Masters 2017 odds, predictions: Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth favored to win

But [I'm] happy. I'm two back, I've been playing good golf, and I'm really happy with where I'm at. His approach on the 15th hole went over the green, and after a fine pitch to 10 feet, he missed that one, too.

A thrilling final day of the Masters is in store after Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia claimed the third-round lead, with Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth heading a star-studded chasing pack.

McIlroy, who started the third round just five shots out of the lead, fired off two quick birdies and a good par save on the par-3 fourth.

Former BYU golfer Daniel Summerhays wasn't in contention in the final round of his first Masters appearance.

"I'm excited about the challenges that this weekend is going to bring and hopefully I'll step up to them and I'll be able to be up there on Sunday with a solid chance at winning this lovely tournament". "Rickie is a very confident player". Sergio Garcia finally caught a good break in a major. "And I certainly can post single digits under par at this point". "I was 2 yards into the rough so many times, and it makes a huge difference on controlling the distance out of the rough. This is a place I dearly love and would dearly love to be part of the history here", Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open victor, said.

Garcia finally broke through in his 71st major as a professional, and almost 18 years after he was runner-up to Tiger Woods in a breakthrough performance in the PGA Championship.

Spieth was tied with Ryan Moore (69) and Charley Hoffman, who led for much of the day until he put his tee shot into the water on the par-3 16th and made double bogey. "Everybody knows with this back nine anything can happen". "You can make birdies, eagles, bogeys".

He safely negotiated Amen Corner, where he came to grief spectacularly in the final round a year ago, and picked up further birdies at the par-five 13th and 15th holes before dropping his only shot of the day at the par-three 16th. The 2015 Master champion is 3 over through 10 holes and a daunting seven shots behind. "I thought the golf course would be hard today but it was nice to get out to five-under and hit our goal in the end. It offers you a run", he said. With the pressure on, Garcia scored a birdie on playoff hole to Rose's bogie for the Spaniard's first ever win in a major.

Justin Rose doesn't know what it feels like to win the Masters. Not since 1998 have the last two players on the course gone to the 18th tied for the lead. "And it kind of paid off", he said.

And his Ryder Cup teammate Sergio Garcia, who will "have a great opportunity". But the ball stopped midway down the slope. Could that be the case with Garcia's second shot Saturday at No. 13 than hung on a steep bank rather than bounce into the creek?

Saturday is known as moving day at The Masters, and Jordan Spieth checked all the boxes during his front nine. Rahm climbed as high as No. 12 in the world rankings, but a rookie mistake at his final hole of the tournament — a triple bogey — dropped him 16 places on the leaderboard and into a tie for 27th.

"It wasn't quite as adventurous as previous Masters", McIlroy said. He'll now enter the final round just 1 shot back.

"I knew I was playing well", he said, the green jacket draped across the Spaniard's slim shoulders.

The Irishman, 27, spent his week watching the pace-setters stay tantalisingly out of his reach as he searched for the spark that would turn his solid play into the spectacular golf that would help him bridge the gap to the top of the leaderboard.