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Tiger Woods, Andres Romero
Tee time:
1:10 p.m.
Total TOUR wins: 65
Why you should watch: Only time will tell how big the par Tiger Woods salvaged on No. 18 on Friday evening could serve him when the dust settles on the 72nd Masters. With the unlikely par after playing around in the trees off the tee, Woods will start the third round as one of just 19 players under par. Sure, he's seven off the lead, but anything can happen at Augusta National. So don't go writing off the world No. 1 just yet. As for Andres Romero, the Argentine is still beaming with confidence after his win in New Orleans two weeks ago. If he can get on a birdie run like he did at Carnoustie in the British Open last summer and avoid the mistakes, look out.

2008 Stat comparison
Player Events Cuts made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Average
Woods 4 4 3 -- -- 4 4 67.30
Romero 8 4 1 -- -- 1 2 71.63
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Phil Mickelson, Steve Flesch
Tee time:
2:30 p.m.
Total TOUR wins: 37
Why you should watch: A pair of lefties at 5-under par will start the third round three shots off the lead. Mickelson obviously has the upper hand, having already won twice at Augusta National, but playing alongside Mickelson could prove beneficial for Flesch. He's a four-time winner on TOUR in his own right and playing with a lefty -- the Lefty -- who has already won the Masters, might allow Flesch to see things from a different perspective. His own perspective.

2008 Stat comparison
Player Events Cuts made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Average
Mickelson 8 7 1 1 -- 3 7 69.57
Flesch 9 5 -- -- -- -- 3 71.47
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Trevor Immelman, Brandt Snedeker
Tee time:
2:40 p.m.
Total TOUR wins: 2
Why you should watch: Interesting. A perfect word to describe Saturday's final twosome. On the one hand, you have the young Trevor Immelman -- a South African with two top-10 finishes in majors, including a fifth-place finish at the 2005 Masters. On the other hand, you have Brandt Snedeker, a second-year PGA TOUR pro, who got his first TOUR victory at the Wyndham Championship in his rookie season on his way to Rookie of the Year honors. There is "winning" experience in this pairing, but can the duo get it done under the microscope at the Masters? We'll see.

2008 Stat comparison
Player Events Cuts made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Average
Immelman 8 4 -- -- -- -- 1 71.28
Snedeker 10 8 -- -- -- 3 4 70.57

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