Masters 2016 Leaderboard: Latest Scores and Standings from Sunday at Augusta

Golf fans are in for a treat during the final round of Sunday's Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club thanks to a loaded leaderboard headlined by defending champion Jordan Spieth.

The back nine of Masters Sunday is when the real drama will go down, but there's even more reason to be excited based on what the players are doing early in Augusta, Georgia.

Gusty winds and blustery conditions made Augusta National even more formidable than usual over the first 54 holes. Per Weather.com, winds are only expected to be between 4 and 6 mph from 1:15 to 8 p.m. ET, which will continue to yield lower scores.

As a prime example, amateur Romain Langasque, who shot an 83 on Saturday to all but dash his hopes of catching Bryson DeChambeau for low amateur honors, posted a four-under 68 to close his Masters.

Dave Shedloski of Golf World weighed in on the Frenchman's performance:

Langasque is nowhere near contention, yet his score shows there are low numbers for the taking at Augusta on Sunday.

That makes the double bogey finish from Spieth in the third round all the more significant. He also bogeyed the par-four 17th, bolstering hope for a trove of golfers who would've been hard-pressed to fathom chasing the green jacket over the final 18 holes.

"I would be feeling a lot worse about myself if I hadn't have just seen what Jordan did the last two holes," said Rory McIlroy after a third-round 77 playing alongside Spieth, per Golf Digest.

For all the deserved talk about young guns in Spieth, McIlroy and Jason Day, who's close to the lead at one over par, 58-year-old Bernhard Langer was one of four players to get through 54 holes in red figures.

Langer is a two-time Masters champion and stands to benefit from his wealth of experience as he tees it up Sunday alongside another youthful stud in 24-year-old Hideki Matsuyama. Justin Ray of Golf Channel highlighted how improbable Langer's bid for a third green jacket would be:

It's been quite the love affair between Spieth and the Masters. The 22-year-old phenom finished second his first time out, following that by matching Tiger Woods for the tournament scoring record at 18 under par last year en route to his first major.

His debut was a pleasant surprise without any considerable prior expectations. The 2015 masterpiece was Spieth's big breakthrough. Now he is coming off the first over-par round of his young Masters career as he tries to become the first since Woods to win the event back-to-back.

The European Tour's official Twitter feed highlighted another piece of significant history Spieth stands to make should he emerge with the solo lead for an eighth consecutive Masters round:

Anyone within four to five strokes of the lead has a chance to slip on the green jacket by day's end. Those within that distance of the lowest score entering the back nine should still have hope.

Day is chasing his second straight major, while accomplished veterans like Dustin Johnson (E) and Brandt Snedeker (+1) are chasing their first.

It's going to take a hot putter and some help from Spieth for a come-from-behind victory to happen, but the sheer length McIlroy, Day and Johnson have figures to give them as good a chance as anyone. Snedeker may be the best putter of everyone aside from Spieth, though, so he could well be a factor down the stretch too.

The limitless narratives to ponder are part of what makes Masters Sunday so special. With the daunting challenge of Amen Corner, two reachable par fives on the back nine and a tricky three holes to close, Spieth is hardly a shoo-in for his third major championship.