Westwood leads, with Mickelson, Woods chasing as the Masters heads for a thrilling finish

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Final day at Augusta after a thrilling third round

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples is making the biggest move among the Masters leaders, while others have already run into trouble.

Phil Mickelson had a birdie attempt knocked off line by a pollen pod that blew onto the green just before he putted at No. 2. Tiger Woods yanked his first tee shot into the adjacent ninth fairway and needed two swings to get out of a bunker at the second. Lee Westwood also put his first shot in the trees and took a bogey.

Westwood bounced back with a two-putt birdie at the second, reclaiming his one-stroke lead over Mickelson. Couples birdied two of the first three holes to get to 9 under, three strokes behind in a tie with K.J. Choi. Woods is five shots off the pace.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The final group has teed off at Augusta National, where Lee Westwood holds a one-stroke lead over Phil Mickelson.

Tiger Woods and K.J. Choi are in the next-to-last group at the Masters, both starting out Sunday four shots behind Westwood. Woods immediately lost a stroke after yanking his first tee shot into the adjacent ninth fairway, leading to a bogey.

Fred Couples is five shots behind, looking to become the oldest major champion in golf history at age 50. There’s some low scores in the early going, including Scott Verplank at 6 under through 13 holes and Nick Watney playing the first eight holes at 4 under.