Masters who is leading

The Masters leaderboard tightened significantly on Moving Day, and with that tightening, a new leader emerged. Hideki Matsuyama, with multiple top major finishes but no such victories to his name, finished 7 under in a tremendous round to sit atop the board at 11 under, four shots clear of hole leader Justin Rose Matsuyama was playing well all day, but after a weather delay of about an hour, he hit an eagle on 15 surrounded by a few birdies to jump atop a talented field.

He also avoided disaster on 18 when his wedge out of the sand flew over the green by about 30 feet; Matsuyama saved par and his substantial lead. His 30 on the second nine ties the record for best such score by an international golfer in Masters history, and his bogey-free round was the first by any golfer in this tournament.

Jordan Spieth, who looked poised to make an early run with a birdie on the second hole, was up and down all afternoon, ultimately finishing where he started at 5 under.

Justin Thomas, on the other hand, hit rock bottom. After scoring birdie on two of his first three holes, he imploded on the second nine with a triple bogey on No. He finished at 3 over for the round despite being one of the top two favorites to capture the green jacket at the start of the day. Watch live free on CBSSports. Hideki Matsuyama : Currently carrying the second-longest active streak for rounds at or below par, Matsuyama is prepared to put an ending on a Masters story that began with him as the low amateur back in While other golfers struggled with Augusta National in tough scoring conditions, Hideki thrived and proved doubters wrong with a putter that has let him down in the past in majors.

But before we start writing the storybook ending, that putter has to stay hot -- or at least not be a liability -- for 18 holes on Sunday. The hard and fast greens got significantly softer Saturday afternoon after rain in Augusta, and Matsuyama benefited more than anyone. What happens if they are firm and fast again Sunday? A long par putt on 18 saved an over-par day and kept him at even for the second straight round.

Now, due to Matsuyama's incredible second nine, there's more pressure to go low on Sunday after Matsuyama matched Rose's Thursday performance for best round of the week. Paired with Matsuyama, Schauffele turned in another classic third round at a major championship, firing a 4-under 68 to move up the leaderboard into striking distance. The challenge will be, as it has been in the past during his small sample size of major contention, following up that strong Saturday with an equally strong Sunday as he has some strokes to make up in order to win.

Schauffele has seven top 10s at majors since Leishman was steady on Saturday, never falling below the 5 under score he had to start the round. An eagle on No. Zalatoris was paired with Rose and was similarly steady, finishing with par on his final three holes. Corey Conners -6 : It was a great start for the year-old Conners, who scored an eagle on No. He dropped two of those shots on the second nine but registered two birdies over his final five holes to get back in striking distance looking up on some significant talent atop the leaderboard.

Jordan Spieth -5 : The round was extremely Spieth-y in providing the kind of highlights and lowlights that make up the ride on the Jordan-coaster. Playing even par might have been a good enough score if he was only chasing Justin Rose, but the tournament has changed drastically since then thanks to Matsuyama's incredible round.

Spieth missed a relatively easy birdie putt on 18 that would have made him feel a bit better. Instead, he must turn on the jets Sunday as he has in the past at Augusta National. On a day when it looked like he was set to make a run for another green jacket, instead, he may not have done enough to truly be in contention now six shots back of the leader.

CBS Sports was with you the entire way updating this story with scores, highlights and analysis from the Masters. Check out a more detailed leaderboard and our complete viewer's guide. This isn't over yet. Louis Oosthuizen. Carlos Ortiz. Charles Osborne. Ryan Palmer. Victor Perez. Ian Poulter. Jon Rahm. Patrick Reed. Justin Rose. Xander Schauffele. Scottie Scheffler.

Charl Schwartzel. Adam Scott. Webb Simpson. Vijay Singh. Cameron Smith. Jordan Spieth. Henrik Stenson. Tyler Strafaci. Robert Streb. Hudson Swafford. Justin Thomas. Michael Thompson. Brendon Todd. Jimmy Walker. Matt Wallace. Bubba Watson. Mike Weir. Lee Westwood. Bernd Wiesberger. But he'll miss the cut and it will end a streak of 24 consecutive made cuts in major championships for him. A chip in for birdie at hole No. DJ lands it in the drink on the par-5 15th.

Worst possible result for him. He's at 2 under and the cut line is looking like it'll land at 3. Missed chance to post a number on a hole that was very much possible for him to eagle after smoking his drive. All three of Schauffele, McIlroy and Rahm card 4s on the 13th. All four pretty disgusted with it.

Good chance to eagle and get two back squandered. McIlroy really needed that to make a run at the cut line. There have been 15 players age 40 or older to hold the hole lead at TheMasters Rose is None of the last 14 to do it went on to win.

The only one who did was Ben Hogan in This is the first time Brian Harman has opened a major championship with back to back rounds in the 60s. He's currently ranked 3rd in the field this week in strokes gained putting.

Hideki Matsuyama from just off the green for eagle at the par-5 hole No. Putter shaft lengths are getting out of hand pic. Across all tours worldwide, Will Zalatoris is tied for most top finishes since the beginning of Zalatoris, 15 Rahm, 15 DeChambeau, For more information about our data practices consult our Privacy Policy.

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