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American world number one Scottie Scheffler hung on to the Masters lead on an eventful third day where Tiger Woods shot his worst score at a major.

Scheffler, who is the hottest favourite at Augusta since Woods in his 2000s pomp, shot a one-under 71 to move seven under and one clear of Collin Morikawa.

Morikawa carded a 69 for six under, with Max Homa (73) next on five under.

Bryson DeChambeau, who jointly led overnight, hit a 75 and is three under, while Woods is 11 over after an 82.

DeChambeau – a home hope like Scheffler, Morikawa and Homa – reignited his bid by holing out from the 18th fairway for a birdie on what had been a chastening day.

But the 30-year-old will still start four behind Scheffler, who ultimately continued his majestic form despite the odd blip on Saturday.

Scheffler, who won the Masters for the first time in 2022, will go out alongside his American Ryder Cup team

Having made the cut for a record 24th consecutive year, Woods was one over at the halfway stage and, as we have seen so many times over the years, talked bullishly about his chances at the weekend.

The five-time Masters champion, aiming to match Jack Nicklaus’ long-standing record of victories, said after round two that he was “right there”.

However, that proved overly optimistic as he tumbled down the leaderboard.

The 48-year-old American struggled to find fairways – hitting only five of 14 – and that led to only the third time he had scored 80 or over at a major.

Successive double bogeys on seven and eight did the most damage, with Woods adding six more bogeys on the back half.

Woods had barely played coming into the Masters as he continues to recover from injuries sustained in a car crash in February 2021.

The 15-time major champion has limited his schedule following the life-threatening crash which led to a number of operations, including on his legs and ankle.

Given his lack of competitive action, even making the weekend on one of the most punishing courses in the sport was a credible achievement.

The long-time former world number one looked increasing short of energy on Saturday.

Asked what he has learned about his game, Woods laughed and said: “It’s rusty. I just haven’t played golf, especially competitively.