Golf-Spieth stays top at Masters despite late stumble

* Spieth drops three shots on last two holes * Rookie Kaufman alone in second place * German veteran Langer two strokes off pace (Adds detail, quotes) By Steve Keating AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 9 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth withstood heavy winds and even stiffer challenges to remain atop the Masters leaderboard, and will take a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round as he bids to complete a successful defence of his Green Jacket. The 22-year-old Texan has now held the outright lead for a record seven consecutive rounds and if he can hold on for one more day will join Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus as the only men to claim back-to-back Masters wins. Spieth, who began the third round with a one-shot advantage, ended it in the same position after a wild afternoon at a windswept Augusta National, carding a one-over 73 that featured two double-bogeys on the back nine, including one at the 18th.

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