Jordan Spieth has alluded to some censorship in the Masters.
The 31 -year -old suggested on Saturday that the organizers of the tournament because the golfers reflect to talk about the challenges that come from mud balls.
Spieth, who took home the green jacket in 2015, is having a respectable mastery after a third round 69 on Saturday after cutting the number.
Although his performance on Saturday is his best tournament, Spieth feels tied in 21, 11 shots behind the leader Rory Mcilroy, entering the closing round.
Spieth said he believes that mud balls cost him some blows.
“My iron game killed me the last two days and, to be brutally honest with you, mud balls were mainly,” Spieth said after the round. “It’s very frustrating because you can’t talk about them here. You are not supposed to talk about them.
“Mud balls can affect this tournament significantly, especially when you get them a lot in 11 and 13. They are only daggers in those two holes.”
The mud that adheres to golf balls can cause iron shots to be unpredictable. While that is not last -minute news, it is known that those in charge of Augusta National are fiercely protective through the image of the course.
“There is less than normal, but I still had them in those holes. I had them (Friday) in those holes,” Spieth said. “It is something to pay attention to the groups of leaders, because you just have to play so far from the problems or place yourself when you would normally do it, only random things, because it will affect it significantly. It can hardly make the pair deepen what hole it is.
“Look, cut into the grain. The ball is digging in each shot. Many times you have it in 75% of your units.”
Other golfers have previously noticed the problem of the mud ball in Augusta National, with the Spanish golfer Sergio García issuing an apology for the masters in 2009 after their own criticism.
“Just when it is dry you still have mud balls in the middle of the street,” Garcia said. “It is too much a riddle game.”