Masters 2016 Jordan Spieth becomes first player to

Masters 2016 Jordan Spieth becomes first player to

Jordan Spieth is one round away from becoming the first person to win consecutive Masters since Tiger Woods in 2001-2002, but he needs to rebound after a poor finish Saturday.The defending Masters champion had a four-shot lead heading into the 17th holebut bogeyed the par 4 and double-bogeyed 18 after mi sing two straight tee shots well right. Spieth ultimately shot a 1-over 73 to finish the third round at 3 under, one shot ahead of Smylie Kaufman.MORE: Kaufman continued to impre s in his first Masters by shooting the first sub-70 round since Thursday Greg Monroe Jersey . Kaufman birdied three of his last six holes to shoot a 3-under 69 and finish the day at 2 under."Im excited (about Sunday)," Kaufman told CBSafter his third round. "I played well (Saturday), kept my head down and hit some good shots."The 24-year-old rookie also mentioned he's received some flack from other tour pros because of his current living situation."I currently live with my parentsbut Im in the market for finding a house," Kaufman said."Im trying to find a placebut Rashad Vaughn Jersey Im very particular about it."Bernhard Langer, 58, provided a blast from the past Saturday when he shot a 2-under 70 to finish the third round at 1 under. Langer, a two-time Masters champion, has dominated the Champions Tour since joining eight years ago.It was a lot of fun being out there with Jason (Day). Hes a great young man and we had a lot of fun," Langer toldCBS."The highlight of the day was on 14 when Jason Milwaukee Bucks Jersey made a long birdie putt, then I chipped in for birdie."MORE: To put it in perspective, Langer won his first Masters in 1985. Spieth, Day, Kaufman and Hideki Matsuyama had yet to be born. Langer won his second Masters in 1993, three months before Spieth was born.Day,the world's top-ranked player, put his struggles on the back nine aside Saturday to shoot a 1-under 71 and finish at even. The Au sie had four birdies and three bogeys in the third round. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jersey Tied with Langer at 1 underis Matsuyama, who finished fifth at Augusta last year. The 24-year-old Japanese prodigy had a chance to get to 4 under but three-putted the par-5 15th for par. He then bogeyed the 16th and 17th holes to shoot an even-par 72.Dustin Johnson, who is still searching for his first major championship, finished the third round at even-par. He mi sed several birdie putts just on the edge of the hole as he settled for an even-par 72 in Round 3. Johnson has the ability to over-power this course if he's on.The talk entering Saturday's third round was headlined by the final pairing of Spieth and Rory McIlroy. But McIlroy, who is trying to win the career Grand Slam, couldn't get anything going Saturday. The Northern Irishman shot a 5-over 77, without a birdie, to finish at 2 over.Conditions have been difficult through the first three roundsbut the Matthew Dellavedova Jersey forecast calls for le s windSunday. If that's the case, Augusta could provide another exciting finish.

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