America’s Billy Horschel leads The Open heading into Sunday’s final round after carding 69 in horrible conditions at Royal Troon.
English major debutant Daniel Brown had the lead heading up the 18th but a double bogey after finding a greenside bunker saw him slip back to three under alongside Thriston Lawrence, Sam Burns, Russell Henley, Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele.
Scottie Scheffler is one further back on two under, while Shane Lowry – who led after two rounds – had a day to forget, carding 77 to slip from leading on eight under at one stage on Saturday to finish on one under.
Follow reaction after the third round of the 152nd Open Championship below:
The Open Championship 2024 - live updates from Royal Troon
- The 152nd Open Championship continues at Royal Troon in Scotland
- Leaderboard: -4 Horschel; -3 Brown, Rose, Schauffele, Lawrence, Henley, Burns; -2 Scheffler; -1 Lowry
- Dan Brown double bogeys the 18th to hand Billy Horschel the lead
- Shane Lowry slips down the leaderboard after carding 77 in the rain
- HOLE IN ONE! Si Woo Kim aces the 17th with a brilliant shot
- Round 4 tee times: Dan Brown paired with Scottie Scheffler on Sunday
Round 4 tee times
21:36
Lawrence Ostlere
Major debutant Dan Brown will play with world No 1 Scottie Scheffler on Sunday at The Open as they try to chase down the overnight leader, Billy Horschel, at Royal Troon.
Horschel finished a wet and wild third round on four under par to take the outright lead after Brown double bogeyed the 18th, which dropped the Yorkshireman back alongside Thriston Lawrence, Sam Burns, Russell Henley, Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele on three under par.
Scottie Scheffler is eighth on the leaderboard on two under, while Shane Lowry – who at one stage on Saturday led The Open on eight under – had a day to forget, carding 77 to finish on one under. Justin Thomas, Adam Scott and Matthew Jordan are on level par heading into Sunday’s play.
Lawrence and Horschel will be last to tee off, at 2.25pm.
Early starters make hay as wind drops on day three of Open
21:20
Lawrence Ostlere
Birdies were the order of the day in benign conditions on the third day of The Open as the chasing pack sought to take advantage early on.
With winds dropping from Friday’s 25mph gusts to a more gentle steady breeze, Royal Troon’s front nine was at its most vulnerable and offered plenty of opportunities.
South Korea’s Sungjae Im seized the chance with five birdies to turn in 31, the lowest score of the week on the front nine but dropped a shot at the 14th to sit two over.
Daniel Brown in contention on stunning Open debut
20:54
Lawrence Ostlere
Qualifier Dan Brown wrote another chapter in his incredible Open Championship story to set up a thriller of a final day at Royal Troon.
Brown, who birdied the 36th hole in qualifying to secure his major debut, defied miserable conditions to leave himself 18 holes away from a fairytale triumph.
The world number 272 held the outright lead until an unfortunate double bogey on the 18th, but a third round of 73 left him just a shot behind American Billy Horschel.
Horschel, who famously followed a 67 with an 85 in similar weather the last time Troon staged the Open in 2016, only put his rain jacket on between shots as he scrambled his way to an astounding 69 to finish four under par.
That gave the 37-year-old a slender lead over six players, with Brown joined on three under by compatriot Justin Rose, US PGA champion Xander Schauffele and a trio of players who had exploited ideal early conditions.
Leaderboard after round three
20:36
Lawrence Ostlere
So here is everyone on even par or better after three rounds. You would think the winner of The Open will come from this list:
1. Billy Horschel, United States;72-68-69;—;209;-4
T2. Daniel Brown, England;65-72-73;—;210;-3
T2. Sam Burns, United States;76-69-65;—;210;-3
T2. Russell Henley, United States;69-75-66;—;210;-3
T2. Thriston Lawrence, South Africa;71-74-65;—;210;-3
T2. Justin Rose, England;69-68-73;—;210;-3
T2. Xander Schauffele, United States;69-72-69;—;210;-3
8. Scottie Scheffler, United States;70-70-71;—;211;-2
9. Shane Lowry, Ireland;66-69-77;—;212;-1
T10. Matthew Jordan, England;71-71-71;—;213;E
T10. Adam Scott, Australia;70-77-66;—;213;E
T10. Justin Thomas, United States;68-78-67;—;213;E
The Open 2024: Latest scores
20:23
Lawrence Ostlere
-4 Horschel (F); -3 Brown (F), Rose (F), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F); -2 Scheffler (F); -1 Lowry (F)
So close! Brown gives it a good go but his putt dies and breaks just before the hole. A double bogey finish is harsh, but he will still be in a great position going into Sunday and perhaps being off the top of the leaderboard will reduce the pressure overnight. He cards a two-over-par 73 to end on three under.
Lowry’s 77 sees him finish the day ninth on the leaderboard, on one under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
20:19
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown (17); -4 Horschel (F); -3 Rose (F), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
Lowry drops in front of the grandstand and chips from some short rough, but he leaves it short and he’s disappointed with that. It’s a long putt for par.
Brown manages to flop out of the bunker but he’s had to aim a little left of the flag and that leaves a tough 12ft putt for bogey.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
20:15
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown (17); -4 Horschel (F);-3 Rose (F), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
So just two player are left out on the course. Daniel Brown can only hack a little way up the fairway from the very edge of a bunker, with a nasty stance. It’s a sensible play but he still misses the green with his next, and finds a greenside bunker. It’s not a bad lie and he needs a smart up and down for a bogey.
Lowry, meanwhile, is in the grandstand after two shots. He’s going to take relief and get a chip from just in front of the stand, so it’s not worked out too badly.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
20:11
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown (17); -4 Horschel (F); -3 Rose (F), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
Horschel misses his par putt and takes a bogey on the last for an impressive 69. He’s furious – he knows he should have chipped from off the green and he’s paid the price for choosing his putter.
Rose sinks his short putt for a par to card a respectable 73 in horrid conditions. He will start on three under tomorrow.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
20:07
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown (17), Horschel (17); -3 Rose (17), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
Wow, what a shot this is by Justin Rose, flying a bunker shot all the way to the hole where it stops dead, and he will have a 4ft putt for par on the last.
Horschel putts from the off the green but doesn’t quite get enough on it, and he has plenty of work to do for par.
Back on the tee, Lowry has sliced drive horribly, and he grimaces, while Brown finds the very, very edge of a fairway bunker. That’s going to be very awkward.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
20:02
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown (17), Horschel (17); -3 Rose (17), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
Lowry holes a brilliant long par putt to keep himself at two under heading to the 18th tee. He punches the air and let’s out some frustration. Brown knocks in his bogey, and drops back to five under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
20:01
Lawrence Ostlere
-6 Brown (16); -5 Horschel (17); -3 Rose (17), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
Brown hacks out of a horribly deep bunker on 17, right up against the face, and manages to get the ball out and on to the edge of the green. “Great shot,” shouts Lowry, and it really was.
The rain has stopped. A bit too little, too late for the players out there.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:57
Lawrence Ostlere
-6 Brown (16); -5 Horschel (17); -3 Rose (17), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
The combination of wind against and wet ground mix to leave Horschel’s drive on 18 barely on the first portion of fairway, it’s that far back. Rose does worse, though, leaking right into the long stuff.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:54
Lawrence Ostlere
-6 Brown (16); -5 Horschel (17); -3 Rose (17), Schauffele (F), Lawrence (F), Henley (F), Burns (F)
Scheffler finishes with a par to card an even-par 71 and he will be in the mix tomorrow, starting on two under.
Another disaster for Shane Lowry, who earlier today was leading The Open on eight under. He’s just found a deep greenside bunker on the 17th and that’s going to be tough to escape from without giving up a shot.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:51
Lawrence Ostlere
-6 Brown; -5 Horschel; -3 Rose, Schauffele, Lawrence, Henley, Burns
It is teeming with rain right now at Troon.
A sodden Horschel plays a delightful chip close on the 17th and taps in for par. Rose chips a little heavily and he has a tricky par putt on the same green of perhaps eight feet... he flips his cap around on his head to stop the drips off the peak from distracting him, resets, and sends a good putt just wide of the cup. Rose drops back to three under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:47
Lawrence Ostlere
-6 Brown; -5 Horschel; -4 Rose; -3 Schauffele, Lawrence, Henley, Burns
Daniel Brown has just hit a stunning shot on the 16th, drilling a low mid-iron 138 yards under the wind to within four feet. He rolls in the putt, and the major debutant is leading The Open on his own right now.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:45
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown, Horschel; -4 Rose; -3 Schauffele, Lawrence, Henley, Burns
On this long par-three 17th – which Si Woo Kim holed in one earlier today for the longest in Open history – Horschel nails a three wood which dies on the wet ground short of the green, and Rose leaks left of the target. Work to do for both players.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:40
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown, Horschel; -4 Rose; -3 Schauffele, Lawrence, Henley, Burns
Shane Lowry finds another bogey on the 15th after hitting driver-driver to lay-up short of the green. He drops back to two under.
Billy Horschel hits a stunning bunker escape on 16, launching straight up over the sheer face and on to the green, and the ball almost rolls into the cup! It just stops short, but that will be a par.
His playing partner Justin Rose misses a makeable birdie putt and stays on four under. What a shift in momentum on that 16th green.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:35
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown, Horschel; -4 Rose; -3 Schauffele, Lawrence, Henley, Burns, Lowry
Wow, what a shot this is by Scottie Scheffler, who drills a three wood within a couple of inches of a hole in one on the 238-yard par-three 17th! So close. He taps in for a birdie to move to two under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:30
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown, Horschel; -4 Rose; -3 Schauffele, Lawrence, Henley, Burns, Lowry
Schauffele bogeys the last to card a very useful two-under-par 69, and he’ll start tomorrow’s final round on three under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:24
Lawrence Ostlere
-5 Brown, Horschel; -4 Rose, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Henley, Burns, Lowry
Shane Lowry bogeys the par-three 14th after missing the green, and he’s slipped back to three under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
19:02
Chris Wilson
-5 Brown, Horschel; -4 Rose, Lowry, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Matthew Jordan is one of the latest to enter the red, following a birdie with par to stay on -1.
On 16, Schauffele’s birdie shot lips out, and he stays on four-under.
Rose tees off on the par-three 14th, but it lands dead, doesn’t roll and presents a par chance at best. Horschel’s effort is unlucky, landing near the lefthand bank.
Brown drops another sot on 13, taking him to five-under and back into the joint lead.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
18:55
Chris Wilson
-6 Brown; -5 Horschel; -4 Rose, Lowry, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Rose lands around 10-foot short of the green with his second shot of the 13th, and then within a similar distance to the pin on his third. He sinks the last shot to save par.
Horschel gets to within 10 feet of the pin with his third, so he has the birdie chance – but he narrowly drags it wide, taking par instead.
Brown and Lowry have teed off on 13 now too, with both landing in the rough. At 16, Schauffele tees off and makes the central area of the fairway.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
18:46
Chris Wilson
-6 Brown; -5 Horschel; -4 Rose, Lowry, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Lowry’s had a tough time over the first few holes, and he slips down the hill past the green on the 12th. He needs the up and down for par, and his third shot is a good start, coming within a couple feet of the pin. Miraculously, he misses the par shot too! He knocks in for a bogey, and is at -4.
Brown fares far better, landing the birdie to move to six-under. On 12, Horschel is inches from the birdie putt, and he settles for par.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
18:35
Chris Wilson
-5 Lowry, Horschel, Brown; -4 Rose, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Scheffler misses another birdie chance, with another putt lacking a bit of pace. He stays on -3.
Schauffele lips out on 15, so stays on four-under.
Horschel tees off on the par-four 12th, landing central on the fairway to preserve his birdie chances. His second shot lands around 10 feet from the pin, so he’ll have a great chance at a birdie.
On 11, Lowry weighs up his options as he stands 62 yards out. He gets a little too underneath it with the wedge, and he lands too far from the pin for a birdie. He misses that, as well as the par attempt, but he sinks the bogey putt to go down to five-under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
18:24
Chris Wilson
-6 Lowry; -5 Horschel, Brown; -4 Rose, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Justin Rose makes the par putt on 12, so he stays consistent on -4.
Horschel doesn’t manage to save par, sinking the putt for a bogey on 11. He moves to five-under.
On 11, Lowry hits the stringer and it’s stopped by a member of the crowd on the rough. He’ll take that though.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
18:19
Chris Wilson
-6 Lowry, Horschel; -5 Brown; -4 Rose, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Lowry drags the five-foot birdie putt wide, so he stays with the joint leaders. Brown drops a shot on the 10th after two shots into the rough.
Rose’s second shot on the Railway falls just short of the green, so he’ll be making par at best. Horschel’s second is more of a lay up, and he’ll be hoping for par too. He has work to do to save par, landing his third shot at the edge of the green.
Similarly, on the 14th Schauffele makes the green in regulation, but it’s a cautious shot that lands at the base of the green.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
18:09
Chris Wilson
-6 Lowry, Brown, Horschel; -4 Rose, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
On nine, Lowry misses a birdie chance to take the lead once again. Both leaders move to the 10th, with Brown hooking out of the rough but failing to find the green from 190-odd yards. lowry’s second shot is a peach, landing around 10 feet from the pin.
One ahead, Rose clips to within a couple of feet of the pin.
Horschel tees off on 11, carrying around 250, and Rose follows to find the middle of the fairway.
Schauffele misses the birdie putt at the 12th, but he’ll stay on four-under. Scheffler has avoided any problems on the 11th, but he’ll make par at best.
Johnson has his first birdie of the day with a huge putt, and he moves to level par.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
17:53
Chris Wilson
-6 Lowry, Brown -5 Horschel; -4 Rose, Schauffele; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Horschel is having an excellent day and he moves into the joint lead on -6 after a birdie on nine.
Rose lips out on the birdie putt at nine, staying on four-under.
Henley’s second shot on the 11th takes him within birdie distance – can he hole it to end the day two shots behind?
The Railway 11th has claimed another victim, as Schauffele bogeys to fall to four-under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
17:47
Chris Wilson
-6 Lowry, Brown -5 Horschel, Schauffele; -4 Rose; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Brown misses for par and he takes the bogey to fall to -6. Lowry is really paying the price for finding the sand trap, and he double bogeys. Both leaders are tied now on six-under.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
17:42
Chris Wilson
-8 Lowry; -7 Brown -5 Horschel, Schauffele; -4 Rose; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
From brilliance to irritation for the leaders as both of them find the Coffin bunker with their tee shots on the Postage Stamp. Brown is first to try and dig himself out – he does so, but there’s not enough bite and it lands at a difficult length for par.
Lowry is asking for the rake after Brown’s swing caused some sand to land. He eventually lines it up, but he can’t get the backspin – it runs past the green, down the hill and into some thick rough.
On nine, Scheffler lips out on what was an easy birdie putt. He’ll be very disappointed.
At the Railway 11th, Schauffele has driven into the thick gorse bushes near the track.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
17:34
Chris Wilson
-8 Lowry; -7 Brown -5 Horschel, Schauffele; -4 Rose; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Rose tees off on the Postage Stamp – it lands close but the drawback takes it to within a difficult birdie length. It looks good, but falls short and he’ll settle for par.
On seven, both Brown and Lowry play brilliantly approach shots to land within a few feet of the pin. Birdie chances for both – Brown takes his to move to -7, but Lowry can’t take the chance to go nine-under. That’s brilliant from Brown, who was close to 50 yards right of the fairway.
Xander Schauffele continues an impressive day with a birdie at 10 – he moves to -5.
Henley is coming to the end of his day on 17, and he comes short with a birdie attempt but knocks in for par. He’s on -3 as he walks to the 18th.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
17:23
Chris Wilson
-8 Lowry; -6 Brown -5 Horschel; -4 Schauffele, Rose; -3 Lawrence, Scheffler
Horschel goes past the pin on the seventh, and he’ll be making par at best. Rose follows with his approach shot, threading it between the pin and the greenside bunker, but he’ll also struggle for a birdie. He doesn’t land it, but Horschel does! He moves to -5 after perfectly judging the line from deep.
Scheffler tees off on the Postage Stamp eighth, and it lands close to the pin but the backspin takes it back to par distance. It’s a downhill lie, and it’s narrowly missed.
On seven, Brown and Lowry are teeing off now – the former carves his drive and it flies past Scheffler on the eighth!
The Open 2024: Latest scores
17:12
Chris Wilson
-8 Lowry; -5 Brown -4 Rose, Henley, Horschel; -3 Lawrence, Schauffele, Scheffler
Henley drops a shot with his first bogey of the day on the 15th, and he moves back to three-under.
The birdies are coming less frequently in the rain but Billy Horschel nabs one on the sixth, setting himself up for a tap-in having put his approach within a couple of feet. He’s now level with Justin Rose, who sinks for par.
On 18, Burns has matched Lawrence’s round of 65, and he goes in on -3 as well! Plenty to play for on the final day.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
17:01
Chris Wilson
-8 Lowry; -5 Brown -4 Rose, Henley; -3 Lawrence, Schauffele, Scheffler -2: Horschel, Burmester
No realistic birdie chances for either Brown or Lowry on the fifth, though they should make par.
Sam Burns continues his vein of form by climbing to -3 with a birdie at the 16th, and then making par on the 17th.
And it’s brilliant from Xander Schauffele as he holes a birdie on the Postage Stamp eighth! His tee shot landed within a foot, so it was an easy tap-in.
A little less fortunate for Cantlay as he moves level par after a bogey.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
16:49
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Brown -4 Rose, Henley; -3 Lawrence, Schauffele, Scheffler -2: Horschel, Burmester
Lawrence has finished for the day with an extremely impressive 65, and he goes into the clubhouse on -3.
Justin Rose has bogeyed five after that last birdie, and so he goes back to -4.
And Lowry is back into a two-stroke lead after sinking a 15-footer to go back up to -8.
Robert MacIntyre admits Open struggle has brought him back to earth with a bump
16:40
Chris Wilson
Robert MacIntyre admitted Royal Troon had brought him back down to earth as he struggled to replicate last week’s heroics.
The Oban-based left-hander celebrated long into the night after triumphing in his home Scottish Open last Sunday but it has been a different story in Ayrshire this week.
After battling to make the Open cut on Friday, the 27-year-old again found the going tough in the third round, carding a one-over-par 72 to sit on six over.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
16:30
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -4; Rose, Brown, Henley; -3 Lawrence, Schauffele, Scheffler -2: Horschel, Burmester
Brown is back up to -5 as he drains a putt on the third! He’s holding his own for now.
That takes him one shot better than Henley, who finds the green in regulation on the13th. He miscues the line of a birdie attempt from deep, but he’ll knock it in for par.
On four, Justin Rose plays a superb approach shot to take himself pin high and within a few feet of the flag – surely another birdie for the Englishman.
Scheffler saves par on the fourth, but it could – and perhaps should – have been so much better, as his birdie putt lips out.
Lawrence is on 17, looking to land a potentially pivotal couple of late birdies, but his first chance is missed and he enters the 18th on -3.
Both Day and Morikawa card birdies to move to level par.
Si Woo Kim makes hole-in-one as Thriston Lawrence surges through field at Open
16:25
Chris Wilson
South Korea’s Si Woo Kim made a hole-in-one in the third round of the 152nd Open as Thriston Lawrence threatened to make more history at Royal Troon.
Kim was two over par after 16 holes but walked off the 17th back to level for the day after his tee shot pitched just short of the green and rolled inexorably into the cup on the 238-yard par three.
It is the first time a hole-in-one has been recorded on the 17th in 10 Open Championships at the South Ayrshire venue.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
16:17
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -4; Rose, Brown; -3 Lawrence, Henley, Schauffele, Scheffler -2: Horschel, Burmester
Rose is so close with the birdie putt at three, but it teeters near the edge and he settles for par.
Scheffler finds a fairway bunker on four, and he hooks himself out to give himself a good chance of the sand save.
On five, Schauffele has the chance to build on a great stat with another birdie, but he falls short, as does Lawrence on 16.
It’s pouring now on the Ayrshire coast, and it’s much more difficult conditions than those this morning.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
16:10
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -4; Rose, Brown; -3 Lawrence, Henley, Schauffele, Scheffler -2: Horschel, Burmester
One bogey and one par for Rose to start his day, and he’s fallen to -4 alongside Brown. His approach on the third splits the pin and the bunker, but it overruns slightly.
Lawrence is still at three-under as he reaches the final few holes, but he’s found the sand trap with his second shot on 16. He scoops his way put and it’s pin high, though a little far to the right.
Brown has a birdie attempt on three but it’s uphill and hard to judge, and he falls short. Lowry has his own birdie chance, and it’s a more difficult line, and his goes from right to left and slightly wide. Both will make par though.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
16:00
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose; -4; Brown; -3 Lawrence, Henley, Schauffele -2: Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Henley drains a great putt on the 10th to take himself up to -3.
Bated breath from some on the as it briefly looks like Scheffler’s approach shot is flying in, but it carries a little further. He has a great chance at a birdie though, and he takes it! On to -3 for the world number one, and he looks calm and composed as he did yesterday.
On four, Schauffele fails to find the green in regulation, instead landing in the rough. His next shot is eased onto the green, but it’s a difficult putt for par.
Horschel stays on -2 after narrowly missing a birdie shot.
Lowry has engineered his first birdie attempt of the day – and it shaves the hole, but he’ll manage to save par. His main rival (for now) bogeys the first, and Brown is down to -4.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
15:49
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3 Lawrence, Schauffele -2: Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
The final two tee off, starting with Daniel Brown. Some early luck too, as his ball rolls and rolls but just rests on the edge of the sand trap.
Shane Lowry goes in a similar direction, but his ball does roll into the bunker, and there might be some early work to do to save par for the overnight leader.
On two, Scheffler is just an inch unlucky once more – that’s two birdie putts in a row that have been missing just an inch or so.
At the other end on 18, Thomas guides his birdie attempt to within tap-in distance – he knocks it in for a round of 67, and ends the day on level par.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
15:44
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3 Lawrence, Schauffele -2: Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Henley finishes the front nine with a birdie, so he goes up to -2.
Lawrene’s tee shot on the par-three 14th finds the tee, but it just needed a little more to take it within easy birdie distance. He’ll finish with par for -3.
Thomas tees off for his last hole of the day, and he avoids the fairway bunkers as he looks to enter the red and stay in contention.
Not the best start for Rose as he finds the greenside bunker with his second shot.
On three, Cantlay faces a difficult line for the birdie putt, and he can’t sink it, so will take par. Schauffele’s line is much kinder, and knocks it right to left before it sinks in for -3!
The Open 2024: Latest scores
15:35
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -4: Lawrence -2: Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Schauffele sinks his sixth birdie of the week to go to -2, and he’s in the hunt for the top places again.
Thomas has a birdie attempt on 17 to move back into the red, but he pushes it wide, while Lawrence has bogeyed the 13th to fall back to -3.
Scheffler goes within touching distance of the birdie on the first, but no climb up the leaderboard yet for the world number one.
A huge cheers on the first as Justin Rose steps out to the tee alongside Billy Horschel.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
15:27
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -4: Lawrence -2: Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Thomas does manage to save par in the end, though it could have been even better as his birdie putt attempt comes within centimetres of the hole.
On 13, Lawrence finds the edge of the green but it’ll take an exceptional putt to get a birdie here. He’ll stay on -4 barring one of the shots of the weekend.
Disappointment for Koepka as he misses what should have been an easy birdie shot on three. On five, Rahm has a birdie shot from deep but he has to settle for par.
We’re around 20 minutes from the last tee time of the day, but for now we have Scottie Scheffler and Dean Burmester starting their day. It’s really started chucking it down now too as the leaders approach their tee time.
The Open 2024: Latest scores
15:18
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3: Lawrence (8) -2: Thomas (12), Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Lawrence’s second shot on the 12th is promising, but it lands a distance from the pin. A similar distance to the one he drained on the last hole...not this time though, and he stays four-under through 12.
Rahm is safely on the green in regulation on the fourth, but he falls short with the birdie putt and will take par once more.
Thomas is struggling a little and he’ll do well to save par – and avoid three straight bogeys – as he finds the rough with his second shot on 16.
Two more men on +1, Koepka and playing partner Johnson, miss birdie attempts on the second and stay at +1.
On the first, Schauffele and Cantlay make par. Coming up behind them are Jason Day and Corey Conners, teeing off now.
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Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3: Lawrence (8) -2: Thomas (12), Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Lawrence makes the green in regulation on the 11th, but it would need to be a great putt for the birdie – and that’s exactly what it is! He moves to -4, and seven-under for the day.
Rahm recovers from his dropped shot to birdie the next hole, and he’s instantly back up to one-over.
Thomas has found the sand trap on 15 but he chips it back onto the green, but he can’t make par. He settles for the bogey and moves to level par.
The rain is starting to fall a bit at Royal Troon as Cantlay and Schauffele tee off. The former just about avoids the first cut on the fairway, while Schauffele’s first effort is more central.
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Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3: Lawrence (8) -2: Thomas (12), Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Rahm has the short attempt for par but he’s misjudged it, and he goes to +2.
On the par-three 14, Thomas avoids overrunning the green from the tee and gives himself a slim birdie chance. It’s a great effort, but he can only roll it to within a foot.
Kim can’t capitalise on his hole-in-one and he ends the day on +5 , while Morikawa takes par on the other end of the course at the first.
Brooks Koepka is the latest to take to the tee, and his first shot of the day goes left to right before settling on the fairway. He’s followed by Dustin Johnson, who does similar without as much distance.
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14:42
Chris Wilson
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3: Lawrence (8) -2: Thomas (12), Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Rahm’s second shot on two gets to the green, but he’s struggling for a birdie there.
On 13, Thomas runs a birdie putt attempt past the pin, and he can’t save par either with the follow-up, so he’ll move down to -1.
Colin Morikawa is making his way up the first hole as he looks to jump to level par quickly, but after his second shot is doesn’t look like he’ll make it at first ask.
On 10, Lawrence lands his second shot where the green ends, and it’s looking like he’ll have to settle for a par to go with all those birdies.
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14:33
Luke Baker
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3: Lawrence (8) -2: Thomas (12), Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Thriston Lawrence is playing sublime golf at the moment but Justin Thomas is looking almost as good. The two-time PGA champ has now got six birdies and no bogeys for his round as he holes a 25-footer from downtown on the 12th! Six-under for his round and now at -2 for the championship, into the top five.
There are scores to be made out on the course at the moment...
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14:29
Luke Baker
And we have a HOLE IN ONE AT THE OPEN! Si Woo Kim comes up trumps with an ace at the 17th! It’s a 238-yard par three, so not exactly a prime candidate for a hole in one but...
Unbelievable shot by Kim, who pitches the ball off the front of the green, it bounces on and rolls into the cup as if guided by a laser. What a shot!
An ace on the 17th for Si Woo Kim. pic.twitter.com/tPg2PKTm1x
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
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14:25
Luke Baker
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -3: Lawrence (8) -2: Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Wow! Thriston Lawrence is playing as good golf as it’s possible to play right now. He makes his SIXTH birdie in the first eight holes thanks to a 130-yard flick from the 8th tee, leaving him four feet for birdie and he rolls it in. Superb stuff from the South African who is now alone in fourth place at -3. If he keeps it together on the back nine, this could be a special round and an interesting clubhouse target.
Adam Scott finishes off his round and is the current clubhouse leader at evens for the championship. A five-under round of 65 does the business.
WATCH: Lefty Bob MacIntyre plays a shot right-handed
14:18
Luke Baker
Left-handed Bob MacIntyre found himself in a tricky predicament, so why not switch hands...?
Robert MacIntyre has just played a shot RIGHT-HANDED pic.twitter.com/feNZGBi8dR
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 20, 2024
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14:12
Luke Baker
It’s been a fun start to day three at Troon. Plenty of drama still to come over the next few hours as well.
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14:03
Luke Baker
-7 Lowry; -5 Rose, Brown; -2 Lawrence (6), Horschel, Burmester, Scheffler
Where Thomas errs, Thriston Lawrence converts to climb into the top five for the championship at -2! He’s over the back of the green in two at the par-five 6th hole but a deft chip to three feet gives him a tap-in birdie.
The South African is up into a tie for fourth. Absolutely flying.
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13:55
Luke Baker
Justin Thomas’s (-1) 15 birdies are the most in the field this week but he just misses a 16th on the 10th. Gives himself a good look from 20 feet or so and shaves the right edge of the hole. Very, very close to climbing into the top five at -2.
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13:44
Luke Baker
We have our second player of the day into the red! South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence has absolutely hared out of the traps with four birdies in his first five holes, including flighting a gorgeous tee shot to seven feet on the 212-yard, par-three 5th and tapping in the bird.
That has launched him from +3 to -1 for the tournament, where he has joined Justin Thomas, who has saved par with a gutsy 10-footer at the 9th to complete a five-under-par front 9 of 31.
Meanwhile, back on the 1st, Padraig Harrington and Eric Cole can celebrate together as both open with unlikely birdies to immediately climb to +2. Cole holed his from off the front edge of the green, as the putt swung side to side before finding the heart of the hole and Harrington then nailed a putt on a line from 30 feet into the cup. Grins from both men.
Padraig Harrington sinks his birdie putt on the first hole pic.twitter.com/6fS1FxmcsR
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 20, 2024
WATCH: Sungjae Im cards a 65
13:36
Luke Baker
Here’s how Sungjae Im finished up a stellar round of 65. He’s currently the clubhouse leader at +1 for the tournament
Making moves.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
Sunjae Im cards a 65 for the lowest round of the day so far. pic.twitter.com/qAsCINaTLV
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13:24
Chris Wilson
The early in-form player of the day, Im, is also on 18 now, and he has a 40-foot birdie attempt to end the day…and he lasers it in! He finishes on +1, having shot an impressive 66 today.
Playing partner Sharma also birdies – albeit from a little closer – and he ends the day on +2, having shot 67.
At nine, Harman is composed to put away the putt for par and close off the front nine with 36.
At the other end of the course, Jordan Spieth has teed off for the day and he makes par on the first.
Hojgaard and Noren, who were both among the early leaders at one point, have also teed off.
Thomas has made that birdie on seven for two in a row and level par, but can he make it three on the par-three eighth? He can! He’s the first p[layer of the day to move into the red as he drains the third birdie in a row for -1.
13:16
Chris Wilson
Justin Thomas digs himself out of the rough on six and he’s got a brilliant opportunity to gain a shot. Calm and composed as he drains it for +1. Playing partner Manassero has the birdie chance too, but he can’t sink it and he stays on +2.
At the seventh, Thomas does well once more and with his approach he lands within a few feet of the pin. A great chance to move to level par.
MacIntyre looks like he’ll struggle to save par after a shaky start to 15, and he doesn’t manage it. He falls to +6.
On 18, Homa’s had an unlucky end to the day as he plugs into the bunker and then lands back in it when attempting to chip out. His fourth shot gets him to within a couple of feet of the pin, and he ends the round on +5, having shot 70.
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12:58
Chris Wilson
On 17, Homa attempts the monster putt from deep for par, but it falls short and he’ll bogey for +4.
At 13, MacIntyre found the green in regulation and set himself up with a great birdie chance, but he misjudged it and settled for par. His tee shot on the par-three 14th narrowly avoids rolling off the back of the green, but he’ll have to settle for par once more it looks like.
John Catlin is another who’s creeped up the leaderboard, and he sits on level par as he tees off on the Postage Stamp. He finds the bunker but clips out brilliantly to surely secure par. He’ll stay on four-under for the day.
On 16, Im can’t get enough movement on the birdie putt, so he stays on +2.
One of the surprises of the day so far is the performance of amateur Jacob Skov Olsen, who has risen to +3 and is now 32 holes bogey-free.
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12:46
Chris Wilson
A great chip out of the bunker gives Thomas a birdie chance on five, and he drains it with no problem to move to +2.
On 12, MacIntyre is lying in the rough as he takes his approach shot – and he clips it straight into the greenside bunker. Work to do to save par, but a nice chip out gives him the chance at the up and down, and he takes it. Still three-over.
Matteo Manassero has only completed four holes so far today but he’s three-under for the day, and he’s come out of nowhere to threaten a break into the red.
After back-to-back bogeys Harman, who’s on +5 as it stands, is inches away from sinking the eagle putt on six, but he’s dragged it wide. He makes the birdie though, moving to +4.
On 15, Sharma has double bogeyed so he falls back to +4.
12:35
Chris Wilson
Some selected tee times to look forward to later:
1310 Jordan Spieth (USA), Sam Burns (USA)
1445 Brooks Koepka (USA), Dustin Johnson (USA)
1505 Patrick Cantlay (USA), Xander Schauffele (USA)
1525 Scottie Scheffler (USA), Dean Burmester (Rsa)
1535 Billy Horschel (USA), Justin Rose (Eng)
1545 Daniel Brown (Eng), Shane Lowry (Irl)
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12:26
Chris Wilson
MacIntyre’s second shot on 11 gets him out of the rough but he’s overcooked it, and it runs past the green. He’ll need the up and down to save par here – but he can’t get it, and that’s back-to-back bogeys for +5.
Im gets out of the sand on 14, and Sharma goes short with his birdie putt. The South Korean can’t sink the putt for par and he’ll move level with his playing partner on +2.
Thomas makes par once more on three, and his tee shot on fair makes the fairway.
Moving up the course to 10, and Adam Scott narrowly misses another birdie chance, so he stays on +1. Will he be there first to break onto level par today?
At 15, Homa has a birdie chance to get himself to +2, but he’s just dragged it wide.
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