Shane Lowry left frustrated as Scottie Scheffler maintains lead

Shane Lowry cut a frustrated figure after a third round that left him in a tie for fourth place, but still seven shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler.

The Offaly man will need a lot of things to go his way on Sunday if he's to pull off an unlikely victory, but a top-five placing is very much within his grasp.

Lowry had moved to five under after six holes but three bogeys from there cost him and he'll got out later today from two under par.

"I'm still lying top five at the Masters so it's pretty good showing so far," he told RTÉ Sport.

"The long and short of it is that I feel like I played the golf today to be going out in the final group tomorrow.

"[There were] a coupe of bad shots, three really bad bogeys on the back nine. It is a nine where you can make big numbers, or go really low; I didn't do either.

"I was a bit average on the back nine. I hit the ball well, put myself in position. 17 is a prime example. One of the toughest drives on the course, I hit a great drive, 140 yards from the hole, but then I miss the green.

"And I couldn't have missed it in a worse spot. That's just stupid, what can I say, dumb. It is what it is, nothing I can do about it now. I'll have a late tee time tomorrow again and I'll shoot the best score that I can.

"I'm excited about where my game is but people don't realise how much I want this so it's just hard to take right now."