Russell Henley dropped a shot on the 12th after going through the back of the par-three but he's on the green in three on the par-five 13th and takes the immediate chance to make amends.

Rory McIlroy hangs his three-wood out to the right-side of the fairway on 10. Top of the hill, 220 yards to go.

Six-iron. It comes in hot and nestles on the back fringe. Great swing, but another treacherous putt coming up.

Cameron Young's coming in from the same angle. And he plays a beauty to 20 feet or so.

Trish Johnson
Former Europe Solheim Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live

I never expected the top three after nine holes to be Rose, McIlroy and Hatton.

That never occurred to me but it’s fantastic.

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One club too many for JR at the 11th? That has raced way too far on and the Englishman is remonstrating with himself as he heads down the fairway to take a look.

Justin Rose finds himself in Larry Mize territory (if you owned the original PGA Tour console games or know your golf history, you'll know what we mean) down the right of the 11th and faces an extremely difficult iron shot to get close.

Scottie Scheffler plays the 12th as you're supposed to, dropping it over the bunker into the middle of the green and taking your chance with a long birdie putt.

He almost holes it as well, but has to make do with another par - he's not quite running out of holes yet but he'll want to try and pick up a shot soon.

The par-five 13th seems the perfect opportunity as the easiest hole on the course today.

Oh Rory, what a chance that was. He misses his six-footer at the ninth for his third successive birdie and remains one back.

Cameron Young, however, makes his third bogey in four holes and drops two back. He's going through a bit of sticky patch.

Brilliant up and down from Tyrrell Hatton on the 17th.

The Englishman is faced with a horrible chip and controls the spin beautifully to send his ball into eight feet before rolling in.

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Justin Rose reaches the 10th green in two but gives himself a tricky par-saving putt from five feet.

The last thing he wants to be doing at this stage is giving back any shots and it's never in doubt.

For once, a wayward Cameron Young drive isn't spat back out into the fairway by the trees.

He's actually in amongst the branches and can only chip out, but his ball nestles into a divot for his third.

His luck's really run out now as he flies his third way too far. Hmmm.

McIlroy finds the fairway and has 137 yards in. He loves it. Five feet for a birdie!

How exciting is this? Strap yourselves in for the next couple of hours, folks. This is shaping up to be an all-timer.

Tyrrell Hatton leaks his tee shot right on the 17th so will have to play his approach from a small gap between trees.

"Carry the bunker", he says as his ball flies in towards the dance floor and hops on and off to leave a demanding chip.

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Shane Lowry can't buy a birdie down the stretch of his first nine holes, which he finishes at three over par and six under for the tournament. It'll take some run for him to get back into this - although Tyrrell Hatton is showing it can be done.

Sam Burns is two over for his first nine after starting with a birdie but making a double on the second - he's made six straight pars.

Scottie Scheffler gives himself a good chance at birdie on the 10th but he doesn't hit it - criminal really leaving that short when you're birdie hunting on the back nine from Scottie.

He should get locked up for that....

Russell Henley prods a mid-range birdie putt left on the 11th hole. A fraction more power and that was in.

The patrons think Cameron Young has thinned his chip shot but he's actually showing fantastic knowledge of the topography as he runs his ball up the bank to the left of the green.

It comes running back and he'll have six feet for birdie. Makes it! Bounces back after those two bogeys.

McIlroy's a touch tentative with his downhill eagle bid but that's a tap-in birdie. Two in a row.

The final pairing trail Justin Rose by one.

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It's like throwing darts for Tyrrell Hatton at present. The Englishman wedges in to 14 feet on the 16th to give himelf another look at birdie.

This is a must make really but his putter is on fire at present and in it drops. Hatton is now two back and seven under for today with two holes to play.

He can apply some scoreboard pressure if he can keep this up.

McIlroy's walking!

Having found the left edge of the fairway on the eighth, he slings an outrageous draw towards the green. It lands on the surface and runs up to around 25 feet for eagle. What a chance.

Young couldn't work his fairway metal back and misses right.

Trish Johnson
Former Europe Solheim Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live

I think people underestimate Justin Rose. I’m not sure they realise how many PGA Tour events he’s won. I think he’s won 12 PGA events and that is a huge amount in the modern era.

He’s a perennial winner, he’s a major winner, he’s an (Olympic) gold medal winner.

You only get so many cracks at it though, and I think he knows that.

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Only eight players have ever won the Masters the year after finishing runner-up. Could Justin Rose become number nine?

His drive down the ninth is perfect and he stiffs his iron to 15 feet. Is this another birdie incoming? Yes it is!

The Englishman has birdied four of the last five holes and all of a sudden the issues with his flatstick from just 24 hours ago are forgotten.

He now leads the Masters by two strokes.

It's never simple with Rory McIlroy and he's put his fans back home at Holywood Golf Club through the ringer already tonight.

But they haven't given up hope. A few more pints of stout will be sunk before the night's out I'm sure.