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British Open third round leaderboard, live updates: Billy Horschel takes solo lead after rainy Saturday at Royal Troon
Rain is moving into the area after scoring conditions were ideal in the morning in Scotland
Staff writer
The rain at Royal Troon on Saturday looked awful to play in, but Billy Horschel came out on top.
Horschel posted a 2-under 69 after he put on a short-game clinic on the back-9 to take the solo lead at the 54-hole mark of the British Open. He made save after save, and had one of the best rounds of the day as rain came pouring down late in Scotland.
That gave him a one-shot lead over the rest of the field after Daniel Brown stumbled at the 18th and carded a double bogey to drop back in the final group. Brown is one of six golfers tied in second at 3-under, so the Claret Jug is really anybody's to grab on Sunday. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler is at 2-under, so he's absolutely in the mix, too, as is Shane Lowry — who briefly held a three-shot lead at one point on Sunday before stumbling down.
Horschel will go off in the final group on Sunday with Thriston Lawrence, who went 6-under earlier on Saturday to match the low round of the day.
For full final-round tee times, click here.
For the full leaderboard, click here.
How to watch Round 4 of the 2024 British Open
The third round of the British Open will air the USA Network and NBC, and can be streamed on Peacock.
USA Network: 4-7 a.m. ET
NBC/Peacock: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ET
Here's how the third round of the British Open played out:
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Leaderboard
With 18 holes to go, here's how the leaderboard looks at Royal Troon. The Claret Jug is still anybody's to grab.
Leaderboard
1. Billy Horschel (-4)
T2. Thriston Lawrence (-3)
T2. Sam Burns
T2. Russell Henley
T2. Xander Schauffele
T2. Justin Rose
T2. Daniel Brown
8. Scottie Scheffler (-2)
9. Shane Lowry (-1)
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Billy Horschel, solo leader
After a double from Daniel Brown, who went bunker to bunker at the 18th, Billy Horschel is the solo leader headed into Sunday.
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Horschel ends at 4-under
Billy Horschel couldn't come up with one last save at the 18th. He bogeyed the final hole to drop to 4-under, which is just a shot behind Daniel Brown.
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It's been forever since an Englishman won the British Open in his debut.
The last Englishman to win in his major championship debut was Horace Rawlins at the 1895 U.S. Open.
Daniel Brown is trying to do that this week.
Rawlins died in 1935.— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 20, 2024
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Daniel Brown back in front
With a birdie at the 16th, his fifth of the day, Daniel Brown is back in the solo lead again. Incredible
Daniel Brown retakes outright lead (-6) with a birdie on 16. 📈
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/GHeF8kVznR— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Billy Horschel, again
Billy Horschel is saving everything today. He just went up-and-down, and nearly chipped in, after his ball plugged into a bunker at the 16th.
Phenomenal shot by Billy Horschel from a plugged lie. 👏
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/pCT597Xo18— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Scheffler's near ace
Scottie Scheffler just almost matched Si Woo Kim's hole-in-one at the 17th! What a shot.
Scottie Scheffler plays an absolute BEAUTY with 3 wood off the 17th tee. 🎯
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/hvnMRN7YLm— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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It's not been getting any better, either.
Extreme weather has entered the chat at The Open, closing the leaderboard gap ⛳@jaybusbee checks in. pic.twitter.com/CTOU0G2oYr
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 20, 2024
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What an incredible save from Billy Horschel to keep a share of the lead. He's tied with Brown at 5-under now as they approach the home stretch.
Billy Horschel with a brilliant shot from the bunker on the 14th.
He has that to save par and remain tied for the lead. pic.twitter.com/sCxqCO12Ig— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
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A two-shot swing for Daniel Brown
Daniel Brown is the solo leader once again after a wild two-shot swing at the 12th. Brown made his birdie putt, while Shane Lowry missed a very makeable par putt to drop back to 4-under.
Daniel Brown converts this approach for birdie to lead The 152nd Open by 1 shot. pic.twitter.com/TghMp2ZgTV
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
Leaderboard
1. Brown (-6)
2. Horschel (-5)
T3. Lowry (-4)
T3. Justin Rose
T3. Xander Schauffele
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Lowry bogeys, drops back with Horschel and Brown
That didn't last long. Shane Lowry, after a rough drive that hit a fan at the 11th, just bogeyed to drop back to 5-under.
He's now tied up with Billy Horschel and Daniel Brown again in the lead.
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Lowry back in solo lead
Shane Lowry is alone at the top again after Daniel Brown and Billy Horschel each make a bogey. We'll see how long this last
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Dustin Johnson from DEEP
This will have to go down as the putt of the day. Incredible
Dustin Johnson sinks it for birdie from 51 FEET out on 14. 😳
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/oxtQ27iGSS— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Backwards Hat Billy joins the leaders
Backwards Hat Billy is now a co-leader at the British Open. After his fourth birdie to close out his front nine, Horschel matched Lowry and Brown at 6-under.
Billy Horschel TIES THE LEAD (-6) at The Open! 👏
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/f7CMFbnI2i— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Daniel Brown, co-leader
Shane Lowry just made a double at the par-3 8th after landing his drive in a bunker, which prompted a massive swing. Daniel Brown bogeyed, so the two are tied for the lead at 6-under.
Xander Schauffele and Billy Horschel are suddenly just a shot back. As for Lowry, well ...
Only 3 players since 2000 have won The Open with more than one double bogey that week, the last being Mickelson in 2013. That was Lowry's second double.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 20, 2024
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Daniel Brown now 1 back
Just like that, Shane Lowry's lead is down to just a single shot. Daniel Brown carded back-to-back birdies even after his errant tee shot at the 7th to get to 7-under.
And then he threw a dart to like 5 feet.
Not one of us. https://t.co/irSvVkwX1q— Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) July 20, 2024
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The most important thing you'll see all day
Thank you, @ArtButSports.
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Daniel Brown, just like us
Daniel Brown just nearly took out Dean Burmester at the Postage Stamp ... from the wrong hole.
Daniel Brown just drove the green. (At the Postage Stamp, while he was playing #7.)
ONE OF US. pic.twitter.com/LzBqIOP4Mr— Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) July 20, 2024
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Xander throwing darts
We came this close to another hole-in-one today at Royal Troon. Xander Schauffele just stuck one close for a birdie at the Postage Stamp to get to 4-under.
Signed. Sealed. Delivered 📬@XSchauffele birdies the Postage Stamp to move to T3 @TheOpen.
📺 Watch live now: @NBC pic.twitter.com/3F4z5Y6MnJ— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 20, 2024
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After a rough Friday afternoon weather-wise, several golfers took full advantage of briefly benign conditions at Royal Troon on Saturday morning.
Then the rain hit again.
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Lowry pushes his lead to 3
Shane Lowry's lead is growing after his first birdie of the day at the par-5 4th. He's up by 3 now early as the rain starts to come down hard at Royal Troon.
Leader by 3⃣@ShaneLowryGolf makes his first birdie of the day @TheOpen.pic.twitter.com/S4RzhHSYSi
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 20, 2024
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Brown steadies the ship after early bogey
Daniel Brown made a bogey on No. 1 after an errant tee shot, but has been able to battle back, with a birdie on 3 to get back to 5-under for the tournament and into sole possession of second place. He's looked totally unbothered by the moment 2+ rounds into his major championship debut.
A good way to settle any early nerves.
Daniel Brown birdies the 3rd to move back to within two of the lead. pic.twitter.com/dr1XrHe742— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
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Russell Henley's quality third round continues
6-under thru 12 on the day, Henley has charged up into second place, and his approach play has been excellent. Not everyone can hit an iron like this from the first cut ... the putt however? A gimmie in your regular weekend fourball
Russell Henley is DIALED IN Saturday at Royal Troon. 🎯👀
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/UrdBmDYicX— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Justin Thomas heads to Sunday even for the tournament
Thomas is in with 4-under, 67 for Saturday's third round. He got off to a blistering start with six birdies on his first 12 holes. After bogeys on 13 and 15, he was able to steady the ship and come in with three straight pars. He's seven shots behind leader Shane Lowry heading into the final round.
A roller-coaster week has @Justinthomas T14 @TheOpen 🎢 pic.twitter.com/VCIv0qkqVT
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 20, 2024
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Xander Schauffele on the move early on Saturday
More red numbers on the boar as the rain comes down ... 2-under for the day and 3-under for the championship for Xander Schauffele.
Back-to-back birdies for Xander Schauffele to move 3-under. 👀
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/1CRi72SycI— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Shane Lowry finds the bunker off the tee on No. 1
With rain now falling as hard as it has all day, the leaders are off the first tee and at 7-under, Shane Lowry is at the top of the leaderboard, and also in a lefthand fairway bunker off the first tee. Lowry is looking to lift the Claret Jug for a second time.
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Russell Henley with the SAUCE
Skip, skip, stop, zip. That's exactly how Russell Henley drew it up on at the Postage Stamp. He'd go on to make par and go out in 32. Henley is 2-under for the tournament and 4-under for the day at the turn. You'll also note that the rain has fully moved in and changing the conditions for the players at Royal Troon.
Russell Henley with some SPIN on the ball on the slick Postage Stamp 8th green. 😳🌀
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/eV2vGtwT5P— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Scottie Scheffler tees off in Round 3
The two-time Masters champion is in the mix at the British Open and his round is underway. He enters the third round at 2-under, and five shots back of Shane Lowry. Scheffler, who's playing with LIV Golf's Dean Burmester today, has six wins in his 15 starts this season.
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Justin Thomas slowing down after hot start
After going out in 31, Justin Thomas has come back down to earth some. 7 birdies in his first 12 holes had Thomas knocking on the door of the leaders, who are set to get their rounds started over the next half hour or so, but bogeys on 13 and 15 and an errant second shot on 16 have Thomas scrambling to stay connected to the leaders as his third round begins to draw to a close.
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Thriston Lawrence moves to 7-UNDER on the day through 11. 📈😳
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/AqJ2kcPUqi— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Thriston Lawrence star turn continuing on the inward 9
Lawrence has it to 7-under for the day and 4-under for the tournament, just three shots back of Shane Lowry. Rain is starting to fall and umbrellas are out among the fans at Royal Troon which could start to affect the players are the final groups begin to tee off.
This is exceptional golf from Thriston Lawrence. He’s 7 deep through 11 at Royal Troon and quickly becoming a real contender at The Open! 🔥🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/tfbUR679qa
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) July 20, 2024
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Sam Burns is into red numbers for the tournament
The LSU Tiger birdied No. 8 to get to 4-under for the day and 1-under for the championship. The scoring conditions have been so much more favorable for the first part of the day, but rain is starting to move into the area at Royal Troon.
- Yahoo Sports Staff
Jordan Spieth drains it from long range on No. 7. 😅
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/4g6friLyKj— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Sometimes you've got to flip the club and make something up
Robert MacIntyre plays left handed, but to avoid an nearly impossible stance out of a bunker late in his third round, he chose to flip his club around and give it a go right handed. He wound up missing wildly to the right...but making par from this position.
A full swing with the club the wrong way round...
Lefty Bob MacIntyre somehow made par from here. pic.twitter.com/zaE5hbBoPA— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
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Another birdie for JT
The two-time PGA Championship winner has got it to 2-under for the championship after another birdie on 12, and is 6-under for the day. That 2022 PGA Championship is his last win on tour, and his best finish at an Open is T11 back in 2019.
6-under on the day and only 5 back of Lowry.
JT is CHARGING 👀 pic.twitter.com/WZVqd0vaha— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) July 20, 2024
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Si Woo Kim makes a hole-in-one on No. 17
This is the 10th British Open played at Royal Troon, and until today, no player had made an ace on the par-3 17th. Well, that number has gone from zero to one with Si Woo Kim's hole-in-one in the third round. He's at 5 for the tournament and even par for the day after the shot he'll remember for a lifetime. Take a look:
An ace on the 17th for Si Woo Kim. pic.twitter.com/tPg2PKTm1x
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
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DP World Tour star Thriston Lawrence is charging up the leaderboard as well
Among the low scorers in the early part of the day are names we've seen on Sundays at majors before ... Adam Scott, Justin Thomas, but also some less heralded names like Thriston Lawrence. The South African 4-time winner on the DP World Tour is 6-under through his first eight holes and up 24 spots on the leaderboard into 4th place.
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Adam Scott pushing his way up the leaderboard
Adam Scott is thru 16 and up 41 spots on the leaderboard today to T13 at even par with an excellent round of 5-under going so far.
Adam Scott 🇦🇺 at the famous postage stamp 8th @TheOpen 🏆 #MovingDay ⛳️ pic.twitter.com/LFzYTXpRn8
— Keith (@Geoghegan11) July 20, 2024
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How's this for staying on balance, Cam Young
Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall.
Oh, good, a par
Living on the edge.
Cameron Young's well-executed second means he leaves the Postage Stamp unscathed. pic.twitter.com/B2z107eIye— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2024
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Justin Thomas' rollercoaster of a weekend summed up in one image
Have you ever had back-to-back rounds like this at your home course? Some days nothing works, and some days everything is cooking.
JT played the front nine at Royal Troon 14 shots better today. 😳 pic.twitter.com/UobxGOdlJ2
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) July 20, 2024
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SungJae Im making big moves on Saturday
Have a day SungJae Im! A 5-under 65 has Im at 1-over for the championship and looking like he could be among the late tee times on Sunday if the conditions deteriorate on Saturday afternoon.
SungJae Im from DOWNTOWN at 18 gets the crowd pumped! 🙌
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/eKiaqX5EDO— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Weather at Royal Toon could be a factor as the day rolls on
The morning groups in Round 3 have dealt with much less wind than on Friday and scoring conditions have been much better — Justin Thomas is 4-under thru 7 — but that may not be the case all day, with rain and some heavy wind possible to affect the groups toward the end of the day, from about 4 p.m. local time/11 p.m. ET.
Justin Thomas escapes the bunker to perfection to set up birdie. 🤌
📺: NBC & @peacock | #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/XGP7X3AVPZ— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 20, 2024
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Tiger Woods misses the weekend
Tiger Woods missed the cut this week in Scotland, again, and calls for him to hang it up for good are growing rapidly.
Woods, Yahoo Sports' Jay Busbee wrote, "should still keep playing all of these tournaments as long as he damn well pleases." He's earned that.
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Moving Day at Royal Troon
It's Moving Day in Scotland. Shane Lowry will start the day with a two shot lead over Daniel Brown, Justin Rose and the rest of the field at Royal Troon. While we're still several hours away from the final groups hitting the course, here's everything you need to know for the third round of the British Open.
Leaderboard
1. Shane Lowry (-7)
T2. Daniel Brown (-5)
T2. Justin Rose
T4. Billy Horschel (-2)
T4. Dean Burmester
T4. Scottie Scheffler
T7. Corey Conners (-1)
T7. Jayson Day
T7. Xander Schauffele
T7. Patrick Cantlay
Required Reading
Key Tee Times
Click here for every third round tee time.
All times ET
9:45 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson
9:55 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Matthew Jordan
10:05 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele
10:15 a.m. — Jason Day, Corey Conners
10:25 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Dean Burmester
10:35 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Justin Rose
10:45 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Shane Lowry