AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Having once again come agonizingly close to landing a first major crown, Jason Day took some solace as he watched fellow Australian Adam Scott seal a maiden win at the highest level on Sunday.

The two compatriots had dueled for the Masters title with Angel Cabrera for most of the final round at a rain-soaked Augusta National but it was Scott who emerged triumphant after he edged out the burly Argentine in a playoff.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Adam Scott ended decades of Australian disappointment when he became the first player from his country to win the Masters with a gripping playoff victory over Angel Cabrera at a rain-soaked Augusta National on Sunday.

Scott sealed the win with a 15-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole, the par-four 10th, moments after burly Argentine Cabrera had narrowly missed his attempt from 18 feet.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Former champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina stayed on track for a third major title by moving two strokes clear of the field midway through Sunday’s final round at the Masters.

The 43-year-old from Cordoba, who clinched his first green jacket in a three-way playoff for the 2009 Masters, birdied the second and seventh to reach the turn in two-under 34, nine under for the tournament.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 14 (Reuters) – Australia’s Jason Day made an explosive birdie-eagle start to the final round of the Masters on Sunday, and was tied for the lead with Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera at eight under par after four holes.

Day, hoping to end an Australian jinx at the Masters by winning a first green jacket for his country, sank a slick 20-footer at the par-four first, then holed out from a greenside bunker to eagle the par-five second.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – While Masters co-leaders Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera prepared for a mid-afternoon tee-off, some of the early starters took advantage of calm conditions in Sunday’s final round at Augusta National.

Former PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley, paired with a non-playing marker in the first group of the day, birdied four of the last five holes to shoot a three-under-par 69 under overcast skies.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods ended a turbulent Saturday, both on and off the golf course, close enough to the leaders at the Masters but will have to negotiate uncharted territory in his bid to win a 15th major title.

Never before has the American triumphed at a major when trailing after the third round, though the frontrunners will be well aware of his huge comfort level at a venue where he has already claimed four green jackets.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger Woods ended a turbulent Saturday, both on and off the golf course, close enough to the leaders at the Masters but will have to negotiate uncharted territory in his bid to win a 15th major title.

Never before has the American triumphed at a major when trailing after the third round, though the frontrunners will be well aware of his huge comfort level at a venue where he has already claimed four green jackets.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy’s title bid at the Masters was effectively undone by two unexpected gusts of wind on the back nine as he tumbled out of contention in Saturday’s third round.

Just four strokes off the lead at the start of a sun-drenched day at Augusta National, the world number two finished a distant 12 shots off the pace after running up ugly sevens at the par-four 11th and par-five 15th.

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Neither Tiger Woods nor Masters officials emerged with much credit after a messy resolution to the controversial “penalty drop” affair that sparked widespread debate in the golfing world on Saturday.

World number one Woods, overwhelming favorite to win a fifth green jacket at Augusta National this week, was spared the ignominy of disqualification when the rules committee decided to exercise leniency over his infringement in the second round.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 13 (Reuters) – Neither Tiger Woods nor Masters officials emerged with much credit after a messy resolution to the controversial “penalty drop” affair that sparked widespread debate in the golfing world on Saturday.

World number one Woods, overwhelming favourite to win a fifth green jacket at Augusta National this week, was spared the ignominy of disqualification when the rules committee decided to exercise leniency over his infringement in the second round.