On the Green

Ian Poulter hit the shot of the tournament so far, a hole-in-one with an 8-iron from 169 yards on No. 16. Aside from putting him ahead of the field at 3-under par (he fell back to 2-undar at 17), it gave him a memory he won't soon forget.

Thousands of spectators always are around No. 16, especially now that Augusta National has cleared the brush and trees from the big hill to the left side. "It's an ubelievable buzz," Poulter said. "It's so much that the hairs on the back of your neck stand up."