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• Brandt Snedeker, coming into the Masters with a big question mark following some health issues, posted his third straight round under par at Augusta National to find himself in the final group. Snedeker's 3-under 69 was bogey-free, and the current FedEx Cup champion will be searching for his first major win on Sunday at the Masters.

• The Australians are trying to buck the trend of never winning a green jacket, with Adam Scott, Jason Day and Marc Leishman all right behind leaders Snedeker and Angel Cabrera heading to Sunday.

[Watch: Breaking down Snedeker's and Cabrera's day]

• Tiger Woods stole the headlines early on Saturday with the news that he would receive a two-shot penalty for an illegal drop on Friday. It was a huge debate at Augusta National, with some thinking Woods should be disqualified and not just deducted shots, but the ruling bodies decided against forcing him to leave early.

• It was a solid start to the round for Tiger Woods with a birdie on the first, a hole

Tiger Woods — Getty ImagesThere has never been a golfer as mentally tough as Tiger Woods. The man has battled injury, controversy and his fair share of Sergio Garcias to snag 14 majors and 77 PGA Tour titles. We've all questioned parts of him at times; his decision to change his golf swing, change coaches and obviously his personal life decisions, but until Saturday at Augusta National nobody ever questioned his integrity on the golf course.

That is basically the long and the short of what happened when Woods landed a two-shot penalty, and near disqualification, as he pushed along at the 2013 Masters. Dialed in on Friday at Augusta, Woods got one of the worst breaks of his career when his ball careened off the flagstick on No. 15 and into the drink. What happened after was the part that had everyone buzzing on Saturday morning as the gates opened at Augusta National. Woods had taken a favorable drop that some thought might end in disqualification, but it didn't and Tiger was allowed back on the golf course to

Tianlang Guan. (Getty Images)

AUGUSTA, Ga. - For a brief moment, Tianlang Guan was Augusta's cause célèbre, a 14-year-old amateur who'd captured the sympathy of the golf world when Augusta National tagged him with a controversial slow-play penalty. But he made the cut on the number, and for a brief moment, all was forgiven.

Then came the Tiger Woods possible-DQ scandal, and Guan suddenly became yesterday's news, literally and figuratively. The slow-play penalty was a sidelight to the possible disqualification of the world's No. 1 golfer, and Guan was left to do what he came here to do: play golf.

And he did, better than you or I ever could at Augusta but not well enough to make much of a dent in the leaderboard. He carded five bogeys and finished the day with a 77, leaving him at +9 for the tournament and right at the bottom of the field that made the cut. The highlight, though, was a long — Guan estimated it at 20 yards — putt on 18 to save par.

Still, when he finished, he was parked between a couple notable

Saturday is normally known as Moving Day, but the only thing people are talking about on this third round at the Masters is the rules book.

That's because of what happened on Friday with Tiger Woods, who took a questionable drop on the 15th hole and landed a two-shot penalty because of it. We've weighed in on the situation, but now it's time to hear from Tiger himself.

Woods went to his Twitter account on Saturday to let the world know what exactly happened. His response is below.

At hole #15, I took a drop that I thought was correct and in accordance with the rules. I was unaware at that time I had violated any rules.

— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 13, 2013

I didn’t know I had taken an incorrect drop prior to signing my scorecard. Subsequently, I met with the Masters Committee Saturday morning.. — Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 13, 2013

and was advised they had reviewed the incident prior to the completion of my round. Their initial determination...

— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods)

Tiger Woods — Getty ImagesWelcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Shane Bacon and national columnist Jay Busbee take a day's topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by hitting us on Twitter at@shanebacon and @jaybusbee. We do an impromptu Teeing Off on this Saturday to talk about the Tiger Woods ruling that is the talk of the tournament.

Bacon: Alright, no point in beating around the bush, you're our man on the grounds at Augusta National, what is everyone saying about this Tiger Woods ruling? Should he be playing on Saturday or should he disqualify himself?

Busbee: He shouldn't be playing on Saturday, but I'm not so sure he should disqualify himself. I'm of the opinion that Augusta made the right decision in the most wrong way possible. I've always thought that retroactive disqualification for failing to sign a correct scorecard was bull. But these are the rules of golf as they stand now ... or, at least, stood until this morning. Sure, it would be a good idea for Woods to

Tiger Woods — Getty ImagesTiger Woods has been served with a two-shot penalty for a violation that occurred on Friday's 15th hole. He will tee off at 1:45 p.m. Saturday and is now five strokes behind leader Jason Day.

Woods faced disqualification stemming from a possible rules violation committed on Friday afternoon. After he struck one of the unluckiest shots in his Masters career, an approach on 15 that hit the flagstick and bounced back into the water, Woods dropped a new ball and began playing again. However, it's how he dropped that new ball that's at issue.

The rules of golf stipulate that a player may drop a ball in a designated drop zone, drop in the original spot from which the ball was hit, or drop in a spot that's in a direct line from the flag to the place where the ball last hit the water. Woods appeared to combine options 2 and 3. (For a fuller explanation of the rules at issue, see here.)

However, there was enough wiggle room in the rules, particularly in regard to new so-called "HD television"

Tiger Woods. (Getty Images)

AUGUSTA, Ga. - At this writing, patrons are streaming into the gates of Augusta National in advance of Saturday's third round of the Masters. They've paid hundreds, even thousands of dollars for their badges today, and since they've left their cell phones in their cars, they're blissfully unaware of the fact that Tiger Woods faces the very real threat of disqualification for a rules violation.

But you're not unaware. I'm not unaware. Woods isn't unaware. And Augusta National most certainly isn't unaware.

[UPDATE: Woods has not been disqualified. He has been served with a two-shot penalty but will play on.]

Put simply, Woods appeared to take an improper drop following a shot on 15 Friday which found the water. (See here for a clearer explanation.) There's gray area - about the only gray you'll find anywhere near Augusta National - but there's enough blood in the water to suggest the appearance of impropriety.

And since, for Augusta National and the game of golf in general, appearance

Tiger Woods. (Getty Images)

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Tiger Woods' pursuit of a fifth green jacket may have just gone off the rails.

Woods is facing a potential disqualification stemming from a possible rules violation committed on Friday afternoon. After he struck one of the unluckiest shots in his Masters career, an approach on 15 that hit the flagstick and bounced back into the water, Woods dropped a new ball and began playing again. However, it's how he dropped that new ball that's at issue. [UPDATE: He's safe, but penalized. Details here.]

Stick with us here, this is about to get rules-heavy. When the ball went into the water, Woods had two options: drop the ball in a designated zone, or hit as close as possible to his original location. Here's Woods' quote when asked about the drop:

"I went down to the drop area," he said. "That wasn't going to be a good spot, because obviously it's into the grain, it's really grainy there. And it was a little bit wet. So it was muddy and not a good spot to drop. So I went back to