Tiger Woods fired a two-under par 70 in Saturday's third round of the Masters only hours after being hit with a two-stroke penalty, putting him in the hunt for his 15th career major crown. Woods began a run of three birdies in four holes at the par-3 12th and made tense par putts on the last three holes to share seventh on three-under 213 after 54 holes at Augusta National, where he has won four green jackets.

Tiger Woods fired a two-under par 70 in Saturday's third round of the Masters only hours after being hit with a two-stroke penalty, putting him in the hunt for his 15th career major crown. Woods began a run of three birdies in four holes at the par-3 12th and made tense par putts on the last three holes to stand on three-under 213 after 54 holes at Augusta National Golf Club, where he has won four green jackets.

Tiger Woods was hit with a two-stroke penalty in a dramatic start to the third day of the Masters at Augusta National on Saturday. The world number one had reached the halfway stage three shots behind leader Australian Jason Day and firmly in contention for a 15th major title and fifth green jacket. But a review of the drop he took at the 15th hole on Friday after his ball had hit the pin and spun back into a water hazard, showed that he had inadvertedly broken the rules and he was sanctioned with a two-stroke penalty.

Chinese schoolboy Guan Tianlang rocked the golfing world on Friday by making the cut at the 77th Masters despite being penalized one shot for slow play in the second round. But he needed to endure an agonizing wait of several hours until the final grouping came in to be sure that he had survived. The 14-year-old from Guangzhou, who is the youngest player in Masters history, was sanctioned as he played the 17th hole. That meant he came in with a three-over par 75 and stood at four-over 148 after 36 holes.