Masters Saturday: Spieth maintains one-shot lead

6:40 p.m.

Jordan Spieth made birdie putts on No. 14-15 to stretch his lead to four shots, his largest of the afternoon. First-timer Smylie Kaufman is in second place at 2 under.

6:10 p.m.

Jordan Spieth made a par at No. 13 and goes to his final five holes with a one-shot lead over Hideki Matsuyama of Japan. Smylie Kaufman, in his first Masters, shot the low round of the day at 69 and is at 2 under and the leader in the clubhouse. Bernhard Langer, 58, 10 years older than the oldest majors champion, shot a round of 70 and is tied for fourth. In 1986, he was the defending champ who put the green jacket on Jack Nicklaus when he became the oldest Masters champion at age 46. Langer won his second Masters in 1993, three months before Spieth was born.

5:50 p.m.

After a double-bogey six by Jordan Spieth cut his lead to 2 shots, he rebounded with a 17-foot birdie putt at No. 12 to go back to 4 under. Shortly after Hideki Matsuyama made a birdie at No. 14 to go to 3 under, one shot back.

5:05 p.m.

Two-time champion Bernhard Langer, 58, made the last of his three consecutive birdies at Nos. 13-14-15 and climbed into a tie with Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, three shots back of leader Jordan Spieth.

5 p.m.

Defending champion Jordan Spieth just misses long birdie putt on N0. 9, makes par and makes turn with a three-shot lead on Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, who is on No. 11.

4:50 p.m.

Lead goes back to 3

Jordan Spieth — Birdied No. 8 to go back to 5 under

Hideki Matsuyama — 2 under

4:30 p.m.

Lead is at 2

Jordan Spieth — Bogey out of bunker on No. 7, falls to 4 under

Hideki Matsuyama — Birdie ahead at No. 8 to get to 2 under

Rory McIlroy — Three putt for bogey on No. 7 to drop to 1 under

4:15 p.m.

Lead remains at 3

Jordan Spieth — Tough par putt and made it to stay 5 under at No. 6

Rory McIlroy — Easy par putt and stayed 2 under at No. 6

4 p.m.

Lead remains at 3

Jordan Spieth — Long two-putt par at No. 5 for 5 under

Rory McIlroy — Long two-putt at No. 5 to stay 2 under

3:45 p.m.

Lead remains at 3

Jordan Spieth — 5 under after tough up and down with 8-foot putt at No. 4

Rory McIlroy — 2 under after easier up and down from nearly same spot on No. 4

3:35 p.m.

Lead grows to 3

Jordan Spieth — 5 under, par at No. 3 despite drive into pine straw on right

Rory McIlroy — 2 under, bogey at No. 3 after driving in left bunker

3:20 p.m.

Lead doubles to 2

Jordan Spieth — 5 under, two-putt birdie at No. 2

Rory McIlroy — 3 under, two-putt parr at No. 2

3:15 p.m.

Jordan Spieth — 4 under, putting for eagle at No. 2

Rory McIlroy — 3 under, putting for birdie at No. 2

3 p.m.

Leader Jordan Spieth and playing partner Rory McIlroy, the final pairing, have begun their rounds. The low round of the day and only player under par is Louis Oosthuizen at 71. Both players in the final pair parred No. 1 with solid par putts.

2:20 p.m.

Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa has proven that a score can be had despite the swirling wind that is knocking hats off heads of patrons. He shot 37-34 — 71 and stands at 4 over. Only two other players on the course are under par: Champions Tour star and two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer is at 1 under after three holes. J.B. Holmes is 1 under after four holes.

Links to AJC.com coverage of Round 2

Steve Hummer’s column on amateur Bryson DeChambeau

2 p.m.

As the leaders begin to tee off between now and 3 p.m., keep this stat in mind: The scoring average today is 76.667 as of now and the record composite average in the bent-grass era (since 1981) is 74.90 by 49 players in 1983. The overall all-time high is 78.56 set by 78 players in 1956.

1:40 p.m.

For your reading enjoyment before the leaders tee off, former Atlanta Journal-Consitution columnist Dave Kindred wrote for Golf Digest about covering 50 Masters.

1:30 p.m.

Bubba Watson, the two-two Masters champ from UGA who barely made the cut, played as the first off with a marker, and went around in 76, one shot worse than both of his previous two trips in 2016. He’s 10-over through three rounds. He made six more bogeys in Saturday’s round, giving him 18 bogeys and one double bogey in three days.

1:20 p.m.

The first hole seems to be setting the stage so far for an up-and-down round for most players. Out of early starters, there have been 17 bogeys and two double bogeys with only two birdies on the par-4 opening hole. It’s played as the second-toughest hole in all three rounds to this point.

1 p.m.

Larry Mize (1987 Masters champ, Georgia Tech), after an early three-birdie binge, bogeyed five of his final six holes to make the turn at 38.

Based on early play, there are lot of birdies and bogeys coming today and it seems based on the wind direction with almost no player exempt from bad holes while still making an occasional birdie.

Noon

In Case You Missed It.

Three-time winner Phil Mickelson missed the cut late Friday and here were his key answers in his post-round news conference. Today, he’ll be watching like you:

Q: Tough conditions, obviously, out there today, how disappointed are you in that round?

Mickelson: I thought it was very fair test. I thought there was opportunities out there. I thought that the greens were receptive, the pins were fine. I don't know how to explain it, I just threw away a lot of shots, I just made a lot of poor shots in the wrong spot. This is worst I've managed myself around this golf course. I don't know what to say. It's disappointing. I love this tournament so much, and I've been playing so well, to come in and make some of those mistakes and the doubles and stuff that I made today is very disappointing.

Q: It's one thing to watch it on TV and see the wind and see how you guys deal with it, but how is it really out there with the wind today?

Mickelson: I know it was tough, but it wasn't as tough as I made it look. It was very playable. I mean, if you hit good shots, I thought you could score. I thought it was very fair. I just, I hit the shot in the wrong spot.

Q: The last time you missed the cut you stood here and told us how you would go home and watch it on weekend because you love this tournament so much. Are you going to do the same?

Mickelson: Probably. I mean, I'm not sure what my plans are right now, but probably. I love everything about the event and I just wish I was a part of it.

11:45 a.m.

Some notable start times for Round 3:

1:30 p.m.: Jason Day, 5 back

1:50 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, 4 back

2 p.m.: Amateur Bryson DeChambeau, 4 back

2:10 p.m.: Sergio Garcia, 4 back

2:50 p.m.: Leader Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, 1 back

11:45 a.m.

The weather forecast

By noon, high of 61, with wind 15-20 mph and gusts to 25 mph. By the time leader Jordan Spieth and playing partner Rory McIlroy tee off around 3 p.m. it will be 65 and wind will subside to 12-18 mph with gusts to 25 mph.

11:30 a.m.

Two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson (Georgia), who made the cut late Friday when leader Jordan Spieth backed up to the field, was first off and was 2-over after eight holes with bogeys on Nos. 3-4.

Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech), who also made the cut because of Spieth’s Friday retreat, bogeyed No. 1 and birdied No. 2.

11:15 a.m.

Larry Mize (Georgia Tech), the 1987 Masters winner, was among the early players taking advantage of hole locations, posting birdies on the first three holes.

Also Kevin Kisner (Georgia), fourth in the FedEx Cup, was 2 under after six holes with birdies on Nos. 3 and 6.