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The 2012 Masters Golf Tournament

Live coverage and analysis from Augusta National, where American Bubba Watson won his first major title after beating 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff.

Off-line tee shot from Oosthuizen at 4th and neat approach from Mickelson on 3rd means we could have a tie for the lead shortly.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:22:22 PM
RT @HankDHaney: How cool was that shot?

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 7:23:31 PM
Westwood chips in on 6 to go to -4. Six shots back but with the back nine awaiting you never know.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:24:40 PM
Tiger Woods 1 hole away from his worst Masters finish as a professional after he bogeys the par-4 17th. At 6 over, he lies 16 off the pace.

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 7:26:27 PM
Hanson drops another shot at the third, three back. Mickelson stays 8-under.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:27:57 PM
Rory McIlroy also struggling in the Masters final round, five over for the day and six over for the tournament after 15 holes.

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 7:28:16 PM
Oosthuizen taps in for bogey on four, a shot clear of Mickelson.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:29:13 PM
Gasps from the crowd as Mickelson hits a woeful tee shot on the fourth. Ball hits the seating area and cannons into the trees.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:32:28 PM
Hanson finds the green and could be alone in second place shortly. Mickelson in all kinds of trouble, which he loves of course. Stay tuned for what 'Lefty' the magician does next...

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:34:16 PM
Adam Scott, tied-second last year, is 6-under for the day after an ace at the 16th.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:36:03 PM
Mickelson preparing a right-handed swing.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:38:19 PM
His ball is in the bamboo shoots, and his first attempt fails miserably, hitting his shoe and bouncing back into the mess.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:39:02 PM
Second attempt trickles out, leaving him with a tough lie and a shot over the bunker to a tricky pin. Fourth shot, staring triple bogey in the face here.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:40:54 PM
Fourth shot into the bunker. Stunned silence in the galleries. Mickelson is heading way down the leaderboard.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:41:45 PM
Phil Mickelson in trouble at par-3 4th where his tee shot ends up in bamboo shoots behind green, then hits 2 bad right-handed shots.

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 7:42:20 PM
His bunker shot finishes two feet away so Mickelson will card a six. Ouch.

by Tom.pilcher 4/8/2012 7:42:38 PM
Phil Mickelson winds up with a triple-bogey 6 at the 4th after hitting 4th shot into a bunker, 5th on the green and putting out. 5 under.

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 7:45:36 PM
Tiger Woods closes with a two-over-par 74 to finish at five-over 293, his worst finish as a professional at the Masters.

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 7:47:33 PM
@MarkLamport Just wondering why everyone's talking about Tiger when there are obviously better players to talk about. #JustAskin

by Sullivans_Projs via twitter 4/8/2012 7:50:03 PM
Wayne Mitchell holds the ball Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa used to score a double eagle on the second hole during final round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Phil Noble

by Reuters Sports 4/8/2012 7:50:35 PM
Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa tips his hat to the crowd after scoring a double eagle on the second hole during final round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Phil Noble

by Reuters Sports 4/8/2012 7:51:39 PM
Another clutch putt by Louis Ooosthuizen as he holes out from just off the green at the par-3 sixth to stay at 9 under, 2 strokes clear

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 7:57:12 PM
@MarkLamport and I'm happy. Arrogance gets him nowhere

by christygh via twitter 4/8/2012 7:58:23 PM
@MarkLamport karma it is called

by sfballard via twitter 4/8/2012 8:03:18 PM
@MarkLamport Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
#goodfortiger

by willmichaeliam via twitter 4/8/2012 8:03:21 PM
@MarkLamport How is Hanson doing?

by Papsenen via twitter 4/8/2012 8:06:23 PM
Tiger Woods after closing with a 74 at the Masters: “If I look back on the week, I played the par-fives atrociously.”

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 8:14:50 PM
@MarkLamport the butterfly effect...or karma's a bitch ain't it Tiger

by ogpunk via twitter 4/8/2012 8:15:11 PM
Woods: "Thank God my short game was good this week and my putting was really good. Unfortunately they were all for pars, not for birdies.”

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 8:15:57 PM
Phil Mickelson of the U.S. looks for his ball in the bamboo trees on the fourth hole during final round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

by Reuters Sports 4/8/2012 8:21:21 PM
Phil Mickelson of the U.S. hits his shot righthanded out of the bamboo trees on the fourth hole during final round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

by Reuters Sports 4/8/2012 8:21:55 PM
@MarkLamport pro's don't throw and kick their clubs around at Augusta. It's not 1997 big boy

by neeko2112 via twitter 4/8/2012 8:27:40 PM
@Papsenen Peter Hanson is tied for second at seven under after seven holes, two off the lead.

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 8:34:55 PM
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by Simon Evans via twitter 4/8/2012 8:35:24 PM
South African Louis Oosthuizen stays 2 ahead of the chasing pack at 9 under after parring the eighth. Watson and Hanson tied for 2nd.

by MarkLamport via twitter 4/8/2012 8:36:41 PM
Ian Poulter of England hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during final round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

by simon evans 4/8/2012 8:42:03 PM
England's Ian Poulter now at -5, four shy of leader Louis Oosthuizen.

by Simon Evans via twitter 4/8/2012 8:42:47 PM
Pre-tournament hype about Rory v Tiger? Well they were close to each other at least - both T41 at the moment.

by Simon Evans via twitter 4/8/2012 8:43:27 PM
RT @EllingYelling: The guy who caught Oosthuizen's albatross ball, 59-year-old Wayne Mitchell, has given the ball to the club. Native Kiwi.

by Simon Evans via twitter 4/8/2012 8:45:00 PM
@MarkLamport @papsenen thanks allot. Is he playing well?

by Papsenen via twitter 4/8/2012 8:46:10 PM
RT @CaroWozniacki: Looks like it will be an interesting finish at the masters! Unfortunately it wasnt Rory's this year, but many more ch ...

by Simon Evans via twitter 4/8/2012 8:57:32 PM
Leaders enter the back nine - "the tournament begins" says one fan.

by Simon Evans via twitter 4/8/2012 8:58:40 PM
RT @oliverbrown_tel: Oosthuizen would be South Africa's third Masters champion in five years after Immelman ('08), Schwartzel ('11). Ser ...

by Simon Evans via twitter 4/8/2012 8:59:07 PM
Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa hits his tee shot on the third hole during final round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 8, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

by simon evans 4/8/2012 9:01:21 PM
Oosthuizen bogeys the 10th and falls to -8 just a shot ahead of Watson and Hanson.

by simon evans 4/8/2012 9:02:31 PM

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The 2012 Masters Golf Tournament

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