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hole has played pretty much like a par 5 all week.
Sergio - I told you - there is just something
about him this week, he has a different feel, a
different look, no real frustration in his eyes. In the
past he has had a case of the I don’t cares around
here, but man you can tell he really wants this. He
is fist pumping and leaning, and smiling around the
course. As I mentioned earlier the putts are starting
to fall as well. He made a bomb on #5 and he’s
been really good on those 4 or 5 footers that are
so tough out there at Augusta. Even though I am
going to take a long walk of a short pier if I hear
someone ask him one more time about Seve and
tomorrow would have been his 60th birthday and
the synergy I think everything is aligning for him to
be there right until the end tomorrow.
Justin Rose - Skipped the match play, flying
under the radar a little bit this week, but really has
his game in perfect condition, and his putting has
would tell me that you have to be right of the pin no
been simply amazing. You guys saw the stats as well -
matter what and take your 4 and move on.

Justin Rose - Very disappointing bogey at the over the past 4 years at Augusta Justin Rose is 17 under
last, but is playing very solid golf. I think he is there in par - second only to Jordan at 29 under - wow.

Jordan Spieth - Just don’t even watch tomorrow,
the conversation come Sunday night.
there is no need because this guy is putting the jacket
on - period. The only guys I see that could maybe take
SATURDAY- Round Three
it from him are Sergio or Rose.
The atmosphere on the 1st tee this afternoon was

I think the winner comes from the last 2
simply electric. I was up on the veranda watching a
lot of the late groups tee off and the buzz around the groups. I think Rose, Garcia, or Spieth wins and I am
sticking to my guns with Jordan, but I honestly think
Mickelson - Spieth pairing was simply like nothing I
part of me is pulling for Sergio.
have ever felt. The ovations these guys got walking
to the putting green, to the first tee, when they were
SUNDAY- Round Four
announced, after they hit their tee shots, walking up
I thought Sergio’s speed on his putts was exquisite all
the first fairway was amazing.

I watched Bill Haas and Jimmy Walker play the week long, but I thought we might see the end of him
11th hole and to give you a little taste of how hard that after he missed the little putt on 9 and he made a terrible
swing off of 10 and was lucky to make bogey, but again
hole is, if you hit one bad shot you are making bogey
he got a break, took his medicine, made his 5 and got
there or you have to make an amazing par. Haas hit
out of dodge.
it in the right trees, tried to do the prudent thing and
I thought the tournament was over after #11
chip it back out into the fairway, but caught a limb and
when Justin took a 2 shot lead and after an uneventful
did not make it out of the fairway, then he had to hit
12th hole which almost never happens the turning point
a low punch that ran all the way down to the front of
hands down in the tournament was #13.
the green and he 2 putted and escaped with a pretty

His execution faltered and we all saw his ball
damn good 5.
wind
up
in an azalea bush, and again I thought Sergio

I was watching Bill play the hole with long time
was done for there, as he kept looking up at the trees
family friend, and one of the best guys on the planet,
Bill’s father Jay Haas. I looked at Jay and said that was a that his ball hit almost saying how could you do that to
pretty good par. He knew exactly what I meant as that me, or in a sense blaming the trees for where his ball
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