Masters 2015: Leaderboard Scores, Analysis, Highlights and More from Saturday

Moving day lived up to its name on Saturday at the Masters. There were signs that many players were starting to find their groove late in the second round, and for some it carried over to the third round.  

Here's how the leaderboard shakes out heading into the final round on Sunday:

Taking Jordan Spieth out of the mix for a moment, because he's still the player to watch over the final 18 holes as the leader, this is a stacked leaderboard. 

With Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods all in the top five heading into the final round, the stage is set for one of the most exciting Masters finishes in recent memory.

As Will Gray of the Golf Channel put it, there were a lot of things that needed to go right on Saturday and so many did:

McIlroy and Woods were Saturday's big winners. Both started the round at two under par before shooting 68 to head into the final round at six under par. 

There was a moment when Woods seemed like he was going to fall apart. He shanked a drive on the 13th hole and dropped some language the FCC will be giving CBS a call about, but capped it off with a birdie and a fist pump. 

ESPN's Jason Sobel summed up everything that happened to Woods on No. 13:

The fact Woods didn't lose his composure on that hole does speak well of where his mind and body are right now. While that was one of Woods' worst shots on Saturday, here's one of the best from No. 4, via the Masters' official Twitter:

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Woods did something over the last two days that he hadn't accomplished in a decade:

McIlroy has had a fascinating run at Augusta this weekend. He was in danger of missing the cut after making the turn on Friday with a 40. But he proceeded to look like the best player on the planet with a 31 on the final nine holes and picked up right where he left off on Saturday. 

Per ESPN Stats & Info, combining McIlroy's last nine holes on Friday and first nine holes on Saturday, he had the best 18-hole run of the tournament so far:

One reason for that carryover on Saturday was an early eagle on the second hole, captured in this video from the Masters' official Twitter:

Unfortunately for McIlroy, the slow start on Thursday and early Friday left him a steep mountain to climb. He's made things more interesting than most would have predicted, though he didn't close great Saturday with two bogeys over the final three holes. 

McIlroy, while trying to remain positive, said after the round that he is under no pretense about where he stands heading into Sunday.

"I'll try and get off to a good start like I did today," McIlroy said, per ESPN's Bob Harig. "If I do that it really depends... if I was to go out and shoot 30, I'm going to need something around 61 or 62 to have a chance. Not sure that's going to happen."

Another player carrying momentum over, also higher on the leaderboard than McIlroy, is Mickelson. It's no secret Lefty has had a rough time on the course with no top-10 finishes this season. He's been a different player in all the best ways this weekend. 

On the off chance Mickelson puts together another great round on Sunday, Sobel noted a win would put him in some exclusive Masters company:

Everything Mickelson could have done to get in the mix for a green jacket, he did. Lefty hit a 41-foot birdie putt on No. 16 that made it look like he was going to go on one of those wild runs to close the gap. 

The problem is Spieth has not given an inch, as he finished with a two-under 70. He did show some cracks in the foundation with two bogeys on the front nine and a double-bogey on No. 17 that moved his score to 16 under par and decreased his lead to four shots heading into the final round. 

Spieth will be paired with Justin Rose in the final round, via NBC Sports:

As Cam Cole of The Vancover Sun wrote, it looks like the train has started to come off the tracks based on Spieth's second shot on No. 18:

However, Spieth saved par to end his late-round slide.

It was also a historic save, as Kelly Tilghman of the Golf Channel tweeted that Spieth set a new Masters record for lowest score through 54 holes among the other things he's already accomplished:

Rose has posted two of the quietest 67s anyone can at Masters, hitting the mark in the first and third rounds. He surpassed Mickelson with a birdie on the 18th hole Saturday, giving him 31 on the back nine. The 34-year-old has never won a Masters and hasn't finished in the top 10 since 2012. 

Given the way Rose finished on Saturday, via Ashworth Golf, especially compared to Spieth, this tournament is suddenly a lot more interesting than it appeared when Spieth stepped up to the tee on No. 17. 

Spieth deserves to be considered the favorite heading into Sunday because of his overall performance through 54 holes and being in the lead by a few shots, but Rose and Mickelson have closed the gap in such a way that the 21-year-old will have to be on point. 

All fans can ask for with the Masters is great drama on the final day. Spieth is either going to cap off what has been a historic run, or someone like Rose or Mickelson will pull off one of the greatest comebacks ever. 

It's nearly impossible to ask for more than that.