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Nick Cullen -9
Adam Scott -8
Josh Younger -8
James Nitties -8
Matthew Griffin -7
Aron Price -7
Adam Bland -7
Paul Spargo -7
Rhein Gibson -6
Bendigo contingent:
Lucas Herbert -5
Kris Mueck -2
Andrew Martin +2
Nick Cullen has won the the Australian Masters.
The 30-year-old South Australian has won his third professional tournament of the career.
Adam Scott tied for second.
Hole 18:
Herbert's tee shot hits spectator and deflects deep into the trees.
He will need to do well to make par from there.
Chops his second shot to right side of the fairway.
Wedge into the green.
30 foot putt for par to come.
Par putt goes six feet past the hole.
Bogey putt misses.
Double bogey to finish for Herbert.
He finishes at -5 for the tournament.
Leaderboard:
Nick Cullen -9
Adam Scott -8
Josh Younger -8
James Nitties -8
Lucas Herbert -7
Hole 17:
Herbert with a slice of luck on the 17th.
Drive rolls through the bunker and back onto the fairway.
Cullen is in the rough.
Herbert and Cullen both finding putting surface.
Outside chance for both to birdie.
Herbert birdie putt on line but falls short. Taps in for par to stay at -7.
Cullen narrowly misses, he gets a par. He is -9 and leads by one with one to go.
Hole 16:
Wowee. . . huge drive from Herbert on 16 to within 20m of the green.
No fear.
Brilliant chip from Herbert. The crowd roars.
Short putt for birdie to come.
Par for cullen, he stays at -9 and one in front.
Herbert makes the birdie, he is at -7, two behind with two to play.
You never no what could happen.
Leaderboard:
Nick Cullen -1
Adam Scott -8
James Nitties -8
Paul Spargo -8
Lucas Herbert -6
Hole 15:
Great drive on the 15th around the bend.
Just a wedge left to the green.
Great second shot, 10 feet short of the hole.
Up hill putt for birdie.
Birdie putt lips out, the story of Lucas' round.
Cullen makes a bogey. Herbert is four behind with three to play.
Hole 14:
Unlucky with the tee shot on 14, it just catches the bunker.
Hard to make the birdie from there.
Second shot hit crisply out of the bunker to the middle of the fairway. Wedge to the green is a cracker.
Very gettable birdie putt to come.
Herbert drops the birdie putt and is back to -6 and within four of the lead.
Hole 13:
Tee shot to par three 13th is to the middle of the green.
An outside birdie chance.
Solid par from Hebert.
Now to par five 14th.
Needs to make something happen here.
Meanwhile Andrew Martin finishes at +2 for the day, tied for 50th.
Hole 12:
Tee shot on 12 goes left into the fairway bunker.
All he could do for the second shot was lay up short to the green.
Third shot spins back within 10 feet.
Another testing par putt to come.
Another dropped shot he is back to -5.
He is five off the lead with six holes to play.
Hole 11:
Tee shot on the par three 11th, stays on the left hand side of the green.
Another monster birdie putt to come.
Birdie putt four feet wide but good length.
He should make par.
Par putt drops, he is at -6.
Three behind playing partner Cullen who leads.
Hole 10:
The wind is starting to pick up now.
Herbert takes the iron off the 10th tee and nails it down the middle.
He is in a bit of trouble, his second shot was way left.
A very tough chip to come.
The chip shot goes 12 to 15 feet past the hole.
Big putt to come in terms of Herbert's chances of winning.
Par putt misses to the right.
That's back-to-back bogey's for the day.
Herbert is back to -6, even for the day.
Paul Spargo is the leader he is at -9.
Hole 9:
The ninth hole is a par four.
His second shot on the ninth is short and he has a monster putt for birdie.
The birdie putt is long and will be tested back down the hill for a par.
Par putt misses.
It is the first sign of nerves from the teenagers.
It is his first bogey for the day and is back at -7, two off the lead.
Leaderboard:
Paul Spargo -9
James Nitties -8
Lucas Herbert -8
Adam Bland -7
Josh Younger -7
Nick Cullen -7
Hole 8:
Tee shot on par five 8th is just off the fairway.
He hits his second shot to the right of the green.
Tough up and down for birdie to come.
Uses his three wood to bump the ball up the slope.
His ball slides 10 feet past.
Birdie putt will be across the slope.
Birdie putt is no good, he taps it in for a par and remains at -8.
It will be interesting to see how he reacts to that hole.
A big stretch coming up.
Hole 7:
Herbert to tee shot par three seventh.
It just kicks past the hole to about 12 feet.
Down hill birdie to come.
Outstanding composure so far from the 18-year-old.
Birdie putt lips out but he gets the par. He is now at -8 and is one behind Spargo.
Meanwhile Andrew Martin is at +1 after 15 holes, he is tied for 47th place.
Hole 6:
The sixth hole is a par five.
Herbert has a 30 foot putt for eagle up the hill.
It is just short but he is able to tap it in for a birdie and go to -8 and is equal leader with Paul Spargo.
Nick Cullen also birdies the hole to go to -8.
Hole 5:
Long range birdie try coming up on the fifth.
He will try and take a par from this position.
Great lag putt, he taps it in for a par.
Andrew Martin is +2 through 13 holes today. He is on par.
Paul Spargo hits the lead, he is -8 after four holes, just one shot in-front of Herbert, Younger and Cullen.
Leaderboard:
Nick Cullen -7
Lucas Herbert -7
Paul Spargo -7
Rhein Gibson -6
Aron Price -6
Josh Younger -6
James Nitties -6
Michael Wright -6
Hole 4: Monster drive down 4th.
It's a par 5 but he'll only have mid to short iron in.
Big chance for birdie.
Eagle putt coming up from 20 feet down the hill which is just to the right.
Herbert taps it in for a birdie, he is now -7.
He gets a big cheer from the crowd and now is the equal leader.
Hole 3: Another great tee shot followed by a mid iron to 30 feet left of pin.
Tough birdie try coming up.
No luck with birdie, solid par.
-6, 2 off lead.
Birdie hole coming up.
Hole 2: Tee shot on par 3 2nd to within 15 feet below the hole.
Great to see so many Bendigo people in gallery.
Big gallery following Herbert.
Birdie putt just misses. Still -6.
Hole 1: No nerves on first.
Brilliant drive down the middle.
Birdie putt from about 20 feet, just short.
Taps in for par.
Still -6.
Great finish for Axedale's Kris Mueck, finishes -2 for event.
1:20pm: Rhein Gibson, who was born in Bendigo, is currently -7 through 17 holes today.
Gibson is -6 for tournament and among the group with Herbert that is tied for third.
Gibson's -7 equals the course record 65 that was set by Herbert yesterday.
12:55pm: Herbert warming up on the practice green.
Looking relaxed 10 minutes out from start of fourth round.
Leaderboard:
Paul Spargo -8
Michael Wright -7
Lucas Herbert -6
Nick Cullen -6
James Nitties - 6
12.54pm: Bendigo teenager Lucas Herbert will start Sunday's final round of the Australian Masters at Metropolitan two shots off the lead.
Herbert is one of three tied for third after three rounds.
Herbert fired a -7 course record 65 on Saturday following earlier rounds of 75 and 70.
He is two shorts off leader Paul Spargo (-8) and one behind second-placed Michael Wright (-7).
Herbert tees off at 1.06pm.
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