Florida Times-Union sports columnist Gene Frenette is at the Masters and providing daily content for jacksonville.com This is his entry as play begins Sunday April 13.
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Judging by how the flags are flapping at 11 a.m. by the main scoreboard, the champion of the 72nd Masters may feel more like a survivor than a winner.
It's a Winnie the Pooh kind of day for the final round at Augusta, with west winds gusting from 20-30 miles per hour. So don't look for 12 of the 45 golfers to post scores in the 60s like they did in Saturday's third round.
It may not be as bad as last year's third round when champion Zach Johnson shot a 76 and the field scoring average was 77.352, the highest average since the 1982 opening round. But expect scores today to plummet significantly from Saturday, which could bring leaders Trevor Immelman (11-under-par), Brandt Snedeker (9-under), Steve Flesch (8-under) and Paul Casey (7-under) back to the field.
Strong winds could be a huge boost for Tiger Woods, who is six shots off the lead at 5-under, and is the only player in the final three groups to have any experience being in final-round contention at a major.
Who will win the Masters? The answer may be blowing in the wind.
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