Masters 2026: With Augusta National playing 'pretty easy,' here's hoping the green jackets go for carnage on Sunday
There were plenty of red numbers on the leaderboard Saturday at the Masters. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA, Ga.
— When the week began with a forecast for the driest Masters in 15 years, the green jackets who run this place had a once-in-a-generation opportunity. They could have turned the Masters into the Carnage. Instead, an amped up Buick Open broke out.
“The course is gettable,” Russell Henley said after shooting a 66. “The greens are still very, very friendly,” said 2013 champion Adam Scott. “I don't think it's the scariest I've ever seen it here.
” So here’s a plea to the Masters pooh-bahs, a request to those whose jobs is to keep the spirit of Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie alive on this one-of-a-kind plot of land. With 11 players within five shots of the lead (held by Cam Young and Rory McIlroy) heading into Sunday’s final round, it’s time to be mean. Go full nasty.
Make it as fast and difficult as you can. After Saturday’s birdie-fest that helped a dozen players get back in the tournament, let Augusta National have her revenge. “It really depends on what they decide to do with the greens,” Scottie Scheffler said after his round, a 7-under 65 that got him back in contention.
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