It is here, the final round of The 150th Open Championship at St Andrews! What a day of golf we have in store and we are going to keep you up to date every step of the way.
Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland started in the lead on 16-under-par after both European Ryder Cup teammates carded 66s on Saturday, but McIlroy took a two-shot lead into the back nine.
With just three holes remaining, Cameron Smith has a one shot lead after a run of five consecutive birdies at the start of the back nine. McIlroy is now the hunter.
McIlroy, looking for his second Claret Jug, holed out for an eagle on hole 10 in the third round, creating the highlight moment of the tournament so far. We are expecting more fireworks as the championship reaches its climax.
Leaderboard after day three:
Viktor Hovland -16
Rory McIlroy -16
Cameron Young -12
Cameron Smith -12
Si Woo Kim -11
Scottie Scheffler -11
Dustin Johnson -10
Tommy Fleetwood -9
Matthew Fitzpatrick -9
Adam Scott -9
Filippo Celli cards a 69 in the final round on the Old Course to win the Silver Medal!
Congratulations to the leading amateur and winner of the Silver Medal, Filippo Celli
The Italian joins an historic group #The150thOpenpic.twitter.com/I6R7mQthEN
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 17, 2022
Is Dustin Johnson out of this yet?
He finds a birdie on the par-5 5th, which is playing like a par-4 today. He reaches 12-under-par and he is only four shots behind now.
Cameron Smith sees a birdie putt fall short on the 4th hole, he is three shots behind McIlroy and Hovland on 16-under...
Just after Hovland lipping out for a birdie on the 3rd hole, Rory McIlroy misses an even shorter putt to take the lead on 17-under.
The 33-year-old looked certain to make birdie from six feet, but he pulled it left. They lead by three from Cameron Smith...
Adam Scott makes an easy birdie on the par-5 5th hole to reach 11-under-par with Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Abraham Ancer, Scottie Scheffler, Sadom Kaewkanjana and Si Woo Kim.
Meanwhile, Rory has a huge chance to take the lead on hole 3...
Cameron Young is back in the right direction!
The potential Rookie of the Year is back to 12-under after making a nine-foot putt on the 3rd hole.
Cameron Smith narrowly missed a birdie putt on the same hole to add a second birdie of the day...
With a comfy birdie on the par-5 5th hole, Jordan Spieth is 3-under through his opening five holes!
He has reached 11-under-par and he is now in tied fifth place on 11-under-par.
The 2017 Open champion is making a move...
Pinpoint accuracy #The150thOpenpic.twitter.com/TXWIPD4Ht0
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 17, 2022
After a superb approach on the 2nd hole, Cameron Smith moves to within three of the lead with a solid eight foot birdie putt!
Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler has missed three good looks at birdie in the first three holes. He stays at 11-under-par...
McIlroy and Hovland both had good looks for birdie on the 1st hole, but they weren't able to convert.
Meanwhile, Cameron Smith has a short birdie putt to come on the 3rd hole, which would take him to 13-under and within three shots of the leaders on 16-under...
Cameron Young didn't need that...
The American misses a putt of no more than three feet on the 1st hole to fall back to 11-under-par, now five behind Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland...
Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland have teed off in the final round of The 150th Open Championship!
The Northern Irishman is heavily favoured to win, but Hovland matched his good friend stride for stride on Saturday!
Who do you think will lift the Claret Jug today?
-16 R McIlroy, V Hovland
That's just what he needed!
Dustin Johnson rolls in a nice birdie putt on the 2nd hole to reach 11-under-par, only five shots behind Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland.
He is looking for his first Claret Jug...
Sadom Kaewkanjana has carded a 65 with an eagle on the 5th hole to reach 11-under-par!
The 24-year-old made six birdies on a very scoreable day on the Old Course. He is in tied fifth right now and well placed in his first ever Open Championship!
We are underway at The Open and Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott start in perfect fashion.
The Englishman birdies the 1st hole to reach 10-under-par, while Adam Scott also birdied the 2nd hole to reach the same score too!
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