Spieth gets best of the draw as he leads the Masters

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Jordan Spieth has led the Masters in 9 of his 17 rounds, thanks to his -6 66 yesterday, fuelled by a glove change at the 13th which led to 5 birdies in a row, and a two shot lead going into today's play. Needless to say he has figured out how to play Augusta at a very early age, and as Raymond Floyd said today " If he stays healthy, he could eclipse all that has gone before him"

I think it's important to know about the weather. The guys who played late yesterday and early today are getting the best of the weather as far as the wind is concerned.

On Thursday the late wave, which included Spieth played in very little wind.

The wind for the early wave this morning will be a slight breeze at 5mph, increasing as the day goes on to as high as 15mph come this afternoon. 15mph to many of us used to the howling gales that blow over the Open seaside links, is of no concern, however at Augusta which does not rely on the wind to be tough, it is a difference maker.

So this morning guys in contention like Tony Finau (-4 68 T2), Haotong Li (-3 69 T3) Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler (-2 69 ), Matt Kucher (-4 68 T2), Rory McIlroy (-3 69), Jordan Spieth (-6 66 1st), Justin Rose (E 72) Dustin Johnson (+1 73) are all out in the early wave, in the least wind.

On the other hand, Tiger Woods (+1 73), Henrik Stenson (-3 69), Adam Hadwin (-3 69) Charlie Hoffman (-3 69) Patrick Reed (-3 69), Marc Leishman (-2 70), are all in the late wave in the windiest conditions, which will make Augusta a stiffer challenge.

I think Spieth will be another 2 or 3 under par today, getting the mark to aim at around -9 or 10. That being said guys like Tiger Woods at +1 will have to do much better today in tougher conditions if they want to have a chance on the weekend.

Speaking of the weekend, Saturday is forecast to be a cool rainy day, with the wind about the same, and Sunday that front blows through, leaving a sunny calm day to decide the outcome of this 82nd Masters.

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Bryan Angus