All smiles for rookie Kaufman after 'stress-free' day

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By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Six months after winning his first PGA Tour title, the unlikely figure of Smylie Kaufman shone on a much bigger stage as he played "stress-free" golf to move into contention at the Masters on Saturday. The 24-year-old rookie from Alabama, who stills lives with his parents and drives a 2008 Nissan, birdied three of the last six holes at a blustery Augusta National to card a three-under-par 69, the best score in the third round. "Today was a good day," said a beaming Kaufman, who mixed four birdies with a lone bogey on a difficult day for scoring on a firm, fast-running layout buffeted by strong gusts.

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