Aussie Min Woo Lee is continuing his stunning weekend at the Players Championship, forging a brilliant third round as he hunts the whopping $4.5m USD ($A6.84m) winner’s paycheck. And he’s joined by two fellow Australians who are well and truly in the hunt.

24-year-old Lee began his day with a brilliant eagle, holing out from 112 yards away to immediately move one shot off the lead at 8-under overall. That was just the start of a sensational round, showcasing his clutch putting and iron play in equal measure as he eyes the biggest win of his career.

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Conditions on the famous TPC Sawgrass course are much friendlier than the two tough opening rounds, and players are taking full advantage with a host of stunning shots – none better than Justin Thomas with a hole-out eagle on the 18th from 146 yards.

Lee, making his Players’ debut and hunting his first-ever PGA Tour win, is six-under through 11 holes (12-under overall).

He is tied with American world number two and 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler.

Lee added a clutch 34-foot par for birdie on the fourth, picked up another birdie on the sixth, and nailed the par-five ninth hole to pick up another birdie on the back of his exceptional iron play.

He needed a moment of scrambling magic on the 10th hole to keep his card clean, scrambling out of a horrible lie among plants to give himself a chance at par – which he duly nailed with a confident and perfectly-paced putt.

His tee shot on the 11th found the bunker, but he somehow still managed to pick up a birdie on the par-five hole.

Fellow Australian and 2016 champ Jason Day is also still in the hunt, currently three-under on the day through 12 holes to have him at seven-under overall.

And another Aussie in Cam Davis is also surging into contention after a brilliant chip-in eagle on 11. He made par on the first nine holes before going par-eagle to rapidly surge to seven-eight under and four off the lead.

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But when the third round action began there was disaster for the overnight leader, American underdog Chad Ramey. He ended up with a quadruple bogey seven on the iconic Island Green 17th hole, falling off the lead quickly. But he rebounded impressively to move to four-under for the round through 12 holes, leaving him currently three shots off the lead.

Earlier, 56-year-old Jerry Kelly became the oldest man in history to make the cut, and was given roars of support as he made his way around the course – especially when he nailed his tee shot on the 17th to give him a birdie chance.

But it was Aaron Rai who sent the crowd truly wild at the Island Green when he aced the famous hole. It was the first time in history that the Players Championship had witnessed two holes-in-one on the 17th in a single tournament.

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