The Masters 2019 leaderboard: Tiger Woods two back as Francesco Molinari takes lead into final round at Masters
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Your support makes all the difference.Francesco Molinari surged two shots clear at the top of The Masters leaderboard on Saturday to set up another final round showdown with Tiger Woods for a major title.
It has been an almost flawless Masters for Molinari, who has carded just a single bogey through three rounds. On Sunday, the Italian turned in another error-free effort in the third round, signing for a six-under 66 to top the leaderboard at 13-under.
Molinari, the first Italian to win a major with his victory at last year's British Open, will start in pole position to claim a Green Jacket to go along with his Claret Jug.
Joining him in the last group will be Woods, who also paired with the Italian in the final round at Carnoustie, after the American electrified Augusta National with a five-under 67 that put him on the brink of ending a 11-year majors drought.
The two major champions will be accompanied by Tony Finau, who matched Woods's 11-under total with a dazzling eight-under 64 that featured a Masters-record equalling front nine of six-under 30.
With the forecast calling for heavy rain and thunderstorms late on Sunday officials have decided to send golfers off in threesomes from both the first and 10th tees rather than traditional pairs in an attempt to get the final round completed and avoid a Monday finish to the year's first major.
Lurking one shot further back is twice U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka, who scrapped his way to three-under 69 to trail Molinari by three.
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Molinari makes another par save on the fifth to stay at -7. Poulter finds his first birdie on the eighth to move to -6.
Woods is in the pine straw over to the right on the ninth after a poor drive. Simpson finds the green on the 18th but has a long putt for a birdie.
Hello Rickie.
Eagle three at the 13 after he chips in off the back of the green moves him up to -7.
Jason Day (-8) and Francesco Molinari (-8) both make birdies on the par-3 sixth to move within one of the lead.
Schaufele has an eagle putt on eight to try and go to -10.
Leader Board Update: Leader -9
Simpson -9 (17)
Finau -9 (12)
Woods -8 (8)
Schauffele -8 (7)
Koepka -8 (6)
Molinari -8 (6)
Day -8 (6)
Fowler -7 (13)
Scott -7 (6)
Xander Schauffele (-9) takes back a share of the lead with a birdie on the eighth.
Webb Simpson matches Patrick Cantlay with a round of 64. He goes in 8-under for the day and has the lead in the clubhouse at -9.
Well played Webb!
Movement from Poulter, he goes birdie, birdie at 8 and 9 and moves to -7 within two of the lead.
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