AUGUSTA, Ga.
Adidas Nmd España . -- Bubba Watson likes the way he looks in green. He wants to get that colour back in his wardrobe. Watson
surged to the Masters lead with a spree of birdies on the back side Friday,
positioning him for a weekend run at his second green jacket in three years. "Im
trying to get the jacket back," Watson said. "I want that feeling again." The
2012 champion at Augusta National sparked the best run of the tournament so far
when he stuck his tee shot at No. 12 within 3 feet of the cup. He tapped in for
the first of five straight birdies that propelled him to a 4-under 68. Even
after making his second bogey of the tournament by missing a short putt at the
18th, Watson walked off with his second straight round in the 60s, a 7-under 137
total and a three-stroke lead -- the biggest 36-hole advantage at Augusta since
2006. "Its not science here," Watson said. "Its try to hit the greens, and if
youre hitting the greens that means youre obviously hitting your tee shots well.
So thats all Im trying to do, just hit the greens." Look whos in the mix again,
too: 54-year-old Fred Couples, who posted his second straight 71. This is the
fifth straight year the 1992 winner has gone to the weekend in the top 10 -- he
was leading two years ago -- but hes never been able to hang on. "I cant panic,"
said Couples, looking to become the oldest major champion in golf history.
"Youre not going to pick up two or three shots here because you want to. Its not
that kind of course. Youve got to hang in there, expect a tough shot here and
there. Its going to be a tough day tomorrow." And dont count out defending
champion Adam Scott, who got off to a rough start but rallied for 72. The Aussie
was among those four shots back, still solidly in contention to become only the
fourth back-to-back winner in Masters history. Watson opened Thursday with a 69
and went bogey-free through the first 26 holes, finally stumbling at the ninth.
But that bogey was quickly forgotten when he put on a dazzling display of the
golf that had the patrons roaring. He took advantage of both par 5s, sandwiched
around a curling, 40-foot birdie putt at the 14th that prompted him to throw
both arms in the air. Watson made it five in a row at the par-3 16th, pulling
off another magnificent tee shot with the 9-iron, the ball rolling up about 4
feet short of the flag. He became only the fifth player in Masters history to
run off nothing but birdies from the 12th to 16th holes. A year ago, the
left-hander finished in a tie for 50th last year as the defending Masters
champion, his worst showing in five previous appearances. He likes being two
years removed from his title a whole lot better. "I was in awe when I was the
champion," Watson said. "I didnt know how to handle it the best way, so I didnt
play my best golf." Watsons closest pursuer was Australias John Senden, who
birdied 14 and 15 on his way to a 68 and 140 overall. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn,
Sask., shot an even-par second round, but his disappointing first round of 8
over will see him cut from the final weekend. The project cut is 4 over. Former
Masters champion Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., will almost assuredly move on
after a round of even par. He followed four birdies on the front nine with four
bogeys on the back to sit at 1 over after two rounds. Scott bogeyed three of the
first five holes but wound up at 141. He was joined by Denmarks Thomas Bjorn,
who birdied four of the last five holes for a 68; Swedens Jonas Blixt, who
managed 71 despite a double-bogey at the 11th; and 20-year-old Jordan Spieth,
hardly looking like an Augusta rookie when he closed out 70 with a birdie at the
tough finishing hole. Five shots back with Couples were Jimmy Walker, a
three-time PGA Tour winner this season who shot 72, and Jim Furyk, whose 68
matched Watson, Senden and Bjorn for the best round of the day. First-round
leader Bill Haas, teeing off on a warm, sunny afternoon with the wind picking up
and the greens getting firmer, was still at 4 under approaching the turn. Then
came a miserable stretch of holes starting at No. 9: bogey, bogey, double-bogey,
bogey, bogey. He staggered to a 78 -- 10 shots higher than the day before,
knocking him nine shots back. At least Haas gets to keep playing. Three-time
winner Phil Mickelson missed the Augusta cut for the first time since 1997.
Lefty had a triple-bogey at the 12th, where he knocked three straight shots in
bunkers for his second triple of the tournament. Three birdies on the back side
gave him a glimmer of hope, but 73 totalled up to 149 -- one shot too many. "Its
tough to overcome those big numbers," said Mickelson, who had plenty of big-name
company beyond the cut line. Sergio Garcia, Luke Donald, Ernie Els,
Graeme McDowell, Dustin Johnson, Angel Cabrera and Charl Schwartzel were all
headed home as well before the weekend.
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medical advice after losing a set on Wednesday.For Nadal and Sharapova, the
nuisance was coming from the lowly-ranked qualifiers across the net.LAUSANNE,
Switzerland -- French club Nantes will serve a one-year FIFA ban on recruiting
new players after losing an appeal at Switzerlands supreme court. A Swiss
Federal Tribunal ruling published Friday said that FIFAs disputes panel and the
Court of Arbitration for Sport correctly imposed the sanction for Nantes
enticing Guinea forward Ismael Bangoura to break his contract with Dubai club Al
Nasr in January 2012. Nantes, which is 15th in the 20-team French league,
previously had the ban frozen pending the federal verdict. "We can confirm that
the registration ban will have to be served during the upcoming summer 2014 and
winter 2015 registration periods," FIFA said in a statement to The Associated
Press. Nantes can sell and release players but is barred from registering new
signings with the French Football Federation. The ruling upholds the original
judgment tthat Nantes and Bangoura are jointly liable to pay Al Nasr 4.
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could leave Dubai upon returning from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations because his
salary was unpaid. Bangoura has already served three months of a four-month
playing ban ordered by FIFA. The Swiss federal court said the players separate
appeal against the CAS ruling was filed too late to be accepted. Nantes won the
most recent of its eight French league titles in 2001. It was a Champions League
semifinalist in 1996. The Canaries were relegated in 2009 and spent four years
in the second tier until winning promotion last season. The Swiss federal
tribunal also ordered Nantes to pay 22,000 Swiss francs ($25,000) to both FIFA
and Al Nasr, and 20,000 Swiss francs ($22,800) in court costs.
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