ouis Oosthuizen Will lead by one shot in the final round of the 149th Open as a shocking late error Jordan Spieth A difficult task at Royal St. George.
Oosthuizen led by two in the middle with a championship record of 129. He got rid of a slow start and continued to maintain his second Open Championship, becoming the first line-to-line champion since Rory McIlroy in 2014.
Shot 69 in the third round, the South African shot 12 under par, one shot ahead of his opponent Colin Senchuan, His 68 shots kept his chances of winning the U.S. PGA and Open in the tournament debut.
Spieth’s challenge was severely affected by the missed batting of the last two holes. The three-time Grand Slam champion missed par with two feet on the 18th hole and ran to sign before heading directly to the practice green. Play his cards.
9 under par, Spieth 3 behind Oosthuizen, Corey Connors and Scotty Schaeffler 8 under par, Jon Ram, Dylan Fritley and MacKenzie Hughes 8 strokes behind par.
On the day when the combination of difficult club positions and dry routes made scoring difficult, Spieth caught birdies in the second and fourth and recovered from his fifth pitching error, in the sixth and fourth. Seven further gained the lead, thus sharing the lead.
However, this proved to be short-lived, as Oosthuizen ended 6 consecutive par-pars, and before another gain on the 9th hole regained his overnight advantage, he also pushed into the par-five hole on the seventh. Two birdies.
Despite catching two early bogeys on the 7th and 8th holes, Morikawa was still four shots behind at this time, but as Oosthuizen and Spieth faltered, Morikawa birdied the 13th and 14th holes , The three tied.
Oosthuizen birdied the 16th hole and went back to the front. The 2010 champion kept his second Grand Slam title in the last two holes. The 38-year-old played in the second season of the US PGA and US Open.
“I definitely didn’t have the freedom to swing it today. I have irons everywhere and it feels like I stayed together at the last moment,” Oosthuizen told Sky Sports.
“R&A is not satisfied with the low scores, they put some problematic pins there. (But) I am very excited, this is a good position. I need to play well tomorrow to see if I can get rid of those loose fluctuations .”
Ram caught birdies on the last two holes at Torrey Pines last month to help Ostertiusson win the U.S. Open. He agreed with the South African’s assessment of the club’s position, even though he played low in the last seven holes Three shots to par to keep his hopes.
The Spaniard said: “Due to the weather conditions, it is easy to think that it could have been better, but the pin location is not a joke.”
“I don’t know if you will appreciate it on TV, but these are the hardest pin positions I have ever seen.”
Paul Casey and Andy Sullivan led the fading England Challenge with a score of 5 under par. The defending champion Sean Lowry caught two late birdies in his 69 shots and got the same The results.
Robert McIntyre of Scotland shot 65 on the 18th hole, 4 under par. The left-hander’s 60-foot hole was almost grief from the 72nd hole where Sandy Lyle won the title in 1985. The location is similar.
“Obviously, this is an 18-year-old bonus,” said the 24-year-old player, who ranked sixth in his Royal Portrush Open debut in 2019 and has so far in all his seven major games. Both are promoted.
“You didn’t expect to make a hole, you just wanted to divide it into two. But I had a good speed all day, I managed to put it at a good speed, there was a good line, and it went in .”
Expectations from the world’s number one Dustin Johnson and four-time Grand Slam champion Brooks Koepka failed to materialize. Johnson shot 73 and Koepka shot 72, which were 4 and 3 below par. s position.
Bryson DeChambeauHe complained that his driver was “terrible” after the first round, which drew an angry response from his club manufacturer. He shot 72 in the second set of Saturday and ended with a three-pointer.
