Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s post-Masters Monday, which usually brings about lots of excitement, and well, a little bit of a golf hangover. Sunday at the Masters is usually the greatest day of the year for golf fans, so forgive us if we’re a little bit out of it today as we think back to how great of a tournament this was. The weekend that Phil Mickelson had was nothing short of spectacular, and his third green jacket was on that he certainly earned.

On a day where it seemed like maybe five or six guys could win the golf tournament, only one stepped up and made it his tournament to lose down the stretch. And that man was Phil Mickelson. Mickelson had a dominating performance this afternoon, shooting 5-under par on the day to finish at 16-under for the championship, and took home his third green jacket, with Lee Westwood being his closest competition at 13-under.

There were two days that we’ve been anticipating for a while now. The first was Thursday, when the first round of the Masters got underway. And the second is today, where we’ll find out who will be wearing the green jacket in Butler Cabin when play has concluded on the course later this afternoon. And if what we saw in the third round on Saturday was any indication as to what kind of day it will be, we’re set up for an amazing finish at golf’s biggest tournament.

Just wanted to drop a few quick notes for today’s television coverage gets underway on CBS. The second round was filled with lots of great stories, and it looks like the third round is heading in that direction already, and some of the top players are just now getting started. Here’s some notable things that have taken place thus far in today’s round.

Heading into this year’s Masters, we all knew that it was going to be a tournament unlike any other that we had seen before. And that was just the off-course stuff. But today, the on-course stuff has set us up for what may be one of the most memorable tournaments of all-time, especially because of the stars that have aligned at the top of the leaderboard at the end of day one.

If you’ve talked golf with me before, you know that Tom Watson’s performance at the British Open last year was the reason that I started this blog. It moved me in a way that no other golf tournament ever has, and he was a putt away from becoming one of the biggest sports stories of all-time. Today, Watson is trying to do it all over again the Masters. He just finished up his round, making no bogeys and five birdies en route to a 5-under 67, and is currently the leader in the clubhouse.

Let me say this, golf fanatics. It’s been a while since I’ve been up this early in the morning. I sort of felt like a kid waking up on Christmas morning, as the 2010 edition of the Masters has finally arrived, and I can’t wait to get this thing started. Here’s a look at the TV schedule for the week:

Ok, so Louis Oosthuizen hasn’t officially put away thoughts of winning the green jacket, but given the fact that the won the Masters Par-3 Contest today, he would save himself a lot of trouble if he did. Any thoughts that he had entering Augusta that he would win a major championship have now flown out the window. Why? Because no player that has ever won the contest has ever gone on to win the golf tournament in the same year.

One day, folks. One day until the biggest golf tournament of the year gets started at Augusta, with the 2010 edition of the Masters looking to be one of the most talked about events in golf history. Yesterday, I gave you my sleeper picks, and talked about some of the oh so juicy pairings for the first two rounds. But now, the time has come to make my official predictions. Let’s get it started.

The tee times and pairings were announced today for the first two days at Augusta, and at the Masters, you can usually expect some pretty interesting groups. That was no different today, as there are certain groups that I’ll certainly have my eye on when the tournament gets underway on Thursday.

We’re now only two days away from the start of the 2010 Masters, which means it’s time to start diving into predictions for the week. Today, we take a look at some potential sleepers who could come out from out and nowhere and pick up the win at Augusta. Here’s three players under the radar this week to look out for:

Tiger Woods had a press conference today. You already knew that. Let’s get down to business.