article_snippet.sent: Masters got one final twist to reveal come the final round on Sunday?
article_snippet.sent: The American American coped so adeptly he gave up just one shot of he five stroke halfway lead and will partner Rose in the final round armed with a useful advantage.
article_snippet.sent: But there was just enough vulnerability shown in he finish to offer encouragement not only to Justin Rose but Masters specialist Phil Mickelson, who will start five behind.
article_snippet.sent: Finally, the real McIlroy showed upon the par fives at Augusta on Saturday .
article_snippet.sent: For those who thought the runaway halfway leader had merely to turn up to claim the green jacket, we had McIlroy playing like the world number one and Tiger confounding the sceptics with a bravura display that made you feel the last 12 months had all been a bad dream.
article_snippet.sent: There was the glorious sight of Mickelson playing once more like Mickelson owns Augusta.
article_snippet.sent: How would you like to see all that taking place in your rear view mirror, at this of all courses?
article_snippet.sent: Tiger Woods put on a vintage show, him was astonishing, electric, inspired and charismatic .
article_snippet.sent: Phil Mickelson played like the Masters specialist to finish the third round on 11 under .
article_snippet.sent: McIlroy, Woods and Phil Mickelson all shot sumptuous front nines of 32 shots.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Mickelson was wearing a salmon pink shirt in honour of Arnold Palmer.
article_snippet.sent: Some of Phil Mickelson great attacking play had been delivered wearing just such a colour and Phil Mickelson was doing justice to the memory.
article_snippet.sent: Eight strokes off the pace at the start of play, Phil Mickelson’s still in the ball game but will need another magic-filled round today.
article_snippet.sent: Add McIlroy’s wonderful back nine 31 from Friday afternoon to Phil Mickelson front nine 32 yesterday, and you would have a round that equalled the course record of 63.
article_snippet.sent: Amazing how the switch flipped for Phil Mickelson at the halfway point in the second round.
article_snippet.sent: So tentative to the halfway point in the second round and perhaps a touch nervous with all that was at stake, it was as if Phil Mickelson looked at a leaderboard that showed Phil Mickelson 17 shots off the lead and a stroke outside the projected halfway cut and decided: ‘To hell with it, letMcIlroy’s go for it.
article_snippet.sent: Finally, the real McIlroy showed up on the par fives,
article_snippet.sent: Phil Mickelson was off and running.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Mickelson birdied the long 8th plus the 13th and 15th for Phil Mickelson best-ever return on the par fives during a single round at the Masters.
article_snippet.sent: It has been some tournament.
highlights_snippet.sent: The American carding a 70 to take a four-shot lead into the final round .
  