Geoff Ogilvy will take a two shot lead into the final round of the JBWere Masters at his home club, Victoria Golf Club, where he will attempt to claim his first gold jacket.

Equalling the course record set by John Wade back in 2003, Ogilvy’s third round of 8-under 63 made his quest for the title a very possible reality, the Masters the only of the three major Australian titles that Ogilvy has not yet claimed.

“Obviously I'm very comfortable out here at this golf course.  I've probably played here more than I have played any other course in the world. It is fun to come back to Melbourne always and play, but especially play here,” said Ogilvy who finished at 13-under for the tournament.

Finishing the front nine at 6-under the card the Victorian had fans on 59 watch for the majority of the afternoon.

But a couple of bogeys on the back nine left a magical number all but out of sight, Ogilvy himself saying it was not a consideration throughout his round.

“I didn't ever really start thinking about crazy numbers,” he said.             

“I just knew I was going low. At one point I was two or three in front, and I wanted to just get as far in front as I could at that point. So I didn't really think about a number.”

Trailing by two Poulter struggled to handle the gusts around Victoria Golf Club as well as Ogilvy whose home course experience made all the difference on moving day.

“You have to respect this golf course; it is dead simple,” said Poulter.

“I made a couple of mistakes, holed a couple of nice putts. But I guess hats off to Geoff for going out shooting 8 under par in that wind today. That's a great score. When someone posts a course record on you on Saturday, then generally they move forward.”

In a repeat of the final day of the 2006 US Open, Ogilvy’s first and only Major win, he and Poulter will again be paired tomorrow.

Meanwhile Nathan Green shot a third round of 4-under to climb the leaderboard and finish in a share of third alongside Ashley Hall who again showed grit with a round of 3-under.

Greg Chalmers put himself back in range for the ‘triple crown’ chase, a birdie on the last sitting him at 7-under in a share of 5th heading into the final day.

Also at 7-under are Stephen Bowditch, Peter Lonard, Kieran Pratt and Matthew Giles.

Play will get back underway tomorrow from 7.35am - Ogilvy and Poulter will tee off at 1.05pm.