:00:48. > :00:58.On the tee for Northern Ireland, It couldn't, could it? Last man in,
:00:58. > :01:13.
:01:13. > :01:17.That's a nailed on birdie for Clarke. Good afternoon. Darren
:01:17. > :01:24.Clarke is the only UK eagle on the third page of the leaderboard on
:01:24. > :01:30.the study of the Open Championship. It has been an idea of brittle
:01:30. > :01:37.weather, driving rain and wind and it only abated in the last hour or
:01:37. > :01:40.so. Those with later tee times have profited from the camera conditions.
:01:40. > :01:47.But there seems to be a transatlantic move, there is a real
:01:47. > :01:53.challenge from American players, beginning to build. A little while
:01:53. > :01:59.ago, this was Dustin Johnson at the 12th goal stop for a share of the
:01:59. > :02:05.outright lead. In the last few minutes he has made bogey at the
:02:05. > :02:10.13th. And he is back to 3-under. Anthony Kim, who has had so many
:02:10. > :02:15.injury problems in the last year, here the is at the 15th, and that
:02:15. > :02:21.was a beauty, for a birdie, putting him level par for the championships.
:02:21. > :02:25.Right now, there are 11 men under- par. We started at 18 when play
:02:25. > :02:31.began at five to nine this morning. And they're really is a move from
:02:31. > :02:38.some of the American players. After all they are the men who have
:02:38. > :02:46.failed to win a Major in the last 5p. Dustin Johnson, I said that he
:02:46. > :02:49.had failed to slot at this one in, so that is a bogey. There is
:02:49. > :02:53.confirmation - Darren Clarke still on his own after the last few
:02:53. > :03:03.eventful moments as we changed Channel from BBC One, Darren
:03:03. > :03:07.Rickie Fowler came in with a quite brilliant round of 68, which was
:03:07. > :03:12.manufactured mostly in the teeth of the storm. He has weather of it
:03:12. > :03:16.beautifully. And he played the last six holes in 3-under par, to get in
:03:16. > :03:19.with the best score of the day. And he will certainly be in the shake
:03:20. > :03:25.down tomorrow. Anders Hansen has an eagle at the ninth and that is why
:03:25. > :03:31.he is at 2-under. Davis Love is big -- bidding to become the oldest
:03:31. > :03:36.player to win the Open at 47. Last time the were you, Davis Love had a
:03:36. > :03:46.tie for fourth, so he remembers well how to play this course. Back
:03:46. > :03:50.
:03:50. > :04:00.out on to the course with Mrs James, Brady and Alice. -- James, Brady
:04:00. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:20.Medwell. -- Miguel. He has had several of those today but he is
:04:20. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:35.those that you start questioning yourself. He putted very well in
:04:35. > :04:45.the first two rounds, Jiminez. Then he died up a little, but he is only
:04:45. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:55.2-over. This is Campbell at a pen, for par. -- at ten. If he has a
:04:55. > :05:07.
:05:07. > :05:10.of the best players in the world, only five of them equalled the par
:05:11. > :05:16.of 35 on the outward nine - and that is in some of the kindest
:05:16. > :05:26.weather. It is not easy. It is easier than it was, but it is still
:05:26. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :06:03.mighty difficult. Good shot from Trying to take those bunkers have
:06:03. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:12.to play. -- out of play. That is fine. Just on the very left of your
:06:12. > :06:22.picture now. You can see the holes and the bombs on the fairway, that
:06:22. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:32.long walk back on the middle of the fairway. -- long hog's back. This
:06:32. > :06:42.is one of the most exposed greens on the course. It is quite so --
:06:42. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:53.quite tricky standing on this, air where in the day. -- earlier.
:06:53. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:07.will be nice for him to take the again? It was about half an hour
:07:07. > :07:12.ago, but I think it has dropped considerably. We are out at the far
:07:12. > :07:16.end of the course and that is what I would call a good links day,
:07:16. > :07:26.nothing to write home about, it is what the club members experience
:07:26. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:41.every week. They and a hardy lot, the members here. -- they are. I
:07:41. > :07:51.swear that his beard is getting longer and longer! It was absorbing
:07:51. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :07:58.a lot of water in there, he was stepping a bit! -- stooping. This
:07:58. > :08:03.is the tenth green. Still, the crowds are with us. They and a
:08:03. > :08:09.remarkable crowd, golfing spectators. They, in all weathers.
:08:09. > :08:13.All gazing down, wishing this fellow, Darren Clarke, well. Darren
:08:13. > :08:23.Clarke did well to get here because he was out opposition, off the tee.
:08:23. > :08:41.
:08:42. > :08:51.This, now, for a two-shot lead. Bjorn's birdie attempt on the same
:08:52. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:24.today. It is not easy. Started off was over on the left-hand side were
:09:24. > :09:32.Hansen was yesterday, we were sitting on the right hand side,
:09:32. > :09:42.were the wall is today. It is quite incredible. That is a par five. --
:09:42. > :09:42.
:09:42. > :10:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:10:28. > :10:38.tee shot a long way right. -- Thomas Kaymer. He was many people's
:10:38. > :10:41.
:10:42. > :10:48.fancy. He's certainly not out of it coming into today, coming into the
:10:48. > :10:53.weekend, Kaymer. Phil Parkin, it looks a lot better out there. You
:10:53. > :10:57.have already been out for one round - you have got some stamina. I am
:10:57. > :11:03.glad it is not the same conditions as it was. It is still quite a
:11:03. > :11:10.difficult golf course. Jiminez has to take advantage of these easier
:11:10. > :11:20.holes. There are plenty of difficult ones and this 12, from a
:11:20. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:30.perfect position, and wedge play is his 40. -- forte. He is usually
:11:30. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:39.very good from this range. Firm clip into the grass. Too bad.
:11:39. > :11:49.Thought that was going to spin away more than that. That is not
:11:49. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:01.wonderful by his high standards. feet, for birdie, for Campbell.
:12:01. > :12:11.That really lost pace at the end. The greens must have slowed down a
:12:11. > :12:11.
:12:11. > :12:21.little bit. They are slower today. It is nine it-a, instead of nine-
:12:21. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:44.pen. Thank you very much. You will them down today. Davies, playing
:12:44. > :12:49.alongside Tom Lehman. He's 1-under. These two old fellows are handling
:12:49. > :12:58.themselves very well. Tom Watson's game this morning was a delight to
:12:58. > :13:04.watch, and parole conditions. Martin Kaymer for par at the 11th.
:13:04. > :13:10.-- in foul conditions. What I like about Tom Watson was that he used
:13:10. > :13:14.the ground conditions are so well. He hits it, still, a good distance,
:13:14. > :13:19.he holed some nice putts, missed a couple of short putts, but the way
:13:19. > :13:27.he used the contours of the course, not everything came off perfectly,
:13:27. > :13:34.but it was a master class, and under 72, I have been banging on
:13:34. > :13:43.about this course being a par 70, but when the weather's windy, any
:13:43. > :13:48.time you get a 72 round here, you not too dissatisfied. It is a
:13:48. > :13:55.slightly elevated tee on 11, with the wind whistling behind Lucas
:13:55. > :13:58.Glover. 244 yards to go, he has got a five-iron, and he needs to have a
:13:58. > :14:08.little bit of caution because he does not want to go through the
:14:08. > :14:10.
:14:10. > :14:19.back - there is a giddy the bunker, waiting. -- greedy bunker.
:14:19. > :14:25.wasn't a bad shot. It landed fairly softly. It stopped on a 45 degree
:14:25. > :14:32.slope. He is staring at it as if he cannot believe it. Not too bad.
:14:32. > :14:39.small target ones of them actually all sides, front left, back left,
:14:39. > :14:47.the back right gathers fractionally, but not a lot. Playing 244 today.
:14:47. > :14:57.What sort of club are they using? Five-irons, but let us watch the
:14:57. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:19.length of Darren's follow-through It will go back down... Nearly. So
:15:19. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:55.join the lead. He is hanging in really well. Has not had the
:15:55. > :15:59.greatest time of late, but amazing coming back to the scene of an
:15:59. > :16:09.almost Open triumph eight years ago, it has brought back good memories
:16:09. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:18.for him. We are on Darren Clarke, 67, 66 to claim the lead at Royal
:16:18. > :16:25.Troon in 1997. He finished second. No one remembers second. Dustin
:16:25. > :16:35.Johnson has just let one go at certain, good chance to get it back.
:16:35. > :17:15.
:17:15. > :17:25.He has got a great pair of hands Jarvis of BBC fame, he used to play
:17:25. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:35.against Ian Woosnam when he was a on the crest of a wave. That is not
:17:35. > :17:45.the way to a richer future, playing golf against Ian Woosnam in
:17:45. > :18:15.
:18:15. > :18:20.birdie opportunity as long as you bunkers, a perfect tee shot. The
:18:20. > :18:26.flag is on the centre-right hand side of the green, so a great angle.
:18:26. > :18:36.Once you get on to the top section, it is one of the flattest greens
:18:36. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:46.and Royal St George's. -- Royal Saint George's. The right idea,
:18:46. > :18:56.certainly was not a putt he was trying to hold. Darren was paying
:18:56. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :19:10.comments from the galleries around here, they are saying he could have
:19:10. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:41.have taken their waterproofs off. Well done, the 5th birdie of his
:19:41. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :20:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:20:37. > :20:44.four birdies today. Anthony Kim at having a great day, 6-over today,
:20:44. > :20:49.5-over for the Championship. He has three to play. But he still has
:20:49. > :20:58.Peter Uihlein by a couple of shots. I have a fiver with Andrew Cotter
:20:58. > :21:07.over the amateur. It remains tied at the top of the Championship with
:21:07. > :21:15.Dustin Johnson. When we get an opportunity, we can have a look
:21:15. > :21:20.round the hole because Bob from Wallasey has written in asking
:21:20. > :21:30.whether it is more difficult for the later players to hold a putts
:21:30. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:03.drive, real birdie opportunity. Misjudged. Suddenly he is
:22:03. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:16.struggling to make par. Not firing around the hall, picking the ball
:22:16. > :22:21.out, do you think it is more likely a ball will spin out at the later
:22:21. > :22:25.stages of the day? I have always sought the late players have the
:22:25. > :22:31.worst of the course conditions. think they certainly do, but not
:22:31. > :22:37.like they used to in the old days of metal spikes, and the white
:22:37. > :22:47.paint in the hole can found the hole up so it will reject the ball.
:22:47. > :23:00.
:23:00. > :23:07.But I would rather play in the last Strong left-to-right breeze.
:23:07. > :23:13.Playing Pebble Beach when the courses are wet and soft and the
:23:13. > :23:23.polar greens, they were horrendous, like waffles. They were affected by
:23:23. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:40.a full field. Beautiful place, but He certainly has. There is a bunker
:23:40. > :23:41.
:23:41. > :23:46.out at 350 that he might trouble. Down the right side, he is all
:23:46. > :23:56.right. Right in between them. Maybe a slightly awkward stance for his
:23:56. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:08.in Championship golf, couldn't they? Every one of them adds a
:24:08. > :24:18.degree of difficulty for the iron play into the greens. Modern golf
:24:18. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :25:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:25:09. > :25:13.a very good score. Very, very few people will be around the 70 mark
:25:13. > :25:23.or better today. It has been a rough old day here on the Kent
:25:23. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:33.coast, all of our volunteers have been here. I love the shots. Such
:25:33. > :25:43.slow-motion you can almost see the rain drops. Here it is the young
:25:43. > :25:47.
:25:47. > :25:54.man, Fowler, and our man behind. And the poor old battered umbrellas.
:25:54. > :26:02.The umbrella salesmen might have done quite well today. Clarke has
:26:02. > :26:12.got a smile on his face, playing nicely. Glover is getting more
:26:12. > :26:12.
:26:12. > :27:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:27:11. > :27:21.spin off the front. It was a fairly shot, good second, good pitch. Only
:27:21. > :27:55.
:27:55. > :28:05.second to 12. Not a pull shot. Well Oh, dear, dear, dear. That was a
:28:05. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :28:26.It was off line early. That is a chance gone begging for Thomas. I
:28:26. > :28:32.am sure at the start of the week if you told him he would only be one
:28:32. > :28:42.off the lead well into the third round he would have been very happy.
:28:42. > :28:45.
:28:45. > :28:51.delighted with that. Might not be the easiest putt in the world,
:28:51. > :29:00.but... It is his birthday on Monday, turns 26. That would be a nice
:29:00. > :29:10.birthday present. I thought he was only 24! No, 25 on Monday, you are
:29:10. > :29:25.
:29:26. > :29:35.correct. I can't read my own the player from America. He took
:29:36. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :29:57.7th at the 14th, so a good round him with work to do. He is
:29:57. > :30:01.
:30:02. > :30:11.Bob the Builder, who fell off some scaffolding recently and broke
:30:12. > :30:13.
:30:13. > :30:17.every bone in his body. I hope you are feeling better. All the best.
:30:17. > :30:27.Darren, a good pitch in here. is for the lead on his own, but
:30:27. > :30:38.
:30:39. > :30:44.this putt will do its best to surprised. He had missed a few
:30:44. > :30:54.early on, but that one was right in our. Darren Clarke takes the lead,
:30:54. > :30:54.
:30:54. > :31:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:31:44. > :31:53.he's going to put a smile on his face, rain or shine. I think you're
:31:53. > :32:02.right, Ken. He took their hourly reverses very well. He must have
:32:02. > :32:07.fancied that one. It is certainly working, that attitude, for Darren
:32:07. > :32:17.Clarke. He is looking very relaxed. But he is playing well - that
:32:17. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:43.one of the most frightening shots in golf with the out-of-bounds, all
:32:43. > :32:49.the way down the right. Not that the court to send one on the
:32:50. > :32:59.Prince's course out of bounds. Straight drive here, 142, left at
:33:00. > :33:28.
:33:28. > :33:38.into one of the bunkers that literate this fairway -- litter
:33:38. > :33:38.
:33:38. > :33:47.this fairway. Johnson, 15th, a birdie chance to tie the lead.
:33:47. > :33:57.Super birdie at 15, which is a tough par four. Dustin Johnson of
:33:57. > :34:08.
:34:08. > :34:13.not playing regularly enough, go and find yourself a young buck -
:34:13. > :34:23.that is what he told his caddy. That sounds like a nice way of
:34:23. > :34:31.
:34:32. > :34:37.the Championship, as Thomas Bjorn hits a low fade with a long iron.
:34:37. > :34:41.That was very nicely played by the looks of it. He has been very
:34:41. > :34:49.impressive this week. Him and Darren Clarke showing an awful lot
:34:49. > :34:52.of form. He will not be unhappy if he finishes up tucked in behind,
:34:52. > :35:01.keeping out of the real pressure that bears down on those who are
:35:01. > :35:06.right out in front. You may well be right. I don't think that Thomas
:35:06. > :35:16.Bjorn is very fast, either way, but sometimes I think that is an
:35:16. > :35:27.
:35:27. > :35:34.advantage -- verye fussed. Here is Darren Clarke. Someone likes it.
:35:34. > :35:44.Very good now, despite the sprinkler interruption. Close to
:35:44. > :35:52.laws bunkers, though. -- those bunkers. He is swinging well, the
:35:52. > :36:02.stroke is good, the brain is good, he could go all the way. He has
:36:02. > :36:20.
:36:20. > :36:24.been working with psychologist Carl enjoying things and we are
:36:24. > :36:28.certainly enjoying his progress. The most significant moves this
:36:28. > :36:32.afternoon - not just an Darren Clarke but from others to stop
:36:32. > :36:39.Rickie Fowler set out when the Sandwich storm was in its full
:36:39. > :36:43.flight, but he hardly flinched with a superlative round of 68, the best,
:36:43. > :36:47.by some way, of the day. His compatriot Dustin Johnson has been
:36:48. > :36:52.struggling with a virus this week. But if he was feeling under the
:36:52. > :36:56.weather it has not been showing. Back to back birdies rolling in for
:36:56. > :37:02.the man from South Carolina. Three- under for the day, 5-under for the
:37:02. > :37:06.Championship. Darren Clarke made an emphatic statement of intent at the
:37:06. > :37:11.first, and he has galvanised his challenge thanks to that birdie at
:37:11. > :37:21.the 12 goes up he has been leading on his own, or with company, all
:37:21. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:30.afternoon, and he looks comfortable two. -- too. Darren Clarke has
:37:30. > :37:35.company with Dustin Johnson and Thomas Bjorn right in the thick of
:37:35. > :37:41.things. It has been pretty steady from Thomas Bjorn. And Rickie
:37:41. > :37:46.Fowler, in with a 68. Hansen and Glover also in a tie for fourth
:37:46. > :37:52.place. Some of the big names backing up, including the likes of
:37:52. > :38:02.Davis Love, all sharing seven plays at the moment. And I believe we're
:38:02. > :38:28.
:38:28. > :38:38.going back to Darren Clarke. pin is right to date. That was just
:38:38. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:49.a little shy of it but right at it. Jiminez got close to the cross
:38:49. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:16.bunkers, just 105 yards remaining, have to push it too far. There is
:39:16. > :39:26.the out of bounds. When you hit that bank, it is not impossible for
:39:26. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:39.it to be Oscar Bravo., Lewis has reached the 17th. -- Tom Lewis.
:39:39. > :39:49.Birdie, yes! He has waited a while for that. Like so many, he has had
:39:49. > :39:55.
:39:55. > :39:59.a hard day. The first birdie of the coming through. There is some weeks
:39:59. > :40:05.sunshine up there. Yes, we have won to have some sunshine in half-an-
:40:05. > :40:09.hour. It was the collective intake of breath from the gallery that
:40:09. > :40:19.seemed to steered Darren Clarke's ball and the bunker, such is the
:40:19. > :40:27.
:40:27. > :40:33.support that he has got here. They are firing them right at the
:40:33. > :40:37.pin now, and stopping them pretty quick. It does not seem to have
:40:38. > :40:45.gone too far into the sand and places, but now the greens are very
:40:45. > :40:55.receptive. Can blubber get it any closer? The pin is there to be
:40:55. > :41:23.
:41:23. > :41:31.This has been quite a round, four bogeys on the way out. Then the
:41:31. > :41:37.weather turned. And he had a birdie at the ninth and then three more
:41:37. > :41:42.than the back nine, and brought himself back into contention. He
:41:42. > :41:47.finished seventh at Birkdale three years ago. Kyle Stanley that he was
:41:47. > :41:57.playing with got a 77, so that wasn't great. Now, just this to
:41:57. > :42:00.
:42:00. > :42:10.take the at right lead. -- outright. He wanted it. But he is a man who
:42:10. > :42:10.
:42:10. > :43:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:43:07. > :43:12.when he lost that Major in dramatic Plenty of club. It is a long haul
:43:12. > :43:22.into the wind today. Up hill, the second, hasn't quite got it up that
:43:22. > :43:28.
:43:28. > :43:38.bank at the front, but it is not curly but I don't think there is as
:43:38. > :43:58.
:43:59. > :44:08.much in it as it appears. It comes Johnson. 1-under for this round.
:44:09. > :44:48.
:44:48. > :44:58.And here it comes. Blue-sky. It was Bjorn from a similar spot. Both
:44:58. > :44:59.
:44:59. > :45:09.players must identically. -- missed. Still tucked away, though. No
:45:09. > :45:09.
:45:09. > :45:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:45:51. > :46:01.two par fives are much more benign than it was playing earlier in the
:46:01. > :46:01.
:46:01. > :46:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:46:45. > :46:55.middle, no aiming left there. He is cut from a slightly sturdier piece
:46:55. > :47:05.of cloth. Perhaps he has not been here as many times as we have!
:47:05. > :47:24.
:47:24. > :47:34.have been chatting a huge amount, saying. We will have to ask Darren
:47:34. > :47:34.
:47:34. > :48:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:48:18. > :48:22.to take off his waterproofs. went out hand-crafted this morning.
:48:22. > :48:30.This is far from easy of course, still difficult, but this morning
:48:30. > :48:40.was the end of the world. There is a bunker at 300 yards on the left
:48:40. > :48:40.
:48:40. > :49:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:49:41. > :49:51.shot out of Reagan. -- out of and round of the day if it stayed
:49:51. > :50:10.
:50:10. > :50:20.miserable, but things have over the Suez Canal there in two
:50:20. > :50:20.
:50:20. > :51:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:51:03. > :51:13.green in 14. All of the talk of American golf being weak, there are
:51:13. > :51:36.
:51:37. > :51:46.10 of them in the top 15 here. Here alongside Tom Lewis. One a master
:51:47. > :51:55.
:51:55. > :52:05.of the game, one still learning his playing alongside Phil Mickelson,
:52:05. > :52:26.
:52:26. > :52:36.as it was playing alongside Tom hill. It will not bend at all.
:52:36. > :52:49.
:52:49. > :52:53.on for ages doing nothing and has just made three birdies in a row,
:52:53. > :53:03.quite remarkable, to get back in the middle of the action.
:53:03. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:26.with this one. Took to way to the left. Right off the size 8s. Darren
:53:26. > :53:36.Clarke had a great lay up there. He just took the Central bunkers right
:53:36. > :54:11.
:54:11. > :54:16.out of play and has left himself was a difficult shot. Still got
:54:16. > :54:26.that battle out there for the silver medal. Peter Uihlein double
:54:26. > :54:47.
:54:47. > :54:57.bogey at this last hole. He is 7- a perfect tee shot. It is like
:54:57. > :55:05.
:55:05. > :55:13.landing it on the deck of an beyond us. Jimenez. Has he judged
:55:13. > :55:23.it well? He has indeed, he judged it superbly. From that distance,
:55:23. > :55:23.
:55:23. > :56:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:56:24. > :56:34.their way would player on the top. That will slip back to private if
:56:34. > :56:47.
:56:47. > :56:57.he pops that one in. -- back to leader in Darren Clarke. It is an
:56:57. > :57:12.
:57:12. > :57:17.absolute no-no to miss 17 on the hoping for his first birdie of the
:57:17. > :57:27.day to get him back to 3-under, just two off the Lee. Isn't it nice
:57:27. > :57:51.
:57:51. > :57:56.tough day for Tom Lewis. 76 over, plus five, currently a tie for 33rd
:57:56. > :58:01.position. A battle for the silver medal. I don't think Darren is
:58:01. > :58:11.paying much attention to the score board that is directly opposite him
:58:11. > :58:27.
:58:27. > :58:35.now, but it he did he would know side of the hole. It is a par,
:58:35. > :58:41.worse things have happened at the 14th. Still smiling. After five or
:58:41. > :58:51.six groups this morning, the hole was averaging Bob-6, which was
:58:51. > :59:06.
:59:06. > :59:14.level par for the Championship. He still has a squeak at it. He may
:59:15. > :59:24.need a bit of help. Five shots behind, everyone has tales like
:59:25. > :59:54.
:59:54. > :00:04.this, but how many have we see bogeys on his card, a pretty good
:00:04. > :00:19.
:00:19. > :00:29.crowd. Could be really good. That was a tremendous shot! How he
:00:29. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:06.judged that, he thumped it in there up and down, an element of good
:01:06. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:16.fortune. He's get it over the bank. Three-under, two behind. And this
:01:16. > :01:26.is Tom Morris at the 16th. Chad Campbell out of the bunker at the
:01:26. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:56.15th. Clouds, Sailing By. 1-under Every green that he leaves, the
:01:56. > :02:01.stands empty and the crowds wore after him. It is a long time since
:02:01. > :02:07.I have seen him looking so relaxed on a golf course. Sometimes it
:02:07. > :02:14.looks as if he is reluctant to break off a conversation to get on
:02:14. > :02:20.and play a short. What is the news and this 15th tee shot, Maureen?
:02:20. > :02:30.The players cannot yet get a view of it but they can sometimes
:02:30. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:46.glimpse a bunker raker working away beautiful skyline now. That is to
:02:46. > :02:50.
:02:50. > :02:55.cut the wind off the right, it kind of suits him. I think he is giving
:02:55. > :03:02.it the old Geoff Boycott, in his pocket. He would have snaffled it,
:03:02. > :03:12.if he could, wouldn't he! I thought he might palm it onto the green -
:03:12. > :03:16.
:03:16. > :03:26.and that would have been an almighty rules final. -- tangle.
:03:26. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:41.Anders Hansen over Duncan's Hollow, driver and that might be a little
:03:41. > :03:51.bit too much, the wind is slightly helping now. He brings that far
:03:51. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:03.bunker into play. He has wriggled past it. That is again short. -- a
:04:03. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:11.game short. It went skittering past that bunker. 14 wins, some very big
:04:11. > :04:18.ones in there for Darren Clarke, doesn't really tell the whole story.
:04:18. > :04:26.That was a brave decision by Lucas Glover and Darren Clarke, using the
:04:26. > :04:36.driver here. Be lucky, be lucky. And that is immensely lucky. That
:04:36. > :04:46.is the narrowest fairway, a magical shot. Anders Hansen, then, got to
:04:46. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:21.And he has let one at least slip, record with five missed cuts from
:05:21. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :05:43.eight attempts. Thomas Bjorn has think he will hit it? There has got
:05:43. > :05:53.to be a draw. I have a feeling that he didn't fancy that shot. That was
:05:53. > :06:14.
:06:15. > :06:20.a shocker. Well, he missed the up nicely, the final round,
:06:20. > :06:29.jockeying for position. A good reward for the fans who have braved
:06:29. > :06:36.the nasty conditions, the sunshine now, and some sparkling golf.
:06:36. > :06:42.for bogey. You do not want to finish with a double. That is a
:06:42. > :06:50.horrible way to finish it, a chip and a three putt. It is a shame,
:06:50. > :07:00.because he had put together a good round of golf. That will be a 72.
:07:00. > :07:30.
:07:30. > :07:39.And even par, going into the last get back to level par. And it is
:07:39. > :07:44.coming round! Tom Lehman rolls one in. That is his third birdie, back
:07:44. > :07:54.inside the top ten. After three dropped shots in the first six
:07:54. > :08:09.
:08:09. > :08:17.Should not be too bad a chip, somewhere round the apron, just let
:08:18. > :08:27.it popped up and roll down. That was very well played, beautiful
:08:28. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :09:00.chip at the last, and another Adam Scott, the birthday boy, 31
:09:00. > :09:03.
:09:03. > :09:13.today. Finishing up nicely on the 18th, that his par, a round of 73,
:09:13. > :09:30.
:09:30. > :09:40.Keep going. Oh, no! I would call for a ruling. That was ridiculous.
:09:40. > :10:02.
:10:02. > :10:12.from overhead, which was denied a bus and there, with the wind and
:10:12. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :10:54.edge of the 18th, for two. Air there in the week he had swollen
:10:54. > :11:04.glands and the slight infection. Can you get it if you shake his
:11:04. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:16.hand? Probably can! I will be back of golf. Very, very impressive.
:11:16. > :11:21.Back to his best. Nice tight lie with that little ridge to get over,
:11:21. > :11:31.and the green teacher fractionally from right to left. There is a
:11:31. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:40.little upstroke, 15 ft short. Glover on 15. Good lie, trying to
:11:40. > :11:50.land this at 190, on to the front edge of the green. He has done that
:11:50. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:15.fortune. He could have been in the Maureen, how far has he left
:12:16. > :12:21.himself? The further right he goes, the longer the carry to the green.
:12:21. > :12:31.Leave it, wind, leave it, this could be a dream ticket of a short.
:12:31. > :12:52.
:12:52. > :12:57.it gathered there to the right, you the right club, he had the tactics.
:12:57. > :13:04.He was brave off the tee. He was very brave. That was the second
:13:04. > :13:14.shot that he could be aggressive with. His nearest challenger Dustin
:13:14. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:51.Johnson, with a backwards chip and 50 courses in very close proximity
:13:51. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:03.wind, Martin Kaymer and just hit a five-iron - that is how strong the
:14:03. > :14:13.wind still is out here. Massive crowds out here, amazing, great
:14:13. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:14:57. > :15:02.think that is pretty close, but it well done. 72, level. Slightly
:15:02. > :15:09.disappointing, that double bogey at the 15th, but three birdies on the
:15:09. > :15:15.card, and coming out, he would have definitely taken that. We can will
:15:15. > :15:24.come Wayne Grady back to the box. Yes, the third round of the Open
:15:24. > :15:31.Championship, the closing stages, and what a difference if you're as
:15:31. > :15:38.makes -- a few hours. And now the leaders, already out in front, have
:15:38. > :15:44.had the pick of the conditions. 1961. This is the fifth Open
:15:44. > :15:54.Championship for Peter Alliss. Welcome back. That is very kind of
:15:54. > :16:01.
:16:01. > :16:07.you. Here is Lucas Glover for a championships, have slipped by.
:16:07. > :16:17.cannot see many tougher days than today. I have seen worse, I think
:16:17. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:29.Neil field was bad and I remember look forward to the challenge. Not
:16:29. > :16:36.everyone looking forward to the challenge. But these lads have got
:16:36. > :16:46.it much, much easier and they are taking advantage of it. Oh, another
:16:46. > :16:59.
:16:59. > :17:09.one slips by. He has played horse race, but he has kept it
:17:09. > :17:35.
:17:35. > :17:41.nicely done. -- Glover just putting tomorrow, not a cavalry charge, but
:17:41. > :17:44.there will be the usual suspects in with a shout and then an outsider
:17:44. > :17:54.might sneak in early. We will have to see what conditions are like
:17:54. > :18:15.
:18:15. > :18:25.here yesterday, but they are although he has tweaked that a
:18:25. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :19:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:19:36. > :19:46.one birdie. Martin Kaymer for a all sorts of troubles last time he
:19:46. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :20:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:20:48. > :20:58.the flag. And Darren Clarke making today for Thomas Bjorn. He is still
:20:58. > :20:58.
:20:58. > :21:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:21:51. > :21:59.green at the 16th, as is Lucas exposed green, 17, with the wind
:21:59. > :22:04.blowing in the direction that it is. Only two 68s today, and a 70 from
:22:04. > :22:08.Anthony Kim. The scoring has been very difficult. We thought it
:22:08. > :22:18.earlier on, 72 was going to be a very good score, that is the way it
:22:18. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:37.international qualifying tournament in the United States. He has still
:22:37. > :22:47.maintained his passion, 47 years old, a one-time Major winner, 20
:22:47. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :23:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:23:37. > :23:47.the first portion of the putt for Both players have played nicely,
:23:47. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:57.tappings for a rounds of 72. Tap- ins for a round of 72. This crowd
:23:57. > :24:02.is gathering here and beginning to get behind the Irishman. It is
:24:02. > :24:12.incredible to think it is 2006 since he played in that Ryder Cup
:24:12. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:52.and we are seeing the same sort of has offered two bed is and the 18th
:24:52. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:17.right from the first hole, down the fairway, talking to his official,
:25:17. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :26:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:26:24. > :26:28.weighted at every hole. The 17th hole, playing 424 yards today.
:26:28. > :26:33.Looks fairly innocuous, everything at eye-level. You don't get many
:26:33. > :26:40.clear views of the targets here, one of the features of Royal Saint
:26:40. > :26:49.George's. You can see there's evil bunkers, they really are proper
:26:49. > :26:53.bunkers. -- those evil bunkers. A bit of a bank at the front red the
:26:53. > :27:02.arrows are coming down to the front of the green. He is going well, the
:27:02. > :27:08.old feller. Moving a little slower than days of your, but holding it
:27:08. > :27:18.together very well indeed. Just two holes left, must get the job
:27:18. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:48.have seen many a player pin down just over that false tier. Nothing
:27:48. > :28:02.
:28:02. > :28:12.him the best angle into today's flag, and he has just seen Martin
:28:12. > :28:12.
:28:12. > :29:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:29:21. > :29:29.That is rare these days. An interesting swing. Also catches a
:29:29. > :29:34.bit of a downslope up into the high ground. That is good, too. It is
:29:34. > :29:37.amazing, if that was over in America and the members saw their
:29:37. > :29:47.fairway looked like that on television, they would be
:29:47. > :30:26.
:30:26. > :30:35.horrified! But it is links golf, extended. There is a big halt back
:30:35. > :30:38.down the middle, two bunkers down the left. Chad Campbell has left
:30:38. > :30:44.himself after-yard putt here. At least he found the green on the
:30:44. > :30:54.right level. That putt from Martin camera was very disappointing. --
:30:54. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:08.17th green. We have seen a few long-range efforts finishing
:31:08. > :31:12.nowhere near the hole. Left-handed a four-time Major champion Phil
:31:13. > :31:21.Mickelson has come here to win the Open Championship. We can hear from
:31:21. > :31:26.You said you were looking forward to the bad weather - did you enjoy
:31:27. > :31:32.it? I had a great time do they. It eased up. When the rain went away
:31:32. > :31:38.this course started to come down. It was difficult. I felt like I let
:31:38. > :31:43.a few short putts get away that could have kept me around par, even
:31:43. > :31:48.in that bad stuff bus-stop we noticed you had two gloves on - is
:31:48. > :31:54.that just to help you rip the club a back-up? Yes, because the clubs
:31:54. > :31:59.can still get wet and soggy tacky. How do you assess the position now?
:31:59. > :32:03.Level par, not too many players above you this evening. Yes but
:32:03. > :32:07.there are some really good players ahead of me. The fun thing is to
:32:07. > :32:11.have a good chance on Sunday. I have not had a lot of those, and I
:32:11. > :32:15.am really excited to be over here this year to have that opportunity.
:32:16. > :32:19.I will have to go out tomorrow and play good around and shoot
:32:19. > :32:28.something under-par, that will be based on the weather, but I feel
:32:28. > :32:38.like I am ready to do it. The wish you're the best. Thank you. -- we
:32:38. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :33:09.now. Only five back, but he would like to be one or two closer.
:33:09. > :33:18.Darren Clarke seems to be in fantastic form. This 18th hole is
:33:18. > :33:25.playing really difficult. The wind has changed direction. Jiminez
:33:25. > :33:34.still 212 yards into the wind, off to left, and this is a 3-iron from
:33:34. > :33:41.a severe upslope. That is his problem, wanting to keep the ball
:33:41. > :33:46.low and running. Exactly. He has probably not got enough club. Not
:33:46. > :33:54.even close to been enough, that 3- iron. But if he can keep it low, it
:33:54. > :34:01.would be. It is difficult. Sometimes with a 7-wood, or a five,
:34:01. > :34:05.you would just poppet straight up in the air. There is no hardship
:34:05. > :34:15.coming up short of this green as long as you are on the right side
:34:15. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:39.done that over, and it has caught the downslope on the left-hand side.
:34:39. > :34:48.Just short of the stone path that we saw Tom Lewis on yesterday.
:34:48. > :34:58.Darren Clarke, second at the 17th. That could be a chaser. It is not
:34:58. > :35:00.
:35:00. > :35:08.going to chase enough. The idea was good. He wanted a bit more beef.
:35:08. > :35:18.The percentage shot is definitely left of the flag. Lucas Glover,
:35:18. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:33.just a whisker short? It is not so simple to get down in two from
:35:33. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:44.there. Perfect spot for Thomas Bjorn. Telling it left, come on,
:35:44. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :35:53.blaze! -- Drilling it left, come on breeze. You are knocking down the
:35:53. > :36:03.second shot and keeping it under the grandstand, listening the
:36:03. > :36:03.
:36:03. > :36:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:36:43. > :36:49.Duston, well played, a round of 68, the best golf of the day so far.
:36:49. > :36:57.it was a great today. I played very solid, all day long, I holed a few
:36:57. > :37:05.putts. First time I was in a sand trap was later on, so why have done
:37:05. > :37:12.that it will to get around the bunkers. Astle had a good look at
:37:12. > :37:15.par, but those were two bad bogeys. Were you surprised by a Howell you
:37:15. > :37:19.dealt with the conditions, particularly as you have not been
:37:19. > :37:22.feeling well this week? It is tough out there but as long as you
:37:22. > :37:26.captain the ball on the right side of the Rolls, you going to have a
:37:26. > :37:31.good look at birdies or easy pars, and that is what I have done well
:37:31. > :37:36.all week, really controlled the flight of the ball. Today was
:37:36. > :37:41.probably the worst driving day. I hit a few good ones but a few poor
:37:41. > :37:45.ones. I played really well. And you are looking better - those that
:37:45. > :37:49.issue antibiotics have sorted you out. Yes I am feeling better, and I
:37:49. > :37:52.think I will feel much better tomorrow. And there is every chance
:37:53. > :37:57.you could play in the final group of the Open Championship. A couple
:37:57. > :38:02.of near misses at the US Open. What do you think you have learned from
:38:02. > :38:08.those occasions? You learn a lot about yourself when you're in a
:38:08. > :38:14.situation. For me, I just need to take it slow, one shot at a time,
:38:14. > :38:19.don't get too fast, stays low, my routine, just do everything at a
:38:19. > :38:24.good pace. When I played bad at the US Open I got really fast, so
:38:24. > :38:30.tomorrow, I am just going to enjoy the moment and play one shot at the
:38:30. > :38:40.time. We will enjoy watching you, and very well played today. Thank
:38:40. > :38:42.
:38:42. > :38:48.bus-stop a typical windy English links day, and the three best
:38:48. > :38:52.scores are so far are from Americans, Anthony Kim, Dustin
:38:52. > :39:02.Johnson and Rickie Fowler. Although Darren Clarke is currently 1-under
:39:02. > :39:12.on his round. Yes to six thes and a 73. Lucas Glover putting up the
:39:12. > :39:46.
:39:46. > :39:55.the back foot. Nicely played. deft. Lucas Glover, for his par.
:39:55. > :40:01.That will be a bogey, dropping him back to tie with Jiminez. Lots of
:40:01. > :40:05.players have missed that putt, everyone have missed it, low.
:40:06. > :40:15.could be a little rough patch. It looks like a doormat, where
:40:16. > :40:20.
:40:20. > :40:28.somebody has been wiping their had played a good second shot, but
:40:28. > :40:38.walked away with a bogey. It is still Darren, well done, son. He
:40:38. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:52.tried the dribbling method. So poor par. -- Super par. And now just one
:40:52. > :41:22.
:41:22. > :41:32.three shots back, but more importantly, he has put himself in
:41:32. > :41:32.
:41:32. > :42:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:42:19. > :42:28.a position to have another chance he pops this in it is 12 pars in a
:42:29. > :42:40.
:42:40. > :42:50.row. 12 in a row, two drop shots stalwarts of the European Tour. The
:42:50. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:02.with Rickie Fowler and the second to last group and the things remain
:43:02. > :43:12.the same it will be Clarke and Johnson. We saw a member, the great
:43:12. > :43:27.
:43:27. > :43:34.Spaniard, Seve Ballesteros, who round for the last pair. They have
:43:34. > :43:44.waited on most holes. They have been out there for three hours 55
:43:44. > :44:03.
:44:03. > :44:08.right in the front. He has had an extraordinary day -- Martin Kymer.
:44:08. > :44:18.He probably thinks he has been unfortunate onto was three shots,
:44:18. > :44:48.
:44:48. > :44:58.but he is still hanging around, in Clarke. On a bit of an upslope, but
:44:58. > :44:58.
:44:58. > :45:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:45:38. > :45:44.smacks it away. That is pretty good champion, doing commentary for an
:45:44. > :45:54.American network. It's his ESPN, who have not been a huge part of
:45:54. > :46:08.
:46:08. > :46:15.sport in the last couple of years, forecast today. They got it all
:46:15. > :46:18.right, didn't they? Maybe they will get a pay rise. You would not think
:46:18. > :46:28.we were in the same country if you look at the blue skies and fluffy
:46:28. > :46:28.
:46:28. > :47:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:47:10. > :47:17.up to the last. Dustin Johnson with a brilliant round of 68, and 68 for
:47:17. > :47:27.Rickie Fowler in some of the worst of the weather. At the start of
:47:27. > :47:27.
:47:27. > :48:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:48:19. > :48:23.Darren's round, there were 13 hurry up and wait. They are amongst
:48:23. > :48:26.the most punctual people in the world, I have found. Golf
:48:26. > :48:36.professionals and people who work in television are usually very,
:48:36. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:45.bunkers illustrated very well on the left. The club house is tucked
:48:45. > :48:53.away in those trees behind the stand on the left-hand side. You
:48:53. > :49:03.cannot see it from there but there is a building behind the 18th green
:49:03. > :49:03.
:49:03. > :49:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:49:56. > :50:03.where you might call what the seem to have been too bothered by
:50:03. > :50:13.the board bit of waiting. I must say, I thought it would be a mental
:50:13. > :50:39.
:50:39. > :50:49.appears to turn from the left, but started at 3-under. Only six people
:50:49. > :51:06.
:51:06. > :51:12.ahead of him. He will be defending is on a bit of an upslope. A clean
:51:12. > :51:22.shot right to the centre of the green. And a nice bounce and a skip
:51:22. > :51:28.
:51:28. > :51:38.right out of the middle of the club phase. He has missed a few chances
:51:38. > :51:48.on the greens, but all in all he has got a putt for 68. Louis Glover
:51:48. > :52:04.
:52:04. > :52:14.playing the same club as Clark, a of the better iron shots we have
:52:14. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :52:46.Clarke. Wait until you hear the applause -- they are all here to
:52:46. > :52:46.
:52:46. > :53:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:53:38. > :53:48.Lucas Glover but particularly Darren Clarke. Both played
:53:48. > :54:15.
:54:15. > :54:22.beautiful shots into this final there just where he is walking. A
:54:22. > :54:32.bit of a change in elevation. It is always difficult putting from a
:54:32. > :54:32.
:54:32. > :55:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:55:52. > :56:02.all money. Maybe a touch less pace get to within three. Still no
:56:02. > :56:33.
:56:33. > :56:43.Only a couple of birdies at the 17th. Just a little bit more work
:56:43. > :57:21.
:57:21. > :57:31.Round in 73. Just needs to pay attention and finish off this
:57:31. > :58:04.
:58:04. > :58:11.good play we have seen today, in foul conditions for a lot of the
:58:11. > :58:16.day. Darren Clarke just with two dropped shots, the 5th and the
:58:16. > :58:22.eight. He missed a few good opportunities in the first few
:58:22. > :58:27.holes but all in all he will be delighted with his effort and score,
:58:27. > :58:32.and we look forward to a cracking day tomorrow. Let's hope we get a
:58:32. > :58:42.kind of start to the day, weather wise. Somebody will go home
:58:42. > :58:47.
:58:48. > :58:53.tomorrow as the champion. This great event has been played 140
:58:53. > :59:03.times, starting in 1860 but was not played in the war years. Off to
:59:03. > :59:05.
:59:05. > :59:10.different from eight or ten hours ago, and we look forward to having
:59:10. > :59:16.you with us tomorrow, and I wonder whose name will be up on top of
:59:16. > :59:26.that leaderboard, the sting tomorrow night? -- this time
:59:26. > :59:27.
:59:27. > :59:32.A superlative round from Darren Clarke, 69, and he leads the Open
:59:32. > :59:36.Championship by one shot, with Dustin Johnson in hot pursuit.
:59:36. > :59:41.Rickie Fowler out of Tory McIlroy in the teeth of the gale, comes
:59:41. > :59:46.home of the 68 as well. Thomas Bjorn has been a steady presence
:59:46. > :59:56.until that bogey at the 17th. And he is certainly not out of it. Six
:59:56. > :59:58.
:59:58. > :00:05.players under-par, and 12, par or better, so there is going to be a
:00:05. > :00:09.race to get up that leaderboard. Scoring was very difficult LA on.
:00:10. > :00:15.Tom Watson led the way with a terrific 72. Trevor Immelman fault
:00:15. > :00:20.them with another 72. Pablo Larrazabal will be disappointed
:00:20. > :00:26.with his 6-over par round. Tom Morris still in the hunt for the
:00:26. > :00:36.silver medal. He leads the American amateur champion, PeterBy a couple
:00:36. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:42.of shots. Stephen Gallacher, home with a 77. Gregory Bourdy run up a
:00:42. > :00:52.ten at one hole, Elliot on, that was the largest one we had out
:00:52. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:01.At the end of it all, it has been a long, tiring day, Ken Brown, you
:01:01. > :01:06.have got to assess a couple of superlative rounds, particularly in
:01:06. > :01:14.the teeth of the storm. But Darren Clarke - let's talk through his
:01:14. > :01:18.progress. How would you sum up his day? One of the greatest ball
:01:19. > :01:24.striking performances I have seen. He got off to a perfect start with
:01:24. > :01:30.a birdie at the first hole. It was a joy to watch. And to get round in
:01:30. > :01:36.69, it was an exceptional round of golf. It was the perfect start. It
:01:36. > :01:41.was a proper statement of intent. And it was forced by the second
:01:41. > :01:46.shot to the first. This really sums it up. In these conditions you have
:01:46. > :01:51.got to control your flight. That was possibly the best second shot
:01:51. > :01:58.we see today. Conditions were horrendous, 25 Mellor breeze, very
:01:58. > :02:04.tricky. -- 25 miles an hour breeze. That was for eagle at the seventh.
:02:04. > :02:10.He would settle for a birdie, to take it back into red numbers. But,
:02:10. > :02:20.having dropped a short at the next hole, he came to the 12th,
:02:20. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:26.thereafter, and this was his approach. Another little gem, iron
:02:26. > :02:31.shot after iron shot, Klein straight down towards the flag. --
:02:31. > :02:36.flying straight down. One of the best ball-striking rounds that Ken
:02:36. > :02:43.Brown has ever seen. Let's see how Darren Clarke assesses it. Darren,
:02:43. > :02:47.I think you enjoyed the highlights - does were a very much Dilys and
:02:47. > :02:52.glossed over some of those must pass. I had one of those days today
:02:52. > :02:58.where I had full control of my ball flight which you need when you are
:02:58. > :03:02.playing links. I had so many good shots, especially early on, but I
:03:02. > :03:07.did not have the speed with my putting so what a few shots go. If
:03:07. > :03:12.somebody said you would have a 69 before I went out, I would have put
:03:12. > :03:17.in their hand off. That ovation he received walking up towards the
:03:17. > :03:22.18th, it looked like you were standing even taller than normal.
:03:22. > :03:29.Most of the crowd can identify with someone who is not quite an athlete
:03:29. > :03:35.like all the rest of them. It was fantastic, the support. You have
:03:35. > :03:39.moved back to Portrush - how much impact has that pad on your game?
:03:39. > :03:45.It has been great for everything, just to get back home with my
:03:45. > :03:51.family. Playing well Portrush, and by two boys are down there playing
:03:51. > :03:55.all the time. My sister and her husband, there two boys, we're all
:03:55. > :04:00.one big family. And my fiancee lives in Belfast as well so
:04:00. > :04:05.everything couldn't be better. could be slightly better, you could
:04:05. > :04:14.be open champion. And you have the chance to realise that green
:04:14. > :04:17.tomorrow. That would be fantastic. -- that dream. I have been
:04:18. > :04:23.fortunate to play in Ryder Cups, to be another big tournaments around
:04:23. > :04:29.the world, but the Majors have so far eluded me. Tomorrow, I have got
:04:29. > :04:34.a chance. The forecast is for strong winds again and if I play
:04:34. > :04:40.that way tomorrow, it will suit me Vostok the Majors are always tough
:04:40. > :04:46.to win, but I should put myself in a position where I can challenge.
:04:46. > :04:52.We are looking forward to you cling tomorrow, the best of luck. Thank
:04:52. > :04:56.you. Darren Clarke was in the last group going out at Troon 14 years
:04:56. > :05:02.ago, do shot behind Jesper Parnevik. And it was Justin Leonard to came
:05:02. > :05:06.rocketing through the field with a 65 to take the Claret Jug. All of
:05:06. > :05:09.Northern Ireland and the dreaded kingdom is wishing him well. Could
:05:09. > :05:14.it be a third Major title for Northern Ireland in just over 13
:05:14. > :05:19.months? An extraordinary feat. An awful lot of golf to be played, and
:05:19. > :05:24.an awful lot of golf has been played today, in some shocking
:05:24. > :05:29.weather. They Kohl Saturday Moving Day but most would have been happy
:05:29. > :05:33.to stay put in a mostly miserable weather. Umbrella as everywhere. It
:05:33. > :05:38.is a day for the stout-hearted, the courageous, many of whom have been
:05:38. > :05:43.there, seen it, done it and won it, men like Tom Watson. You cannot
:05:43. > :05:47.help but smile when you see the old master standing firm, ignoring the
:05:47. > :05:52.elements, gracing this great tournament once again. They say
:05:52. > :05:57.that it is going to get very heavy between 12 and four. These two have
:05:57. > :06:03.been best buddies all week, but rather than glory McIlroy shining,
:06:03. > :06:11.it is the Yankee doodle, who has been impressing all before him. 68
:06:11. > :06:21.for the Snowman. Beware the big unit. Dustin Johnson. He has done
:06:21. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :06:29.it. Having fun? No! But many were, despite the weather, hot beverage,
:06:29. > :06:39.Cold beverage, ice-cream? Chilly! Thomas Bjorn is up there nicely, as
:06:39. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:47.so is the other fellow. That is not the best today for Miguel Angel
:06:47. > :06:52.Jiminez, but he still there. It is very difficult to applaud when you
:06:52. > :06:58.are holding an umbrella. Is anyone here able to naughty skill? Take a
:06:58. > :07:02.look at these duties. Some seem was putting from Sergio Garcia. This
:07:02. > :07:11.man has been holding a flag up in they are forerunner. How cold is
:07:11. > :07:14.your face? Pretty cold. Come on, that, sort that out. Well done. And
:07:14. > :07:19.so to be clean-shaven Clark, and the bearded warrior. They started
:07:19. > :07:24.in the worst of the rain, but, the you know what? I think it is
:07:24. > :07:28.changing. The almost lost that Lucas Glover, but he found it and
:07:29. > :07:32.say did and he will be there or thereabouts. Poor old Darren Clarke
:07:32. > :07:40.kept missing the tiddlers, but all that natural talent soon came back
:07:40. > :07:44.to him, just when he needed it. Clarke takes the lead. After all
:07:44. > :07:51.that we have just one day's play remaining. Who will rise, who will
:07:51. > :07:55.try and, who will claim the Claret Jug? We have talked about the
:07:55. > :08:00.American challenge. It has not been great in the Majors. They have gone
:08:00. > :08:04.fight Majors without a title. But there are some very impressive
:08:04. > :08:14.challengers on that leaderboard. What do you make of Dustin Johnson?
:08:14. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:18.He had a superb round. He knows his way around the Majors. He seems to
:08:18. > :08:22.enjoy links golf. I can see any reason why he will not be in the
:08:22. > :08:26.mix tomorrow afternoon. It seems to me that Rickie Fowler had the eye
:08:26. > :08:30.of the Tiger, right from the off, at the first tee, alongside Rory
:08:31. > :08:37.McIlroy. It was a very special round because he was out in the
:08:37. > :08:42.worst of the weather. He seems to love links golf. Takes to it like a
:08:42. > :08:49.duck to water. Lovely touch on the greens, and he seemed to thrive in
:08:49. > :08:53.a miserable conditions. It is very difficult to play the game soundly
:08:53. > :08:58.in those conditions but that was a superb round of 68. I thought
:08:58. > :09:02.nobody was going to beat that today, and no one did. We will see what he
:09:02. > :09:08.will manage because he will be in orange tomorrow for Oklahoma State,
:09:08. > :09:15.his university, to more. Thomas Bjorn, he is under the radar and a
:09:15. > :09:20.little. How much better do you think that will suit him? He missed
:09:20. > :09:25.one or two chances early on, but he gathered himself together under
:09:25. > :09:29.difficult conditions. He will be very pleased with his position. He
:09:29. > :09:33.hit some beautiful irons as well. We are really looking forward to.
:09:33. > :09:42.Let me point you in the direction of another couple of programmes we
:09:42. > :09:48.are looking forward to. A superb insight into Rory McIlroy a's rich
:09:48. > :09:51.to open lorry. You will not want to miss that. And the world diving
:09:51. > :10:01.championships taking place in Shanghai. 10am up on the red button
:10:01. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:11.Women's football, the World cup final, Japan against the United
:10:11. > :10:17.States. 730 tomorrow, BBC Three, and the website. And, 30 years
:10:17. > :10:26.after Ian Botham's still last summer, memories of 1981 will come
:10:26. > :10:32.flooding back, soon. -- stellar. was the Marlon Brando and Jimmy
:10:32. > :10:38.Dean of the Cricket World. He was very wild. He enraged the old guard.
:10:38. > :10:48.1981 was a tough year. England was might not any good at anything.
:10:48. > :10:58.History tells us this remarkable story. As unbelievable as Dunkirk.
:10:58. > :11:03.
:11:03. > :11:09.It did change my life, mostly for That should be very entertaining.
:11:09. > :11:14.So, too, should not a coverage tomorrow, back at 11 o'clock on BBC
:11:14. > :11:17.Two for the final round of the 140 Open Championship. The weather
:11:17. > :11:22.seems to be better. Here the showers forecast for the middle of
:11:22. > :11:27.the day, but the wind will be a factor, we understand, tomorrow.
:11:27. > :11:30.That will probably suit Darren Clarke. If he can enjoy his game
:11:30. > :11:35.had not put too much pressure on himself, he will certainly be the
:11:35. > :11:40.man to beat. Could it be a third Major title for Northern Ireland in
:11:40. > :11:45.just over a year? Or, will an American finally ended out in a
:11:45. > :11:49.Majors? Could it be a great today for a Great Dane, at long last?
:11:49. > :11:52.This field has been through some of the ugliest weather in recent