Stefani's candied escape in Memphis

Shawn Stefani has endured a quadruple bogey on Saturday to yield a one-shot advance into the final annular of the St Jude Classic.

Stefani overhauled Harris English in the third annular in Memphis, Cheap Snapback Tennessee, catastrophe with three-consecutive birdies to column a four-under 66 and acceleration to 12 beneath all-embracing at the PGA Bout event.

Overnight baton English endured a arresting day at TPC Southwind, notching a baboon on the 18th aperture to agenda a one-under 69 abrogation him on 11 under, while Patrick Reed, Nicholas Thompson and Scott Stallings are next on the leaderboard, three acclamation added adrift.

Phil Mickelson and Eric Meierdierks both pushed up the leaderboard during the third annular with corresponding array of 65 and 66 to sit at seven beneath for the tournament, while Ireland's Padraig Harrington, M&N Snapback Caps     additional Ryan Palmer and Roberto Castro are addition attempt behind.

Stefani started his third annular with a bang, notching afterwards birdies on the additional and third holes.

Birdies followed on the ninth and 10th holes to put Stefani two acclamation bright at the top of the leaderboard but a adverse 11th aperture area the 31-year-old hit the water, got ashore in a alembic and two-putted saw him bead abaft English.

But Stefani salvaged his annular with a baking finish, birdying the 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th holes to affirmation the all-embracing advance branch into Sunday's final round.

Reed produced an even bigger accomplishment than Stefani to acceleration from 22nd into a tie for third, birdying the 15th and 18th holes, while aswell carding an hawkeye on the par-five 16th to acquire a six-under 64 on Saturday.

The 22-year-old was abutting by Thompson (four-under 66) and Stallings (three-under 67) at eight under.

Nick O'Hern is the best-placed Australian at four under, Monster Energy Hats eight shots abaft Stefani, afterwards an inconsistent three-under third annular of 67, which included three birdies in the endure four holes, while Robert Allenby is at two beneath overall.