World No 2, Dustin Johnson, will share the third-last pairing with co-leader Louis Oosthuizen on Saturday at the Masters.
WATCH: Oosthuizen moves into share
Johnson produced a bogey-free back nine of 33 to move within a shot of the lead after being two back after the opening round. He will start on Saturday in the group sharing sixth with countrymen Tiger Woods and Xander Schauffele, with Justin Harding the surprise name joining the closest chasers.
The South African, a recent five-time winner across the Sunshine, Asian and European Tours, will play alongside Schauffele, a former PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, who fired the low round of day (65), at 8:15pm SA time.
Ten minutes later, Oosthuizen and Johnson – both one-time Major winners – will start their third lap around Augusta National before Brooks Koepka and Adam Scott get under way.
The final group sees Open Champion Francesco Molinari and Jason Day, continuing to battle through injury this week, off at 8:45pm.
The third round will no doubt be watched closely by Presidents Cup captain Ernie Els, who will be interested to see how Branden Grace and Argetina’s Emiliano Grillo fare in the second group of the day.
At 4:25pm, one of Els’ vice-captains, Trevor Immelman, will play alongside key player for Melbourne this year, Hideki Matsuyama.
Round 3 tee times:
3:05pm Eddie Pepperell (ENG)
3:15pm Branden Grace (RSA), Emiliano Grillo (ARG)
3:25pm Zach Johnson (USA), a-Takumi Kanaya (JPN)
3:35pm Alex Noren (SWE), Billy Horschel (USA)
3:45pm Martin Kaymer (GER), a-Devon Bling (USA)
3:55pm Henrik Stenson (SWE), Li Haotong (CHN)
3:05pm Keith Mitchell (USA), Aaron Wise (USA)
4:15pm Tyrrell Hatton (ENG), Patrick Cantlay (USA)
4:25pm Hideki Matsuyama (JPN), Trevor Immelman (RSA)
4:35pm Satoshi Kodaira (JPN), Andrew Landry (USA)
4:45pm Cameron Smith (AUS), Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG)
5:05pm Marc Leishman (AUS), Rory McIlroy (NIR)
5:15pm Kim Si-woo (KOR), Kyle Stanley (USA)
5:25pm Keegan Bradley (USA), Bubba Watson (USA)
5:35pm Kevin Na (USA), a-Alvaro Ortiz (MEX)
5:45pm Viktor Hovland (NOR), Jimmy Walker (USA)
5:55pm Patrick Reed (USA), Webb Simpson (USA)
6:05pm Jordan Spieth (USA), Kevin Tway (USA)
18:15pm Bernhard Langer (GER), Rafa Cabrera Bello (ESP)
6:25pm Charley Hoffman (USA), Tommy Fleetwood (ENG)
6:35pm JB Holmes (USA), Lucas Bjerregaard (DEN)
6:45pm Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN), Kevin Kisner (USA)
7:05pm Gary Woodland (USA), Rickie Fowler (USA)
7:15pm Corey Conners (CAN), Tony Finau (USA)
7:25pm Bryson DeChambeau (USA), Justin Thomas (USA)
7:35pm Charles Howell (USA), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA)
7:45pm Matt Kuchar (USA), Phil Mickelson (USA)
7:55pm Jon Rahm (ESP), Patton Kizzire (USA)
8:05pm Tiger Woods (USA), Ian Poulter (ENG)
8:15pm Justin Harding (RSA), Xander Schauffele (USA)
8:25pm Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Dustin Johnson (USA)
8:35pm Brooks Koepka (USA), Adam Scott (AUS)
8:45pm Francesco Molinari (ITA), Jason Day (AUS)