Masters 2008: Immelman leads heading into final round
April 13, 2008 by Pete Teevens
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Sometimes things just go your way. After losing the lead early in the third round, Trevor Immelman regained the lead and finished moving day 2 shots ahead of the rest of the field.
Immelman might not have been in the lead if it wasn’t for a fortunate break on the 15th hole. After hitting what looked to be a great approach to the green, his ball kept rolling and was seemingly headed for the water. Somehow the ball came to a stop on a steep slope in a scene that seemed to defy gravity.
Instead of the ball entering the water hazard and likely resulting in a double bogey or perhaps worse, Immelman saved par and finished the round at 3-under.
After making par on the first three holes, Immelman bogied the fourth, dropping him to 7-under and off the top of the leaderboard. Immelman then showed his grit by recording birdies on eight, thirteen, fourteen and eighteen to regain the lead.
Immelman now sits at 11-under par. He has a two stroke lead over Brandt Snedeker who finished day three at 2-under. Steve Flesch and Paul Casey both shot a 69 on Saturday and are 8-under par and 7-under par respectively.
Tiger Woods rounds out the top five after finishing the day at 4-under and is at 5-under par overall. Thanks to Immelman’s solid round, Woods was only able to gain one stroke on the leader and will start the final day six shots back.
If the South African can handle the pressure of playing in the last group on the final day of the Masters, Immelman will add to the list of unlikely Masters winners.
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