Finally a Francesco Molinari drive goes slightly awry, but he gets a nice kick off the longer grass and that shouldn't be too much of a problem for the Open champion.

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Ian Poulter, speaking to BBC Sport after his four-under round of 68, says: "The 17th was frustrating to hit a good 20-foot putt and for it not to go in - I was ready for a cheeky fist pump - but it was a good finish.

"I played steadily, had a lot of chances, a couple slid past, there was one blemish on 11, but it was a good day's work.

"It's always loud when Tiger makes birdies, but when you're in contention at the Masters you'd probably pick Tiger Woods to play alongside. He was good fun to play with.

"The oldies are doing not so bad, so I might have a 3.5% chance now instead of 3%."

Just shy of 40 feet from the pin for Francesco Molinari on his birdie putt at the 17th.

He looks to have the line, now has he got the distance? Not quite, it scuttles to a halt a foot or so short. Should be a simple par for the Italian.

Louis Oosthuizen has made little all day but a left-to-right breaker goes in for him on 18. He's five off the lead after what looks like a battle of a day. Dustin Johnson is now on the same mark, no joy on 18 as his par putt slips past. Adam Scott, nice bounce off a tree and he can therefore pump one up to the green to leave a long, long birdie look. To Brooks Koepka, arms pumped like he's done some bicep curls, crisply drills up to the green and that's a chance.

Tiger Woods speaking to BBC Sport after his round of 67: "I played well today. That was good, other than a mistake on five off the tee I ground may way round the golf course. I was very patient and the course was as gettable as it has been the last couple of days.

"I was still very patient and very assertive to my spots. I trust my putting, my feel and my speed and it paid dividends.

"Normally you play well on Saturday, you get into the final group and look forward to the sleep-in but we're up early tomorrow and we'll get after it and get the mind and body ready to play. This is a chance to win a major so I’ll be ready.

"It’s part of the deal that I’m playing for my fifth [Masters]. I'm trying to win a golf tournament, If I win I get a jacket if I don’t, I don’t. It's about going out and executing. When the wind starts blowing here it starts coming from all different directions and we have to be committed, time it right and it'll be a great test for all of us."

Seamless golf this from Francesco Molinari, an approach up into the middle of the green. It's a long-ranger for birdie, but you wouldn't bet against him in this form.

Andrew Cotter
BBC Sport at Augusta National

Tiger has said that for his tee time which may be around 09:30 locally that he will get up at maybe 03:45 am.

The Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott types need a birdie on this last hole to keep in touch.

Johnson is in the trees and like a club hacker, has no shot. He bumps it out 20ft and loads up again for the green... leaves a lengthy one for par.

Back on the tee, Scott has lost his groove in the last hour and he pings one against a tree. That could be anywhere...

Francesco Molinari almost always has a slight look of worry on his face, maybe it's just pure concentration. He whips a tee shot down the heart of the fairway at 17.

The rest of the field are praying he miscues one of these at some point...

Par it is for Francesco Molinari.

On to the penultimate hole of his third round with a two-stroke lead intact.

Xander Schauffele was in the hunt but if you play the last four holes in two over, all bets are off. His par putt on 18 not quite as confident as the stroke was earlier and that's bogey.

After 10 holes South Africa's Justin Harding was four behind his playing partner but they end on the same mark. You can't count your chickens around this place...

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Should Molinari be worried?

This is the fifth time Tiger Woods has shot 205 or lower through 54 holes at the Masters...

Guess what? He went on to win on the previous four occasions.

Francesco Molinari is six under for the day, 13 under for the week and hasn't dropped a shot since Thursday. Surely the only thing that can derail him now is an Augusta storm on Sunday...

He's left his tee shot at the par-three 16th on the fringes, and doesn't quite give it the pace it needs. Should be a straightforward par for Molinari.

Ken Brown
BBC Sport golf commentator at Augusta National

I don't think I've seen anyone play quite this well at Augusta. Molinari is making so few mistakes. Just one bogey for the week and that was in the first round.

Xander Schauffele in some trouble on 18, he's tree hugging like Rory McIlroy was regularly earlier. He will have a disgusting up and down to stay at nine under. Dustin Johnson, birdie look on 17, doesn't hit it. Schauffele wedges in and has 15ft for par. These guys are hanging on. The Italian is running it away from them...