I predicted earlier in the week when the Masters moves into the stages of the final round on Sunday evening, any player under par will be in with a chance of the title but I need to make a slight change to that forecast ... anyone under par come Sunday evening will win.

Augusta National golf course is playing as hard as it ever has. Period.

I think the Masters Committee have gone too far in toughening up the course. Now they've lengthened it to 7,500 yards, they can't leave the greens this hard. We get one week a year at the U.S. Open when par normally wins. As a golf fan, I like to see birdies at Augusta. I don't like to watch the world's best players struggle. But in their defence, the old saying "we are not trying to embarrass the world's best golfers, we are trying to identify them" seems to be true.

Guess who's one shot off the lead and in the final pairing tomorrow? No prizes for naming Tiger Woods. Not only is he the best player in the world, he is the best grinder. He hasn't brought his A-game with him this week, but he finds a way to get the ball in the hole.

Stuart Appleby is leading on +2. He's a multiple winner on the US Tour, and also lost a play-off in the 2002 Open, so the Aussie is no shock leader and he's got a serious game.

Then there is Woods, one back level with Justin Rose. It's great to see a British challenge, with Irishman Padraig Harrington only a shot further back. Behind that, they are queuing up. I would say anyone within half a dozen shots is in with a shout. Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Paul Casey, David Toms, Vijay Singh are all within range. But with Tiger up there, its unlikely he will fall back into the field. The guy is the best closer in golf.