SI's Gary Van Sickle makes his Masters

Tiger Woods. He's your winner. For the 14th time in a major. I know, he's six shots back and that's a big hill to climb. There are two reasons for going out on this limb. One, he played superbly on Saturday. He was burning the edges, and if a few more putts dropped, he would have shot 66, 65 or maybe even 63. Second, the conditions may be difficult Sunday, lots of wind and not all that warm. Tough conditions favor the best ballstriker or, to be specific, the best shotmaker. To get the ball close, players will have to be able to hold the ball against the wind. Woods is the best shotmaker in the game, by far. And six shots can disappear in two holes at Augusta.

Woods has never won a major coming from behind on Sunday, but the players he is chasing have won a total of zero majors and have little or no experience playing in the final groups on Sunday at a major. That ought to be worth a couple of shots. Plus, the guys in front of him will surely have that extra little surge of worry when they see Tiger's name inching up the leaderboard. He isn't the guy to beat starting out, but he may be the man to catch by the time the leaders hit Amen Corner.