We turn away from the Orioles and movies for a moment so that we can on another favorite of mine, the Masters. I wouldn't usually write about golf, but the notable things happening there this weekend are hard to ignore.

First, there was the rain. Only 4 tournaments this year have not been affected by rain. So, the Masters, of course, was affected. Luckily, no rain this weekend has meant non-stop golf.

Then there was the heartfelt good-bye to Jack Nicklaus, the greatest golfer to ever grace Augusta National. He won there 6 times, including one in 1986 when he was 46. His heart wants him to play every year but his body is forcing him to say no. While breaking 80 is a feat for a 65-year-old, it's something Jack isn't accustomed to and as a result, he says he has played his last tournament there. His son, Jackie, says he'll be back and quite possibly the allure of Augusta will be too strong, but Jack may be good as gone. At least until he visits St. Andrew's for the British Open in July.

Finally, the important news concerning the tourney. Greg Norman was a very dominant player in the late '90s but had never won a major in the United States. In 1996, he led after the first 3 rounds by a dominant 6 shots. But over the course of the final day, he basically choked, giving way to Nick Faldo's 5-shot win. A swing of 11 shots is very hard to do. This morning, Chris DiMarco held a 4-shot lead over Tiger Woods in the middle of the third round.

The only thing worse than trailing a leading Tiger Woods is having Tiger in second while you're in the lead. When the horn sounded to begin play, DiMarco did his best Norman imitation while Woods played like Faldo. DiMarco shot a double bogey on 10 while Woods birdied. On 11, Woods birdied again, leaving them tied in less than a half hour. DiMarco would shoot 3 more bogeys while Woods would shoot 7 consecutive birdies, tying the record, before shooting 2 bogeys to hold a 3-shot lead heading into the final round.

The only majors Tiger has won have been when he has either led or was tied heading into the final round, so things aren't looking good for Chris DiMarco if he wants to save face from this collapse.

(Update: DiMarco managed to make it close thanks to Woods' two bogeys to finish the final round, but Tiger prevails.)