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Back on 10, Norman tugs a dismal second to the left of the green from 200 yards. He doesn’t half enjoy visiting that side of this hole; you may recall his running up a double-bogey six from down the bank there on the final day ten years ago. He’s parred the hole three times this week, though he’ll need to get up and down to maintain that consistency. The good news: the ball’s refused to topple down the bank, clinging onto the top by its dimples. He’ll probably elect to putt from there, so par isn’t a pipe dream. Speaking of consistency, the iced-tea-cool Faldo swishes an effortless iron into the heart of the green. No pin chasing. Par chasing. Given the jittery way Norman has been playing today, pars all the way in may well be enough.
Some smart play by Nobilo on 13. His first response to that momentum-jiggering bogey on 12 was to whistle his drive into the pine trees down the right of the dogleg par five. There’s a route to the green from where he finds himself, and he considers the New York Or Bust option for quite some time. But instead he decides to lay up, bumping his ball down the left of the fairway, well short of Rae’s Creek and watery disaster. And he’s left with the chance to spin close and make birdie.
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/apr/11/the-masters-1996-greg-norman-final-round-live under the title “The Masters 1996: Greg Norman leads by six shots at start of final round – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
