Anyone But Masters Leads at Augusta

Tiger could still pull off comeback win, though he never has
By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 13, 2008 10:12 AM CDT
Anyone But Masters Leads at Augusta
Steve Flesch sticks his tongue out after missing a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the third round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club Saturday, April 12, 2008.    (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

As Tiger Woods finds himself six strokes back going into today's concluding round of the Augusta Masters tournament, ESPN takes a look at the unlikely foursome at the top of the leaderboard. Trevor Immelman is four months removed from a hospital visit, Brandt Snedeker is practically still a rookie, Steve Flesch barely made the cut, and Paul Casey has never cracked sixth place in a Masters tourney.

With four relatively untested leaders ahead of him, Woods may still have a shot at a comeback, though gusty weather could complicate things. But Flesch is "looking at it like I have nothing to lose," and his neighbors on the big board could say the same. With Tiger's hopes of a grand slam dimming, anything could happen on the links today. (More golf stories.)

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