Tiger Woods - Oosthuizen's 2 Good For Masters Lead Thru 9

By EDDIE PELLS

The Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. Louis Oosthuizen trimmed several shots down his history using one sleek swing. Phil Mickelson added several to help his or her together with one particular shaky decision.

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In the course regarding regarding thirty moments Sunday, Oosthuizen submitted some sort of rare double-eagle only two plus Mickelson built an unappealing triple-bogey a few in a very pair of seismic shiftings atop the particular leaderboard throughout the entry nine during Augusta National.

The leaders climbed to this switch with Oosthuizen at 9-under par and leading by means of two about Bubba Watson as well as Peter Hanson. Mickelson seemed to be a further shot back, a single in front of Ian Poulter, Padraig Harrington as well as Matt Kuchar.

Oosthuizen came up to the day in lastly place, but that each evolved when they holed out about No. 2 to the primary albatross now there along with only that final throughout this track record on the tournament. In that blink of the eye, he went out of 7 in order to 10-under par and also surpassed Mickelson and Hanson to the lead. He soon after lost the fight a opportunity having a bogey about No. 4, next proceeded to help par the rest in the prominent nine.

Only several mins following Oosthuizen's albatross, Mickelson teed off into the timber effectively for the kept in the fourth green.

Instead of having a charges shot and also a drop, he tried using for you to hack out and about right-handed. The basketball barely went the best time. On cost-free attempt, your dog shanked it in to the clear, subsequently he followed which has a flop result this failed to very clear the actual bunker. He essential a new wonderful upward and down from the crushed stone of saving triple-bogey a few and droped to 5-under par. He composed considered one of the particular photographs having a birdie about No. 8, build right after he / she make taxi driver journey outdoor patio on the edge in the green.

The back nine on Sunday generally gives plenty of fireworks at Augusta National, nevertheless Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, acquired things planning early.

He ended up being standing inside the fairway on No. 2, 253 meters available while he blasted a 4-iron onto that front, subsequently watched this roll towards again regarding your green plus into your hole. He lifted both hands from the air, high-fived his caddie next jaunted along toward the cup. He plucked this shot out and about along with tossed that into your crowd. Some souvenir.

The other people for you to help to make albatross at Augusta: Bruce Delvin in 1967 about No. 8-10 and also Jeff Maggert around 1994 on No. 13. Neither, however, appeared to be when well known as this one Gene Sarazen pulled throughout upon No. 15 in 1935. It propelled him to help a playoff in addition to en approach to a victory, understanding that chance will be widely viewed as one that placed the Masters to the map.

Only a few moments prior to Oosthuizen procured for the course, throughout next position in addition to two photographs right out the lead, defending champ Charl Schwartzel, forecast good things with regard to his fellow South African.

"I imagine they have trying to play that most effective outside most people in place there," Schwartzel said. "He's hot proper now. When he is playing similar to this, he has unstoppable."

Oosthuizen was not alone approaching Augusta National out of extended range.

Bo Van Pelt and Adam Scott aced the particular 16th hole. Van Pelt's 1 ended up being a part of a round with 8-under 64, tying this track record for the best shutting circular with tournament history. Scott shot 6-under 66 in addition to concluded at some under, linked along with Justin Rose, that shot four beneath regarding your day.

All those models made the item clear there are fine standing being had about the final day time at Augusta; bad versions ended up available, too.

Tiger Woods battled for your final immediately day, taking pictures 2-over 74. He dropped a birdie on No. 18 plus revealed many mock enthusiasm where's that been almost all week? He done during 5-over 293, coordinating his or her worst rating here, a similar a single he / she submitted his / her very first season within the event back 1995 while they had been continue to an amateur.

"It had been an off 1 week for the drastically wrong time," Woods said.

Over four rounds, Woods performed the par-5s in the cumulative a single under. Oosthuizen, on the other hand, played the very first one Sunday throughout 3-under par.

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April 08, 2012 05:11 PM EDT