AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Rickie Fowler and Charley Hoffman birdied the second hole to head the U.S. Masters third-round leaderboard at a sun-kissed Augusta on Saturday. Pieters dropped a shot on the first hole but the other three safely negotiated the difficult par-four and world number eight Fowler and Hoffman birdied the second to move to five under. American William McGirt also birdied the second to join Rahm and Pieters at three under. Three-times Masters champion Phil Mickelson birdied the first two holes but a double-bogey at the third put the experienced American left-hander on level par. It was a miserable start for four-times major champion Ernie Els, who is seeking his first Masters title at the age of 47.

Source: The Star April 08, 2017 19:41 UTC