PGA

• Immelman stays ahead, but Woods gets within six

  
  

  Augusta, GA (Sports Network) - Trevor Immelman hit a spectacular approach into the 18th green on Saturday to set up an easy birdie, polishing off a round of three-under 69 that kept him atop the leaderboard at the Masters.

  Immelman finished 54 holes at 11-under 205 and is two clear of Brandt Snedeker at Augusta National.

  Tiger Woods, the No. 1 player in the world, fired a four-under 68 on Saturday to jump into fifth place at minus-five.

  "I've put myself right back in the tournament," acknowledged Woods.

  Woods first broke into red figures on Saturday at the par-five second hole. He made birdie there, then parred his next six holes.

  Woods bogeyed two on Friday and exacted some revenge in round three. Same thing happened at the par-four 10th on Saturday. He bogeyed the hole on Friday, but sank a 25-footer for birdie in the third round.

  Woods birdied the 13th hole and narrowly missed another birdie putt at the 15th. His ball took a bad break down the hill at 16, but he saved par. At the 17th, Woods nearly spun his ball back into the cup, but settled for a tap-in birdie.

  On Friday at the 18th, Woods drove right into the trees and hit into the 10th fairway. He saved par in round two and found himself in a similar spot on Saturday.

  In the third round, Woods did not play the hole via the 10th, but got a shot airborne amidst the trees. He came up 40 feet short of the target, then left himself with six feet for par.

  Woods calmly sank the par putt and is now well within striking distance of his 14th major championship.

  "Sixty-eight was as high as it could go," said Woods. "I hit the ball well all day. I hit a lot of good putts that didn't quite have the right speed or right line. It was a touch off and you pay the price."

  If Woods is to don his fifth green jacket, he will be going against personal history. The most decorated golfer of the era has never come from behind to win a major title.

  "You want to win the Masters, period," he said. "Doesn't really matter how you do it as long as you do it."

  Snedeker held the lead throughout the front nine, but bogeyed "Amen Corner." He rebounded with three birdies in his last five holes for a two-under 70 and a three-round total of nine-under 207.

  Steve Flesch birdied the last for a three-under 69. He is alone in third place at minus-eight, followed by Paul Casey, who shot a 69 to get in at seven-under 209.

  Stewart Cink is alone in sixth at minus-four after a one-under 71 on Saturday.

  Phil Mickelson struggled badly on Saturday. He shot a three-over 75 and is tied for seventh place with defending champion Zach Johnson (68), British Open champion Padraig Harrington (69), Boo Weekley (68), Andres Romero (70), Robert Karlsson (71), Sean O'Hair (71), Retief Goosen (72) and Ian Poulter (75). The group finished at minus-two.

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  04/12 19:49:20 ET