Snedeker, Cabrera ahead as Tiger survives penalty
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April 15, 2013, Monday
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TIGER Woods made two significant moves on Saturday at the Masters - one to stay in the tournament, the other to stay in the hunt.
A day filled with high drama before a shot was struck at Augusta National, ended with Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera tied for the lead, and Woods only four shots back. For a few tense hours in the morning, it was not clear if Woods was going to get a chance to play.
Masters officials discovered late Friday evening that Woods had taken a bad drop in the second round and should have added two shots to his score.
Under normal circumstances, he would have been disqualified for signing an incorrect card. Officials took the blame for not alerting Woods to a potential problem --- they found nothing wrong at first glance before he signed - and kept him in the tournament with two shots added to his score. Woods was covered under a two-year-old rule that prevents DQs when a violation is reported by television viewers.
"It certainly was a distraction early," Woods said after three birdies on his last seven holes for a 70. "It happens and you move on."
Snedeker seized his chance on a glorious afternoon with a bogey-free 3-under 69. After opening with 12 pars, he birdied both the par 5s and stuffed his tee shot to 4 feet for birdie on the par-3 16th to take the lead.
12-foot birdie putt
Cabrera joined him at 7-under 209 with a 12-foot birdie putt on the last, capping off a round in which the Argentine twice made bogey on the par 5s.
"I've spent 32 years of my life getting ready for tomorrow," Snedeker said. "I'm going to be disappointed if I don't win."
Cabrera, whose two major titles include a Masters win in 2009, has plunged to No. 269 in the world. "I've been working very hard for this moment," he said through an interpreter. "And I've got to take the opportunity."
For Adam Scott, it's another chance at redemption.
He was runner-up at the Masters two years ago, though the fresher wounds are from last summer at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, where the Australian bogeyed his last four holes and finished one shot behind in the British Open. Scott rammed home a 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole for a 69 and was one shot behind.
Two more Aussies, Marc Leishman (72) and Jason Day (73) were another shot behind.
Matt Kuchar (69) was three shots back, and world No. 1 Woods was right behind.
But history is not on his side. Woods has never won a major from behind, every Masters champion has been no worse than a tie for fourth going into Sunday dating to Nick Faldo's comeback in 1989. But at least he's still in the game.
Rory McIlroy was only three shots out of the lead when he took a bogey on the seventh hole. The Ulsterman had four more bogies as he shot 42 on the back for a 79.
A day filled with high drama before a shot was struck at Augusta National, ended with Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera tied for the lead, and Woods only four shots back. For a few tense hours in the morning, it was not clear if Woods was going to get a chance to play.
Masters officials discovered late Friday evening that Woods had taken a bad drop in the second round and should have added two shots to his score.
Under normal circumstances, he would have been disqualified for signing an incorrect card. Officials took the blame for not alerting Woods to a potential problem --- they found nothing wrong at first glance before he signed - and kept him in the tournament with two shots added to his score. Woods was covered under a two-year-old rule that prevents DQs when a violation is reported by television viewers.
"It certainly was a distraction early," Woods said after three birdies on his last seven holes for a 70. "It happens and you move on."
Snedeker seized his chance on a glorious afternoon with a bogey-free 3-under 69. After opening with 12 pars, he birdied both the par 5s and stuffed his tee shot to 4 feet for birdie on the par-3 16th to take the lead.
12-foot birdie putt
Cabrera joined him at 7-under 209 with a 12-foot birdie putt on the last, capping off a round in which the Argentine twice made bogey on the par 5s.
"I've spent 32 years of my life getting ready for tomorrow," Snedeker said. "I'm going to be disappointed if I don't win."
Cabrera, whose two major titles include a Masters win in 2009, has plunged to No. 269 in the world. "I've been working very hard for this moment," he said through an interpreter. "And I've got to take the opportunity."
For Adam Scott, it's another chance at redemption.
He was runner-up at the Masters two years ago, though the fresher wounds are from last summer at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, where the Australian bogeyed his last four holes and finished one shot behind in the British Open. Scott rammed home a 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole for a 69 and was one shot behind.
Two more Aussies, Marc Leishman (72) and Jason Day (73) were another shot behind.
Matt Kuchar (69) was three shots back, and world No. 1 Woods was right behind.
But history is not on his side. Woods has never won a major from behind, every Masters champion has been no worse than a tie for fourth going into Sunday dating to Nick Faldo's comeback in 1989. But at least he's still in the game.
Rory McIlroy was only three shots out of the lead when he took a bogey on the seventh hole. The Ulsterman had four more bogies as he shot 42 on the back for a 79.
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