1.   Despite some tough pin placements, the greens remained receptive, and those golfers in the fairway could get a little aggressive with their second shots.

2.   Hamilton was barely able to locate the ball in the thick Bermuda grass and had a slight chance to make good contact at the tough pin placement.

3.   Iron play is critical, especially to get near the tough pin locations.

4.   Lickliter played aggressively, aiming at some tough pins and short-siding himself, but his ability to make some good sand shots saved him.

5.   Approach looks straightforward, but the shape of the green could provide a tough pin placement back right, where rough borders the putting surface.

6.   As he had on Friday, Waldorf mostly avoided mistakes and stayed in front when hardening greens and tough pin placements made scoring difficult.

7.   Masters officials raised the green two-feet so they could bring in a tough pin position near the water.

8.   Tough pin placements surprised many of the players.

9.   With enough wind to cause doubt and another tough pin, he fell back with a double bogey.