEED THAT THIS TIME. TONY FINAU IS NEXT. TONY FINAU IS NEXT. TOWARD THE COMPLETION OF THIS TOWARD THE COMPLETION OF THIS TEE SHOT. TEE SHOT. ANYBODY COUNT HOW MANY TIMES HE ANYBODY COUNT HOW MANY TIMES HE SAID COME ON? SAID COME ON? FINAU. FINAU. TONY WITH A GOOD SHOT. TONY WITH A GOOD SHOT. BROOKS KOEPKA WAS ABOUT TO TEE BROOKS KOEPKA WAS ABOUT TO TEE OFF ON 17, AND HE HAD TO PAUSE OFF ON 17, AND HE HAD TO PAUSE AND LOOK BACK AT THE RESULT OF AND LOOK BACK AT THE RESULT OF THE TEE SHOT OF TIGER WOODS. THE TEE SHOT OF TIGER WOODS. THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD SWIMMER THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD SWIMMER BEHIND A PRETTY GOOD GOLFER. BEHIND A PRETTY GOOD GOLFER. THAT WAS MICHAEL PHELPS. THAT WAS MICHAEL PHELPS. HERE IS FRANCESCO MOLINARI WITH HERE IS FRANCESCO MOLINARI WITH AN 8-IRON. AN 8-IRON. NICK: WHOA. NICK: WHOA. STOPS AGAIN. STOPS AGAIN. VERNE: WELL, DO YOU THINK TIGER VERNE: WELL, DO YOU THINK TIGER MIGHT ENJOY THIS STROLL? MIGHT ENJOY THIS STROLL? DO YOU THINK? DO YOU THINK? LET'S GO TO 17. LET'S GO TO 17. FRANK: WELL, ALL THESE YOUNG FRANK: WELL, ALL THESE YOUNG FELLOWS ARE IS SO MUCH BETTER FELLOWS ARE IS SO MUCH BETTER PLAYERS HAVING GROWN UP PLAYERS HAVING GROWN UP WATCHING HOW GREAT TIGER WAS IN WATCHING HOW GREAT TIGER WAS IN HIS HEYDAY, GLORY YEARS. HIS HEYDAY, GLORY YEARS. NOW THEY ARE EXPERIENCING IT. NOW THEY ARE EXPERIENCING IT. NOW THEY ARE SEEING EXACTLY NOW THEY ARE SEEING EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS LIKE AS THEN A PART WHAT IT WAS LIKE AS THEN A PART OF THE ACTION. OF THE ACTION. BROOKS KOEPKA ANOTHER ONE OF BROOKS KOEPKA ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS. THOSE PLAYERS. HE DOESN'T LET ANY OF THAT HE DOESN'T LET ANY OF THAT STUFF BOTHER HIM. STUFF BOTHER HIM. THE PATRONS ON THE LEFT ARE THE PATRONS ON THE LEFT ARE STILL CHEERING TIGER OVER AT STILL CHEERING TIGER OVER AT 16. 16. HE HIT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT, TOP OF HE HIT A BEAUTIFUL SHOT, TOP OF THE HILL. THE HILL. THIS IS WHEN THEY CHANGED THE THIS IS WHEN THEY CHANGED THE SCORE. SCORE. THEY WILL PUT THE SCORE UP AT THEY WILL PUT THE SCORE UP AT 13, 14, 15, AND ALL-AROUND THE 13, 14, 15, AND ALL-AROUND THE COURSE. COURSE. YOU CAN TELL IT'S DIFFERENCE YOU CAN TELL IT'S DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOLE IN ONE ROAR, AND BETWEEN A HOLE IN ONE ROAR, AND A TIGER ROAR. A TIGER ROAR. AND YOU HOST WHEN THEY ARE AND YOU HOST WHEN THEY ARE COMING, AND WHICH HOLE THEY ARE COMING, AND WHICH HOLE THEY ARE COMING FROM. COMING FROM. VERNE: WOW. VERNE: WOW. TO 18. TO 18. JIM: THAT IS ABOUT ALL YOU CAN JIM: THAT IS ABOUT ALL YOU CAN SAY. SAY. IT IS A VERY BIG WOW. IT IS A VERY BIG WOW. SCHAUFFELE. SCHAUFFELE. NICK: A LITTLE LOW. NICK: A LITTLE LOW. JIM: HITS A BULLET SHOT. JIM: HITS A BULLET SHOT. NICK: THE FIRST OF THE TWO NICK: THE FIRST OF THE TWO BUNKERS. BUNKERS. JIM BACK TO 16. JIM BACK TO 16. VERNE: AND MOLINARI. VERNE: AND MOLINARI. IT BEGAN TO GO SOUTH AT THE IT BEGAN TO GO SOUTH AT THE 12TH, AND IT REALLY WENT SOUTH 12TH, AND IT REALLY WENT SOUTH AT 15. AT 15. FINAU IS NEXT. FINAU IS NEXT. THERE WE ARE. THERE WE ARE. VERY NICE, TONY. VERY NICE, TONY. TIGER WOODS CAN INCREASE HIS TIGER WOODS CAN INCREASE HIS LEAD TO TWO WITH TWO HOLES TO LEAD TO TWO WITH TWO HOLES TO PLAY. PLAY. I AM COMPELED TO SAY OH, MY I AM COMPELED TO SAY OH, MY GOODNESS. GOODNESS. AND HERE, BACK ON THE TEE WITH AND HERE, BACK ON THE TEE WITH AN 8-IRON. AN 8-IRON. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AND A LOT OF TALENT. AND A LOT OF TALENT. THAT IS THE RESULT. THAT IS THE RESULT. LET'S GO TO 17. LET'S GO TO 17. FRANK: WOW, VETERAN. FRANK: WOW, VETERAN. JUST AMAZING. JUST AMAZING. BROOKS KOEPKA WAS ON TOP OF THE BROOKS KOEPKA WAS ON TOP OF THE HILL, AND HE WAITED FOR THAT HILL, AND HE WAITED FOR THAT PUTT AND THAT ROAR BEFORE HE PUTT AND THAT ROAR BEFORE HE PLAYED HIS SECOND AT 17. PLAYED HIS SECOND AT 17. THEN THEY POSTED THE SCORE AS THEN THEY POSTED THE SCORE AS SOON AS HE HAD HIT. SOON AS HE HAD HIT. SO EVERYONE UP HERE KNOWS THE SO EVERYONE UP HERE KNOWS THE SITUATION. SITUATION. WITH DRIVER. WITH DRIVER. HE HAS NAILED IT. HE HAS NAILED IT. IDEAL POSITION, TOP OF THE IDEAL POSITION, TOP OF THE HILL. HILL. CLEAR VIEW OF THE FLAG STICK. CLEAR VIEW OF THE FLAG STICK. WELL, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME WELL, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. COMING. 14 MAJOR VICTORIES BY 2018, AND 14 MAJOR VICTORIES BY 2018, AND ALL THOSE YEARS WONDERING, ALL THOSE YEARS WONDERING, SPENDING A COUPLE OF YEARS SPENDING A COUPLE OF YEARS WONDERING IF HE WOULD EVER WONDERING IF HE WOULD EVER COMPETE AGAIN, LET ALONE COMPETE AGAIN, LET ALONE COMPETE IN A MAJOR OR WIN. COMPETE IN A MAJOR OR WIN. PRETTY AMAZING. PRETTY AMAZING. NICK: YES. NICK: YES. TWO YEARS AGO AT THE CHAMPIONS TWO YEARS AGO AT THE CHAMPIONS DINNER, HE SAID I AM DONE. DINNER, HE SAID I AM DONE. I CAN'T PLAY GOLF. I CAN'T PLAY GOLF. MY BACK HAS LOCKED UP. MY BACK HAS LOCKED UP. AND HE FEARED THAT HE WOULD AND HE FEARED THAT HE WOULD NEVER PLAY GOLF AGAIN. NEVER PLAY GOLF AGAIN. FRANK: WELL, IT IS A MIRACLE. FRANK: WELL, IT IS A MIRACLE. NICE DRIVE FROM TONY. JIM: WE ARE AT THE 18TH. XANDER SCHAUFFELE IS IN A TIE XANDER SCHAUFFELE IS IN A TIE FOR SECOND AT 12 UNDER WITH FOR SECOND AT 12 UNDER WITH DUSTIN JOHNSON AND BROOKS DUSTIN JOHNSON AND BROOKS KOEPKA. KOEPKA. CHUNKED IT. CHUNKED IT. NICK: THAT IS NOT GOING TO NICK: THAT IS NOT GOING TO HELP. HELP. JIM: OH, BOY. JIM: OH, BOY. PLUNGING BACK DOWN TO EARTH. PLUNGING BACK DOWN TO EARTH. WHILE ALL THAT WAS GOING ON WHILE ALL THAT WAS GOING ON OVER HERE AT 16, THIS WAS OVER HERE AT 16, THIS WAS KOEPKA OVER AT 17. KOEPKA OVER AT 17. IAN: AFTER WAITING FOR THE IAN: AFTER WAITING FOR THE BIRDIE PUTT AT 16. BIRDIE PUTT AT 16. HE HIT A LOVELY SHOT IN AND HAS HE HIT A LOVELY SHOT IN AND HAS A BIRDIE CHANCE HIMSELF. A BIRDIE CHANCE HIMSELF. AS SOON AS HE HIT THAT, THEY AS SOON AS HE HIT THAT, THEY WERE ROARING AND YELLING UP WERE ROARING AND YELLING UP HERE. HERE. LET'S CHECK IN WITH AMANDA LET'S CHECK IN WITH AMANDA BALIONIS. BALIONIS. AMANDA: HERE WITH DUSTIN AMANDA: HERE WITH DUSTIN JOHNSON. JOHNSON. YOU YOU TOLD ME YESTERDAY YOU YOU YOU TOLD ME YESTERDAY YOU COULD CHASE DOWN THE LEAD IF COULD CHASE DOWN THE LEAD IF YOU GOT IT GOING, FOUR UNDER IN YOU GOT IT GOING, FOUR UNDER IN THE FINAL SIX, YOU GOT IT THE FINAL SIX, YOU GOT IT GOING. GOING. HOW DO YOU ASSESS YOUR FINAL HOW DO YOU ASSESS YOUR FINAL ROUND? ROUND? >> I PLAYED WELL ON THE BACK >> I PLAYED WELL ON THE BACK NINE. NINE. I GOT OFF TO A SHE START, BUT I GOT OFF TO A SHE START, BUT GOT IT TOGETHER ON THE BACK GOT IT TOGETHER ON THE BACK NINE, MADE SOME PUTTS, HIT SOME NINE, MADE SOME PUTTS, HIT SOME GOOD SHOTS. GOOD SHOTS. TRIED TO CHASE THEM DOWN. TRIED TO CHASE THEM DOWN. I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING TO BE I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE GOOD ENOUGH THOUGH. QUITE GOOD ENOUGH THOUGH. AMANDA: NOTHING SOUNDS AND AMANDA: NOTHING SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE AUGUSTA NATIONAL ON FEELS LIKE AUGUSTA NATIONAL ON A SUNDAY. A SUNDAY. WHAT WERE YOU FEELING OUT THERE WHAT WERE YOU FEELING OUT THERE COMING IN? COMING IN? AND NOW THAT YOUR JOB IS DONE, AND NOW THAT YOUR JOB IS DONE, WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? >> IT WAS A GOOD DAY. >> IT WAS A GOOD DAY. IT JUST WASN'T QUITE GOOD IT JUST WASN'T QUITE GOOD ENOUGH. ENOUGH. IT IS OUT THERE. IT IS OUT THERE. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TODAY. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TODAY. YOU COULD HEAR THE ROARS, AND YOU COULD HEAR THE ROARS, AND YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A ROAR FOR ME OR A ROAR BETWEEN A ROAR FOR ME OR A ROAR FOR TIGER. FOR TIGER. BUT I HAD A LOT OF FUN OUT BUT I HAD A LOT OF FUN OUT THERED TOO. THERED TOO. UP THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD DAY. UP THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD DAY. I PLAYED WELL, JUST NOT QUITE I PLAYED WELL, JUST NOT QUITE GOOD ENOUGH. GOOD ENOUGH. AMANDA: IT WAS FUN TO WATCH. AMANDA: IT WAS FUN TO WATCH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. OUT TO 17. OUT TO 17. FRANK: YELL, IT WAS FUN TO FRANK: YELL, IT WAS FUN TO WATCH, AND HE CONTINUES TO WATCH, AND HE CONTINUES TO CONTEND. CONTEND. IAN: TIGER MAKES HIS WAY UP, IAN: TIGER MAKES HIS WAY UP, THE SECOND TO LAST GROUP HERE. THE SECOND TO LAST GROUP HERE. BROOKS KOEPKA SET TO GO. BROOKS KOEPKA SET TO GO. 12 FEET OR SO, A LITTLE 12 FEET OR SO, A LITTLE LEFT-TO-RIGHT. LEFT-TO-RIGHT. THIS TO GET TO 13 UNDER. THIS TO GET TO 13 UNDER. SLIPPERY DOWN THE SLOPE TOWARDS SLIPPERY DOWN THE SLOPE TOWARDS THE FRONT RIGHT OF THAT GREEN. THE FRONT RIGHT OF THAT GREEN. BUT HE CONTINUES TO PLAY BUT HE CONTINUES TO PLAY AMAZING GOLF IN THE MAJORS. AMAZING GOLF IN THE MAJORS. UNFLAPPABLE. UNFLAPPABLE. HITS BIG SHOTS AT THE RIGHT HITS BIG SHOTS AT THE RIGHT TIME. TIME. LOTS OF EMOTION THERE TODAY. LOTS OF EMOTION THERE TODAY. LONGEST GAP BETWEEN MASTERS LONGEST GAP BETWEEN MASTERS WINS, 13 YEARS, GARY PLAYER WINS, 13 YEARS, GARY PLAYER FROM 1961 TO 1974. FROM 1961 TO 1974. THIS WOULD BE ONE MORE. JIM: BACK AT 18, SCHAUFFELE. NICK: I DON'T THINK HE HAS GOT NICK: I DON'T THINK HE HAS GOT THE LIE HE WANTED. THE LIE HE WANTED. I WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO READ I WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO READ THE BUNKER SHOT. THE BUNKER SHOT. IT WILL LAND ON A LITTLE DOWN IT WILL LAND ON A LITTLE DOWN SLOPE. SLOPE. NOT MUCH MORE THAN A FOOT NOT MUCH MORE THAN A FOOT THAN A FOOT LEFT. THAN A FOOT LEFT. JIM: THAT LOOKS DAUNTING. JIM: THAT LOOKS DAUNTING. LANDED RIGHT BY THE HOLE. LANDED RIGHT BY THE HOLE. TIGER WAITING OVER IN THE TIGER WAITING OVER IN THE FAIRWAY AT 17. FAIRWAY AT 17. STILL WAITING FOR THE GREEN TO STILL WAITING FOR THE GREEN TO CLEAR CAN. CLEAR CAN. -- CLEAR. -- CLEAR. WHAT IS GOING ON IN HIS HEAD WHAT IS GOING ON IN HIS HEAD RIGHT NOW, NICK? RIGHT NOW, NICK? NICK: I THINK HE'S STAYING NICK: I THINK HE'S STAYING AMAZINGLY CALM. AMAZINGLY CALM. I ALLUDED A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK I ALLUDED A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK WHEN HE PLAYED RORY IN THAT WHEN HE PLAYED RORY IN THAT MATCH PLAY. MATCH PLAY. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT HIMSELF IN HE WAS ABLE TO PUT HIMSELF IN THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAJOR MODE THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAJOR MODE AND I THINK THAT WAS A NICE AND I THINK THAT WAS A NICE LITTLE CONFIDENCE BOOST THAT I LITTLE CONFIDENCE BOOST THAT I CAN SWITCH IT ON. CAN SWITCH IT ON. I CAN TURN IT ON WHEN I NEED IT. I CAN TURN IT ON WHEN I NEED IT. IAN: HE'S WATCHING CLOSELY AS IAN: HE'S WATCHING CLOSELY AS BROOKS HAS THIS FOR THE PAR. BROOKS HAS THIS FOR THE PAR. BUT HE HEADS TO 18 TWO BEHIND. BUT HE HEADS TO 18 TWO BEHIND. IT CERTAINLY CHANGES THE IT CERTAINLY CHANGES THE DISCUSSION NOW, NICK, DOESN'T DISCUSSION NOW, NICK, DOESN'T IT? IT? WITH ALL THE YOUNG GUYS SAYING WITH ALL THE YOUNG GUYS SAYING OH, WE GREW UP WITH TIGER. OH, WE GREW UP WITH TIGER. IT'S SO GREAT TO GET A CHANCE TO IT'S SO GREAT TO GET A CHANCE TO PLAY WITH HIM. PLAY WITH HIM. AND NOW THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING AND NOW THEY'RE ACTUALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO SEE HIM PLAY. A CHANCE TO SEE HIM PLAY. NICK: ALIVE AGAIN. NICK: ALIVE AGAIN. ALIVE AND KICKING. ALIVE AND KICKING. IAN: HE ALSO REKINDLES THE TALK, IAN: HE ALSO REKINDLES THE TALK, IF HE DOES GO ON TO WIN, THE 18 IF HE DOES GO ON TO WIN, THE 18 MAJORS RECORD HELD BY THE GREAT MAJORS RECORD HELD BY THE GREAT JACK NICKLAUS. JACK NICKLAUS. JUST A COUPLE OF STUMBLES FOR JUST A COUPLE OF STUMBLES FOR THE DOUBLE BOGUS FROM FRANCESCO. THE DOUBLE BOGUS FROM FRANCESCO. THE REST OF THE WEEK WAS SUBURB. THE REST OF THE WEEK WAS SUBURB. SO MANY SHOTS LIKE THAT. SO MANY SHOTS LIKE THAT. ALSO, TIGER WOULD BE A CHAMPION ALSO, TIGER WOULD BE A CHAMPION HERE AT AUGUSTA MAJOR HERE IN HERE AT AUGUSTA MAJOR HERE IN THREE DECADES, JUST LIKE JACK. THREE DECADES, JUST LIKE JACK. ONE IN 19 7 -- 1997, THEN THE ONE IN 19 7 -- 1997, THEN THE 2000'S AND PERHAPS 2019. 2000'S AND PERHAPS 2019. 143. 143. GOOD, SOLID WEDGE WITH A DRAW GOOD, SOLID WEDGE WITH A DRAW AROUND THE TREES. AROUND THE TREES. >> SIT. >> SIT. IAN: GREW UP DREAMING ABOUT IAN: GREW UP DREAMING ABOUT PLAYING IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYING IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TIGER, DID TONY FINAU, AND WITH TIGER, DID TONY FINAU, AND HE CERTAINLY GOT HIS WISH TODAY. HE CERTAINLY GOT HIS WISH TODAY. HE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE HE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. SAME NUMBER, 143. SAME NUMBER, 143. WITH AN EXCLAMATION MARK. WITH AN EXCLAMATION MARK. 10 FEET FOR BIRDIE AT 17. 10 FEET FOR BIRDIE AT 17. TO TAKE A THREE-SHOT LEAD TO THE TO TAKE A THREE-SHOT LEAD TO THE HOME HOLE. HOME HOLE. IT'S BEEN A LONG JURAN -- IT'S BEEN A LONG JURAN -- JOURNEY, TIGER. JOURNEY, TIGER. JIM: IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY JIM: IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY JUST AT THE 18TH FOR SCHAUFFELE. JUST AT THE 18TH FOR SCHAUFFELE. HAS THIS FOR PAR. HAS THIS FOR PAR. RIGHT DOWN THE LINE. RIGHT DOWN THE LINE. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. HE HAD A PIECE OF THE LEAD. HE HAD A PIECE OF THE LEAD. PARRED THE LAST FOUR HOLES. PARRED THE LAST FOUR HOLES. KOEPKA BACK ON THE TEE AT 18. KOEPKA BACK ON THE TEE AT 18. NICK: JUST GOT TO FIND A WAY TO NICK: JUST GOT TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE A THREE AND SIT AND WATCH. MAKE A THREE AND SIT AND WATCH. JIM: THAT'S A GOOD START. JIM: THAT'S A GOOD START. NICK: JEESH, IT WILL BE NOTHING NICK: JEESH, IT WILL BE NOTHING FROM THERE. FROM THERE. A RUSTY GAP WEDGE. A RUSTY GAP WEDGE. JIM: WELL, NUMBER 15 IS SO JIM: WELL, NUMBER 15 IS SO CLOSE, YOU CAN JUST FEEL IT. CLOSE, YOU CAN JUST FEEL IT. IT'S NOT OVER YET BUT TIGER, IT'S NOT OVER YET BUT TIGER, ABOUT TO, IT APPEARS, END THE ABOUT TO, IT APPEARS, END THE 11-YEAR DROUGHT BETWEEN MAJOR 11-YEAR DROUGHT BETWEEN MAJOR TITLES, WHICH WILL TIE THE TITLES, WHICH WILL TIE THE RECORD FOR THAT LONGEST SPAN RECORD FOR THAT LONGEST SPAN WITH BURROWS, BEN CRENSHAW AND WITH BURROWS, BEN CRENSHAW AND HALE IRWIN. HALE IRWIN. THEY HAD 11-YEAR GAPS BETWEEN THEY HAD 11-YEAR GAPS BETWEEN MAJORS. MAJORS. A MOMENT AGO AT 18. A MOMENT AGO AT 18. JUSTIN HART, THIS FOR BIRDIE TO JUSTIN HART, THIS FOR BIRDIE TO GET INTO THE TOP 12 AND THAT GET INTO THE TOP 12 AND THAT WILL GIVE HIM AN INVITATION TO WILL GIVE HIM AN INVITATION TO NEXT YEAR'S MASTERS TOURNAMENT. NEXT YEAR'S MASTERS TOURNAMENT. HAD TO MAKE BIRDIE TO MOVE INTO HAD TO MAKE BIRDIE TO MOVE INTO A TIE FOR 12TH AT EIGHT UNDER A TIE FOR 12TH AT EIGHT UNDER PAR. PAR. WE GO BACK TO 17. WE GO BACK TO 17. IAN: YOU CAN SEE THE SCENE. IAN: YOU CAN SEE THE SCENE. THE PATRIOTS ARE 20 DEEP AND THE PATRIOTS ARE 20 DEEP AND MANY MANY THOUSANDS WALKING UP MANY MANY THOUSANDS WALKING UP IN 18 IN READINESS FOR TIGER'S IN 18 IN READINESS FOR TIGER'S WALK UP THE HOME HOLE. WALK UP THE HOME HOLE. HIS FIFTH GREEN JACKET. HIS FIFTH GREEN JACKET. JUST ONE BEHIND JACK NICKLAUS, JUST ONE BEHIND JACK NICKLAUS, WHO HAS SIX. WHO HAS SIX. HE HAD A GOOD LOOK AT THE BOARD HE HAD A GOOD LOOK AT THE BOARD ON THE WAY UP. ON THE WAY UP. AND THIS WILL HIPP, WATCHING AND THIS WILL HIPP, WATCHING TONY FINAU'S PUTT. TONY FINAU'S PUTT. HE'LL GET IN THERE AS QUICKLY AS HE'LL GET IN THERE AS QUICKLY AS HE CAN. HE CAN. NICK: THAT'S A HUGE HELP TO HIM. NICK: THAT'S A HUGE HELP TO HIM. IAN: JUST VISUALIZE THE SPEED, IAN: JUST VISUALIZE THE SPEED, SEE HOW QUICK IT IS PAST THE SEE HOW QUICK IT IS PAST THE HOLE. HOLE. NICK: IT'S NICE TO TRUST THAT IT NICK: IT'S NICE TO TRUST THAT IT WILL BREAK RATHER THAN GRINDING WILL BREAK RATHER THAN GRINDING ON WILL OR WON'T IT? ON WILL OR WON'T IT? IT COULD BE ANOTHER MAJORAL IT COULD BE ANOTHER MAJORAL MOMENT, I THINK FOR YOU, IAN, AS MOMENT, I THINK FOR YOU, IAN, AS WELL. WELL. IAN: NICK, IT'S JUST A SPECIAL IAN: NICK, IT'S JUST A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR GOLF, FOR EVERYBODY. MOMENT FOR GOLF, FOR EVERYBODY. NICK: I AGREE. NICK: I AGREE. IAN: EVEN US. IAN: EVEN US. I COMPETED HERE EIGHT TIMES. I COMPETED HERE EIGHT TIMES. YOU COMPETED HERE 23 AND WON IT YOU COMPETED HERE 23 AND WON IT THREE TIMES. THREE TIMES. FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PLAYED HERE, IT'S JUST SUCH AN PLAYED HERE, IT'S JUST SUCH AN AMAZING PLACE. AMAZING PLACE. FOR THOSE OF US THAT GET A FOR THOSE OF US THAT GET A CHANCE TO COME AND BE A PART OF CHANCE TO COME AND BE A PART OF IT. IT. BUT FOR TIGER WOODS TO COME BACK BUT FOR TIGER WOODS TO COME BACK AFTER AN 11-YEAR DROUGHT, AS JIM AFTER AN 11-YEAR DROUGHT, AS JIM JUST MENTIONED, TO WIN HIS 15TH JUST MENTIONED, TO WIN HIS 15TH MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP AND HIS FIFTH MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP AND HIS FIFTH GREEN JACKET IS A CINDERELLA GREEN JACKET IS A CINDERELLA STORY. STORY. NICK: I DON'T KNOW IF IT MEANS NICK: I DON'T KNOW IF IT MEANS ANYTHING BUT THE SOLAR CYCLE OF ANYTHING BUT THE SOLAR CYCLE OF THE SUN IS EVERY 11 YEARS. THE SUN IS EVERY 11 YEARS. IAN: WOW. IAN: WOW. NICK: MAYBE THE SUN OF GOLF HAS NICK: MAYBE THE SUN OF GOLF HAS RETURNED. RETURNED. OFFENSIVELY CERTAINLY ONE OF MY OFFENSIVELY CERTAINLY ONE OF MY MOST MEMORABLE DAYS, NICK. MOST MEMORABLE DAYS, NICK. EITHER AS A PLAYER OR AS AN EITHER AS A PLAYER OR AS AN ANNOUNCER. ANNOUNCER. NICK: JUST WATCH THIS ONE GO IN NICK: JUST WATCH THIS ONE GO IN FIRST. FIRST. IAN: A GENTLE TOUCH. IAN: A GENTLE TOUCH. JUST A LAG. JUST A LAG. TONY'S BROKE A LOT MORE. TONY'S BROKE A LOT MORE. SO HE'LL MARK THAT. SO HE'LL MARK THAT. HE DOESN'T WANT TO STAND IN HE DOESN'T WANT TO STAND IN TONY FINAU'S LINE. TONY FINAU'S LINE. BUT A TAP-IN FOR THE 4. BUT A TAP-IN FOR THE 4. PITCH TO THE LAST TWO IN FRONT. PITCH TO THE LAST TWO IN FRONT. OF COURSE, KOEPKA CAN STILL OF COURSE, KOEPKA CAN STILL BIRDIE THE LAST TO GET TO 13 SO BIRDIE THE LAST TO GET TO 13 SO IT'S CERTAINLY NOT OVER AND YOU IT'S CERTAINLY NOT OVER AND YOU NEVER ALLOW THAT THOUGHT, DO NEVER ALLOW THAT THOUGHT, DO YOU? YOU? NICK: HE KIND OF HAS TO GET TO NICK: HE KIND OF HAS TO GET TO IT 13. IT 13. YES, IF BROOKS CAN GET TO 13 AND YES, IF BROOKS CAN GET TO 13 AND IT'S A PAR TO WIN, IT COULD BE A IT'S A PAR TO WIN, IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. DIFFERENT STORY. IAN: HIS BELIEF REALLY STARTED IAN: HIS BELIEF REALLY STARTED TO COME BACK WITH THAT WIN JUST TO COME BACK WITH THAT WIN JUST DOWN THE ROAD AT EAST LAKE IN DOWN THE ROAD AT EAST LAKE IN ATLANTA AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. ATLANTA AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. AS WE WATCH MOLINARI. AS WE WATCH MOLINARI. THE ITALIAN METRO KNOW. THE ITALIAN METRO KNOW. JUST MISSED A COUPLE HERE ON THE JUST MISSED A COUPLE HERE ON THE HOMEWARD NINE BUT ANOTHER GREAT HOMEWARD NINE BUT ANOTHER GREAT SHOWING IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. SHOWING IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHESKO, SOLID AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHESKO, SOLID PLAYER. PLAYER. NICK: WHEN YOU GO BACK TO LAST NICK: WHEN YOU GO BACK TO LAST SUMMER. SUMMER. TIGER GOT THE FEELING AT TIGER GOT THE FEELING AT CARNOUSTIE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO CARNOUSTIE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LEAD A MAJOR AGAIN AND THEN AT LEAD A MAJOR AGAIN AND THEN AT THE PGA WAS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THE PGA WAS UNBELIEVABLE THAT FRONT NINE. FRONT NINE. HE COULDN'T HIT THE GOLF COURSE HE COULDN'T HIT THE GOLF COURSE AND HE EBLEDS UP STAYING IN AND HE EBLEDS UP STAYING IN CONTENTION, CHASING BROOKS CONTENTION, CHASING BROOKS KOEPKA, IT TOOK SHEER BRUTE KOEPKA, IT TOOK SHEER BRUTE STRENGTH FOR BROOKS TO FEND HIM STRENGTH FOR BROOKS TO FEND HIM OFF. OFF. BUT THAT INCREDIBLE BOOST TO BUT THAT INCREDIBLE BOOST TO KNOW, EVEN WHEN I'M NOT PLAYING KNOW, EVEN WHEN I'M NOT PLAYING MY BEST, I'M RIGHT THERE. MY BEST, I'M RIGHT THERE. IAN: YES. IAN: YES. NICK: UP AGAINST THE WIND. NICK: UP AGAINST THE WIND. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. WHAT A GREAT SHOT. WHAT A GREAT SHOT. VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD PUTT. VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD PUTT. DOESN'T HAVE TO GIVE THE HOLE DOESN'T HAVE TO GIVE THE HOLE AWAY. AWAY. TO GET TO 13. TO GET TO 13. JIM: AND CUT IT TO ONE. JIM: AND CUT IT TO ONE. NICK: YES, CUT TO IT ONE. NICK: YES, CUT TO IT ONE. JIM: BACK TO 17. JIM: BACK TO 17. OFFENSIVELY AND JUST THE TAP-IN OFFENSIVELY AND JUST THE TAP-IN FOR TIGER. FOR TIGER. HE HEADS TO THE LAST 14 UNDER. HE HEADS TO THE LAST 14 UNDER. WHAT A PERFORMANCE, TIGER. WHAT A PERFORMANCE, TIGER. JUST ONE MORE HOLE TO GO. JUST ONE MORE HOLE TO GO. AND AS YOU SAY, NICK, HE'S KEPT AND AS YOU SAY, NICK, HE'S KEPT HIS CALM AND COMPOSURE AND HIS HIS CALM AND COMPOSURE AND HIS CADENCE OF HIS WALK AS HE HEADS CADENCE OF HIS WALK AS HE HEADS TO THE 18TH TEE. TO THE 18TH TEE. JIM: HOW MANY PEOPLE DID YOU RUN JIM: HOW MANY PEOPLE DID YOU RUN INTO TODAY, NICK, I KNOW IT WAS INTO TODAY, NICK, I KNOW IT WAS EARLY. EARLY. BUT THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE BUT THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE WHO WERE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE A DAY OF HISTORY. A DAY OF HISTORY. THEY FELT IT. THEY FELT IT. YOU FELT IT. YOU FELT IT. NICK: I DID MENTION IT TO A FEW NICK: I DID MENTION IT TO A FEW PEOPLE. PEOPLE. I'VE BEEN DESCRIBING IT LIKE A I'VE BEEN DESCRIBING IT LIKE A MARATHON. MARATHON. THAT'S HOW I WOULD RUN A THAT'S HOW I WOULD RUN A MARATHON IF I COULD GET THAT MARATHON IF I COULD GET THAT FAR. FAR. HANG BEHIND THE LEADERS AND HANG BEHIND THE LEADERS AND EVERYBODY IS GOING TO GET-ROUND EVERYBODY IS GOING TO GET-ROUND WOUND UP TRYING TO WIN THE WOUND UP TRYING TO WIN THE MASTERS, MANY OF THEM FOR THEIR MASTERS, MANY OF THEM FOR THEIR FIRST TIME. FIRST TIME. AND TIGER RODE THAT OUT, LET AND TIGER RODE THAT OUT, LET THEM ALL GET IN A MESS AND THEM ALL GET IN A MESS AND SNEAKED IN FRONT. SNEAKED IN FRONT. AGAIN, OF COURSE WITH BRILLIANT AGAIN, OF COURSE WITH BRILLIANT PLAY. PLAY. JIM: THAT WAS HIS GAME PLAN. JIM: THAT WAS HIS GAME PLAN. IT WASN'T LIKE IT WAS A HIDDEN IT WASN'T LIKE IT WAS A HIDDEN AGENDA. AGENDA. HE SAID IT LAST NIGHT TO THE HE SAID IT LAST NIGHT TO THE MEDIA, TO AMANDA AND I IN AN MEDIA, TO AMANDA AND I IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO INTERVIEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE PATIENT TODAY. BE PATIENT TODAY. HE'S THREE UNDER FOR THE ROUND. HE'S THREE UNDER FOR THE ROUND. HE BIRDIES THE TWO PAR 5'S ON HE BIRDIES THE TWO PAR 5'S ON THE SECOND NINE AND 16. THE SECOND NINE AND 16. HE JUST WAITED FOR THOSE AROUND HE JUST WAITED FOR THOSE AROUND HIM. HIM. WHAT HAPPENED AT 12 IS JUST WHAT HAPPENED AT 12 IS JUST ASTONISHING TO SEE THE LAST FOUR ASTONISHING TO SEE THE LAST FOUR GROUPS GO THROUGH WITH FOUR GROUPS GO THROUGH WITH FOUR DOUBLE BOGEYS. DOUBLE BOGEYS. FOUR IN THE WATER. FOUR IN THE WATER. NOW HE'S BACKING AWE OFF OF NOW HE'S BACKING AWE OFF OF DRIVER HERE. DRIVER HERE. -- OFF OF DRIVER HERE. -- OFF OF DRIVER HERE. NOT GOING WITH THE BIG STICK. NOT GOING WITH THE BIG STICK. NICK: POUND IT AS HARD AS HE NICK: POUND IT AS HARD AS HE CAN. CAN. STRAIGHT AT THE BUNKERS, NEVER STRAIGHT AT THE BUNKERS, NEVER GOING TO REACH THEM. GOING TO REACH THEM. JIM: ON THE NOSE. JIM: ON THE NOSE. NICK: IT WILL KICK TO THE RIGHT, NICK: IT WILL KICK TO THE RIGHT, THOUGH, AND THAT'S BACK A WAYS. THOUGH, AND THAT'S BACK A WAYS. JIM: LET'S GO TO AMANDA. JIM: LET'S GO TO AMANDA. AMANDA: HERE WITH XANDER AMANDA: HERE WITH XANDER SCHAUFFELE AND IN JUST YOUR SCHAUFFELE AND IN JUST YOUR SECOND MAJOR YOU COMPETED ON THE SECOND MAJOR YOU COMPETED ON THE BIGGEST STAGE LATE ON SUNDAY. BIGGEST STAGE LATE ON SUNDAY. HOW PROUD RUOFF THIS PERFORMANCE HOW PROUD RUOFF THIS PERFORMANCE AND WHAT WAS THE KEY TO KEEPING AND WHAT WAS THE KEY TO KEEPING YOUR COMPOSURE? YOUR COMPOSURE? >> IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. >> IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING THE FULL I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING THE FULL EXPERIENCE HERE WITH TIGER IN EXPERIENCE HERE WITH TIGER IN HIS RED, HIS MOCK TURTLENECK AND HIS RED, HIS MOCK TURTLENECK AND THE CROWDS ARE INCREDIBLE AND I THE CROWDS ARE INCREDIBLE AND I FED OFF THE CROUFEDS. FED OFF THE CROUFEDS. THE ROARS FROM BEHIND SORT OF THE ROARS FROM BEHIND SORT OF PUSHED ME FORWARD. PUSHED ME FORWARD. AMANDA: THE MATCHES WAS THE AMANDA: THE MATCHES WAS THE FIRST TOURNAMENT YOU STARTED FIRST TOURNAMENT YOU STARTED WATCHING WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE. WATCHING WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE. YOUR DAD HAS BEEN HERE EVERY YOUR DAD HAS BEEN HERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. STEP OF THE WAY. HOW DIFFERENT HAS THIS FELT ON HOW DIFFERENT HAS THIS FELT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DOES THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DOES THIS SPEAK TO WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH SPEAK TO WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THE FUTURE? IN THE FUTURE? >> YEAH, I TOLD MY CADDIE ON 1, >> YEAH, I TOLD MY CADDIE ON 1, I SHOT ONE OVER MY FIRST ROUND I SHOT ONE OVER MY FIRST ROUND AND COLUMN CLAP -- CLUBBED BE AND COLUMN CLAP -- CLUBBED BE ANY WAY BACK TO WHERE I AM NOW. ANY WAY BACK TO WHERE I AM NOW. I SAID WE JUST PROVED WE CAN DO I SAID WE JUST PROVED WE CAN DO IT. IT. YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU DO WHAT YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU DO WHAT YOU DID TODAY. YOU DID TODAY. AMANDA: WELL DONE. AMANDA: WELL DONE. IT WAS FUN TO WATCH. IT WAS FUN TO WATCH. OUT TO 18. OUT TO 18. NICK: AS WE WATCH TIGER WALKING NICK: AS WE WATCH TIGER WALKING UP. UP. THE ONLY CONCERN IS IF HE'S GOT THE ONLY CONCERN IS IF HE'S GOT FAR ENOUGH UP TO HAVE A CLEAR FAR ENOUGH UP TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW. VIEW. I'M TRYING TO LOOK FOR THE I'M TRYING TO LOOK FOR THE MARSHAL TO HEAD UP THERE TO SEE MARSHAL TO HEAD UP THERE TO SEE WHERE HIS BALL IS. WHERE HIS BALL IS. JIM: AND UP ON THE GREEN -- JIM: AND UP ON THE GREEN -- AGAIN, KOEPKA CAN MAKE THIS AGAIN, KOEPKA CAN MAKE THIS THING INTERESTING IF HE HOLES THING INTERESTING IF HE HOLES THIS PUTT. THIS PUTT. AND IT'S ONE WE'VE SEEN MANY AND IT'S ONE WE'VE SEEN MANY TIMES THROUGH THE YEARS. TIMES THROUGH THE YEARS. NICK: MIGHT AS WELL HIT IT NICK: MIGHT AS WELL HIT IT FIRMLY. FIRMLY. YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE NEXT ONE. NEXT ONE. THAT'S STRAIGHT IN. THAT'S STRAIGHT IN. JIM:ED IN DEFINITELY PUT JIM:ED IN DEFINITELY PUT PRESSURE ON TIGER'S FINISH. PRESSURE ON TIGER'S FINISH. MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIS WORST STROKE MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIS WORST STROKE OF THE DAY. OF THE DAY. NICK: THAT CHANGED THE WHOLE NICK: THAT CHANGED THE WHOLE BREATHING SPACE FOR TIGER. BREATHING SPACE FOR TIGER. JIM: THAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE JIM: THAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE MOMENT. MOMENT. HE'S MADE SO MANY, THOUGH, IN HE'S MADE SO MANY, THOUGH, IN THIS REMARKABLE STRETCH HE'S HAD THIS REMARKABLE STRETCH HE'S HAD WHERE HE'S WON THREE MAJORS. WHERE HE'S WON THREE MAJORS. NEVER SEEN HIM AT A CRITICAL NEVER SEEN HIM AT A CRITICAL TIME MISS BY THAT WIDE A MARGIN. TIME MISS BY THAT WIDE A MARGIN. SO FIVE WILL WIN FOR TIGER. SO FIVE WILL WIN FOR TIGER. THAT'S ALL HE NEEDS. THAT'S ALL HE NEEDS. JOE LACAVA WILL BE ON THE JOE LACAVA WILL BE ON THE WINNING BAG AT AUGUSTA, IT WINNING BAG AT AUGUSTA, IT APPEARS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN APPEARS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HIS WELL--RESPECTED CAREER. HIS WELL--RESPECTED CAREER. HE WAS WITH FRED COUPLES IN 199 HE WAS WITH FRED COUPLES IN 199 IN VICT -- 1992 IN VICTORY. IN VICT -- 1992 IN VICTORY. 11-UNDER FINISH FOR WEBB 11-UNDER FINISH FOR WEBB SIMPSON. SIMPSON. SHOOTS 70 IN THE FINAL ROUND. SHOOTS 70 IN THE FINAL ROUND. AND 70 IS THE SCORE FOR KOEPKA, AND 70 IS THE SCORE FOR KOEPKA, WHO JOINS DUSTIN JOHNSON AND WHO JOINS DUSTIN JOHNSON AND XANDER SCHAUFFELE IN A TIE FOR XANDER SCHAUFFELE IN A TIE FOR SECOND. SECOND. POULTER FINISHED AT MINUS 8. POULTER FINISHED AT MINUS 8. HIS NORMAL IS THERE. HIS NORMAL IS THERE. SON CHARLIE AND THE FOUR GRAND SON CHARLIE AND THE FOUR GRAND DAUGHTERS, SAM IN THE BACK. DAUGHTERS, SAM IN THE BACK. ERICKA. ERICKA. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST GOALS FOR TIGER IN THIS GOALS FOR TIGER IN THIS REMARKABLE COMEBACK, AND THAT REMARKABLE COMEBACK, AND THAT WAS FOR HIS CHILDREN TO WAS FOR HIS CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE THIS. EXPERIENCE THIS. FOR THEM TO SEE THEIR FATHER WIN FOR THEM TO SEE THEIR FATHER WIN A MAJOR TIME. A MAJOR TIME. MOLINARI NOW. MOLINARI NOW. TWO DOUBLE BOGUS, NICK. TWO DOUBLE BOGUS, NICK. THE ONE AT 12 IS STILL NOT TO BE THE ONE AT 12 IS STILL NOT TO BE BELIEVED. BELIEVED. NOW, TIGER HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A NOW, TIGER HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A LIMB ISSUE. LIMB ISSUE. SOME BRANCHES ON HIS LINE. SOME BRANCHES ON HIS LINE. NICK: PLUS, WHEN IT'S A NICK: PLUS, WHEN IT'S A KNOCKDOWN, CUT IT UP AGAINST THE KNOCKDOWN, CUT IT UP AGAINST THE WIND. WIND. LET JOEY GET THE WIND DIRECTION. LET JOEY GET THE WIND DIRECTION. WOW. WOW. KIND OF OVERCHOPED THAT ONE. KIND OF OVERCHOPED THAT ONE. JIM: AGAIN, JUST NEEDS TO MAKE 5 JIM: AGAIN, JUST NEEDS TO MAKE 5 TO CLOSE IT OUT FOR GREEN JACKET TO CLOSE IT OUT FOR GREEN JACKET NUMBER FIVE. NUMBER FIVE. WHICH WOULD PUT HIM ONE BEHIND WHICH WOULD PUT HIM ONE BEHIND JACK NICKLAUS AND ONE AHEAD OF JACK NICKLAUS AND ONE AHEAD OF ARNOLD PALMER. ARNOLD PALMER. NOW, WITH THE MOST AWKWARD NOW, WITH THE MOST AWKWARD STANCE HERE, FINAU. STANCE HERE, FINAU. HE, TOO, MISSING THE GREEN. HE, TOO, MISSING THE GREEN. HE'S HAD AWKWARD STANCES SINCE HE'S HAD AWKWARD STANCES SINCE THE FIRST HOLE, SECOND SHOT. THE FIRST HOLE, SECOND SHOT. JIM: THINK OF ALL THE YOUNGSTERS JIM: THINK OF ALL THE YOUNGSTERS WHO WERE INSPIRED BY HIS WHO WERE INSPIRED BY HIS GREATNESS, A GENERATION THAT, IN GREATNESS, A GENERATION THAT, IN MANY CASES WE'RE SEEING COMPETE MANY CASES WE'RE SEEING COMPETE ON THE WORLDWIDE STAGE TODAY AND ON THE WORLDWIDE STAGE TODAY AND NOW INTRODUCING TO A NEW WAVE OF NOW INTRODUCING TO A NEW WAVE OF YOUNGSTERS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SEE YOUNGSTERS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SEE TIGER WOODS IN THIS POSITION AT TIGER WOODS IN THIS POSITION AT A MAJOR. A MAJOR. HE HEARS THE RINGING IN HIS HE HEARS THE RINGING IN HIS EARS. EARS. KNOWS THE FAMILY AWAITS BUT HE KNOWS THE FAMILY AWAITS BUT HE ALSO KNOWS THERE'S STILL WORK TO ALSO KNOWS THERE'S STILL WORK TO FINISH HERE, NICK. FINISH HERE, NICK. HE NEVER GETS OFF TRACK WHEN IT HE NEVER GETS OFF TRACK WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. COMES TO THAT. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. NICK: ABSOLUTELY. HE STILL HAS TO HIT A NICE, HE STILL HAS TO HIT A NICE, CLEAN, CRISP CHIP SHOT. CLEAN, CRISP CHIP SHOT. PLENTY OF ROOM TO WORK WITH. PLENTY OF ROOM TO WORK WITH. BUT WOULDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING BUT WOULDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING SILLY. SILLY. PLAYED TO THE SLOPE FOR SAFETY. PLAYED TO THE SLOPE FOR SAFETY. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I'VE NEVER SEEN TIGER PLAY FOR I'VE NEVER SEEN TIGER PLAY FOR SAFETY, HOW ABOUT THAT? SAFETY, HOW ABOUT THAT? JIM: TWO PUTTS FOR THE TITLE. JIM: TWO PUTTS FOR THE TITLE. NICK, I THINK AT HOYLAKE IN 2006 NICK, I THINK AT HOYLAKE IN 2006 WHEN HE WON THAT MAJOR TITLE, WHEN HE WON THAT MAJOR TITLE, WON THE OPEN, HIS FIRST MAJOR WON THE OPEN, HIS FIRST MAJOR AFTER THE PASSING OF HIS FATHER AFTER THE PASSING OF HIS FATHER EARL AND HOW EMOTIONAL THAT WAS. EARL AND HOW EMOTIONAL THAT WAS. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR TOO. SOMETHING SIMILAR TOO. NICK: WE MUST BE AFTER WHAT HE'S NICK: WE MUST BE AFTER WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH. BEEN THROUGH. 11 YEARS SINCE HIS LAST MAJOR. 11 YEARS SINCE HIS LAST MAJOR. TO HAVE THE NERVE TO WIN A TO HAVE THE NERVE TO WIN A TOURNAMENT AFTER FIVE YEARS BUT TOURNAMENT AFTER FIVE YEARS BUT TO WIN ANOTHER MAJOR AFTER 11 TO WIN ANOTHER MAJOR AFTER 11 YEARS IS JUST AMAZING. YEARS IS JUST AMAZING. JIM: LET'S PUT IT IN CONTEXT JIM: LET'S PUT IT IN CONTEXT HERE. HERE. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE THIS IS GOING TO BE THE COMPLETION OF ONE OF THE GREAT COMPLETION OF ONE OF THE GREAT COMEBACKS IN ANY SPORT, ALL COMEBACKS IN ANY SPORT, ALL TIME. TIME. NICK: I SAID MOONS AGO IF HE CAN NICK: I SAID MOONS AGO IF HE CAN WIN HIS 15TH, THAT'S HIS WIN HIS 15TH, THAT'S HIS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT AND AFTER GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT AND AFTER WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH, I THINK WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH, I THINK I'M PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. I'M PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. JIM: BUT WHY STOP THERE, AFTER JIM: BUT WHY STOP THERE, AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE? THIS PERFORMANCE? NICK: WELL, IF THE BACK IS NICK: WELL, IF THE BACK IS HEALTHY. HEALTHY. WHICH STARTS THE WHOLE TALK WHICH STARTS THE WHOLE TALK AGAIN. AGAIN. NUMBER ONE, HIS HEALTH. NUMBER ONE, HIS HEALTH. IT'S BEEN AMAZING -- HE'S WORKED IT'S BEEN AMAZING -- HE'S WORKED EXTREMELY HARD, AS HE SAID. EXTREMELY HARD, AS HE SAID. IT'S NOT JUST GETTING UP THIS IT'S NOT JUST GETTING UP THIS MORNING AT 3:45 TO PREPARE. MORNING AT 3:45 TO PREPARE. PROBABLY EVERY DAY HE WANTS TO PROBABLY EVERY DAY HE WANTS TO PLAY GOLF, HE HAS TO PUT THAT PLAY GOLF, HE HAS TO PUT THAT PREPARATION IN. PREPARATION IN. NICK: NEXT MONTH, THE PGA NICK: NEXT MONTH, THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT BETHPAGE WHERE CHAMPIONSHIP AT BETHPAGE WHERE HE'S WON AND THEN IN JUNE AT HE'S WON AND THEN IN JUNE AT PEBBLE BEACH, WHERE HE HAD A PEBBLE BEACH, WHERE HE HAD A 15-SHOT VICTORY. 15-SHOT VICTORY. MOLINARI AND FINAU ARE GOING TO MOLINARI AND FINAU ARE GOING TO CLEAR THE STAGE HERE AS SOON AS CLEAR THE STAGE HERE AS SOON AS THEY CAN. THEY CAN. FRANCESCO, WHO WAS SO FRANCESCO, WHO WAS SO UNFLAPPABLE IN THIS PAST YEAR, UNFLAPPABLE IN THIS PAST YEAR, UNTIL THIS SECOND NINE TODAY. UNTIL THIS SECOND NINE TODAY. NICK: YEAH, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT NICK: YEAH, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HIS BACK,, YOU KNOW, THE TIGER HIS BACK,, YOU KNOW, THE TIGER IN THE WILD IS ON THE ENDANGERED IN THE WILD IS ON THE ENDANGERED LIST AND MANY THOUGHT THAT TIGER LIST AND MANY THOUGHT THAT TIGER WAS ON THAT LIST, TOO, DIDN'T WAS ON THAT LIST, TOO, DIDN'T WE? WE? BUT NOT ANYMORE. BUT NOT ANYMORE. JIM: WELL, HE'S GOING TO GO JIM: WELL, HE'S GOING TO GO NEXT, IT APPEARS. NEXT, IT APPEARS. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FINISH OUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FINISH OUT FIRST. FIRST. NICK: HE'S SUCH A GREAT READER NICK: HE'S SUCH A GREAT READER OF THE GREENS. OF THE GREENS. I'M SURE HE'S JUST GOING TO PUT I'M SURE HE'S JUST GOING TO PUT THIS A TOUCH ON THE RIGHT. THIS A TOUCH ON THE RIGHT. PERFECT WEIGHT. PERFECT WEIGHT. JIM: WE'VE SEEN HIM MAKE THIS JIM: WE'VE SEEN HIM MAKE THIS PUTT MANY TIMES BEFORE. PUTT MANY TIMES BEFORE. IN FACT, 2001, THE COMPLETION OF IN FACT, 2001, THE COMPLETION OF THE TIGER SLAM. THE TIGER SLAM. SAME PUTT. SAME PUTT. LET HIM IN HISTORY. LET HIM IN HISTORY. OK. OK. NICK: THAT WENT OVER THE EDGE. NICK: THAT WENT OVER THE EDGE. WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED? NICK: AFTER WATCHING BROOK NICK: AFTER WATCHING BROOK KOEPKA'S PUTT TURN, I THOUGHT KOEPKA'S PUTT TURN, I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS IT. JIM: NOW, THE PUTT ABOUT THE JIM: NOW, THE PUTT ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE ONE HE FINISHED SAME SIZE AS THE ONE HE FINISHED OFF IN 1997, MORE THAN A HALF A OFF IN 1997, MORE THAN A HALF A LIFETIME AGO, WHEN HE WAS 21 AND LIFETIME AGO, WHEN HE WAS 21 AND HE REWROTE THE RECORD BOOK AT HE REWROTE THE RECORD BOOK AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. AUGUSTA NATIONAL. THAT WAS 22 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY. THAT WAS 22 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY. WOULDN'T YOU LOVE TO KNOW THE WOULDN'T YOU LOVE TO KNOW THE THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH HIS THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH HIS MIND RIGHT NOW? MIND RIGHT NOW? FINAU FOR HIS PAR, TO FINISH FINAU FOR HIS PAR, TO FINISH TIED FOR FIFTH. TIED FOR FIFTH. MATCHES HIS FINISH AT SHINNECOCK MATCHES HIS FINISH AT SHINNECOCK LAST SUMMER. LAST SUMMER. AND NOW MOLINARI. AND NOW MOLINARI. TO ALSO FINISH TIED FIFTH. TO ALSO FINISH TIED FIFTH. THIS IS THE MINUTE THE MILLIONS THIS IS THE MINUTE THE MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE WAITED AROUND THE WORLD HAVE WAITED FOR. FOR. MANY DOUBTED WE'D EVER SEE IT MANY DOUBTED WE'D EVER SEE IT BUT HERE IT IS. BUT HERE IT IS. THE RETURN TO GLORY! THE RETURN TO GLORY! [CHANTING "TIGER! [CHANTING "TIGER! ] ] [CHEERS] [CROWD CHANTING TIGER] JIM: I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D SEE ANYTHING THAT COULD RIVAL THE ANYTHING THAT COULD RIVAL THE HUG WITH HIS FATHER IN 1997 BUT HUG WITH HIS FATHER IN 1997 BUT WE JUST DID. WE JUST DID. NICK: THAT WILL BE THE GREATEST NICK: THAT WILL BE THE GREATEST SCENE IN GOLF FOREVER, JIM SCENE IN GOLF FOREVER, JIM NANTZ. NANTZ. JIM: THAT HUG WITH HIS CHILDREN, JIM: THAT HUG WITH HIS CHILDREN, IF THAT DOESN'T BRING A -- BRING IF THAT DOESN'T BRING A -- BRING A TEAR TO YOUR EYE AS A PARENT, A TEAR TO YOUR EYE AS A PARENT, YOU'RE NOT HUMAN. YOU'RE NOT HUMAN. NICK: HIS EMOTION, THE CHANTING. NICK: HIS EMOTION, THE CHANTING. WE WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING AS WE WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING AS EXHILARATING AS THAT. EXHILARATING AS THAT. FANTASTIC. FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS, TIGER. CONGRATULATIONS, TIGER. UNBELIEVABLE. UNBELIEVABLE. JIM: ZACH JOHNSON, RICKIE JIM: ZACH JOHNSON, RICKIE FOWLER. FOWLER. JUSTIN THOMAS. JUSTIN THOMAS. BUBBA. BUBBA. XANDER. XANDER. BERNHARD LANGER. BERNHARD LANGER. KOEPKA. KOEPKA. SHEER GREATNESS. SHEER GREATNESS. YOU SAW IT COME BACK AGAIN. YOU SAW IT COME BACK AGAIN. [CHEERS] JIM: THE MOMENTS DON'T COME ANY BIGGER THAN THIS. BIGGER THAN THIS. JACK NICKLAUS IS IN THE BAHAMAS JACK NICKLAUS IS IN THE BAHAMAS BONEFISHING. BONEFISHING. BUT HE CAME IN TO WATCH AND WE BUT HE CAME IN TO WATCH AND WE REACHED OUT TO JACK AND HE SENT REACHED OUT TO JACK AND HE SENT ALONG THIS MESSAGE -- A BIG WELL ALONG THIS MESSAGE -- A BIG WELL DONE FROM ME TO TIGER. DONE FROM ME TO TIGER. I AM SO HAPPY FOR HIM. I AM SO HAPPY FOR HIM. AND FOR THE GAME OF GOLF, THIS AND FOR THE GAME OF GOLF, THIS IS JUST FANTASTIC. IS JUST FANTASTIC. SAYS JACK NICKLAUS. LET'S GO DOWN TO AMANDA. ADRIAN: HERE WITH BROOKS KEP -- ADRIAN: HERE WITH BROOKS KEP -- AMANDA: HERE WITH BROOKS KOEPKA. AMANDA: HERE WITH BROOKS KOEPKA. BROOKS, TIGER WAITED FOR YOU BROOKS, TIGER WAITED FOR YOU WHEN YOU WERE ON THE PGA WHEN YOU WERE ON THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. CHAMPIONSHIP. YOU JUST WAITED FOR HIM. YOU JUST WAITED FOR HIM. CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THIS CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THIS POSSIBLY CAN FEEL LIKE FOR HIM POSSIBLY CAN FEEL LIKE FOR HIM IN THIS COMEBACK? IN THIS COMEBACK? >> I DON'T THINK IF THERE ARE >> I DON'T THINK IF THERE ARE WORDS. WORDS. I'M SURE HE'S ECSTATIC ABOUT IT I'M SURE HE'S ECSTATIC ABOUT IT INJURIES AND BE OUT AS LONG AS INJURIES AND BE OUT AS LONG AS HE HAS AND TO COME BACK AND DO HE HAS AND TO COME BACK AND DO WHAT HE'S DONE. WHAT HE'S DONE. IT'S BEEN FUN TO WATCH AND I'M IT'S BEEN FUN TO WATCH AND I'M SURE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST. SURE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST. AMANDA: THAT PUTT ON 1, WHAT AMANDA: THAT PUTT ON 1, WHAT WERE YOU FEELING OVER THAT PUTT WERE YOU FEELING OVER THAT PUTT AND WHAT DID YOU SEE? AND WHAT DID YOU SEE? >> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SAY IT >> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SAY IT ON THE AIR. ON THE AIR. I WATCHED POULT'S PUTT. I WATCHED POULT'S PUTT. IT LOOKED LIKE IT SNUCK RIGHT A IT LOOKED LIKE IT SNUCK RIGHT A LITTLE BIT. LITTLE BIT. I-KNOWN FROM YEARS PAST THAT IT I-KNOWN FROM YEARS PAST THAT IT GOES LEFT. GOES LEFT. YOU SAW TIGER'S HUNG OUT THERE YOU SAW TIGER'S HUNG OUT THERE TOO. TOO. MINE DECIDED TO SIGNAL. MINE DECIDED TO SIGNAL. AMANDA: BROOKS, ANOTHER AMANDA: BROOKS, ANOTHER INCREDIBLE MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP INCREDIBLE MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE. PERFORMANCE. JIM? JIM? JIM: HE FINISHES IN A TIE FOR JIM: HE FINISHES IN A TIE FOR SECOND. SECOND. THE FINAL MARGIN IS ONE. THE FINAL MARGIN IS ONE. MASTERS WINS ALL-TIME. MASTERS WINS ALL-TIME. WELL, JACK HAS SENT ALONG HIS WELL, JACK HAS SENT ALONG HIS HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS AND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS AND THERE'S TIGER AT FIVE. THERE'S TIGER AT FIVE. COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT ARNOLD PALMER TOO ON THIS DAY. ARNOLD PALMER TOO ON THIS DAY. ARNOLD FOUR ALL-TIME. ARNOLD FOUR ALL-TIME. WAS THE FIRST EVER TO REACH THAT WAS THE FIRST EVER TO REACH THAT FIGURE. FIGURE. SO A LOOK AT THE FINAL TALLY. SO A LOOK AT THE FINAL TALLY. TIGER SHOOTS 70 IN THE FINAL TIGER SHOOTS 70 IN THE FINAL ROUND. ROUND. ONE CLEAR OF THREE OTHERS AND ONE CLEAR OF THREE OTHERS AND ANOTHER FOUR PLAYERS IN A TIE ANOTHER FOUR PLAYERS IN A TIE FOR FIFTH IF. FOR FIFTH IF. TOP 10 FOR FOWLER AND RAHM AND TOP 10 FOR FOWLER AND RAHM AND PATRICK CANTLAY AND AN PATRICK CANTLAY AND AN EVER-SHIFTING LEADERBOARD ON EVER-SHIFTING LEADERBOARD ON THAT SECOND NINE WHERE ONE TIME THAT SECOND NINE WHERE ONE TIME CAN'TLY -- CANTLAYED A THE LEAD. CAN'TLY -- CANTLAYED A THE LEAD. THERE WERE SEVERAL GATHERED IN THERE WERE SEVERAL GATHERED IN THAT TIE FOR 12TH. THAT TIE FOR 12TH. MCILROY AND SPIETH ALONG WITH MCILROY AND SPIETH ALONG WITH KISNER AND OTHERS. KISNER AND OTHERS. IN A TIE FOR 22ND. IN A TIE FOR 22ND. VIKTOR HOVLAND, THE YOUNG MAN VIKTOR HOVLAND, THE YOUNG MAN FROM NORWAY. FROM NORWAY. HE'S THE LOW AMATEUR AND HE'S IN HE'S THE LOW AMATEUR AND HE'S IN BUTLER CABIN AND WE WILL BE BUTLER CABIN AND WE WILL BE TALKING TO HIM SHORTLY. TALKING TO HIM SHORTLY. ONE BETTER THAN ALVARO ORTIZ. ONE BETTER THAN ALVARO ORTIZ. DEVON BLING AND TAKUMI ALSO DEVON BLING AND TAKUMI ALSO STELLAR PLAY THIS WEEK AT STELLAR PLAY THIS WEEK AT AUGUSTA. AUGUSTA. A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. GREAT SINGLE DAY OF ALL TIME GREAT SINGLE DAY OF ALL TIME WITH THREE 64'S AND TODAY THERE WITH THREE 64'S AND TODAY THERE WERE MANY WHO HAD HUNCHES THAT A WERE MANY WHO HAD HUNCHES THAT A MOMENT LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO MOMENT LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO OCCUR ON THE GROUNDS OF AUGUSTA OCCUR ON THE GROUNDS OF AUGUSTA AND THAT IT DID. AND THAT IT DID. THE TIGER CHANT MIGHT STILL BE THE TIGER CHANT MIGHT STILL BE GOING ON. GOING ON. I'VE MADE MY WAY DOWN TO BUTLER I'VE MADE MY WAY DOWN TO BUTLER CABIN. CABIN. DIDN'T SOUND LIKE THEY WANTED TO DIDN'T SOUND LIKE THEY WANTED TO STOP. LITTLE CHARLIE. WASN'T EVEN BORN WHEN HIS FATHER WASN'T EVEN BORN WHEN HIS FATHER WON A MAJOR THE LAST TIME IN WON A MAJOR THE LAST TIME IN 2008. 2008. AND SAM, HIS DAUGHTER, WAS JUST AND SAM, HIS DAUGHTER, WAS JUST AN INFANT. AN INFANT. THAT'S WAIT LOOKED LIKE 22 YEARS THAT'S WAIT LOOKED LIKE 22 YEARS AGO. AGO. THAT IS A VERY POWERFUL THAT IS A VERY POWERFUL BACK-TO-BACK REPLAY. BACK-TO-BACK REPLAY. A LOOK AT THE GENERATIONS OF THE A LOOK AT THE GENERATIONS OF THE WOODS FAMILY AND THE CONNECTION WOODS FAMILY AND THE CONNECTION FROM A FATHER TO A SON, TWO FROM A FATHER TO A SON, TWO TIMES OVER. TIMES OVER. HUGS FOR HIS MOTHER. HUGS FOR HIS MOTHER. A GREEN JACKET IS ON THE WAY. A GREEN JACKET IS ON THE WAY. TIGER'S HEADING TO BUTLER CABIN TIGER'S HEADING TO BUTLER CABIN AND WE'LL HVE THE PRESENTATION AND WE'LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION IN A MOMENT. JIM: THE MASTERS IS SPONSORED BY -- JIM: THE ONLY AND ONLY TIGER WOODS IS THE CHAMPION AT AUGUSTA WOODS IS THE CHAMPION AT AUGUSTA AGAIN. AGAIN. LET'S GO FIRST OVER TO AMANDA. LET'S GO FIRST OVER TO AMANDA. AMANDA: THANKS, JIM. AMANDA: THANKS, JIM. FRANCESCO, NOT THE FINAL ROUND FRANCESCO, NOT THE FINAL ROUND THAT YOU WANTED. THAT YOU WANTED. BUT YOUR SCRAMBLING WAS BUT YOUR SCRAMBLING WAS UNBELIEVABLE. UNBELIEVABLE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SECOND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SECOND NINE, WHAT'S GOING TO STAND OUT NINE, WHAT'S GOING TO STAND OUT TO YOU? TO YOU? >> JUST, I THINK THE ATTITUDE >> JUST, I THINK THE ATTITUDE WAS GOOD. WAS GOOD. IT WAS A TOUGH DAY WITH THE IT WAS A TOUGH DAY WITH THE WIND. WIND. THAT REALLY GOT IT GOING BUT IT THAT REALLY GOT IT GOING BUT IT WAS THE SAME PRETTY MUCH FOR WAS THE SAME PRETTY MUCH FOR EVERYONE. EVERYONE. TRYING TO SCRAMBLE FOR PAR THEN TRYING TO SCRAMBLE FOR PAR THEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PAR 5'S. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PAR 5'S. YEAH, 12 JUST A BAD SWING THEN A YEAH, 12 JUST A BAD SWING THEN A GOOD REACTION 13, 14, AND 15 I GOOD REACTION 13, 14, AND 15 I JUST MADE A MESS OF THE HOLE. JUST MADE A MESS OF THE HOLE. BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS. IT IS. I'M PROUD OF THE WEEK. I'M PROUD OF THE WEEK. I FOUGHT HARD TODAY AS WELL AND I FOUGHT HARD TODAY AS WELL AND I THINK I MADE A FEW NEW FANS I THINK I MADE A FEW NEW FANS TODAY. TODAY. AMANDA: YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST TO AMANDA: YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST TO MAKE A MESS OF THAT HOLE AND YOU MAKE A MESS OF THAT HOLE AND YOU CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE THE LAST. CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE THE LAST. WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT FRANCESCO MOLINARI THEY THINK FRANCESCO MOLINARI THEY THINK HOW STOIC AND CALM YOU ARE. HOW STOIC AND CALM YOU ARE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST STAGES YOU CAN PLAY ON ON SUNDAY STAGES YOU CAN PLAY ON ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE PATRONS WERE LIKE AND WHAT YOU PATRONS WERE LIKE AND WHAT YOU WERE FEELING ON THAT CLOSING WERE FEELING ON THAT CLOSING STRETCH? STRETCH? >> YEAH, THE ENERGY WAS >> YEAH, THE ENERGY WAS BRILLIANT. BRILLIANT. OBVIOUSLY WITH TIGER BEING OBVIOUSLY WITH TIGER BEING THERE, PEOPLE WERE LOVING IT AND THERE, PEOPLE WERE LOVING IT AND YEAH, I WAS CALM. YEAH, I WAS CALM. I'M PROUD OF THE WAY I STAYED I'M PROUD OF THE WAY I STAYED CALM, EVEN AFTER MAKING CALM, EVEN AFTER MAKING MISTAKES. MISTAKES. IT'S EASIER TO STAY CALM WHEN IT'S EASIER TO STAY CALM WHEN YOU PLAY GOLF LIKE I DID YOU PLAY GOLF LIKE I DID YESTERDAY AND THE DAVE BEFORE. YESTERDAY AND THE DAVE BEFORE. I GAVE IT MY BEST. I GAVE IT MY BEST. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO SO I'M PROUD OF THAT. I'M PROUD OF THAT. AMANDA: IS THIS SOMETHING YOU AMANDA: IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE AND LEARN AND BUILD TO CAN TAKE AND LEARN AND BUILD TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT MAJOR CONTINUE TO COLLECT MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES? CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES? >> DEFINITELY. >> DEFINITELY. FROM THE WHOLE WEEK I LEARNED. FROM THE WHOLE WEEK I LEARNED. OBVIOUSLY NEXT TIME I COME BACK, OBVIOUSLY NEXT TIME I COME BACK, LAST YEAR, IT WON'T BE A CAUSE LAST YEAR, IT WON'T BE A CAUSE WHERE I'VE NEVER PLAYED WELL WHERE I'VE NEVER PLAYED WELL BEFORE. BEFORE. I HAVE A FEW GOOD ROUNDS UNDER I HAVE A FEW GOOD ROUNDS UNDER MY BILT. MY BILT. BUT YEAH, FROM TODAY I LEARNED A BUT YEAH, FROM TODAY I LEARNED A LOT. LOT. I THINK A COUPLE OF INSTANCES I THINK A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE I WASN'T AGGRESSIVE WHERE I WASN'T AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH, AND I KIND OF LOST FOCUS ENOUGH, AND I KIND OF LOST FOCUS A BIT. A BIT. IT'S A LONG WEEK AND IT'S NOT IT'S A LONG WEEK AND IT'S NOT EASY TO SHOOT EVERY SHOT 100%. EASY TO SHOOT EVERY SHOT 100%. AMANDA: JIM? AMANDA: JIM? JIM: ONE MORE LOOK AT THE LEEBED JIM: ONE MORE LOOK AT THE LEEBED AND TIES. AND TIES. AND TIGER WOODS WITH GREEN AND TIGER WOODS WITH GREEN JACKET NUMBER FIVE. JACKET NUMBER FIVE. A DAY AROUND HERE SIMILAR IN A DAY AROUND HERE SIMILAR IN MANY RESPECTS TO WHAT HAPPENED MANY RESPECTS TO WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN 1986 WHEN JACK WON HIS BACK IN 1986 WHEN JACK WON HIS SIXTH GREEN JACKET. SIXTH GREEN JACKET. THE FINAL PUTT. THE FINAL PUTT. [CHEERS] [CHEERS] JIM: AND A CELEBRATION RINGING JIM: AND A CELEBRATION RINGING THE 18TH THAT WILL RIVAL ANY THE 18TH THAT WILL RIVAL ANY WINNING SCENARIO, ANY WINNING WINNING SCENARIO, ANY WINNING SCENE IN ANY SPORT. SCENE IN ANY SPORT. EVERYONE ENGAGED IN THAT EVERYONE ENGAGED IN THAT GLORIOUS MOMENT AS HE WALKS OFF GLORIOUS MOMENT AS HE WALKS OFF ARM IN ARM WITH HIS FAMILY, AND ARM IN ARM WITH HIS FAMILY, AND THE GREEN JACKET IS ON THE WAY. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY AT THE MOMENT. THE MOMENT. >> IT'S -- >> IT'S -- >> WELL, HAVING IT BE SUCH A >> WELL, HAVING IT BE SUCH A TOUGH QUEST TO FINALLY WIN, IT TOUGH QUEST TO FINALLY WIN, IT FEELS THAT MUCH BETTER. FEELS THAT MUCH BETTER. >> FINALLY MADE A BUNCH OF >> FINALLY MADE A BUNCH OF PUTTS. PUTTS. >> I'VE NEVER PLAYED AN ENTIRE >> I'VE NEVER PLAYED AN ENTIRE TOURNAMENT WITH MY A-GAME AND TOURNAMENT WITH MY A-GAME AND THIS WAS PRETTY CLOSE. THIS WAS PRETTY CLOSE. >> IT'S THE MOST NERVE-RACKING >> IT'S THE MOST NERVE-RACKING GOLF COURSE IN THE WORLD. GOLF COURSE IN THE WORLD. >> I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE WON >> I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE WON THIS GREAT CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS GREAT CHAMPIONSHIP. >> IT WAS SUCH A LONG TIME >> IT WAS SUCH A LONG TIME COMING. COMING. >> I'M PROBABLY AS HAPPY AS I'VE >> I'M PROBABLY AS HAPPY AS I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE. EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE. >> TO WIN THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT >> TO WIN THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT IS JUST AN AMAZING FEELING. IS JUST AN AMAZING FEELING. >> I JUST REALLY DON'T KNOW -- >> I JUST REALLY DON'T KNOW -- I'LL HAVE TO COME BACK DOWN FROM I'LL HAVE TO COME BACK DOWN FROM THE CLOUDS ONE OF THESE DAYS. THE CLOUDS ONE OF THESE DAYS. >> HE'S MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. >> HE'S MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. >> I NEVER GOT THIS FAR IN MY >> I NEVER GOT THIS FAR IN MY DREAMS TO TALK. DREAMS TO TALK. JIM: ALWAYS A LOT OF EMOTION IN JIM: ALWAYS A LOT OF EMOTION IN BUTLER CAB SPIN AND I'M HERE BUTLER CAB SPIN AND I'M HERE WITH CHAIRMAN FRED RIDLEY AFTER WITH CHAIRMAN FRED RIDLEY AFTER A TRULY HISTORIC MASTERS A TRULY HISTORIC MASTERS TOURNAMENT. TOURNAMENT. FRED: THANKS, JIM. FRED: THANKS, JIM. IT'S BEEN AN EPIC WEEK HERE AT IT'S BEEN AN EPIC WEEK HERE AT THE MAFERSE -- MASTERS. THE MAFERSE -- MASTERS. AN -- A GREAT DAY FOR GOLF. AN -- A GREAT DAY FOR GOLF. JIM: HERE TO PRESENT THE GREEN JIM: HERE TO PRESENT THE GREEN JACKET TO TIGER IN A MOMENT AND JACKET TO TIGER IN A MOMENT AND VIKTOR HOVLAND, LOW AMATEUR AT VIKTOR HOVLAND, LOW AMATEUR AT THE TOURNAMENT. THE TOURNAMENT. AND FRED, YOU PLAYED HERE THREE AND FRED, YOU PLAYED HERE THREE TIMES AS AN AMATEUR. TIMES AS AN AMATEUR. SUCH A BIG PART OF THE SUCH A BIG PART OF THE TOURNAMENT. TOURNAMENT. FRED: THAT'S RIGHT, VICTIM JIM. FRED: THAT'S RIGHT, VICTIM JIM. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING WEEK FOR IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING WEEK FOR THE AMATEURS AS WELL. THE AMATEURS AS WELL. WE'RE PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF WE'RE PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF THEM. THEM. FOUR AMATEURS MADE THE CUT, THE FOUR AMATEURS MADE THE CUT, THE MOST IN 50 YEARS, I BELIEVE. MOST IN 50 YEARS, I BELIEVE. WE'RE PROUD OF VIKTOR CARRYING WE'RE PROUD OF VIKTOR CARRYING ON THIS TRADITION OTT OF ON THIS TRADITION OTT OF AMATEURS AT THE MASTERS, YOU AMATEURS AT THE MASTERS, YOU PLAYED GREAT. PLAYED GREAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. JIM: YOU HAD YOUR COACH FROM JIM: YOU HAD YOUR COACH FROM OKLAHOMA STATE ON THE BAG. OKLAHOMA STATE ON THE BAG. YOU PLAYED SUPER. YOU PLAYED SUPER. THREE UNDER PAR, THREE UNDER PAR, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I CAN'T BE MUCH HAPPIER THAN I I CAN'T BE MUCH HAPPIER THAN I AM RIGHT NOW. AM RIGHT NOW. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE COACH ON IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE COACH ON THE BAG. THE BAG. HE REALLY DID A GOOD JOB OF HE REALLY DID A GOOD JOB OF MAKING ME FEEL COMFORTABLE OUT MAKING ME FEEL COMFORTABLE OUT HERE BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN HERE BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN -- I COULD HAVE -- -- I COULD HAVE -- [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] YEAH, I COULD HAVE BEEN A MESS YEAH, I COULD HAVE BEEN A MESS OUT THERE AND HE REALLY MADE ME OUT THERE AND HE REALLY MADE ME RELAX. RELAX. JIM: AND I KNOW THERE ARE GOING JIM: AND I KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE IN NORWAY SO TO BE PEOPLE IN NORWAY SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. EXCITED ABOUT THIS. FIRST NORWEGIAN TO EVER PLAY IN FIRST NORWEGIAN TO EVER PLAY IN THE MASTERS AND YOU DID SO WELL. THE MASTERS AND YOU DID SO WELL. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? JIM: BACK TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. JIM: BACK TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. AND YEAH, GRIND IT OUT AND TRY AND YEAH, GRIND IT OUT AND TRY TO GET THE REPEAT AT TO GET THE REPEAT AT NATIONALITIES. NATIONALITIES. JIM: GOOD LUCK AT THAT. JIM: GOOD LUCK AT THAT. WELL DONE. WELL DONE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. JIM: WELL, TIGER, WELCOME BACK JIM: WELL, TIGER, WELCOME BACK TO BUTLER CABIN. TO BUTLER CABIN. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. JIM: IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING JIM: IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING JOURNEY THAT. JOURNEY THAT. REACTION, COMING OFF THE 18TH REACTION, COMING OFF THE 18TH GREEN AND THE TIGER CHANT AND GREEN AND THE TIGER CHANT AND THE RELEASE OF ALL THAT EMOTION THE RELEASE OF ALL THAT EMOTION BY YOU. BY YOU. WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD AT THAT TIME? AT THAT TIME? TIGER: WELL, I'M A LITTLE TIGER: WELL, I'M A LITTLE HOARSE, I THINK, FROM YELLING. HOARSE, I THINK, FROM YELLING. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] IT WAS JUST -- I WAS JUST TRYING IT WAS JUST -- I WAS JUST TRYING TO PLOD MY WAY AROUND THE GOLF TO PLOD MY WAY AROUND THE GOLF COURSE ALL DAY AND THREATEN ALL COURSE ALL DAY AND THREATEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD THE LEAD AND OF A SUDDEN I HAD THE LEAD AND COMING UP 18, IT WAS JUST TRYING COMING UP 18, IT WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A 5 AND WHEN I TAPPED TO MAKE A 5 AND WHEN I TAPPED THE PUTT IN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THE PUTT IN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID BUT I KNOW I SCREAMED AND DID BUT I KNOW I SCREAMED AND THEN I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR JOEY THEN I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR JOEY SOMEWHERE. SOMEWHERE. SHOOK THE GUYS' HANDS AND FOUND SHOOK THE GUYS' HANDS AND FOUND JOEY AND IT WAS A PRETTY BIG JOEY AND IT WAS A PRETTY BIG EMBRACE AND THEN TO HAVE MY KIDS EMBRACE AND THEN TO HAVE MY KIDS THERE, IT'S COME FULL CIRCLE. THERE, IT'S COME FULL CIRCLE. MY DAD WAS HERE IN 1997 AND NOW MY DAD WAS HERE IN 1997 AND NOW I'M THE DAD WITH TWO KIDS THERE. I'M THE DAD WITH TWO KIDS THERE. JIM: TURNING TO THE CHAIRMAN FOR JIM: TURNING TO THE CHAIRMAN FOR A MINUTE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS. A MINUTE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS. FRED: TIGER, WE COULDN'T BE FRED: TIGER, WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. HAPPIER. YOUR PLAY TODAY AND THROUGHOUT YOUR PLAY TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK HAS JUST BEEN AMAZING THE WEEK HAS JUST BEEN AMAZING AND YOU'VE MADE HISTORY ONCE AND YOU'VE MADE HISTORY ONCE AGAIN AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. AGAIN AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DOES IT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN YOUR FIFTH GREEN MEAN TO WIN YOUR FIFTH GREEN JACKET? JACKET? TIGER: IT'S OVERWHELMING I THINK TIGER: IT'S OVERWHELMING I THINK JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED AND LAST YEAR, I WAS TRANSPIRED AND LAST YEAR, I WAS JUST VERY LUCKY TO BE PLAYING JUST VERY LUCKY TO BE PLAYING AGAIN AND THE PREVIOUS DINNER, AGAIN AND THE PREVIOUS DINNER, THE CHAMPIONS DINNER, I WAS THE CHAMPIONS DINNER, I WAS REALLY STRUGGLING AND MISSED A REALLY STRUGGLING AND MISSED A COUPLE OF YEARS OF NOT PLAYING COUPLE OF YEARS OF NOT PLAYING THIS GREAT TOURNAMENT AND TO NOW THIS GREAT TOURNAMENT AND TO NOW BE THE CHAMPION, WAS IT 22 BE THE CHAMPION, WAS IT 22 YEARS, I THINK, BETWEEN WINS? YEARS, I THINK, BETWEEN WINS? THAT'S A LONG TIME. THAT'S A LONG TIME. BUT IT'S JUST UNREAL FOR ME TO BUT IT'S JUST UNREAL FOR ME TO EXPERIENCE THIS MY MOM WAS HERE. EXPERIENCE THIS MY MOM WAS HERE. SHE WAS THERE IN 1997 AS WELL SO SHE WAS THERE IN 1997 AS WELL SO I COULDN'T BE MORE HAPPY AND I COULDN'T BE MORE HAPPY AND MORE EXCITED AND -- YOU KNOW, MORE EXCITED AND -- YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF AT A LOSS FOR WORDS, I'M KIND OF AT A LOSS FOR WORDS, REALLY. REALLY. FRED: WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR FRED: WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER FOR YOU. YOU. JIM: HOW DO YOU RANK THIS ONE, JIM: HOW DO YOU RANK THIS ONE, TIGER? TIGER? OF ALL THE TREMENDOUS AND GREAT OF ALL THE TREMENDOUS AND GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS? ACCOMPLISHMENTS? TIGER: IT WOULD BE UP THERE. TIGER: IT WOULD BE UP THERE. IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST, I IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST, I THINK, I'VE EVER HAD THE WIN. THINK, I'VE EVER HAD THE WIN. JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED THE LAST COUPLE OF TRANSPIRED THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF TRYING TO COME BACK AND YEARS OF TRYING TO COME BACK AND PLAY. PLAY. I WAS CLOTHES -- CLOSE LAST YEAR I WAS CLOTHES -- CLOSE LAST YEAR A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH A CHANCE A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH A CHANCE THE LAST TWO MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS THE LAST TWO MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AND I APPLIED WHAT I LEARNED AND I APPLIED WHAT I LEARNED FROM THOSE TWO AND WAS ABLE TO FROM THOSE TWO AND WAS ABLE TO SEAL THE DEAL TODAY. SEAL THE DEAL TODAY. JIM: IF YOU WILL FOR JUST A JIM: IF YOU WILL FOR JUST A MOMENT. MOMENT. WE HAD THAT REPLAY SEQUENCE OF WE HAD THAT REPLAY SEQUENCE OF YOUR HUG WITH YOUR DAD IN 1997, YOUR HUG WITH YOUR DAD IN 1997, WITH YOUR HUG WITH YOUR MOM WITH YOUR HUG WITH YOUR MOM TODAY AND CHARLIE AND SASM. TODAY AND CHARLIE AND SASM. HOW MUCH DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE -- HOW MUCH DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE -- TO YOU AS A DAD FOR YOUR TO YOU AS A DAD FOR YOUR CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS, TO SEE THEIR EXPERIENCE THIS, TO SEE THEIR DAD WIN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP? DAD WIN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP? TIGER: AS I SAID, I'M AT A LOSS TIGER: AS I SAID, I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. FOR WORDS. THERE'S MY DAD. THERE'S MY DAD. HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE THAT YEAR. THAT YEAR. HE WAS RECOVERING FROM A HEART HE WAS RECOVERING FROM A HEART ATTACK AND HEART SURGERY AND ATTACK AND HEART SURGERY AND NOW, MY LITTLE BOY CHARLIE. NOW, MY LITTLE BOY CHARLIE. THE EMBRACE. THE EMBRACE. IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST SPECIAL. IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST SPECIAL. JUST TO HAVE THEM HERE. JUST TO HAVE THEM HERE. YOU KNOW, SAM ACTUALLY LOST A YOU KNOW, SAM ACTUALLY LOST A STATE SOCCER TOURNAMENT STATE SOCCER TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY SO I KIND OF CONVINCED YESTERDAY SO I KIND OF CONVINCED HER, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND HER, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND WATCHED -- WATCH THE MASTERS? WATCHED -- WATCH THE MASTERS? SO THEY CAME UP TODAY AND SO THEY CAME UP TODAY AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO WIN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO WIN. JIM: AND ONE LAST THOUGHT ABOUT JIM: AND ONE LAST THOUGHT ABOUT THE COMPETITION OUT THERE. THE COMPETITION OUT THERE. PLAY -- PLAYING WITH MOLINARI PLAY -- PLAYING WITH MOLINARI AND FINAU AND OTHERS MAKING A AND FINAU AND OTHERS MAKING A RUN AT YOU AND THAT RUN AT YOU AND THAT EVER-CHANGING LEADERBOARD AND EVER-CHANGING LEADERBOARD AND HOW YOU DID IT. HOW YOU DID IT. YOU TOLD US YOU WANTED TO STAY YOU TOLD US YOU WANTED TO STAY PATIENT ON SUNDAY AND I THINK PATIENT ON SUNDAY AND I THINK YOU FOLLOWED YOUR PLAN. YOU FOLLOWED YOUR PLAN. TIGER: I DID. TIGER: I DID. I WAS AS PATIENT AS I'VE BEEN I WAS AS PATIENT AS I'VE BEEN OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY THE LAST OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY THE LAST THREE YEARS. THREE YEARS. THE WAY I WAS PLOTTING MY WAY THE WAY I WAS PLOTTING MY WAY AROUND THE GOLF COURSE. AROUND THE GOLF COURSE. KEPT CONTROL OF MY SHOTS, MY KEPT CONTROL OF MY SHOTS, MY PLACEMENT. PLACEMENT. TO SEE THAT BOARD, IT WAS A TO SEE THAT BOARD, IT WAS A WHO'S WHO AND IT ALL FLIPPED AT WHO'S WHO AND IT ALL FLIPPED AT 12. 12. WE WERE A COUPLE BEHIND. WE WERE A COUPLE BEHIND. FRANCESCO MADE A MISTAKE. FRANCESCO MADE A MISTAKE. BROOKS MADE A MISTAKE, HE EAGLES BROOKS MADE A MISTAKE, HE EAGLES 13 AND ALL THESE SCENARIOS START 13 AND ALL THESE SCENARIOS START FLYING AROUND. FLYING AROUND. PATRICK MADE A RUN AND THERE WAS PATRICK MADE A RUN AND THERE WAS AN AMAZING BUZZ OUT THERE TO TRY AN AMAZING BUZZ OUT THERE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. MEANWHILE, STILL STAY PRESENT MEANWHILE, STILL STAY PRESENT AND FOCUSED ON WHAT I'M TRYING AND FOCUSED ON WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO OUT THERE. TO DO OUT THERE. I KIND OF LIKED IT. I KIND OF LIKED IT. JIM: I'M SURE YOU DID. JIM: I'M SURE YOU DID. A SPECIAL DAY AND NOW FOR A A SPECIAL DAY AND NOW FOR A MOMENT THAT I THINK MANY THOUGHT MOMENT THAT I THINK MANY THOUGHT WE'D NEVER SEE AGAIN, THE GREEN WE'D NEVER SEE AGAIN, THE GREEN JACKET BEING PUT ON YOUR JACKET BEING PUT ON YOUR SHOULDERS AS A CHAMPION AGAIN AT SHOULDERS AS A CHAMPION AGAIN AT AUGUSTA. AUGUSTA. FRED, IT'S TIME. FRED, IT'S TIME. FRED: TIGER, YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT FRED: TIGER, YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT CHAMPION AND I CAN'T TELL YOU CHAMPION AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW THE PRIDE AND THE WAY YOU'VE HOW THE PRIDE AND THE WAY YOU'VE WORN THIS GREEN JACKET THIS PAST WORN THIS GREEN JACKET THIS PAST YEAR, WHAT THAT MEANS TO ALL OF YEAR, WHAT THAT MEANS TO ALL OF OUR MENTION. OUR MENTION. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT CHAMPION. YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT CHAMPION. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. FRED: AND NOW WE'D BE HONORED IF FRED: AND NOW WE'D BE HONORED IF YOU WOULD PLACE THE GREEN JACKET YOU WOULD PLACE THE GREEN JACKET ON TIGER FOR THE FIFTH TIME. ON TIGER FOR THE FIFTH TIME. >> YEAH, BUDDY. >> YEAH, BUDDY. FRED: CONGRATULATIONS, TIGER. FRED: CONGRATULATIONS, TIGER. TIGER: THANK YOU. TIGER: THANK YOU. IT FITS. IT FITS. JIM: AROUND HERE -- A ROUND HERE JIM: AROUND HERE -- A ROUND HERE THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. TIGER WITH A WIN THAT HAD A TIGER WITH A WIN THAT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. HIGH DRAMA THROUGHOUT. HIGH DRAMA THROUGHOUT. IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, EPIC WAS IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, EPIC WAS THE WORD FRED RIDLEY USED TO THE WORD FRED RIDLEY USED TO DESCRIBE IT, THE CHAIRMAN. DESCRIBE IT, THE CHAIRMAN. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A DOUBT IT I DON'T THINK THERE'S A DOUBT IT WILL RANK WITH THE GREATEST WILL RANK WITH THE GREATEST MOMENTS THE SPORT HAS EVER SEEN. MOMENTS THE SPORT HAS EVER SEEN. TIGER WOODS, CONGRATULATIONS, TIGER WOODS, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE ONCE AGAIN THE MASTERS YOU ARE ONCE AGAIN THE MASTERS CHAMPION.

Channel: The Masters

Views: 4,119,784

Rating: 4.814826 out of 5

Keywords: Masters, Tournament, Golf, Augusta, National, Club

Id: oqYbG8Zhoag

Length: 333min 5sec (19985 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 12 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/nigelwhistlenose]

This is such a badass still shot of Tiger.

[u/d0m3]

You can also watch all 4 days on the Masters App.

[u/Timcwalker]

I half-assed watched this last year on my phone while playing golf. My plan was to play in the morning and watch in the afternoon, but with the early start, I was on the course. I finished out on 18 as Tiger was finishing. Then he hugged his mama and I cried.