Live: Two way tie in closing stages of Masters after McIlroy double bogey

Magnificent from Patrick Reed, who has no idea his approach shot has gone straight in the hole there on 17.

He leaps from seven under to nine under and into joint-second.

Another putt that came ever so close for McIlroy.

But close doesn’t cut it.

He taps in for par to remain at 11 under.

Meanwhile, Åberg three putts on 17 and drops to nine under.

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -11

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -10

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -10

A magnificent putt from Justin Rose on the 18th!

He’s hit a 66, nine shots lower than he managed yesterday  for six under on the day, and there is now nothing more he can do.

The roar that emanated from the masses of supporters will no doubt echo right the way down to McIlroy on the 16th and deep into his soul.

So often the bridesmaid. Can Rose get a green jacket?

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -11

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -11

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -10

It’s only a short hole, but with water on one side, sand on the other, he has to be perfect off the tee there.

And he’s not far off that.

Neither is Bryson DeChambeau for that matter.

If he hadn’t had his little wobble on 11 and 12, who knows where our nerves would be now.

Tough on Ludvig Åberg, who just missed with the putt that would have put him in with a share of the lead at the 17th.

He overcooked it though and the ball is rolling excruciatingly away from the hole, making par a tough ask too.

Oh, he puts it left and it stays left.

He sinks the putt for birdy, and with it retakes the lead.

But will it be enough?

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -11

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -10

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -10

Up and over the trees, right onto the centre of the green.

Wonderful shot to stay in contention.

A HUGE ROAR FROM THE GALLERY!

“RORY! RORY! RORY!” is the chant as the ball beats the ledge and rolls towards the hole.

A foot shorter than he managed and we’d be having a very different conversation right now.

It’s a stunning shot, moving the ball from right to left and sailing onto the green.

He is in with a chance of making eagle and saving his round!

Saving the Masters!

Just as he was on the 11th, DeChambeau has found the water, just falling short of the green.

A long putt from just off the green at the 16th misses right from Ludvig Åberg.

We are still in the three-way tie.

1. 1.

   Justin Rose -10

2. 2.

   Rory McIlroy -10

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -10

Oh my goodness.

Another twist.

Another turn.

The massive crowd on the 17th green cannot breathe as Justin Rose misses left with his short putt for par.

He taps in the bogey.

We have a three way tie.

1. 1.

   Justin Rose -10

2. 2.

   Rory McIlroy -10

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -10

Oh but how close was he to putting that!

The ball teetered on the edge of the hole as McIlroy stood, watching in agony, with the crowd hoping against all hope it would drop.

Justin Rose has the outright lead.

1. 1.

   Justin Rose -11

2. 2.

   Rory McIlroy -10

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -10

It wont be a putt on the 14th for Rory.

He falls short of the green.

Meanwhile, Justin Rose is skirting the trees on the 17th, hoping for a solid approach to the green….

And he misses the green too.

Meanwhile, back on the 14th, Bryson DeChambeau shows he’s still there with a magnificent approach to within a couple of feet of the hole.

And over on the 15th, Åberg closes to within a shot of the leaders with a birdie of his own.

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -11

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -11

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -10

My goodness me. My nerves can barely take it.

McIlroy launches his tee shot and it just starts to tail away to the right, tailing, tailing, tailing and then it rolls into the pine strip.

It’s not a disaster by any means, but another nervy shot.

He just has to get himself back into the right mindset. This is not over.

But those mental demons, oh how they must be knocking on the side of his head, muttering their fateful words in his ears, making him feel like the nightmare of 2011 is just about to repeat itself.

Oh. My. Goodness.

McIlroy gets his chip right to end within 10 feet of the hole.

But then misses with the putt.

It’s his fourth double bogey of the week.

Rose then birdies his shot on the 16th and, incredibly, we have a three shot swing to leave the Northern Irishman and the Englishman level on 11 under.

Extraordinary scenes.

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -11

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -11

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -9

Oh my word, Rory McIlroy has just missed badly with his approach shot to the 13th green, hitting the edge of the deep ditch in front of the green and the ball rolls back into it!

Augusta National holds his breath in shock!

That is a genuine shocker from McIlroy.

A bogey would be a great outcome from here.

As he tries to salvage something out of that, Justin Rose has nailed his approach on the 16th.

Englishman Justin Rose is still keeping that pressure on Rory McIlroy, even as Bryson DeChambeau falls out of contention.

He has birdied the 15th and is now just three shots behind.

He’s five under for the day, a superb final round from Rose, who has twice finished second at Augusta, in 2015 and 2017.

The South Africa-born Englishman has had a legacy of coming close in majors, only winning one, the 2013 US Open.

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -13

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -10

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -9

He slips to a tie for ninth on six under.

McIlroy makes par on the par three.

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -13

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -9

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -9

Scotty Scheffler and Patrick Reed are in a tie for fourth on eight under.

And with that shot, he moves into a share of second spot.

He needs to keep putting the pressure on, Åberg.

He’s by no means out of this yet.

1. 1.

   Rory McIlroy -13

2. 2.

   Justin Rose -9

3. 3.

   Ludvig Åberg -9