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Jordan Spieth shot a 4-under 68 in the third round of the Australian Open but was leapfrogged by Geoff Ogilvy, who shot an 8-under 64 on the day and now leads Spieth by two.

Ogilvy is 11 under after three rounds. Spieth is 9 under and tied for second at the event with Ryan Fox and Aaron Baddeley. Spieth is looking for his second win here in the last three years.

"To be honest, I didn't really see 64 on the first tee," Ogilvy told the Australian Associated Press after shooting a 6-under 30 on the front nine. "But after going out so well on the front nine I kind of started seeing a score like that. It's always a nice feeling. I'm back in the mix."

Spieth might trail Ogilvy after 54 holes, but he's been in this spot before. He was in the mix at the 2014 Australian Open and closed with a 63 in the final round to win going away. It was a round that left Rory McIlroy slack-jawed.

"I feel very confident about where things are, so yeah, off of 2014, that was a round that kind of felt like an easy 63, if that makes any sense," Spieth told reporters on Saturday. "Yeah, I felt very confident starting that [final] round. I felt like it was my tournament [and] I feel that way here.

"I feel like my best golf is yet to come out and therefore at this present moment I feel very confident about where things are and where they've progressed over the last three days."

Spieth, who only made two birdies on the front nine on Saturday but had four coming home, has been consistent throughout this week in shooting scores of 69, 70 and 68. With the fireworks we saw from Ogilvy, Spieth will likely have to go lower than that for the win on Sunday.

"I can draw on 2014 for sure, recognizing [that] the moves [today] were made from people that were not in the last few groups," said Spieth. "So, I'll expect that again tomorrow, people to be firing and on a tight course where you can take a lot of risk-reward [shots] - it's going to pay off for some players.

"I've been playing very aggressive. I may dial back on a couple of holes if I'm in the position to do so, but, for the most part, I'm going to stay true to myself."

Spieth will play in the penultimate group with Ryan Fox in the final round in Sydney on Sunday.