Trevor Immelman's focus didn't falter in the third round despite an early bogey. The South African will play in the last group Sunday with Brandt Snedeker. (Redington/Getty Images)

AVOIDING MISTAKES: Trevor Immelman has recorded just two holes over par through his first 54 holes of the Masters this week. According to Elias Sports Bureau, in the past 15 years, just two players at Augusta National have recorded two or fewer hole scores over par.

In 2001 Stuart Appleby had just one hole over par while in 1995 David Frost had two.

Immelman has also recorded 13 holes under par in his first three rounds. Appleby had only five and Frost had 10 in their respective rounds. -- (8:02 p.m.)

TOO BAD FOR 2 UNDERS: So what did Trevor Immelman's birdie on the 18th hole Saturday do? Well, not only did it move him to 11-under for the tournament and put him six strokes up on Tiger Woods heading into the final round, but it effectively killed the long-shot hopes of the nine players who are sitting at 2-under par.

The best comeback by a Masters champion after 54 holes came in 1956 when Jackie Burke Jr. took advantage of third-round leader Ken Venturi's 80 on Sunday to claim the championship. (See chart below.) Burke shot 71 that day. Of course, the golf course the players face now has been altered significantly since Burke's win.

But while the group of 2-under guys includes major winners Phil Mickelson, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington and defending champ Zach Johnson, history says the deficit is too large to expect one of the nine to make a significant charge Sunday. -- (7:43 p.m.)

Mickelson

LEFTY IN REVERSE: An update on Phil Mickelson -- it's not going so well for Lefty. Since his birdie on the second hole, Mickelson has backed up on moving day. His poison during the third round has been missing short putts -- something that plagued Lefty at Augusta National before he broke through for his first Masters win in 2004.

Mickelson missed another short one for par from inside of five feet just moments ago at No. 12 to drop back to 3-over par for the day and 2-under par for the tournament. -- T.J. Auclair (6:08 p.m.)

TIGER ON THE PROWL: OK, so Tiger Woods made his move, his 4-under 68 putting him in position to breathe down the necks of the leaders when the final round gets cranked up Sunday. "I put myself right back in the tournament," he told CBS after his round.

But unless there are some major collapses on the back nine the rest of the afternoon, Tiger will not have the lead. And thus, now seems the appropriate time to mention that pesky note about him having never come from behind on the final day to win a major.

Perhaps this is the week he finally sheds that label. Augusta National hasn't yielded anything lower than Steve Flesch's second-round 67 this week, but if Tiger can post that tomorrow, it could be enough. -- 6:03 p.m.

Toms

TOMS HAPPY TO BE HERE: David Toms had modest expectations when he began the 72nd Masters; just making the cut would have been considered a success. Having made it to the weekend, he received an unexpected bonus -- his bad back that has kept him sidelined since the PODS Championship seems to be improving.

"Maybe I've turned the corner," said Toms after shooting par 72 Saturday. "It actually felt good most of the day."

Toms is planning to play next week at the Verizon Heritage and then evaluate his health. "We have two solid weeks of golf," Toms said. "I'm wanting to play, but I don't want to push it. We'll just see how it goes next week."

Also pleasing Toms was getting in four rounds of golf at Augusta National with his new caddie, William Lanier, an Augusta native and a former golf teammate at Louisiana State University. "We've had a good time," Toms said.

"At least we made the weekend," Lanier added with a big grin. "It's been really fun every step, and I'm glad we've still got some more golf tomorrow." -- Dave Shedloski (5:52 p.m.)

MAMA'S BOY: Boo Weekley was wearing his camouflage cap on Saturday during the third round of the Masters, but his goatee is gone. He didn't shave for luck, though. "I think my wife kind of told me it kind of started looking hideous," Weekley said. "She's like, it's time to either trim it up or take it off. So I didn't have no trimmers with me, so I just went ahead and took it off."

He's got one more round in his first Masters, and then there will be another special event next week. Not only will he defend his first PGA TOUR title at the Verizon Heritage, his mother, Patsy, will play with him in the pro-am.

Patsy Weekley used to be a 10-handicap, her son reported. "But since the grandbabies came, she's not playing as much," he said. Someone told Weekley his mother was afraid she would embarrass him. Weekley was having none of that kind of talk.

"She will not embarrass me," Weekley said. "That's my mom. How could she embarrass me? I'll be the one embarrassing her. Ain't the kids supposed to embarrass the parents?" -- Helen Ross (5:48 p.m.)

HERE HE COMES: A massive roar erupted from the 17th hole moments ago, as Tiger Woods stuffed his approach shot to within inches of the cup for the second consecutive day. That shot set up a tap-in for birdie that put Woods at 4-under par for his round with one hole to play. -- T.J. Auclair (5:44 p.m.)

LOST MOMENTUM: Todd Hamilton was cruising along nicely in the third round of the Masters at 2-under par on his round through seven holes until the 40-minute weather delay derailed his momentum.

"I was playing well. Then they shoved five of us in a little car for 40 minutes," said the 2004 British Open champion, who ended up shooting 75 to complete 54 holes at 6-over 222. "It was crowded in there with two players, our caddies and the driver. I actually got out after 20 minutes to stretch a bit because my back started hurting. And it sure would have helped if we could have hit a few balls before we got back out there."

Because players weren't taken off the course, rules dictate that those in the midst of their rounds were not able to warm back up again. It affected Hamilton, who was facing a 105-yard wedge shot for his third into the par-5 eighth hole. He hit it poorly and bogeyed it. He came back with a birdie at the ninth hole but struggled in from there with an inward 41.

"It was just unfortunate," Hamilton said. "Momentum is a real big factor sometimes." -- Dave Shedloski (5:19 p.m.)

Johnson

WELL, IT IS MOVING DAY: Zach Johnson will have his work cut out if he's to successfully defend his Masters title on Sunday. Either way, after 54 holes, Johnson's defense has been more than respectable. On Saturday, the regular guy from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, posted an early 4-under-par 68. That put him at 2 under for the tournament.

"Saturday is kind of that moving day as they say," Johnson said. "But, no, somebody just asked me if I put a number in my head, and I certainly didn't do that. I thought that if I could get off to a good start, hopefully the weather would be a little bit more benign for the morning guys, well late morning guys, I guess the first guys off, that's always an advantage. Not to wish ill will on the guys competing now, but it is competition.

"I thought if I could post a good number, you never know where it would take me. You never know what this course will bring. Right now, it's not playing extremely difficult. The fairways are holding but, yet, still getting a little release. The greens are soft. So there's probably going to be some really good numbers up I think this afternoon." --T.J. Auclair (5:17 p.m.)

LOVELY ENGLISH WEATHER?: The weather at Augusta National may be wet, but England's Paul Casey isn't letting it put a damper on his round. Casey was off to a fine start, picking up four birdies on the front nine to catapult to the top of the leaderboard.

Casey has played at the Masters three times before this week and has two top-10 finishes, along with a missed cut. If Casey were to win on Sunday, it would be the first victory at Augusta National by an Englishman since Nick Faldo's improbable win in 1996. -- T.J. Auclair (5:01 p.m.)

Romero

AMEN ARGENTINA: Argentina's Andres Romero -- winner of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans two weeks ago -- managed to birdie his way around Amen Corner (hole Nos. 11, 12 and 13) on Saturday.

Romero is capable of birdies in stretches, as he proved at the 2007 British Open. In the final round at Carnoustie, Romero had 10 birdies total, including four in a row at one point on the back nine. -- T.J. Auclair (5:01 p.m.)

LYLE'S IMPRESSED: Sandy Lyle, the 1988 Masters champ, played the first two rounds with J.B. Holmes and is still shaking his head. "He was hitting it 50 yards past me,'' Lyle said. "This is a big man's game. He blew it over the bunkers at the first hole and the eighth hole.

Lyle made the cut. In fact, he was 3-under afer 12 holes, but bogeyed 15 , 16 and 18 to open with a 72. he followed up with a 75 to make the cut on the number. It was only the fourth time in 13 tries he's made the cut.

"It's always a kick,'' he said. "... This was part of the plan to play. -- Melanie Hauser (4:58 p.m.)

Choi

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: As the leaders were midway through the front nine on Saturday, K.J. Choi could be found on the putting green, away from the excitement and diligently practicing. Not surprising, after he had just shot a third-round 78 and used 32 putts in the process. His first two rounds weren't much better, with 31 putts expended in each.

Choi had entered the Masters with momentum after a win at the Sony Open in Hawaii and a string of five straight top-20 finishes. The man many believe could be the first Asian to win a major championship was third at the 2004 Masters, but he has not broken par at Augusta National in 12 rounds since. -- Helen Ross (4:54 p.m.)

STAR STUDDED: An all-star table arrived on the lawn Saturday afternoon after the rains with Lee Elder, Jumpin' Joe Ward and actor Clifton Davis. Elder was the first black golfer to play in the Masters back in 1975, while Davis starred in The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show on televsion in the 1970s. Ward was the college player everyone was talking about when he came out of Georgia -- not the kid from North Carolina named Jordan. Ward played for the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns and is associated with Basketball Ministries International.

Other sightings on the lawn included legendary Georgia football coach Vince Dooley and former Masters champ Craig Stadler. Stads was relaxing before driving on to next week's Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am in Tampa, Fla. -- Melanie Hauser (4:42 p.m.)

Slocum

WEATHER MAN: Heath Slocum said the rain wasn't as much of a problem as it could have been. Slocum teed off in the rain, was delayed with everyone else and finished up with a third-round 77. "Early, the rain didn't affect the fairways,'' he said. "Balls were skipping. It was like getting a roll. ''

And the greens? "They were a little softer,'' he said. "You could get it to hole. But the longer this wind keeps up, the firmer they'll get. The 17th was already getting tough. I saw K.J.'s (K.J. Choi's) approach skid.''

His take on the young guns on the leaderboard? "There's a lot of great talent,'' Slocum said. "A lot of guys aren't scared of anything, and they're just going out and playing.'' -- Melanie Hauser (4:42 p.m.)

ZACH'S BACK: Should we count out the defending champion? It seemed so when Zach Johnson posted a 4-over 76 in the second round. Only one player who made the cut posted a worse score Friday (Justin Rose with a 78).

But the magic Johnson wielded last year seems to have returned. He's 4-under on his round after having just birdied the 13th hole. If he can keep it going and get into the clubhouse while the leaders battle the wind later today, it could set him up nicely for Sunday. (Click here for Johnson's scorecard.) -- (3:35 p.m.)

PRACTICE TIME: Missing the cut doesn't mean the Masters experience has to end for some players. Not long after Saturday's final twosome of Trevor Immelman and Brandt Snedeker vacated the practice range close to 3 p.m. EDT, John Senden and his caddie strolled onto it. A few minutes later, 1998 Masters champion Mark O'Meara was seen in front of the Augusta National clubhouse heading in the same direction.

"I just wanted to a hit a few balls," O'Meara, donning a heavy wool sweater, said. "It's not a bad place to practice." -- Dave Shedloski (3:33 p.m.)

Allenby

ALLENBY'S EAGLE: Robert Allenby picked up some crystal -- specifically a pair of crystal goblets awarded to any player who cards an eagle at the Masters -- when he holed a shot from the fairway at the 10th hole, a 495-yard par 4 known as Camellia. The Aussie kissed his ball after he picked it out of the cup ... and small wonder. Camellia was the hardest hole in the second round and ranks as the most difficult overall in statistics that have been kept from 1942-2007.

Allenby's 2 is the eighth made at the 10th hole. Dick Metz (1940), Doug Ford (1960), Rick Fehr (1987), Guy Yamamoto (1995), Jumbo Ozaki (1999), Casey Wittenberg (2004) and Brandt Jobe (2006) have also made eagles there. The highest score is an 8, made six times. -- Helen Ross (3:22 p.m.)

LEFTY'S STATS: According to Elias Sports Bureau, in his first two rounds, Phil Mickelson found the fairways in-regulation 75 percent of the time and the greens in-regulation 81 percent of the time. In only one other Masters has Mickelson posted numbers this good in both categories after 36 holes.

In what could be a good omen for Mickelson, during his first Masters victory in 2004 Lefty also found the fairway's 75 percent of the time and the greens 81 percent of the time. -- (2:42 p.m.)

WIRE-TO-WIRE DEFINITION: Even if Trevor Immelman were to lead after the third round and then go on to win the Masters, it would not be considered a wire-to-wire win because he only had a share of the lead after the first round. The Masters, as well as the PGA TOUR, only considers wire-to-wire winners as those who have the lead outright after every round.

That's why Seve Ballesteros is not among the four Masters wire-to-wire winners (see chart below). Ballesteros owned a share of the first-round lead in 1980 before holding the lead outright for the final three rounds en route to becoming the tournament's then-youngest champion (23). -- (2:33 p.m.)

RESUMING PLAY: A total of 19 players had started their rounds when play was suspended at 1:01 p.m. ET. Miguel Angel Jimenez, Heath Slocum and K.J. Choi had completed nine holes -- the Spaniard shooting 1-under 35 and the other two turning in 40s.

Had the horn not sounded, Tiger Woods, who is playing with Andres Romero, would have begun his round in nine minutes. Instead, they had to wait a total of 38 minutes before hitting their opening drives. Play resumed at 1:40 p.m. under grey skies and light rain. -- Helen Ross (1:59 p.m.)

PAINT BY NUMBERS: A little research while the rains continues shows that Tiger Woods has come from as many as six behind after 36 holes to win the Masters -- accomplishing the feat in 2005. Woods is currently seven strokes behind Trevor Immelman in his quest to win a fifth Green Jacket.

Woods was a wire-to-wire leader in his record-setting 1997 victory. Interestingly, Woods has moved into the lead by the third round in his other three wins at Augusta National.

Phil Mickelson also was trailing at the midway point of his two victories. He grabbed the lead after the third round, though, and held on for the win and the 43-long.

Mickelson, who won the Northern Trust Open earlier this year, is currently tied for third and three strokes behind Immelman. -- Helen Ross (1:11 p.m.)

UPS AND DOWNS: The rain has switched from misting to light and back again but play continues.

Miguel Angel Jimenez, who does not have a playing partner today due to the uneven number of players who made the cut, had a good start with birdies on his first two holes. In the next group, though, K.J. Choi and Heath Slocum are having their troubles -- they stand 8 over as a "team" through five holes. -- Helen Ross (12:14 p.m.)

FRENCHMAN SIGHTING: Thomas Levet, who won the Mapfre Open de Andalucia two weeks ago on the European Tour, is at the Masters this week ... but he's not playing. He working as a commentator on French TV.

Levet, you may recall, finished second at the 2002 British Open after losing in a four-man playoff. Last week, he told reporters in Europe that he was pleased with his game right now. "I am thinking so well on the golf course at the moment. I am not stupid any more," he said. -- Helen Ross (12:14 p.m.)

WEATHER UPDATE: About 10 minutes before Miguel Angel Jimenez hit the opening tee shot of the third round of the 72nd Masters, a light rain began to fall on Augusta National. The raindrops brought out a cadre of brightly colored umbrellas but didn't deter the fans from scrurrying out to their favorite vantage points.

Looks like the biggest risk for scattered thunderstorms is between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. when the possibility is 50 percent. By 4 p.m. the front should be out of the Augusta area as the chance drops to 20 percent.

Sunday is expected to be clear with temperatures in the low 60s. Strong winds, though, could play havoc with the competitors in the final round. -- Helen Ross (11:11 a.m. ET)