Masters 2015 Leaderboard: Live Look at Saturday Scores and Overall Predictions

Jordan Spieth is threatening to turn one of the most anticipated Masters in recent memory into a runaway. The 21-year-old American has made Augusta National Golf Club look far too easy over the first two days, setting the tournament's 36-hole scoring record in the process.

He was certainly on the radar coming into the event given his strong play recently. He was more of a secondary story, however, with Rory McIlroy's Grand Slam pursuit and Tiger Woods' return taking center stage. The rising star has now stolen the spotlight.

The question on moving day is whether he will continue to increase his lead or if other players can make a charge to add some drama for Sunday. Let's check out the current leaderboard, followed by a preview of the Saturday afternoon action and predictions for how things will look at day's end.

2015 Masters Live Leaderboard

Saturday Afternoon Preview

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Spieth must decide before the round what his preferred approach is Saturday. He could continue to attack, hoping to eliminate all doubt before crunch time Sunday, or back off a bit, trying to limit his risk given the five-stroke edge.

While there are pros and cons to each style of play, one thing that should be taken into account is the expected course conditions. Tournament organizers probably aren't overly thrilled about the low scores and a leader who could pull away from the field.

In turn, it wouldn't be a surprise if things are more tricky over the weekend, with hope of spurring a little more competition. To his credit, the young player is remaining laser-focused, as highlighted by Bill Pennington of The New York Times.

"The last couple days, it doesn't mean anything unless I can close it out," Spieth said. "I don't want this to go in as the 36-hole record but as somebody who didn't win."

He's got the right mindset, but that doesn't mean the pressure won't continue to mount.

Charley Hoffman represents his closest competition right now. While the unheralded veteran deserves credit for his play so far, it's hard to imagine him staying near the top for 36 more holes. He's never finished inside the top 25 of a major.

The rest of the immediate chase pack is filled with big names.

Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, Paul Casey, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els are all between seven-under and five-under par. That would be quite a battle for the top if Spieth wasn't playing like he was on a different course than everybody else.

Of that group, Johnson has the game best equipped to go super low. Whether that will be possible based on the scoring conditions that emerge is unclear. But his big-hitting ability, along with a putter that showed signs of life Friday, is intriguing.

Johnson celebrated the trio of eagles he dropped Friday while knowing there's still plenty of work to do on moving day:

Outside of those players high on the leaderboard, there's another wave of stars just behind.

There's Angel Cabrera (-3), who always seems to find his best form at Augusta. Also at three-under is the extremely Australian duo of Jason Day and Adam Scott.

Then at two-under par there's a bunch of notable names. Two sets of them will be grouped together Saturday: Woods and Sergio Garcia as well as McIlroy and Bubba Watson.

Again, imagine if Spieth wasn't playing so well. All of these other marquee golfers would be within five strokes of each other heading into the weekend.

The best thing that can be said for Woods is the lack of drama needed to post his three-under score Friday. There were no signs of battling through injury. He didn't need a bunch of wild shots out of the rough after poor tee shots. He just played good, solid golf for 18 holes.

ESPN Stats and Info notes it's a change from what fans have seen from him in his recent appearances on golf's biggest stages:

Then there's McIlroy. The winner of the Open Championship and the PGA Championship to end last year's major slate was heading toward the cut line after a 40 on the opening nine holes Friday. He bounced back in a huge way with a 31 on the back nine.

The European Tour highlighted the fact the late rally allowed him to extend an impressive streak:

It will be interesting to see if either Woods or McIlroy can find a groove Saturday. That would get the crowd even more involved and give Spieth even more to think about.

Ultimately, it all comes back to Spieth. If he plays like he did on the first two days, or even reasonably close to that level, over the weekend, he'll be putting on the green jacket Sunday night.

Kelly Tilghman of Golf Channel notes the large lead makes him an overwhelming favorite, but history shows it's not a guarantee:

The outlook should become more clear by the time the dust settles Saturday evening.

Post-Round 3 Predictions

1. Jordan Spieth: -15

2. Dustin Johnson: -10

T-3. Justin Rose: -8

T-3. Phil Mickelson: -8

5. Paul Casey: -7