Marc Leishman endured a frustrating round on the greens at Augusta National but remains Australia’s best chance for a second Green Jacket at The Masters.

Finishing with a round of 1-over par, Leishman dropped back to 6-under the card in a tied for 6th and eight shots behind leader Patrick Reed who is 14-under the card.

The Victorian was painfully close to a number of birdies across the 18 holes but his putter didn’t heat up throughout the round.

After finding trouble off the tee, Leishman did remarkably well to scramble for pars including a brilliant recovery from the trees on the 18^th and remain within a shout of the leaders.

He’ll begin his final round at 4:10am AEST alongside American Bubba Watson.

Cameron Smith was on track for a strong round on moving day before making bogeys on the 17^th and 18^th, he finished 2-under 69 and is T12 on 3-under the card.

Jason Day played himself in to red numbers following a round of 3-under 69 and is now 1-under the card and T15.

“I played some good golf today, I left a few, I actually left five in the jaw today, so it could have been at least five better if I got those to the hole,” said Day.

“But to be able to shoot in the 60s on a Saturday you’re moving in the right direction, which is nice.”

While he may be well back from the leaders, Day said Sundays at Augusta can produce anything and will be looking to shoot a low number early.

“Obviously over the last three to five years, you’ve seen some pretty crazy things happen, so if you can get in there and shoot like a 7 or 8‑under tomorrow and post something and as long as the lead doesn’t get too far away today.

“You never know how that goes, especially on the back side with 11, 12 and coming home with 15 and 17 and 18.”

Adam Scott also made up some ground with his round of 2-under 70 to move to 2-over the card and T30 on the leaderboard.

The 2013 Masters Champion saying he was happy with his round after a disappointing start on Thursday, conceding realistically his tilt at a second Green Jacket seems unlikely.

“Today I played really good tee to green, I played alright the first two days, but it didn’t feel easy. Today it feels like how I wished I would have started on Thursday,” said Scott.

“And then of course I missed a few putts today that you really should make and turned a really good round into just an okay one, especially with good conditions out there.

“I thought I would shoot a good score, it’s playing all right today. But it felt a bit better to play good tee to green. I like how I felt, but it’s not going to do much, really.”

Despite admitting he is out of contention, Scott is optimistic about posting a good score in the final round.

“I have lots to play for, I’ve got to try and get some momentum going my way. And today it was nearly there, it’s amazing how much better a 68 feels than a 70, even if you’re out of the mix,” added Scott.

“And I need to start seeing some of that, because you just look at my scores, every round is like 70 to 73 or something this year. It’s not horrible and it’s not good, it’s just average.

“I would like to kind of turn that around. So tomorrow will be a good chance for me to go out, if we have nice conditions, and shoot a good score and leave here feeling like I’m a bit of a golfer.”

Adam Scott is the first Australian to tee off with Daniel Berger at 2:00am Monday morning AEST.

To see when all the Aussies will be in action at Augusta National for round please visit pga.org.au.

The final round will be broadcast live on FOX SPORTS and 9Gem from 4:00am Sunday AEST.