On-Site Thursday 5:10 p.m. at The Masters (Holes 14,15,16)

Update at 5:10 PM:

No. 14 (440-yard par-4): average of 3.81, 28 birdies, 38 pars, 11 bogeys and 1 double bogey.

No. 15 (530-yard par 5):  average of 4.69, 30 birdies, 32 pars, 8 bogeys and 1 double bogey.

No. 16 (171-yard par 3):  average of 3.02, 18 birdies, 35 pars, 18 bogeys and 1 double bogey.

5:00—Boo plays a Tiger-like shot on the 16th hole using the slope to roll the ball towards the hole. Only differences are Boo does it out of the bunker long left of the green, it does not go in the hole and he gets —Boo Boo Boo! Plus, he misses the par save. Playing partner Chad Campbell makes his par save to remain at 9-under par and the leader by three strokes over Jim Furyk in the clubhouse.

4:55—Sean O’Hair sinks a 10-footer for deuce on No. 16^th to go to 4-under and into a tie for fifth place.

4:45—Tournament leader Chad Campbell after birdieing No. 14 to take a two-stroke lead hits a high 3-wood from the 15th fairway. It bounces on the back of the green and releases down the bank. He chips it up to tap-in birdie range to go to 9-under and a separation from the field of three strokes. The Masters Tournament record score for 18 holes is 9-under 63 first shot by Nick Price in the third round in 1986 and then matched by Greg Norman in the first round in 1996.  

4:31—Freddie Couples reaches the 15th green from 217 yards and rims out his eagle attempt. The birdie is his third in a row and gets him back to even par. Freddie hits an iron to 15 feet but misses the putt to settle for par on No. 16.

4:29—Chad Campbell deuces No. 12 and birdies No. 13 to go to 7-under par and take the lead.

4:21—Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland birdies 15 and 16 to get to 5-under par and within one shot of the leaders.

Update at 4:20 PM:

No. 14 (440-yard par-4): average of 3.86, 22 birdies, 32 pars, 11 bogeys and 1 double bogey.

No. 15 (530-yard par 5):  average of 4.72, 23 birdies, 26 pars, 7 bogeys and 1 double bogey.

No. 16 (171-yard par 3):  average of 3.07, 12 birdies, 30 pars, 14 bogeys and 1 double bogey.

4:10—Aaron Baddeley birdies No. 15 to get to 3-under three strokes behind clubhouse leader Jim Furyk.

3:57—Ian Poulter, at 2-under par hits an ugly shot, some would say a “lateral shot” to be nice right of the right greenside bunker into the gallery. Tom Watson, two-time Masters champion and Steve Wilson, 2008 US Mid-Amateur champion both hit nice iron shots to about 12 feet. Poulter missed a 20-foot chip putt and bogeys the 16th. Watson and Wilson deuce it.

3:55—Padraig Harrington winner of the last two Majors and three of the last six bogeys the par-5 15th hole but birdies the difficult par-4 17th and posts a 3-under par 69.

3:54—Todd Hamilton makes a bomb for a deuce on No. 16.

3:53—Jim Furyk, 2003 US Open champion posts a six birdie bogeyless round of 66 to take the clubhouse lead in the first round of the 2009 Masters.

3:37—Larry Mize hits a masterful tee shot on No. 16 high into the right side of the green it releases down to the hole leaving a 10-foot birdie putt to tie Furyk. He leaves it short dead on.

3:30—Larry Mize, 1987 Masters champion in a dramatic playoff victory over Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman went over the 15th green with his approach iron. And made a nice up-and-down to save a par. He remains a co-leader at 5-under par with Jim Furyk, Chad Campbell and Shingo Katayama.

3:28—Jim Furyk catches fire on the back nine birdieing four straight holes Nos. 14 through 17 to take the lead in the Masters at 6-under par. He shot 2-under par 34 on the front nine with birdies on Nos. 2 and 9.

3:18—Mike Weir, 2003 Masters champion birdies the 18^th hole to sot 4-under 32 on the back nine and finish with a 4-under 68.

At 2:30 PM ET Shingo Katayama and Chad Campbell are leading the Masters at 5-under par with all groups having teed off and on the course. Some golfers have finished for the day including Wednesday par-3 winner Tim Clark who shot 4-under 68.

The 530-yard par-5 15th hole is playing slightly under par at an average score of 4.81. There have been an eagle, 12 birdies, 18 pars, five bogeys and one double bogey (Fuzzy Zoeller). The hole location is back right bringing the bunker on the right into play. Any approach shot not hitting the green is a difficult up-and-down.

Roughly one third of the field so far has attempted to reach the green in two shots. Three golfers include Chez Reavie in the first group and Lee Westwood and Justin Rose in the last two groups have put it in the water.

The three golfers have done it in different ways. Reavie laid up and his third shot hit the green and spun back and rolled into the water in front of the green.  Westwood long iron second shot splashed directly into the pond. Justin Rose overpowered the hole carrying the green and ending up in the far pond on the par-3 16^th hole.

There have been three eagle putts. Luke Donald put it the closest and converted s short putt for eagle. Prayad Marksaeng and Stephen Ames missed and had to settle for a two-putt birdie.

Most players are hitting a 7-iron on the 171–yard par-3 16^th hole. The average score is slightly over par at 3.03. There have been seven birdies, 19 pars, 6 bogeys and one double bogey. Justin Leonard is the double bogey and the only golfer to hit it in the water.

The hole location is nine feet off the left water’s edge and in the middle of the green. Drawing tee shots hitting the upper right side of the green are releasing down to the hole.

Andy Reistetter is a freelance golf writer. He follows the PGA TOUR volunteering for the tournaments and working part time for NBC Sports, CBS Sports, and The Golf Channel. He resides in Jacksonville Beach, Florida near the PGA TOUR headquarters and home of The PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. He enjoys pursuing his passion for the game of golf and everything associated with it. He can be reached through his website www.MrHickoryGolf.net or by e-mailing him to [e-mail]