Florida Times-Union sports columnist Gene Frenette is at the Masters and all week, providing content for jacksonville.com This is his entry for Saturday April 12.
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Over an hour after the third round commenced Saturday, one of the more popular gathering spots at the Masters during a steady drizzle was the putting green.
Ponte Vedra Beach resident Vijay Singh, along with India's Jeev Milkha Singh, were honing their putting strokes while waiting to tee off. Fans completely engulfed the putting green, two and three rows deep in some spots, to watch the pair, along with defending U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera.
Many spectators hang around the putting green, which is just behind the first tee, while waiting for their favorite players to tee off. Tiger Woods (one-under-par 143) goes off at 1:10 p.m., while Vijay Singh and fellow Ponte Vedra Beach resident Jim Furyk will tee off together at 1:30 p.m. While Singh was putting around noon time, Furyk was in the locker room making adjustments to his equipment.
Right now, there's a steady drizzle, but the good news is lightning has so far stayed out of the area. Play will likely go on as scheduled as long as a downpour doesn't drench the Augusta National layout or lightning stays at least seven miles out of the area.
Leaders Trevor Immelman (136, eight-under-par) and Brandt Snedeker won't tee off until 2:40 p.m. CBS coverage begins at 3:30.
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