Sam Burns takes a two-shot lead into the ultimate spherical of The 154th Open, as Ryan Fox matched main historical past and Bryson DeChambeau stayed in title competition.
Burns – enjoying alongside DeChambeau – boosted his hopes of a maiden main title after mixing six birdies with a lone bogey in a third-round 65 at Royal Birkdale, lifting him to 10 beneath forward of Fox and Si Woo Kim.
Fox had capitalised on benign situations earlier within the day to submit a eight-under 62, becoming a member of Burns and in a single day chief Lucas Herbert the day before today in equalling the bottom main spherical in males’s historical past.
Herbert scrambled a closing par to submit a one-over 71 and share fourth with Ryan Gerard, whereas DeChambeau is the one previous main champion inside the highest 10 heading into an intriguing Sunday.
DeChambeau responded to being handed a two-shot penalty for a guidelines infringement the day before today to briefly get inside two of the lead, solely to bogey the final-hole of a one-under 69 and fall 4 strokes behind.
House favorite Tommy Fleetwood bogeyed two of his final 4 holes to slide 5 strokes again, with defending champion Scottie Scheffler six adrift after a level-par 70 and Rory McIlroy sitting eight behind.
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When is The Open dwell on Sky Sports activities?
Sky Sports activities is as soon as once more the unique dwelling of The Open within the UK and Eire, with wall-to-wall motion from the ultimate males’s main of the 12 months all through the weekend on Sky Sports activities Golf.
‘Sunday at The Open’ will kick off the final-round protection from 8am on Sky Sports activities Golf, with early play on Sky Sports activities+ and the Sky Sports activities App forward of full protection on Sky Sports activities Golf from 10am. Featured Teams may also be obtainable on Sky Sports activities+ or the Sky Sports activities App.
