Hopes of a first English winner of a major in 14 years are burning brightly as Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter lead Tiger Woods and the rest of the field heading into the third round
And the Augusta National patrons have their focus on the leaderboard early on as play gets going on a beautiful day. Conditions are perfect for low scoring - balmy, receptive greens, not a breath of wind
Matteo Manassero of Italy watches his tee shot on the seventh hole. The 16-year-old is the only amateur remaining in the tournament and the youngest player ever to compete at Augusta
Two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen escapes a bunker but the South African endures a dire start to his third round, with a triple bogey at the 1st that sees him drop further out of contention
The galleries are unsurprisingly packed at Augusta as the third round gets into full swing. Here Australian Adam Scott wanders down the first fairway after his opening drive
Another South African, Ernie Els, gets his third round under way. But the 'Big Easy' will need a minor miracle to win his first Masters title after starting eight shots off the lead
Things don't go according to plan for Scott but the Australian recovers well from the bunker to par the opening hole and moves to one under after five
Woods makes a flying start with two birdies in the first three holes but three dropped shots in the next four see the American world number one slip to five under for the tournament
Overnight leader Lee Westwood continues to impress with another fine display early in the second round. Birdies on the 1st, 4th and 8th see him open up a three-shot lead
Playing partner Ian Poulter struggles early on before two consecutive bogeys see him drop to six under. But a fine putt on the 7th sees him hit back to keep touch with playing partner Westwood
Phil Mickelson, champion in 2004 and 2006, enjoys a mixed start to his third round. Birdies at the 2nd and 3rd help him close on Westwood but bogeys on 6 and 10 see him drop back
Veteran American Fred Couples had a poor Friday but he's not for quitting - after beginning with consecutive birdies, a birdie on 14 followed by an eagle on 15 lift him into third as the end of the round nears
Poulter's difficult round continues as he follows up a bogey on 11 with a double bogey at the next hole, before a birdie on 13 sees him climb back into a tie for seventh on six under for the tournament
After his flurry of four bogeys in seven holes Woods steadies the ship and three birdies in a row from the 13th see him climb to eight under and into a tie for third
Westwood shrugs off a bogey on the 12th to birdie the 15th and go back into the lead on 12 under with three to play. But there's a gale force wind brewing right behind him...
The ever-popular Mickelson mounts a memorable charge, carding eagle-eagle-birdie between 13 and 15 to snatch the lead from Westwood. However, a bogey on 17 sees him fall back into second on 11 under
KJ Choi of Korea turns in a round of 70 to finish the day alongside playing partner Woods on eight under par, four shots off the lead. The pair will play with each other for the fourth day in a row on Sunday
Westwood cards a third-round 68 to finish the day 12 under for the tournament, one ahead of Mickelson and three ahead of Woods and Choi. Fellow Englishman Poulter fairs less well, carding a 74 to drop back to six under
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