Augusta, US. The legendary Tiger Woods collapsed at the Augusta Masters, the scene of some of the greatest feats of his career, when he scored a card of 82 strokes (10 over par, a dozen strokes more than what the course requires) that sank to 52nd place.
In a close fight with numerous rivals, fellow American Scottie Scheffler took over the lead alone after the third round on Saturday. While the public encouraged and applauded his great idol, Woods, a large group of golfers took turns leading the first Grand Slam of the season.
Scheffler was the one who prevailed in the fight and will start the decisive day, on Sunday, as the sole leader with a cumulative score of 209 hits (seven hits less than what the field requires), a minimum distance from the also Americans Collin Morikawa (- 6) and Max Homa (-5).
The Swede Ludvig Aberg (-4) and the American Bryson DeChambeau (-3) will also try to get involved in the battle for the trophy, which this year comes with a record check of 3.6 million dollars.
Number one in the world ranking, Scheffler had started the round tied in the lead with Homa and DeChambeau and finished alone at the top thanks to a final birdie on the 18th hole much celebrated by the fans.
The American, champion at Augusta in 2022, aspires to join Tiger Woods as the golfers who have donned the green jacket twice when they held the world number one.
On Saturday, the devilish wind that wreaked havoc on the first two days gave a respite and made it easy for numerous golfers to go below par and for the contenders to alternate at the top.
In addition to the leading trio, the Dane Nicolai Hojgaard also briefly took the lead, whose vertigo led him to commit five bogeys in a row that dashed his dream of being the first debutant to win the title in 45 years.
Even with Tiger’s debacle, the great disappointment of the Masters continues to be the reigning champion, Jon Rahm.
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– 2024-04-14 21:43:48
