K.J.'s Masters Diary: Day 7 (Friday - Round 3)

It felt good to start off by finishing the 2nd round with a good score. I felt a little tired and heavy this morning and new I had to be careful. The first shot on the 4th hole went into the bunker. I was able to save that hole for a great par, so it gave me strength and confidence for the rest of the day.

For the 3rd round, the weather was very sunny and I felt good. Because it was so sunny, I knew the greens would be faster and so I took a more cautious approach. I used up a lot of energy the last couple of days, so it's no secret that I'm feeling tired. Tonight, my focus is to get a lot of rest and just re-energize myself for the final round. I've worked so hard for 3 rounds to get where I am right now, so I want to maintain this on the final day. No one knows what will happen tomorrow. Some of the best players who have been doing so well in the first couple of rounds can lose it all in one day. On the other hand, you can have someone like Jeff Maggert or Tiger Woods shoot up the leaderboard in a round like they did today.

Definitely, this being the Masters, there will be lots of drama. I think if I shoot 4-under tomorrow, I might have a chance at winning this as well. Overall, my putting was a little off. I missed some good opportunities. I hope the putts that didn't fall today would fall tomorrow.

Other stuff:

On the 6th tee where I made double bogey in round one, I had another "accident" happen. I had my clubs touched up a bit for this round but felt that my 7-iron was a little unstable for some reason. It turned out that I was right. After my tee shot on 6, I bent down to pick up my tee and my iron head fell off. By rule, if a player breaks his/her club on purpose, he/she cannot replace the club, but if it breaks while in regular play, it can be replaced. As soon as it happened, I had my road manager run to the Taylormade Club trailer and bring back one of my old 7-irons.

- K.J.

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