Masters Live Streaming 2013: Total Online Coverage Guide for Round 4
No one knows exactly what's in store for Sunday's final round at the 2013 Masters, but officials are undoubtedly hoping for a far less controversial afternoon than the one they had previously.
At the epicenter of the Augusta controversy is Tiger Woods. The world's No. 1 golfer was penalized two strokes prior to Saturday's round for an illegal drop, which led to massive outcry from golf fans across social media. Though Woods rallied and carded a two-under 70 on Saturday to get within striking distance of the lead, there will be many who break out the "officials altered the game" excuse usually reserved for team sports.
The controversy surrounding Tiger overshadowed quite the eventful moving day. Rory McIlroy again fell off a cliff during his Augusta weekend, shooting seven over to take himself completely out of contention. It was the fourth time in his past five rounds that McIlroy has shot 76 or higher on a Masters Saturday or Sunday.
Back on the actual leaderboard, Angel Cabrera and Brandt Snedeker share the 54-hole lead at seven under after usurping Friday's leader Jason Day, who shot a one-over 73 to move to five under overall. Also lurking is Adam Scott, who stands alone in third place at six under.
With so many names still lingering in contention, the final day at the Masters should be thrilling, if not controversial. But CBS' coverage does not begin until the mid-afternoon hours. Therefore, it will be up to the Masters.com live stream to get rabid fans through much of the early rounds.
Here is a complete breakdown of where and when to watch Sunday's final round online along with a few players worth keeping an eye on.
| 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | On the Range |
| 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Live at Amen Corner |
| 12:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Featured Group 1 |
| 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Live at Holes No. 15 and 16 |
| 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Masters Live In-Depth Coverage and highlights |
| TBD | Green Jacket Ceremony |
For more information, head to Masters.com.
Golfers to Watch
Tiger Woods
When looking back on the 2013 Masters, it's possible our most vivid memory will be Woods' fateful drop on No. 15 Friday. The world's top-ranked player, at the time in a tie for the lead at five under, smacked an approach off the pin on his second shot on the par-five hole, which went careening into the water.
Of course, the aftermath of that shot has become the source of mass controversy. Woods, having to take a drop, placed his ball a couple yards away from his initial spot—a violation of the PGA Tour rulebook. Though nothing was made of it at the time, Woods was later penalized two shots prior to Saturday's third round.
Those two shots arguably changed the course of the entire tournament. Instead of Woods being five under through 54 holes, his score had no punishment been levied, he's three under. Though he's never come from behind on Sunday to win a major championship, Tiger's first time doing so would have been a whole lot easier had the USGA officials decided to, you know, not retroactively punish a player for something they saw no problem with initially.
Revisionist history could one day tell the story of Woods being robbed of his fifth green jacket by officials too overzealous for their own good.
However, it's hard to say Tiger has played well enough to win at Augusta. All three of his rounds were in the 70s regardless of that two-stroke penalty, and the short stick has betrayed him after being his calling card coming into Augusta. Woods has performed well enough to compete, not win.
It's the same situation Tiger has found himself in just about every Masters since 2005. Good, but not good enough. The two-stroke penalty was just the nail in his coffin.
Brandt Snedeker
Carding a third-round score of 69, Snedeker heads into Sunday's action tied for the lead and playing some of the best golf of his career. He's carded scores of 70-70-69, emerging as the most consistently strong player in the field thus far.
Driving the ball beautifully down the center of the fairway, the 32-year-old Tennessee native has hit just a shade under 81 percent of his fairways. That ranks just behind Tim Clark's overall lead and has put Snedeker in a position on his approaches. With a 72.2 greens in regulation percentage, Snedeker has been arguably the most consistently accurate player in the entire field.
Perhaps the most curious aspect of Snedeker's first 54 holes is how remarkably consistent he's been. The Vanderbilt graduate has been up and down on the front nine, smacking a bogey or even a double on his first few holes before settling down as the day goes along. Through 27 back-nine holes, Snedeker has bogeyed just once, No. 11, the whole way back on Thursday.
Otherwise it's been a clean sheet—putting him in fantastic position if his tournament comes down to the wire.
There are plenty more spectacular players in the field. Snedeker's smart but conservative style of play has all the entertainment value of brunch with your great aunt. But with Augusta playing tough this week, it's been those conservative, accurate players who have survived and persevered.
Snedeker came so close in 2008 to a green jacket that it's apparent how much this tournament means to him. Barring any unforeseen falling off the rails, he could be fitted a half-decade latter.
Adam Scott
For what seems like almost a decade, each passing of the calendar comes with the hype that this will be the year Adam Scott finally wins his first major. And then 12 more months passes, he gets to the precipice at least once and the entire continent of Australia throws up its hands in frustration.
It's a perpetual cycle of near-greatness and disappointment. And invariably, Scott's favorite place to ascend only to fall just short has been Augusta. As Justin Ray of ESPN pointed out on Saturday, Scott is now 19 under on the weekend at the Masters over the past four tournaments.
If only Scott and Rory McIlroy could just morph into one person. Rodam McScott would be handing off the jacket to himself with McIlroy's penchant for greatness early and Scott's strength down the stretch.
But before McIlroy and Scott head to Steve Urkel's basement lab for some gene splicing, there is a matter of Sunday's final round to tend to. Scott's score of 69 on Saturday puts him one shot off the lead and almost a guarantee to take home the green jacket if his recent Sunday trend continues.
Scott has shot a combined 11-under over the past two years on Round 4 of the Masters, carding a 66 last year and a 67 in 2011. But where his early round misfires had put him in a deep hole heading into the weekend in those previous tournaments, Scott did no such thing this time around.
He's been striking the ball well off the tee at a shade under 280 yards per drive while also getting to 74.1 percent of his greens in regulation. Though Angel Cabrera and Snedeker lurk, recent history points toward 2013 being the year Scott finally captures that elusive major championship.

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