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Solid par putt from Rory McIlroy on 10 to stay where he is, and the same for our leader JJ Spaun who is playing pretty nicely today - hitting fairways and greens and trying to keep it all relatively stress free.

A pair of par fives for this group on the 11th, as they just get a bit loose with their approaches.

A big chance goes begging for Tommy Fleetwood at the 12th as he drifts his six-footer for birdie just by the hole.

He knows it and gives a rueful look at the green as he strides away.

Another punishing hole for this pair as Min Woo Lee misses his long par putt and watches as Akshay Bhatia does the same.

The spotlight of being in the final group has burned bright on these two over the front nine.

Collin Morikawa flings his arms to the side as his par putt drifts by at the 10th.

He's fallen to seven under.

A second straight bogey for Alex Smalley as well means he's suddenly three off the lead.

Bud Cauley's birdie putt on the last misses to the left but that's a straightforward par and the 34-year-old, who was born just down the road in Daytona, sets the target.

Seven birdies and an eagle in his six-under 66.

Playing partner Bob MacIntyre drops a shot at the last after leaking his drive out right behind the trees. He squirts his second through the back of the green but takes three from there. A level-par third round.

With his ball buried thick in the upslope rough to the side of the ninth green, Min Woo Lee slashes and connects only with bermuda grass, dislodging his ball half an inch.

When he goes again, he clips it out onto the green but away it rolls.

He'll have to sink from 17 feet to save par.

Andrew Murray
Former European Tour winner on 5 Live

Rory is really struggling here, with every club in the bag. To be out in 35 is a credit to him.

Rory McIlroy's had a tough time with his driver today, so switches to a long iron off the 10th tee for safety - a fairway finder is needed.

So he pulls it into the left fairway bunker...

I said before that Tommy Fleetwood was quietly going about his business.

Well he's just started making a bit more noise with a birdie at the par-five 11th.

Into the top eight - as is playing partner Jake Knapp.

Not all birdie putts are the same - for instance Scottie Scheffler's on 14 is a 60-foot monster that needs his full attention just to get down to a makeable par distance.

He's the world numner one though so achieves that comfortably.

Bud Cauley splits the fairway on the tough 18th, which is flanked down the left by a huge lake, with anything right likely to be blocked out by some well-placed trees.

His second, from just under 200 yards clings on to the right edge of the green. It threatens to wander down a slope but holds on and he'll have a 15-footer to join JJ Spaun in the lead and set a tough clubhouse target.

Andrew Murray
Former European Tour winner on 5 Live

My son will be watching JJ Spaun with some interest because he made his putter... and Will Zalatoris' too.

JJ Spaun just kisses the lip of the hole with his eagle effort, but a birdie there will do very nicely as it moves him into the outright lead.

Rory McIlroy remains on 10 under as he produces a nice sand save from a tricky spot to avoid a two-shot swing from his playing partner.

A birdie-birdie finish for Justin Thomas who signs for a one-over round of 73 today. Not quite the follow-up he wanted to his course record 62 yesterday, but then again better than his 78 on Thursday and in much tougher conditions.

Who knows what he'll score tomorrow!

That'll do Akshay Bhatia a world of good.

He's rediscovered his wedge magic from the first couple of holes with a delightful touch out of the bunker on the eighth.

After looking like he was unravelling, he's right back in this and joins the five-man cluster one shot back.

Only a second bogey of the tournament for Alex Smalley who slips off the lead as he closes out his front nine.

Collin Morikawa is a couple of shots behind him as he tidies up for par from three feet.

Here's Bob Mac on the par-three 17th. The wind is 'helping' today. The flag is on the back shelf so anyone taking it on needs to be razor-sharp with their judgement with the water waiting for anything fractionally long.

The Scot finds the heart of the green and the ball trundles back a little. A slow birdie putt coming up and he can't get his ball to the hole. Three feet left for par.

He's playing with American Bud Cauley, who is five under for his round and bounding up the leaderboard. This, from around 18 feet is to move into a share of the lead. Drained. Three on the trot.

Scottie Scheffler responds to a dropped shot at 12 with a wonderful tee shot on the par-three 13th, sticking it to just over three feet to instantly get that shot back with a birdie.

Billy Horschel is a native of Ponte Vedra, Florida and knows this course well.

He's three over for his round though and is as refreshingly honesty as ever as he joins NBC Sports to talk about the conditions today:

"It's blowing very hard, it's gusty a little bit but if you've got control of your ball flight, you're gonna have your chances to make birdies and some easy pars.

"Obviously, I've got no control of my swing and don't know where it's going right now. I'm just trying to get into the house as fast as I can."