Dec 6 (Reuters) - Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen made a late surge to card a five-under 66 and take the lead on day three at the Royal Melbourne on Saturday, while Rory McIlroy overcame an early error to grab two consecutive birdies and stay in the hunt at the Australian Open.

More than a few eyebrows were raised when the television coverage of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane started cutting to famous faces in the crowd earlier this week and it honed in on Greg Norman.

Rory McIlroys 68 on day three moves him to five-under par for the tournament, sitting in joint 24th; Dutchman Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen made a late surge to go lead ahead of 2022 Open champion Cam Smi

No one wants to jinx it, but one of Australia’s superstar male golfers could break a painstaking national drought on Sunday. With one round to play in the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott are all in the mix to win the trophy, while Lucas Herbert is a longer shot but cannot be counted out.

Rory McIlroy had an “awful year” in 2013, but a nail-biting battle with Adam Scott turned things around – and sparked his career.

U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun converted two of his three eagle chances to tie for the lead Friday in the Hero World Challenge.