Just a stock wedge shot up on the back tier and I tried to play this punch up the green which is just an unbelievably defensive play.
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On 17 he hit a driver against his better instincts, after he and caddie Michael Greller had settled on 3-wood.
Coming to the 17 hold, Spieth held a four-shot lead at six under.
A lead that had grown as large as four shots dwindled to one.
Spieth was among those who fell prey, making a double bogey on the par-4 11th hole.
Jordan Spieth survived a stuttering end to his third round to maintain a one-shot lead over the rest of the field and close in on a successful defence of his Masters title at Augusta National in Georgia.
The two matched front-nine 35s, one under par, and both birdied the 13 and 14 – Day running in a bomb from the next county on 14, and Langer chipping in right on top of him, at which both were grinning and bumping fists. With a forecast for less wind Sunday, it could be a sprint to the green jacket filled with birdies, eagles and those Augusta National roars that have been largely swept away by three straight days of 25-mph gusts. Not only was a score under par good, it was rare on this day. He kept the stress to a minimum and rallied with three birdies over his last six holes for a 69. After going 22 holes in par or better, Spieth double-bogeyed the fifth hole and followed with four more bogeys.
KAUFMAN: He loves bowling and playing the Masters on his Xbox at his parents’ home near Birmingham, Alabama, where he still lives.
NOTEWORTHY: No one from the final seven groups on Saturday broke par. Toshi Izawa tied for fourth in 2001, a performance that Matsuyama remembers watching on television as a 9-year-old.
“Golf is a lot more about knowing yourself and technique”.
“He’s probably 1000-0 [against me]”, said Kaufman, who won the Shriners Hospital for Children Open earlier this season on the PGA Tour, shooting a final-round 61.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – One round away from another green jacket, Jordan Spieth couldn’t help but look back.
LANGER: Get ready to party like it’s 1993.
Langer, who has 33 Masters appearances, won the tournament in 1985 and won again at Augusta in ’93 for his only other major.
Jordan Spieth has teed off in the Masters, looking to become the youngest two-time victor in tournament history. And yet, would it be that big a shock?
Langer, who only had 27 putts in the third round, still uses a long putter, but he is not anchoring it against his body. “I would say I’m surprised except for doesn’t he win most every tournament on the Champions Tour”.
“I can’t think about his age; he’s a force to be reckoned with”, Spieth said of Langer. He could have been in better shape heading into the final round. He played the opening three holes of the back nine in 6 over par, including a quadruple bogey at the 12th.
World No 1 Jason Day’s struggles continued as he grinded out a one-over 73 but the Australian ended the round just five strokes off the pace and still very much in contention. But then, who’s counting? “You have to try to forget about it and move on”. At the time, Spieth was 5 under, two ahead of McIlroy.
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