GOOSE'S EAGLE

Justin Leonard and Robert Allenby play the 13th green. The last Amen Corner hole can yield eagles to those willing to challenge the tributary of Rae's Creek. (Annette M. Drowlette/Staff)

Retief Goosen, who tied for second place in last year's Masters Tournament, sank a short putt for eagle Saturday on No. 13, his second consecutive day making a 3 on the par-5.

PERFECT PITCH

Paul Casey took a page out of Zach Johnson's 2007 playbook Saturday when he laid up on the par-5 13th and still made birdie.

"I had the option to go for the green," Casey said. "Craig (Connolly), my caddie, decided that laying up was the better option and making birdie the old-fashioned way. The pitch was exactly one of the shots I've been working on the past couple weeks, just trying to take the spin off the golf ball."

DOING IT AGAIN

Johnson, the defending Masters champion, kept himself on the leaderboard with 68 on Saturday, including a birdie on No. 13.

Johnson, giving credit for his Masters victory in part to his laying up on par-5 holes, drilled his second shot at No. 13 to the area to the right and in front of the green. His third shot came to rest four feet from the cup.

K.J. STAYS DRY

K.J. Choi didn't exactly lay up or find the green. His second shot landed on a small slope just above the tributary to Rae's Creek that winds around the front of the green. Somehow, the ball stayed dry. Choi was able to chip despite the steep angle. He made par en route to 6-over 78.

CREEK SHOT

Brandt Snedeker's trip around Amen Corner was miserable. He bogeyed Nos. 11 and 12, then came to the 13th with a chance to reach the green in two and make eagle or birdie.

But his 3-iron shot hung out to the right and found the tributary of Rae's Creek. He took a penalty shot, hit his fourth shot onto the green and two-putted for a bogey.

"I had a perfect 3-iron; I just didn't turn it over," Snedeker said. "I hung it out right in the middle of that creek."