Article: Golf: US Masters: Spain's main chance

A MAGNIFICENTLY composed third round of 69 - three under par - has given Jose Maria Olazabal an outstanding chance of winning his first US Masters today. His 54- hole total of 210 leaves him, at six under par, just one shot behind Tom Lehman, who emulated Olazabal by shooting a 69.

They were the only players to break 70 on a day beset by capricious winds. "I am feeling fine and I shall try to play in a relaxed mood in the final round," Olazabal said last night. "I learned three years ago to be patient and not to be greedy." (In 1991, he bogeyed the last hole to lose by a shot to Ian Woosnam.)

Behind Olazabal, a few notable names are lurking. Larry Mize, the 1987 champion, is a shot further ...

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