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Jon Rahm grabs share of Masters lead while Tiger Wood's hopes alive
Updated On: 15 November, 2020 01:08 PM IST | Augusta | AFP
Mexicos Abraham Ancer, ranked 21st, and 45th-ranked Australian Cameron Smith completed the lead group ahead of round three in cool and cloudy at Augusta National, where greens were firming up after two days of rain-soaked vulnerability
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Spain's Jon Rahm plays his shot from the 17th tee. PIC/AFP
Jon Rahm grabbed a share of the lead, Tiger Woods stayed in the hunt and US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau barely made the cut in Saturday's completion of the darkness-halted second round of the Masters. Second-ranked Rahm completed a bogey-free six-under-par 66 to join world number one Dustin Johnson and third-ranked Justin Thomas in the lead pack of five on nine-under 135 -- the first time in major golf history the world's top three shared the lead after any round. "This weekend is going to be a good one to watch with the course getting better and the leaderboard we have going on," Rahm said. Mexico's Abraham Ancer, ranked 21st, and 45th-ranked Australian Cameron Smith completed the lead group ahead of round three in cool and cloudy at Augusta National, where greens were firming up after two days of rain-soaked vulnerability.
"The greens are getting faster," Rahm warned. "If they can keep up these green speeds for the afternoon, Augusta National is going to play more like Augusta National." Defending champion Woods completed a round of 71 to stand four strokes off the lead on 139 and said while greens were faster, low scores were still on offer. "Eat fast, change clothes and get after it," Woods said. "There are going to be low scores out there. The golf course is definitely gettable." DeChambeau, who many feared would overwhelm Augusta National with his power-driving game, barely avoided a humiliating early exit despite a two-over 74, making the record-low Masters cut of par 144 on the number.
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