Rolls it in, he's on his way...

Magnificent second shot from Spieth, and he's got a 20-footer to move to -6. Here she comes... no, wriggles on past, and he'll have a twitchy five-footer for the birdie.

Amir Azimi: Surely Rordy McSpiethface?

Brandt Snedeker out of the bunker to the front right of the green, and that's a ripper - to within two feet, and he'll roll that one in. Tied in third, it's tightening up.

Some bad news for fans of Green Jacket-winning, mullet-wearing, visor-owning, veteran Germans. Bernhard Langer has dropped a shot on that pesky, long par-three sixth. That's the bad news. The good news? He birdied the fifth. So he's still even, still four back.

Former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen began the day in a tie for 47th after making the halfway cut with just a shot to spare. 

But after defying the testing conditions caused by winds gusting up to 30mph to card a third round of 71, the South African was into a tie for 22nd as the final group of Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy got under way. 

"It probably feels like 66," Oosthuizen said. "It was a grind. There wasn't one easy shot I had today, not even having a little wedge or sand wedge in.  

"Rory and Jordan are great players, so it will be interesting to see how they go today. But the golf course is really playing tough. I think the way it is now, a good score is probably 74, 75."

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Greg West: How about Rordan

Simon Kerry: Typhoon Tussle?

McIlroy on the second tee, that one's leaked right, and the bunker gobbles it up. Spieth has gone the other way but only into the pine straw, he'll just about be okay in there.

-4: Spieth (1)

-3: McIlroy (1)

-2: Matsuyama (2) Snedeker (2), (Piercy 1)

-1: Lee(1)

Selected others: Par: Langer (6), D Johnson (5) Garcia +1: Day (3), Willett (3) DeChambeau (A) (4) +2: Garcia (3) +4: Donaldson (12) Lowry (4) +5: Casey (7), Westwood (10), Rose (12), +7: Scott (18).

American Kevin Kisner, who is from nearby Aiken in South Carolina, had been two under par after six holes of his round, but played the remaining 12 in six over and described the conditions as "brutal". 

"It's probably as difficult as the Open last year," Kisner said. "I've never been as ready to be done as I am right now and I'm glad I can't make any more bogeys. 

"Every shot is just guessing and hitting and praying. I never felt comfortable even on wedge shots all day and putts are just brutal. I watched Justin (Thomas, his playing partner) hit a four-footer that went 55 feet. I mean you don't see that stuff. It's not supposed to happen.

Good put from the reigning champion, and that's a nice steady six-footer for par too from McIlroy after his first putt had rolled on. 

Conrad Burdekin: Jordilroy

Early move from the talented Japanese, within a whisker of an eagle on the second but moving into a tie for third with Brandt Snedeker.

Some tough pins here...

Stripes it down the middle, down that dip and up the other side. McIlroy looking buff in a tight-fitting grey marl half-zip, drive in gloved hand.

Peter Alliss
BBC Sport commentator at Augusta Live on BBC Two

"I don’t think we should get carried away with how strong wind is. The speed of the greens, position of flags also make it difficult."

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Ian Woosnam
1991 Masters champion on BBC Two

Ian Woosnam on his decision to retire: "It was difficult. I have been struggling for a few years, I was playing beautiful before I came here but I played a few practice rounds and my back got really tight."

No, it's nowhere near good enough as a handle for this particular showdown; why not dive in and send us a superior suggestion? We might also need a portmanteau in the style of Brangelina. McIleith? Spiroy? Jory? Floor's yours.