Three former Australian Open winners are separated by two shots heading to the final round at Royal Sydney.

Geoff Ogilvy, winner of the 2010 Australian Open, posted a sensational third-round eight-under-par 64 to move two shots clear of the field at 11-under par.

But hot on his heels is Aaron Baddeley, winner as an amateur at Royal Sydney in 1999 and a year later as a professional, and shooting a 67.

And tied with Baddeley is 2014 Stonehave Trophy winner Jordan Spieth who posed a 68 and joined in second place by New Zealand’s Ryan Fox (71) and seeking to become the first Kiwi to win the Australian Open, but even the likes of Rod Pampling (-8 after a  70) and Adam Scott (-7 after a 71) are not without a chance.

Geoff Ogilvy leads by two heading to final round 2016 Australian Open.. (Photo – Golf Australia)

Aside from Spieth, Ogilvy, Baddeley and Fox will be seeking a place in next year’s 146th Open Championship.

In tricky winds, Ogilvy began by hitting it close and making birdie, adding another at the par-five second, and four consecutive birdies from the sixth sent him through the front nine in 30.

The leaders were going nowhere and by the time he reached the par-five 16th he had a share of top spot, and he hit a beautiful long iron shot to the green and two putted for a birdie to take the outright lead.

Jordan Spieth targeting a second Australian Open title in three years. (PHoto – Golf Australia)

The former US Open winner then saved his best for Royal Sydney’s iconic 18th hole and also holing his 120-meter wedge shot that fed off the little ridge behind the flag and trickled back toward the cup and leaving the Arizona-based Aussie with a tap-in birdie for his 64.

“To be honest, I didn’t really see 64 on the first tee,” he said. “But after going out so well on the front nine, I kind of started seeing a score like that, so it was nice.”

Something has clicked for Ogilvy recently, after he needed to activate a career-earnings exemption to play the current season on the US PGA Tour. “It’s just getting out of my head and not thinking about it too much,” he said. “Just rolling the ball like I used to. It’s been coming. I’m not shocked that they all went in, it’s just pleasant.”

The Victorian was No.3 in the world at his peak and one of the best wedge players on the planet. But in his late-30s, he hit a lull from which he might just emerge tomorrow.

“It’s been a frustrating period, not through lack of effort,” he said. “Probably it’s been more effort that’s made it harder, you know what I mean? Golf is such a fine line, you try harder and it usually doesn’t work, but then you play worse, so you try harder again.”

Perth’s Min Woo Lee is the leading amateur at six-under, showing great composure under pressure in his first Open, but Sydney’s Travis Smyth is just one shot back in the race for that prize after Curtis Luck fired a flat 74 today to sit a further shot back.