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Jason Day has charged back into Masters contention courtesy of a birdie brace through Amen Corner that salvaged hope of staying within reach of a stalling Rory McIlroy.<\/p>\n
After a bogey on the first, the Australian former world No.1 Day produced birdies at the second and eighth, which set up a run through Augusta National\u2019s famed stretch of the par-3 12th and par-5 13th.<\/p>\n
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Jason Day of Australia plays his shot from the fourth tee.Getty Images<\/p>\n
Day birdied both to climb to eight under par for the tournament through 13 holes of the third round. The 38-year-old Queenslander added another at the tricky par-4 14th to move to eight under.<\/p>\n
It left the 2015 PGA Championship winner five shots behind leader McIlroy, who carded an even-par front nine and a birdie at the 10th to edge to 13 under. But a double-bogey at the 11th saw him drop back down into a share of the lead with American Cameron Young, at 11 under.<\/p>\n
The defending Masters champion was tearing through halfway records at Augusta National, but has cooled in his pursuit of trying to become the fourth golfer to win consecutive Masters.<\/p>\n
Starting the third round leading by six shots, the Northern Irishman\u2019s advantage was wiped entirely courtesy of a charging Young and the bad slip at the 11th.<\/p>\n
The recently-crowned Players Champion at TPC Sawgrass, Young tore up Augusta National\u2019s first 14 holes with seven birdies and no bogeys to climb to 11 under.<\/p>\n
Irishman Shane Lowry set the crowds alight after making a hole-in-one at the par-3 sixth. Along with an Augusta ace at the par-3 16th in 2016, Lowry became the first golfer in the 90-year history of the tournament to record two Masters aces in his career.<\/p>\n
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Shane Lowry burnished his reputation as golf\u2019s \u201cMr Ace\u201d with another superb hole in one at the Masters, this time at the par-three sixth.X\/@TheMasters<\/p>\n
Lowry, the 2019 British Open winner, sat nine under through 17 holes, above Day, China\u2019s Li Haotong and Sam Burns.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Adam Scott was the only other Australian after Day to make the cut and finished the third round at even par courtesy of a two-under 70. Two-time Masters winner Scottie Scheffler shot 65 to finish at seven under.<\/p>\n
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