The 150th Open at St Andrews LIVE: Leaderboard, updates | McIlroy shares lead

Stay up to date with live updates from moving day at the 150th Open Championship. 

Cameron Smith took control on Friday afternoon as he raced to 13-under par.

The Australian broke the 36 hole scoring record for a St Andrews Open. 

Smith held a two shot lead as the field was trimmed to 70 players.

Tiger Woods was reduced to tears as he played possibly his last Open here, missing the cut at +9. 

Rory McIlroy looks to continue another fine week in a major. 

Also in contention include Viktor Hovland, Dustin Johnson, Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young.

Saturday storylines

  • McIlroy turns in 3-under 33, holes out for eagle at the par-4 10th
  • Hovland birdies 4 holes in a row from the 3rd in a blistering start
  • Smith has trouble getting anything going with his putter
  • Johnson and Scheffler within striking distance
  • Shane Lowry makes incredible back-to-back eagles at the par-4 9th and 10th holes.
16 Jul 2022
16:06
DJ starts strong!

Dustin Johnson, playing alongside Scottie Scheffler flags his approach at 2 and he's just got a simple tap-in to pick up his first birdie of the day. 

It's the PGA Tour versus LIV Golf in this pairing... 

Scheffler makes do with a par. 

Johnson -10, Scheffler -8 (2)

16:03
McIlroy misses early birdie opportunity

Rory McIlroy stuffs his approach into 1 with a decent look but he grazes the edge. 

The Northern Irishman is playing alongside the Norwegian Viktor Hovland.

Hovland sends his approach to the back of the green but he scrambles well to tidy up a par. 

McIlroy -10, Hovland -10 (1)

16:00
What has happened so far today?

If you're just joining us, the scoring conditions have been absolutely perfect and we are seeing some really low scores. 

Shane Lowry has made a huge move today and is at -8 for the championship now. 

He's -4 thru 12 holes today and that has included back-to-back eagles!

It's all the more impressive as they were on par-4s... 

Tommy Fleetwood has also forced himself into the picture here. 

The Englishman is -5 thru 16 holes and -8 overall. 

15:57
Good afternoon!

Afternoon all, welcome to our live updates from round three of the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews. 

It's a bit of a late start today. The leader Cameron Smith has just teed off alongside Cameron Young. 

Here's how things currently stand:

Smith -13

Young -11

McIlroy -10

Hovland -10

Johnson -9 (1)

Fleetwood -8 (15)