11:04 PM
Scheffler recovers
Birdie on the 17th.
10:51 PM
Charl Schwartzel drops a shot on the 16th
He lips out on the left side of the hole from a couple of feet to go back to three-under, allowing Im to break into third.
10:44 PM
Three bogies in four holes for the leader
Scottie Scheffler’s lead is cut to just three as he posts a bogey (12th), birdie (13th), bogey (14th), and bogie (15th).
He lands on the green with his third shot, 39 feet from the pin.
He reads the left-to-right with his first putt, but underestimates just how much there is. It leaves him with 9 feet to go, which he goes and two-putts.
10:38 PM
Cameron Smith is into the clubhouse on 68
An excellent round for the Australian as he finishes the round with a par on the 18th.
He’s six-under for the tournament and has almost certainly played his way into the final group for tomorrow.
10:31 PM
Sungjae Im in a back-nine charge
He’s just sunk a cracking putt on the 15th to go to three-under for the tournament. He’s off the green, on the far side and 11 yards out. It looks like he hasn’t put enough power behind it, but he’s read that slope brilliantly, and the ball drops into the hole just as it’s about to come to a stop.
He had a torrid time of it on the opening six holes, getting a double-bogey on the first, and back-to-back bogeys on five and six.
Since then, the South Korean has rallied, posting four birdies on his previous nine holes.
He’s still a way off Scheffler, but he’s stating his intention in the chasing pack.
10:24 PM
Scheffler misses his par-putt on the 14th
He goes back to 10-under. A solid shot off the tee, but his approach back-pedaled from upper-shelf of the green, rolling onto the fairway to the front of the green.
His chip narrowly misses the hole – it could’ve been a birdie – he two putts and it’s a bogey.
10:12 PM
… but Scheffler responds
He gets a birdie on the 13th.
And Smith then goes and bogies the 16th.
Back to where we were then.
10:09 PM
Smith briefly pulls within three shots of Scottie Scheffler at the top
09:33 PM
Woods finishes with a double-bogey
He struggled out there today, looking in pain on several occasions.
On the 18th, he hit his second into the crowd, to the left of the pin and lipped around the hole to finish with a three-putt.
He goes into the clubhouse to post a 78, leaving him seven-over for the tournament.
09:24 PM
Smith within five of Scheffler now with a birdie on the 13th
He drops his approach within 12 feet of the hole, keeping his poise to one-putt and go four-under for the round.
09:14 PM
Scheffler’s lead cut to five as Schwartzel gets an eagle on the 10th
09:02 PM
Wind proving a test on the 9th
The 9th green is the highest point on the course – it’s the most exposed to these winds which have whipped up.
Scheffler puts his approach to within thirty feet of the hole… and he holds for the two putt.
08:55 PM
This time Woods misses to the right of the hole
It’s a three-putt on the par-three 16th, undoing those birdie’s around Amen Corner.
08:50 PM
An underwhelming performance from Jon Rahm
Last year’s US Open winner finishes with a birdie on the 18th, but posts a 77 for the round.
08:46 PM
Scheffler with a superb approach around the course obstructions
A hook-style swing to get the ball around the tree ahead of him on the eighth, and quickly down again to keep on the green.
He took his second shot out the right-hand fairway bunker, ending up in the left-hand side rough, with an overhanging branch directly ahead of him.
He gets the ball over the branch, landing in the middle of the green to run within six feet of the hole. With shots like this, it’s difficult to see anyone reeling him in.
He sinks his putt for a birdie to extend his lead back to six.
08:38 PM
Woods showing his class around Amen Corner
08:36 PM
Cameron Smith tying in second with Lowry now
A beautifully struck 169-yard 8-iron from Cameron Smith on the 10th lands a foot from the hole and rolls on, with the brakes applied.
He’s got seven feet to go with his putt… and he sinks it. Reads that left to right well and it’s another birdie – his fourth of the day – to got five-under for the tournament.
08:31 PM
A chance for Scheffler to extend his lead on the seventh…
He lands his second into the middle of the green and lets the wicked back spin put him within eight feet of the hole.
It looks like he’s read the follow-up downhill putt well, but it lips out the right side!
That would’ve restored his lead to six.
08:27 PM
Shane Lowry and Sungjae Im walking up the 7th
08:22 PM
Woods: Back-to-back birdies in and out of Amen Corner
He had an eagle-putt chance on the 13th, pulling up marginally short to finish from within two feet.
08:17 PM
Justin Thomas’ recovery: a nod to Bubba’s effort yesterday
What you can see is me in the trees on 18, but what you can’t see is my ball resting on a stick 2” off the ground and a 4-5’ opening basically straight up… 183 to the hole so I go PW as high as I can hit it. Turned out alright!
…did I mention I was right next to 10? 😉 #masters pic.twitter.com/Pjd9G8CiLK— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) April 8, 2022
08:13 PM
Shane Lowry’s gets a birdie on the 6th to cut Scheffler’s lead to four
His tee shot on the par-three 6th lands on the front-left edge of the green and rolls to within 16 feet of the hole.
He huddles over the putter and confidently sends it home.
08:07 PM
Justin Thomas with a Bubba-esque escape from the trees
He’s on the tenth and his tee shot runs right, into trees. He thumps it out, staying low enough and rolling past the pin, onto the edge of the green, 20-feet out.
And he very nearly gets a birdie with his putt! The ball takes a wild last-minute turn to the right to miss the cup by barely a couple of inches, and Thomas sinks to his knees. A roller-coaster for the American.
08:02 PM
A steady round for McIlroy today
He’s just birdied the par-five 15th by making the green in two and getting down in two.
He’s had three other birdies today, but balanced with three bogeys. One-under for the round, and one-over for the tournament.
07:54 PM
Tiger at Amen Corner
It looks like he’s pulled out his nine-iron for the tee shot of the 12th.
And it’s pretty perfect. He drops to the right of the pin and rolls to just 14 feet away. The loudest roar of the day erupts..
He’s not done yet. He pokes his putt home, expertly reading that last minute swerve to the left. Vintage Tiger.
07:49 PM
Woods has dropped another shot on the 11th
His eight-foot putt lips past the left side of the hole. Devastating.
I think that’s the third time that’s happened for him today as he moves to four-over for the round.
…Amen Corner beckons.
07:45 PM
Scheffler’s got a long putt, off green on the fourth
He’s taking a good look at it, working out just how much left-to-right there is.
It takes a bit more of a bobble than he was expecting at the crest on the edge of the green, taking the putt off target, resulting in it landing short and to the right.
Given how he’s been chipping the past two days, he might’ve been better not using the putter there.
07:41 PM
Scheffler extends lead to 10-under
A birdie on the 3rd extends his lead to six shots on his closest challenger, Shane Lowry.
Superb ball control with his second shot to stop the ball dead in its tracks, eight feet past the hole. He’s been phenomenal on the Augusta greens today – and this one’s no different. He’s down for a birdie.
07:36 PM
A grin from Tiger as he drives on the 11th
He’s three-over for the round after posting two bogeys, a double-bogey and a birdie.
He hits a 300+ yarder off the 11th tee, straight down the fairway, leaving him 200 away from the hole.
Amen Corner to come…
07:31 PM
Willett sinks a 28-footer to save par on the 7th
His second shot lands in one of the front bunkers after being forced to play out of the trees on the left.
His chip out the bunker isn’t great – he overcooks, leaving him with a long putt.
But he reads the right-to-left along his line to drop in off the right-side of the hole.
He’s in ninth, even for the round and one-under for the tournament.
07:25 PM
Stunning chip from Zalatoris
07:22 PM
Schwartzel with a birdie on the second
Turning the heat up on his playing partner to go within four now.
So that’s Lowry and Schwartzel on four-under, and Scheffler on eight-under…
But Scheffler’s still to take his putt… which he drops in from a couple of yards to extend the lead to five again. He’s on nine-under going onto the 3rd tee box.
07:18 PM
Shane Lowry makes a move, going to four-under
He joins the 2nd hole birdie club.
The 2019 Open Championship winner produces a dab-handed chip which lands quickly and curves left-to-right. It’s an easy three-footer to finish.
07:14 PM
Will Zalatoris moves to two-under
He’s just scored a birdie on the par-four 5th with an incredible chip from just off the front side of the green.
He’s judged that spectacularly. He bounces the ball of the slope, six yards out, applies the brakes, allowing the ball to trickle into the hole. He’s delighted with that.
07:08 PM
Scheffler pars the first
As does his partner Charl Schwartzel.
Scheffler’s approach drops off the back of the green and he goes just inches wide of the pin on his chip. Lovely stuff from the leader.
07:02 PM
Dustin Johnson joins those with a birdie on the 2nd
There’ve been quite a few today.
He goes three-under for the tournament, as he approaches the green of the 3rd.
06:53 PM
Scheffler is off!
The wind is blowing into him. His drive lands just off the left of the fairway. He’ll be fine from there, but not ideal.
06:51 PM
Danny Willett is one-under for the round
A solid start from the Sheffield-born 2016 champion.
He’s through four and birdied the third after landing his approach within nine feet of the hole and reading the left-to-right on the green to get down for three.
06:44 PM
Our first starters are through 18
Not one for Adam Scott to dwell on. He’s posted an 80 in a round which was littered with bogeys – and a double-bogey on the 17th after he landed in the bunker and three-putted. He’s 12-over for the tournament now.
Mackenzie Hughes, his playing partner, only did marginally better, posting a 77, and going into the clubhouse nine-over for the final day.
06:36 PM
Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama on the first
… but he hits his tee shot into the right-hand bunker, around the same place McIlroy ended up in.
And his playing partner, Masters debutant Harold Varner III, lands in amongst the crowd in the trees on the right. That’s a difficult spot to play out of.
A tough start for both of them, who start on three-under (Matsuyama) and two-under (Varner).
06:29 PM
Justin Thomas two-under through three
It’s an impressive recovery from the right-hand bunker on the 2nd. He’s towards the back of it, and cuts down fiercely onto the ball to land on the fringe grass and kick-on to within a foot to secure the birdie.
He finds the fairway bunker on the 3rd too, but is again very controlled out of it and sinks a 30-footer. We’ll keep close tabs on his run this evening.
06:22 PM
The last few groups are getting ready to go now
The final pairing, involving leader Scottie Scheffler with Charl Schwartzel, tees off in half an hour.
06:17 PM
300-yard drive for Woods on the 5th… but he’s ended with a double-bogey
He started well, driving straight down the fairway, avoiding those bunkers on the left.
He winces after hitting his second shot – a reaction to how it came out the club, or was he in pain? He lands on the lower part of the green, 60-odd feet from the hole. His third shot gets within nine feet of the hole, looking promising, but he slips past the left side of the cup to go four feet over the other side. It should be simple from here, but it’s a horseshoe putt, the ball skirting around the rim and coming back out the other side. Devastating stuff.
He’s in for six and that’s big dent on his scorecard. He’s two-over for today’s round now.
06:04 PM
Back-to-back birdie’s for Matthew Fitzpatrick
A charge on the cards? He birdies the 2nd and 3rd to go one-under for the tournament.
It’d be even more if he hadn’t dropped a shot out the clubhouse after drawing towards the left-hand trees out the tee box.
05:57 PM
Webb Simpson among those getting a birdie on the 2nd
The American is one-under through three, putting him evens for the tournament.
He drives his first in front of those right-hand fairway bunkers, before slightly drawing to go to the back of the green with his second. He then guides his 63-foot put within six feet of the hole, reading that right-to-left break perfectly.
05:52 PM
A lot is being made of the weather today
It’s a chilly 11 degrees Celsius – not what you expect at Augusta this time of year – and there’s a 7mph wind to go with it. Back to 23 degrees tomorrow – albeit much more wind expected.
Balls will travel a bit shorter in this colder weather. It won’t be huge, but players could lose a few yards out the drive.
05:43 PM
We’re coming up to the final hour of starters
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6.50pm Danny Willett (Eng), Joaquin Niemann (Chi)
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7pm Collin Morikawa (US), Will Zalatoris (US)
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7.10pm Cameron Smith (Aus), Corey Conners (Can)
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7.20pm Dustin Johnson (US), Kevin Na (US)
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7.30pm Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Harold Varner III (US)
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7.40pm Im Sung-jae (Kor), Shane Lowry (Ire)
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7.50pm Scottie Scheffler (US), Charl Schwartzel (SA)
05:34 PM
A bogey on the first… but almost an eagle on the second
The Tiger magic:
05:31 PM
Mackenzie Hughes with a bogey at Amen Corner
He thumps his tee shot towards the azalea’s, landing in the rough just ahead of this card-ruining corner of the course. He’s lucky not to drop in the water with his second – it rolls rapidly over the green, but is stopped by the fringe grass, in front of the water. A soft chip to put him within 10 inches to go down for a bogey… and an exhalation of breath as he walks away.
05:20 PM
…he’s gone and three-putted on the 1st for a bogey
His 51-footer first-putt runs out of legs, curving left and stopping 12 feet from the hole.
He drags his second to the left of the hole, it looks like he was expecting more of a left-to-right judging by his reaction, before he drops in from two feet to start the round with a bogey. Not at all what he wanted.
05:11 PM
Woods is out the clubhouse!
And a massive crowd to go with him, as expected.
His tee shot lands to the left of those bunkers that McIlroy landed in. Just looking at the Sky Sports coverage now – it’s exactly the tee shot landing locations he was hitting on the practice area.
He slightly fades his second, ending on the far right side of the green, 51 feet to the pin.
05:06 PM
A birdie for Jon Rahm on the 2nd
He overcooks his fairway shot, falling off the back of the green, but recovers with a dab-handed chip to leave just a few yards to the hole. He reads that straight putt well to put himself one-under for round, and one-over for the tournament.
04:56 PM
Tiger Woods off any moment now…
Him and Kevin Kisner are slated to start their round at 6pm.
Here he is driving up the 18th yesterday. Iconic.
04:52 PM
Not a good start for McIlroy
His tee shot out the clubhouse lands in the bunker on the right of the fairway – and it’s not in a comfortable position in there – he’s right beneath the slope ahead of him.
He can’t get enough loft with his follow-up and it rebounds off the top edge of the bunker to stay in the sand – albeit with much more space to get out.
Much better with the third – he lands middle of the green, and is down in two. A bogey to begin.
It could’ve been a lot worse given that horrible location he landed in off the tee… but not the start he wanted.
04:42 PM
Marc Leishman down to two-under for the round
He’s on the 9th tee now, having birdied the 2nd and 8th – the latter courtesy of a monster 25-foot putt, lovely stuff from the Australian. He’s two-over for the tournament now.
He came fifth last year, with a highest-placed finish of fourth in 2013.
04:36 PM
Fleetwood drops a shot on the sixth
Back to evens for the round.
A look of frustration as he turns away from his tee shot. He’s draws it to the left of the green, giving him a big slope to content with. He recovers well, setting himself up for the part putt, but he just nudges the right edge of the hole, before tapping in for a bogey.
04:29 PM
Si Woo Kim making a charge?
He’s only through two, but is stating his intention for moving day.
The South Korean draws his second shot around the corner on the second, landing a few yards ahead of the front edge of the green to roll within five-or-so metres of the hole.
He reads the right to left putt perfectly, dropping just off the front lip to secure the first eagle of the day. Evens for the tournament now.
04:19 PM
Adam Scott’s having a rough time of it out there
He’s through eight and three-over for the round, posting bogeys on the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 7th.
On the 7th, his first putt from the back edge of the green didn’t have the legs and it rolled cruelly down to the other side of the green, leaving him two more putts to get in.
The Australian is seven-over for the tournament.
04:10 PM
Fleetwood tries to fade one onto the 5th green
It’s deep and he drops off the back of the green, but avoids the bunker behind the pin.
He recovers well, ending just a couple of metres beyond the hole with plenty of brakes on his chip, and it’s a comfortable putt for par.
One-under for the round for the Englishman from Southport.
04:01 PM
Danny Willett leads the English challenge
The 2016 winner, who capitalised on Jordan Spieth’s Amen Corner collapse in the final round that year, himself had a challenging run into the hazard-littered hole on his second round.
He posted a trio of bogeys on the 10th, 11th and 12th, parring the remainder of the back-nine to score 74 yesterday.
His first round 69 means he’s one-under for the tournament, in joint 10th, and will be out at 6:50pm with Chile’s Joaquin Niemann.
03:52 PM
McIlroy due out at 5:20pm
He’s two-over par, in 23rd position going into Saturday after posting two rounds of 73.
He was at risk of not making the cut after posting a bogey and double-bogey on the 10th and 11th yesterday. Oliver Brown called it the return of his famous “little boy lost” act.
03:42 PM
Tommy Fleetwood on the 3rd
He’s two-over for the tournament, but has bagged an early birdie on the par-five 2nd. His second shot ended in the bunker to the left of the green, but he recovered well, getting his third within a few feet of the hole to get down for four.
03:31 PM
Pin positions for today
03:28 PM
Good afternoon!
Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s coverage of the third round of the 2022 Masters. World number one Scottie Scheffler is the man to catch on moving day, commanding a five-shot lead at eight-under par while Tiger Woods faces yet another challenge in his comeback from a car crash that nearly cost him his right leg.
Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes and Australia’s Adam Scott got play started under sunny skies at 2:20pm (UK time) but in unusually cool conditions with temperatures barely breaking 10 degrees Celsius.
The cold represents another hurdle for Woods who is playing his first competitive event in 508 days and sits nine behind Scheffler but confident he is still in the chase for what would be a record-equaling sixth Green Jacket.
Having had to contend with Augusta National’s undulating layout and severe winds on Friday, the 46-year-old’s damaged leg will now be put to the test by the cold.
The 15-times major winner and playing partner Kevin Kisner are scheduled to tee off at 5pm.
“I’m four shots back at second,” said Woods after a battling two-over 74 on Friday.
“That’s the thing. It’s going to be windy. It’s going to be cool.
“It’s going to be the Masters that I think the Masters Committee has been looking forward to for a number of years.”
It is not just Woods who needs to mount one of his famous Saturday charges if Scheffler, the hottest golfer on the planet with three PGA Tour wins in his last five starts, is to be reeled in.
The 25-year-old American, even with a five-stroke cushion, cannot afford to get complacent being chased by trio of major winners including South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 winner at Augusta National, Irishman Shane Lowry the 2019 British Open winner, and defending Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan.
Also five back is South Korea’s Im Sung-jae , the first round overnight leader.
Scheffler and Schwartzel are last off at 6:50pm.
Reuters