Aussie Matt Jones in the mix at US golf

Matt Jones has moved to seven under and two shots off the lead going into the final round of the US PGA Tour's St Jude Classic.

Matt Jones

Australian golfer Matt Jones sits two shots off the lead at the US PGA Tour's St Jude Classic. (AAP)

Australian golfer Matt Jones sits two shots off the lead after three rounds of the US PGA Tour's St Jude Classic in Memphis.

Rocketing into contention was Spaniard Rafa Cabrera Bello who chipped in on successive holes on his way to a five-under-par 65 and a share of the lead on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Jones fired a second consecutive one-under 69 to be seven under and tied sixth going into the final round.

Americans Stewart Cink (69) and Ben Crane (68) joined Cabrera Bello at nine under on a crowded leaderboard, with eight players bunched within two strokes at TPC Southwind.

"The chip-in for sure took the pressure off the round a little bit and helped me find my game," said Cabrera Bello, who subsequently holed out from 30 feet at the par-three fourth and then completed a hat-trick of birdies by sinking a 20-foot putt at the next.

"I'm playing good. I'm confident on the greens. I think I'm playing this course in a smart way well and obviously putting good."

Americans Chad Campbell and Luke List trail by one stroke, while South African Charl Schwartzel, who had a share of the halfway lead, regressed with a 74 to fall four strokes off the pace.

Five-times major winner Phil Mickelson is also four back, while former world No.1 Adam Scott trails by five.

Scott had a one-over 71 to finish at four under in a tie for 22nd.


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