Golf: Dimarco thanks Augusta crowd

Chris DiMarco, the Masters debutant and shock halfway leader at Augusta, has thanked fans for the part they have played in putting him where he is.

‘‘They are so much more respectful here,’’ said DiMarco, who in trying to become the first rookie winner since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 took a two-stroke lead over the world’s top two Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson into today’s third round.