
Masters Leaderboard 2015: Twitter Reacts to Results and Standings from Saturday
Moving Day at the 2015 Masters brought movement all over the leaderboard, but not at the top.
Jordan Spieth remained well in control of the lead through 54 holes Saturday, moving to 16 under par with a wacky round of 70 that kept him four strokes ahead of the field. With a score of 200 through three days, Spieth matched another Augusta National course record, putting him 18 holes away from his first major championship.
Justin Rose will join Spieth in Sunday's final pairing after moving to 12 under, and Phil Mickelson is lurking five shots back after his round of 67. Take a quick look at the full leaderboard:
Things didn't come as easily for Spieth in his third round, which was to be expected. But that didn't mean he was going to give up pace atop the leaderboard.
He began in style with a birdie on No. 2 and got his score to as low as 18 under par following a fourth birdie in five holes at the back nine. Three bogeys and a costly double bogey on No. 17 prevented him from posting another mid-60s round, but he frankly didn't need to.
During the back nine, Spieth looked poised to run away with the tournament one hole and would give up strokes on the next. But as Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman noted, it didn't change his outlook entering the final round:
"Jordan Spieth shows that he's human and superhuman in a one hour stretch. 18 holes & 4 shots separates him from a green jacket.
— Kelly Tilghman (@KellyTilghmanGC) April 11, 2015"
After his crushing double on the 17th, Spieth looked to be in serious trouble after slicing his approach shot at No. 18 into the gallery. But he recovered masterfully to save par and avoid what would have been a huge letdown entering Sunday.
Time will tell if Spieth can keep it up through Sunday, but ESPN's Skip Bayless saw some moxie from Spieth:
If he's going to win it, though, he'll have to do something he wasn't able to do last year, as ESPN's Trey Wingo observed:
What makes Spieth's play all the more incredible is how it overshadowed one of the best Moving Days that the Masters has ever seen.
Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Rose were among the names posting rounds of 68 or lower to move within striking distance. But it was Mickelson who stole the show for most of Saturday.

Lefty ripped off three birdies in his first four holes and was a few tough breaks away from carding a round that would've blown away the field. He still tied for the best round of the day, and at the very least will make things a bit more interesting Sunday, per Paul Pabst of The Dan Patrick Show:
There are other contenders in the mix, but it's not surprising that Spieth is only worried about Mickelson, as per Golf Digest:
While Mickelson used a hot start to move into contention, Rose waited until the end. He tore off five birdies in the last six holes, including a huge birdie putt on No. 18 to clinch his spot in the final pairing.
If Rose could simply shore up his struggles on the first few holes, he would be rivaling Spieth for the lead, as per ESPN's Jason Sobel:
It's not often that rounds of 68 by both McIlroy and Woods are an afterthought on a Masters Saturday, but they each stand 10 shots back with one round to go despite being tied for fifth place. Neither played like he was out of the mix, however.
Woods birdied three straight on his front nine before a somewhat disappointing even-par score on the back nine to post a 68 for the day. Seeing the 39-year-old dazzle with sub-70 scores in consecutive days isn't something we've seen recently, as ESPN Stats & Info noted:
As for McIlroy, he kept up his hot streak from the day before with an eagle on No. 2 but couldn't keep it going through 18, bogeying two of his final three holes. However, his round of 68 still put him on the outside cusp of contention.
Ten shots back isn't anywhere near where their fans wanted to see them entering the final round of play, but one warming consolation is that the duo will be in the third-to-last pairing together for Sunday. McIlroy is much more focused on what ridiculous score he'll have to post to win, as per Golf Digest:
But whether it's McIlroy or Woods, or even Mickelson or Rose, they're all banking on a certain someone's score to plummet if they aspire to contend.
Not only has Spieth made history almost every day of this tournament, but he's never even carded a round above par at the Masters dating back to his debut last year. If he continues that for one more round, it's going to take something magical to beat him.
Many records have already fallen into Spieth's lap this week at the Masters, but he's one more great round of golf away from securing the one he truly cares about—his first major championship.

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