Jordan Spieth gained significant ground on Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy as the final round of the Masters hotted up at Augusta National.
Spieth – nine shots off the lead at the start of the day – played his front nine in just 31 strokes to sit only three behind Reed, who was leading at 13 under having played six holes, in a tie for third with Jon Rahm.
Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman lead the Australian contingent at four-under for the tournament midway through their final rounds, one shot clear of Jason Day, while Adam Scott shot a final round 71 to finish at one-under, currently in a share of 31st.
McIlroy made birdies at the second and fourth holes, but gave the strokes back on each occasion and was 11 under.
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The Northern Irishman was level par for his round, and Reed's dropped shot at the sixth meant he was just two strokes off the pace.
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Henrik Stenson and Rickie Fowler were both eight under through seven holes, while Paul Casey needed a birdie at the last to tie the course record of 63.
Casey was nine under for the day with three to play - having picked up six shots in five holes from the 11th - but bogeyed the 17th.