Right here is Scotland, right here is Royal Troon in all its difficulties: the Saturday of the Open Championship appeared like a quiet day of fine golf and plenty of birdies, however when it began to rain all the things modified. On a day with out the wind that had been the protagonist within the first two rounds, and after a dry morning, within the afternoon the clouds determined that the time had come to let everybody know in regards to the typical Scottish climate and the historical past of the 152nd version of the Open has modified path.
Friday’s chief, Shane Lowry, collapsed with a nasty +6 on the day that dropped him to ninth place (66, 69, 77: -1). The Irishman left two photographs on the eighth, the brief gap known as The Postage Stamp, the postage stamp, because of the small dimension of the inexperienced.
And from then on his spherical changed into an ordeal with 4 bogeys on the again 9. Solely the American Billy Horschel is on the prime of the rankings (72, 68, 69: -4): for him 4 birdies on the primary 9 after which quite a lot of protection with two bogeys on the second 9.
Horschel, 37, was born and raised in Florida the place he nonetheless resides right now. Eight victories on the PGA Tour and one on the European Tour, thus far his greatest lead to a significant is fourth place on the 2013 US Open, the primary slam match he performed as an expert, whereas on the Open the utmost was twenty first place two years in the past in St.
Andrews. On the Royal Troon, as regular, he confirmed up with the bag with the colours and crest of West Ham, a group he grew to become a fan of throughout his college years in Florida the place an English teammate had launched him to the magical world of the Hammers.
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Behind Horschel there’s a giant group of gamers at -3: the People Sam Burns, Russel Henley and Xander Schauffele, the South African Thriston Lawrence and the English Justin Rose and Dan Brown. The latter was the chief with two holes to go, however closed with a bogey on the seventeenth and a double on the 18th.
Actually a disgrace. Brown (65, 72, 73), so much more well-known for his homonymy with the author of the Da Vinci Code than for his {golfing} qualities, is quantity 272 on this planet and is one who sails in the back of the DpWorld Tour the place within the final 8 races has an unenviable file of 6 missed cuts, one DNF and a 61st place.
His Cinderella story is charming the general public. At -2 is the world primary Scottie Scheffler – who performed very effectively however was betrayed by the putt – and at -1 the aforementioned Lowry. Everybody remains to be within the operating for the ultimate victory as a result of the gap from the highest is basically minimal.
Simply as Justin Thomas, Adam Scott and Matthew Jordan additionally rightly have some hope, tied after the third spherical. With so many gamers nonetheless in competition, the Open may present a rare Sunday. The climate ought to be good, with little wind and (virtually) no rain.
Eire’s Shane Lowry putts on the 14th inexperienced throughout his third spherical, on day three of the 152nd British Open Golf Championship at Royal Troon on the south west coast of Scotland on July 20, 2024.
(Picture by Manassero and Migliozzi rise just a little within the rankings. Matteo began very effectively with three consecutive birdies between the 2nd and 4th and after a misstep on the fifth he closed the primary 9 with one other birdie, his fourth of the day.
A outcome that appeared to deliver him nearer to the noble a part of the rankings. It is a disgrace, nevertheless, that within the final two holes two bogeys arrived which introduced him again to earth: he nonetheless gained 13 positions and is now twenty fifth with a complete of +3 (73, 73, 70).
Guido additionally climbed the rankings, taking benefit above the entire benefit of enjoying within the morning in shut par (73, 75, 71: +6). For him three birdies and three bogeys that are value 51st place.
