Harrington rules out a hat-trick

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The quadruple bogey came on the long second and was only one short of the record high score at the hole in Masters history.

Although the Open and US PGA champion came back with five birdies he knew it was never going to be enough after starting the day already seven adrift.

While Harrington signed for a 73 and one-under aggregate, American Kenny Perry, at 48 trying to become the oldest major champion in history, birdied the 10th to go to 12 under and into a one-stroke lead over compatriot Chad Campbell.

Leading Europeans were Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, round in 68 and 70 respectively to be joint eighth. But at four under they were eight behind.

Perry and Campbell were joint halfway pacesetters and both had two birdies in front nine 34s before the former edge in front on the next.

Argentina's Angel Cabrera was only two behind, but then there was a further three-stroke gap to another former US Open champion, Jim Furyk.

Phil Mickelson was alongside Westwood and Poulter with one to play and the 70 of Tiger Woods meant he was on the same mark. He produced three birdies in the last six holes for that, but a 15th major - and fifth green jacket - remains a long-shot.

Alongside Harrington on one under were Justin Rose (71) and 51-year-old Sandy Lyle (73), while Luke Donald's 72 left him one further back with 19-year-old Rory McIlroy - still in the tournament after being cleared of any wrong-doing in a bunker on the final hole of his second round.