Australia’s Jason Day will go into the final round of the US PGA Championship with a two-shot lead over American Jordan Spieth at Whistling Straits.
Day, 27, shot a 66 to move to 15 under par, with a double bogey at 15 blighting a card that had nine birdies.
Spieth, the Masters and US Open champion, made a superb 65 to close in on a remarkable third major of 2015.
Justin Rose bogeyed the last to end the day on 12 under, alongside South Africa’s Branden Grace, who shot a 64, reports the BBC.
The third day brought with it benign conditions, in contrast to the storm that ended play early on Friday, and scoring appeared easy at times during a thrilling afternoon in Wisconsin.
Former champion Martin Kaymer of Germany moved into contention at 11 under with a 65, but Australian Matt Jones slipped back to 10 under after leading when the second round was belatedly completed on Saturday morning.
World number one Rory McIlroy admitted he was “realistically” out of the running despite a 68 that took him to six under, and Tiger Woods missed the cut at four over par.
If anyone questioned how much winning a first major title would mean to Day, the Australian answered them with his reaction to making a birdie on the 17th.
The 27-year-old had looked like taking a grip on the tournament when he moved to 16 under, only to double bogey the 15th as he failed to get out of the greenside bunker at the first attempt.
With his lead gone and the chasing pack finding a flurry of birdies, Day got back on track by curling in a long putt on 17 and celebrating wildly.
“Overall I’m very pleased with the way I came back,” he said. “The putter was rolling today, which was great.”
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