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AUGUSTA (Georgia), April 13: South African Trevor Immelman held steady through the front nine and surged ahead with an impeccable homeward half on Saturday to seize a two-shot lead with one round to play at the US Masters.
Immelman, the overnight leader at eight under par, posted a three-under-par 69 at rain-softened Augusta National for an 11-under 205 total. The 28-year-old South African stood 18 holes from his first major tournament title.
Third-round scores:
205 Trevor Immelman (South Africa) 68 68 69
207 Brandt Snedeker 69 68 70
208 Steve Flesch 72 67 69
209 Paul Casey (Britain) 71 69 69
211 Tiger Woods 72 71 68
—Reuters
