Perry on course for historic win

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Perry, who is two months older than Julius Boros was when he captured the 1968 US PGA title, shot 70 at Augusta National on Saturday to share the lead with Argentina's 2007 US Open champion Angel Cabrera, who broke 70 for the third day running with a 69.

On 11 under, they are two ahead of Perry's fellow countryman Chad Campbell, with Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker, two more members of Paul Azinger's cup side, lying fourth and fifth.

Padraig Harrington did not hesitate to write off his chances after his nine - only one short of the record high score at the 575-yard 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.

His pulled drive down a slope into trouble and in trying to get down near the green on the par five Harrington hit a tree trunk and rebounded into the bushes.

He was forced to take a penalty drop, but his next attempt also hit a tree and went into a ditch. His sixth was just short of the green and by failing to get up and down he crashed to two over.

Tiger Woods birdied three of his last six holes, but he had opened with a double bogey six and that meant "only" a 70 and at four under par - three better than Harrington - he remained part of the chasing pack.

Leading Europeans Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood are on the same mark as the world number one. They were round in 68 and 70 respectively, but did not get their wish that the front-runners came back closer to them.

Alongside Harrington on one under are Justin Rose (71), 51-year-old Sandy Lyle (73), Graeme McDowell, who shot 73 playing with Woods, and Sergio Garcia, whose disappointing 75 will surely result in his wait for a first major continuing.