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2:15PM: That’ll close the book on Day 4 at St. Andrews. One final look at the leaderboard heading into the Monday finish:
2:10PM: Dustin Johnson, post-round:
• “The course played easy. I had plenty of chances. I just couldn’t get it in the hole.”
• “I’m going to have to shoot pretty low tomorrow - 8, 9, 10 under - to have any shot.”
2:04PM: DJ’s 3-over 75 was the worst score of the day by any player in the top 70. It was the second-worst score of anyone still in the field. Ryan Fox shot shot a 4-over 76.
2:02PM: An illuminating note - Dustin Johnson’s score to par in Rounds 1 and 2 of his last five major championships: 31 under. Dustin Johnson’s score to par in Rounds 3 and 4 of his last five major championships: 3 over.
2:00PM: Dustin Johnson’s Round 3 finish: bogey-bogey-bogey. That’s a 3-over 75 for DJ, who started the day one shot ahead and ended it five shots back.
1:57PM: Who let him out of his box?
I’d like to think Tiger could've scraped it around in even-par today out on the Old Course. No? Yes?
— Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) July 19, 2015
1:48PM: Make that back-to-back bogeys for Dustin Johnson, who found the Road Hole bunker and burned the edge with his par putt. Now 2 over today and 8 under for the championship. Four shots back of the lead. With his power and talent, on this golf course - just stunning.
1:44PM: Lost in the shuffle around Dunne and Day is Dunne’s playing partner:
2 players in the last 100 years have won multiple @TheOpen titles at St Andrews: Jack & Tiger
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 19, 2015
Louis Oosthuizen can join them with win
Louis Oosthuizen:
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 19, 2015
-28 in 7 career Open rounds at St Andrews
-23 in last 6 major championship rounds
1:41PM: Dunne, on what he’ll be thinking on the first tee tomorrow: “Make contact with the ball.”
1:40PM: Paul Dunne on his walk up 18 Sunday: “This is as about as much fun as any golfer can have.”
1:36PM: Dustin Johnson follows up his first birdie with his second bogey. Back to 1 over today and 9 under total. Major weekend struggles continue.
1:33PM: Jason Day walks off the 18th green and we now have a three-way 12 under: Day, Dunne, Oosthuizen.
1:25PM: A little relevant history here related to amateur Paul Dunne and what he could do Monday. The last amateur to win a ...
• European Tour event: Shane Lowry, 2009 Irish Open
• PGA Tour event: Phil Mickelson, 1991 Northern Telecom Open
• A major: Johnny Goodman, 1933 U.S. Open
• An Open Championship: Bobby Jones, 1930
Couple more notes:
The last amateur to lead after 54 holes in any major was Jim Simons at the 1971 U.S. Open.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
July 15, 1927
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 19, 2015
Amateur Bobby Jones holds 54-hole Open lead (last instance)
Ruth & Gehrig combined for 4 RBI in Yankees win
1:22PM: It took him 15 holes, but Dustin Johnson finally made his first birdie of the day, jarring an uphill putt from off the green. At 10 under, shockingly, after being the last player in the field to make a birdie today, he’s just two back.
1:20PM: Paul Dunne enters the clubhouse tied for the lead at 12 under thanks to a Sunday 66. His 54-hole total of 204 is the lowest ever by an amateur in an Open at St. Andrews.
1:12PM: Per Mike Tirico on the telecast, Paul Dunne’s lowest round for UAB this year in competition was a 67. In the fairway at 18, he needs a par for a 66 in the third round of the Open Championship at St. Andrews.
1:07PM: And that, odd as it is to say on this kind of day at St. Andrews, is a great bogey save at the par-5 14th for Danny Willett, who went O.B. off the tee. That said, he’s back to 10 under after back-to-back bogeys. Willett and Dustin Johnson, the final twosome, are a combined even par today.
1:05PM: How nice to be unafraid:
Co-leader Paul Dunne takes dead aim at the Road Hole pin with a 4-iron from 220 and finds the putting surface just short of hole. #TheOpen
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
12:55PM: Run and hide, folks. Run and hide.
Spieth says he fixed a flaw his putting stroke before today's round that was causing left misses. "The birdie putt on 7 confirmed it."
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 19, 2015
12:53PM: Fighter of the Nightman. Jason Day now tied for the lead at 12 under thanks to a birdie at 16. Walking to the Road Hole. Spieth the lowest in the clubhouse right now at minus-11.
12:52PM: The wheels may be coming off for Danny Willett, who made bogey at 13 and just blew one out of bounds off the tee at 14.
12:50PM: Per the telecast, Paul Dunne nearly missed his tee time for his qualifying round to get into the Open. Probably off being awesome somewhere beforehand.
12:46PM: Dr. Tom Morris is neither young nor old. More of a middle-aged medical professional.
We're not suggesting you miss work tomorrow, but just in case you're feeling under the weather...#TheOpen pic.twitter.com/49bGO8tb4V
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2015
12:41PM: Paul Dunne once again tied for the lead, this time with Willett and this time at 12 under, thanks to an uphill birdie make at the 15th.
12:35PM: Jordan “N.B.D.” Spieth - “You know right now I feel even more calm than the [U.S.] Open. ... I’m going to sleep fine tonight.”
12:33PM: Of the men on this list, only Hogan went on to win. Palmer and Nicklaus finished runner-up.
54-hole position of players seeking 3rd leg of season slam -
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
2002 Woods 11 back
1972 Jack 6 back
1960 Palmer 4 back
1953 Hogan Co-leader
12:30PM: Dunne ended up finding that ball and actually had a good look at birdie after two hacks from the messy stuff on the left. Putt misses left. Momentum slowing a bit with four straight pars, which today at St. Andrews means you’re losing ground. Still just one back, though.
12:24PM: And next to Spieth, Sergio Garcia misses an attempt for birdie at 18 by the slimmest of margins and taps in for a 4-under 68. Now 9 under through 54.
12:22PM: That’s a Sunday 66 for Jordan Spieth, who couldn’t keep his ball on the green with his second from roughly 50 yards but two-putted for par. He’s in at 11 under.
12:20PM: Your new leader at 12 under, Danny Willett just flagged one at the par-3 11th and is now looking at an opportunity to get to minus-13.
12:18PM: Reload? Paul Dunne marking another golf ball and preparing to put it in play off 14 tee after his first ball sailed left.
12:16PM: Would have preferred some Montel Jordan:
Fans singing "The Eyes of Texas" as Jordan Spieth walks across the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews with The Open lead.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 19, 2015
12:10PM: Jordan Spieth, Road Warrior. Misses fairway left at 17, plays to the front of the green, and two-putts from the other side of the British Empire. Holding at 11 heading into 18.
12:08PM: Folks at Chambers Bay considering plan to build one on every hole, just to have ‘em:
12:05PM: Padraig Harrington, three-time major champion and author of the “Little Book of Irish Wit and Wisdom.”
Harrington: "I always wanted to shoot 65 on Sunday at the Open." #MondayFinish
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) July 19, 2015
12:03PM: Dunne’s putt comes up short in a bid to move to 12 under. Part of him has to be thinking: “I can turn pro overnight, right? Yeah, $1.8 million? Overnight, right?”
12:00PM: Dunne getting all the attention - rightly so since he’s, you know, co-leading the Open - but fellow amateur Jordan Niebrugge just got into the house at 9 under thanks to a third-round 67. Two shots back of Dunne and Spieth.
11:57AM: FYI ...
Harrington won the 2007 & ’08 Opens starting the final day 7 & 2 shots off the lead, respectively. He’s currently 1 back @ St. Andrews.
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) July 19, 2015
11:54AM: If you’re not familiar with Dunne (a), here’s his bio courtesy opengolf.com.
11:52AM: Jason Day is one back. He birdies the 11th and gets to 10 under.
11:50AM: Dunne (a) leaves an 8-foot birdie putt on the right lip. He taps in for par at 12 and remains at 11 under.
11:48AM: Dustin Johnson ends his par streak, but it’s with a bogey at No. 7. He’s back to 9 under, now two off the lead.
11:44AM: Harrington misses a birdie putt at 18 and taps in for par and a 65. He’s in the house at 10 under.
11:42AM: Spieth makes his seventh birdie of the round at 15 and he’s tied with Dunne (a) for the lead.
11:30AM: Paul Dunne leads the Open. The amateur birdies the 10th, his fifth birdie of the day, to reach 11 under par.
The last amateur to lead after 54 holes in @TheOpen was Bobby Jones in 1927.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 19, 2015
Paul Dunne leads by 1.
11:26AM: Dustin Johnson and Paul Lawrie are the only players currently inside the top 20 who are not under par today.
11:16AM: Six-way tie for the lead. Dunne (a), Willett and Harrington all make birdie within minutes of each other to reach 10 under.
11:16AM: Six-way tie for the lead. Dunne (a), Willett and Harrington all make birdie within minutes of each other to reach 10 under.
11:13AM: Regarding the pair of amateurs currently one off the lead:
The last amateur to win @TheOpen was Bobby Jones in 1930.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) July 19, 2015
Jordan Niebrugge is 1 back.
11:10AM: Four consecutive birdies for Charl Schwartzel. He’s tied for the lead at 10 under. Everyone is making birdies ... except the final group of Johnson and Willett.
11:05AM: Make it 10 players at 9 under as Jordan Niebrugge (a) joins the group.
11:02AM: Fast and furious scoring as Louis Oosthuizen birdies No. 7 to get to 10 under, tied for the lead with Spieth and Johnson.
11:01AM: In non-Spieth news, Paul Dunne (a) rolls in one from off the green at No. 7. He’s one of nine players at 9 under.
10:58AM: Make it three straight for Spieth. He rolls in another at the 12th to get to 10 under par and tie for the lead.
Holy Spieth.
— Jay Coffin ⚰️ (@JayCoffin) July 19, 2015
10:51AM: Following bogey - and the official talking-to - Spieth birdies 10 and 11. He’s just one back at 9 under. Johnson, meanwhile, has parred his first four holes.
10:48AM: Garcia and Spieth have been asked twice to speed it up. Next occasion they will receive an official “warning.” If that doesn’t scare you ...
10:43AM: Sergio Garcia gets to 8 under. Amateur Jordan Niebrugge gets to 8 under. Fifteen players are 8 under or lower.
10:38AM: Retief Goosen eagles the fifth and birdies the sixth. He’s among those one back, at 9 under.
10:33AM: Spieth makes a terrible bogey at the par-4 ninth and drops to 7 under. Spieth missed the green from 85 yards with his approach shot and then missed a 3-footer for par.
10:26AM: Two-time Open champion Padraig Harrington makes his sixth birdie in 12 holes to get to 9 under, one off the lead. Paul Lawrie, the 1999 champion, is also one back after a birdie at No. 3.
10:24AM: Another missed birdie putt inside of 15 feet for Dustin Johnson. He remains at 10 under.
10:22AM: Meanwhile, Eddie Pepperell parred his final hole, following the dreadful double bogey at 17, to finish at 8 under. Here’s a snapshot of the leaderboard:
10:16AM: Amateur Paul Dunne birdies the fourth hole and gets to 8 under. Fellow amateur Ashley Chesters is in the house at 6 under after a 67.
10:13AM: DJ leaves a 10-footer for birdie on the first hole short. He remains at 10 under. There are currently 21 players within three shots of his lead.
10:08AM: Here comes Jordan! Spieth has three birdies in seven holes and is at 8 under, two off the lead.
10:01AM: Dustin Johnson and Danny Willett are off and running on the Old Course. Fifty-eight of the 80 players who made the cut are currently under par in the third round.
9:49AM: Blast from the past. In case you missed it, ’01 Open champ David Duval got in the mix on Moving Day.
3rd round 67 propels '01 #TheOpen champ @David59Duval (-5) into T-32. @RexHoggardGC with more: http://t.co/Wpf3tRoYv5 pic.twitter.com/dWD6qB1UNW
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
9:40AM: Spieth and Garcia with another couple of birdies at 5. Leaders teeing off shortly. Will the trend continue all the way up the leaderboard?
53 players currently under par for the day at #TheOpen. From unplayable to unprotected in less then 24 hours.
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) July 19, 2015
9:35AM: First time for everything?
That was the first double bogey or worse on the Road Hole today after Pepperell goes OB off the tee with a brief share of the lead. #TheOpen
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
9:19AM: Eddie Pepperell grabs a share of the lead and promptly blasts one OB into the hotel.
Oh Eddie…Pepperell blows it into the Old Course Hotel while holding a share of #TheOpen lead.
— Jay Coffin ⚰️ (@JayCoffin) July 19, 2015
9:09AM: The problem for everyone is that Dustin Johnson has yet to tee off on this beautiful Moving Day. And DJ has history on his side.
Each of last 5 Open Champions at St. Andrews held the 36-hole lead or shared it. Dustin Johnson begins his 3rd round in less than an hour.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
9:06AM: Fowler coming in hot!
It's a 3rd round 66 for @RickieFowler and he shoots up the leaderboard 44 spots (for now) into T-6 (-7). #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/Xd4YViw2mp
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
9:00AM: Spieth and Garcia all square through two.
Narrow misses for Spieth and Sergio on the 2nd and the two fiery Ryder Cuppers head to the 3rd All Square (-6). #TheOpen
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
8:44AM: Leishman in the clubhouse with a 64. Not history, but still the round of the tournament.
Marc Leishman closes par-par for a 64. Lowest round of the week thus far. One back of the leaders for now. #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/XwipMyNtq5
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
8:41AM: And ... mark down a couple of circles on No. 1 for Jordan Spieth and playing partner Sergio Garcia
It's an opening hole birdie for Sergio & Spieth. How low do they need to go to get within striking distance on Monday? #The Open
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
8:38AM: Speaking of eagles, this happened just a short time ago:
Watch: Brilliant eagle on the 14th from England's Andy Sullivan to move to -5.#TheOpenhttps://t.co/1dfTPlTa0p
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2015
8:31AM: As one man chasing history (Jordan Spieth) tees off, another (Marc Leishman) makes par on 17, still has a slim chance at the lowest score in a major championship.
Marc Leishman misses good birdie looks on 16 and 17. Has to eagle 18 to shoot the first 62. No eagles there this week.
— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) July 19, 2015
8:25AM: Another birdie for Rickie Fowler. Now T-6 at 7 under, 6 under on the day.
8:18AM: History still in play for Leishman.
Marc Leishman has to birdie the last 2 holes––the Road Hole and the 340-yard 18th––to shoot the first 62 in major-championship history.
— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) July 19, 2015
8:08AM: Marc-y Marc and The Funky Bunch ... of birdies.
Marc Leishman is -8 for the day and one shot back. #63Watch pic.twitter.com/hak1ngQphT
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 19, 2015
7:55AM: Nothing overrated about this storyline:
Here comes @RickieFowler: (-5) on the day, (-6) at #TheOpen and into T-12 as he heads to the par-5 14th as rain falls pic.twitter.com/wAMfH7wHIg
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
7:53AM: If you need some light, Sunday morning reading, here’s the latest on Tiger Woods from Ryan Lavner.
Deactivated glutes. Release patterns. Baseline shifts. Spin rates. Tiger is running out of excuses for his poor play http://t.co/PSVkNWCPlI
— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) July 19, 2015
7:48AM: That’s seven birdies through 13 holes for Marc Leishman. He’s 8 under, two off the lead.
7:40AM: These guys are good. Much different story on Sunday.
England's Eddie Pepperell is now (-7) for #TheOpen as he's red-hot out of the gate with five birdies in seven holes. pic.twitter.com/F0DcjJ6gMV
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
7:37AM: Pin positions are the only defense on Sunday at St. Andrews. Benign conditions (even the rain at the moment). Here’s a look at Sunday’s pin positions:
Here are the hole locations for Sunday’s third round at #TheOpen2015. #Golfweek pic.twitter.com/Vgfg2NNOBI
— David Dusek (@Golfweek_Dusek) July 19, 2015
7:35AM: Waterproofs on and umbrellas up! It’s beginning to rain at the Open.
7:29AM: Rickie Fowler is trying to do his best Phil Mickelson impression. He’s 4 under through 11 holes in Round 3 and is moving into contention, trying to win the Scottish Open and the Open in back-to-back weeks like Mickelson did in 2013.
7:24AM: Good on you, St. Andrews. You owed us this.
"An absolute birdie fest right now. ... I don't remember a day that's as nice for scoring as right now." -Andy North pic.twitter.com/kOnegxMA8T
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 19, 2015
7:21AM: Better late than never we suppose.
Apparently Mother Nature wanted to say, "I'm sorry about yesterday." @TheOpen #StAndrews #NoWind #MovesOnMovingDay
— Michael Collins (@ESPNCaddie) July 19, 2015
7:13AM: Call it whatever you want, David. We’ll call that some darn good golf.
David Duval said he has "constant competitive rust," & is teeing it up for just the 4th time this season. Shot 5-under 67 in Rd. 3 #TheOpen
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 19, 2015
7:04AM: We’re thinking Doug is speaking metaphorically. Marc Leishman currently in a tie for 10th place.
Paramedics just arrived. Leishman at 6 under through 10 holes and @beneverill is starting to hyperventilate.
— Doug Ferguson (@dougferguson405) July 19, 2015
7:00AM: The race for the Silver Medal is on!
Ashley Chesters is -5 through 8 to move into a tie with fellow Amateur Paul Dunne at -6. Race for the Silver Medal is on! #TheOpen
— Cara Banks (@CaraBanksGC) July 19, 2015
6:53AM: That’s a 5-under 67 for David Duval in the third round of the 144th Open Championship. That’s his lowest round at the Open since winning the claret jug in 2001.
6:50AM: With the good ... comes the bad. G-Mac records his second double bogey of the day.
Graeme McDowell in bunker trouble on the way to a double-bogey at 15. #TheOpenhttps://t.co/Mxk3pSiJTF
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2015
6:45AM: It’s a beautiful day in Scotland.
A break in the clouds sees a welcome blast of sunshine! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/YVyfKpjysk
— St Andrews Links (@TheHomeofGolf) July 19, 2015
6:30AM: Phil Mickelson just teed off ... and hit his ball into the burn short of the first green. Has anyone ever done that before?
6:29AM: We knew it was too good to be true. Duval drops a shot after bogey at 16 and is now 5 under, in a tie for 14th.
6:5AM: Another player making big moves Sunday morning is Graeme McDowell. Through 13 holes, he’s made eight birdies. EIGHT BIRDIES.
6:22AM: It’s been awhile:
Duval moves to 6 under with 3 to play at #TheOpen. Last time Double D finished inside top 70 at a major was ’09 US Open (T-2).
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) July 19, 2015
6:16AM: Here’s a look at Duval’s scorecard so far on Sunday:
2001 Champion, David Duval is marching up the leaderboard. Six-under for the day: http://t.co/5vUCcbBs5e #nttdatawall pic.twitter.com/t9tbfl1u0t
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2015
6:06AM: And oh by the way ... David Duval has 7 birdies across his first 14 holes on Sunday and is now in the top 10.
FYI, David Duval is now in the top 10! http://t.co/EpSPThStIk pic.twitter.com/wkiktcHufW
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 19, 2015
6:04AM: For those of you at home wondering ... here are the duds Sergio Garcia will be wearing for the Monday finish to the Open.
@adidasGolf for Monday @TheOpen 👍 pic.twitter.com/vfR3Sk2vJ1
— Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) July 19, 2015
6:01AM: Oh what a difference a day makes.
Very little wind on a course that is softer after overnight rain. There should be some low numbers on @TheOpen moving day (A day later).
— Todd Lewis (@ToddLewisGC) July 19, 2015
5:50AM: Happy Sunday! Round 3 (yes, you read that correctly) of the 144th Open Championship is underway from St. Andrews.
