Day 3 Part 3 Golf: The Open

Hello again. All change at the Open Championship. We began Saturday

with Brandt Snedeker, the man from Tennessee, holing a one-shot lead

over the field and the man chasing him, Adams got, things have all

change here for the Australian -- Adam Scott. He has looked very

serene, very composed on the route lead. Graeme McDowell is leading

the charge for the UK and for that golfing world power, Northern

Ireland! Let's get back out there and the company of Nick Faldo or,

enormous tee shot, a wage for Scott. shot and he will be disappointed

with that one. -- after that tee It turns a bit from right to left.

I couldn't see that, maybe on the he didn't hit it. I can't believe

that. It was right in the middle of a whole. Settle down! I can't

believe he didn't hit it. You've got another 24 hours to go. The

dogs are yodelling all the way has just lost his concentration.

actually came in off a spectator, no upgrade to their hotel room

because they were fine. But that was a horror. He is really out of

difficult to get that kind of deception on the 17th because the

green is right in the middle on the end of the golf course -- that

it is a five. Another one disappears, so, really, he just

wants to get in and get a plaster you are right. Still comes up about

30 yards short and needs a chip shot. It puts a lot of pressure on

your long game if you are 230 yards - the long putters. That is the

fault chest putter. I am still terrible mistake. The pretty good,

in the heart of the surface. Yes, he has done well. It is just so

annoying, his concentration went leaderboard, Snedeker is

comfortably the worst on the course. You can't bat, Adam Scott and Tiger

Woods -- look at that, Adam Scott and Tiger Woods. It is the pairing

most people would like to see on the final day. Bubba Watson had

been going so well but then dropped three shots in a couple of holes.

one nicely. You're never sure with your first bounce Al -- on the tee

shot. He has had a few going left, so he wants to work some fade on

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his putter in his hand. I think he thought it ended up closer to the

front edge, but it is a sensible club. In no way is this an easy two

Just clambered, but a good five will have a lot of decide -- things

for Luke Donald. Playing alongside the New Zealander who has had a

good tournament, but both men are 1-over par for the day. Donald will

tap-in. Such a disappointing day. Moving day, but he's only gone

backwards. Too far back, heading birdie coming in, playing with

Tiger and one of the last groups and a Major on Saturday. He looks

perception. Brilliantly done. McDowell with a great opportunity.

If he can scrape one more and if Adam Scott loses one, what a

difference it makes. We saw Ernie on the green, nudging him for a

last year. But after a sluggish 2012 he is back in the swing of

Reid. He did one right on the very first green. That one left to right,

but it went sloping the other way. We go on about it, but in his pomp,

those parts would have dropped. Five or six years ago, his

statistics from inside 10 feet were cited to the pin. The second shot

invite you to run one on -- Fractionally into the breeze. That

is way out. You are right, Maureen. He needed a good, hard, low,

nothing better than a six available. But hoping and wanting this to

mental strength, just to himself. Played these last four holes really

solid. Well, he currently leads by Yes, and there is a good bump right

behind it. It looks good, but that is a nasty putt. He knows it. You

do not want to be passed the flag. Tricky to read that putt. Steve

Williams will be glued to Adam Scott tomorrow. He will not let him

out of his side. Keep the conversation going. There smiling a

lot. That is always a good sign. If everyone pars from here, Graeme

McDowell will be playing with Adam I'm sure he's disappointed Healey

has one hole left. He has played some fantastic golf over the last

five holes. What a move he has made in the last nine. Picking up three

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to that one. Another bunker right side... You're kidding me. What

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Tiger on the 16th hole. Slightly at this hole. That was very

aggressive. Trying to force it over these tiny little slopes and the

ruthless. You cannot Stade giving anything away. When you have a lead

like this, you have to been even day. You might need every inch of

your lead. He's looking anxious, Graham McDowell. But that was a

perfect tee shot. Birdies at 13, 14 excellent. Another four feet and

that would have trickled over the Well done. That might just settle

chance of a birdie at 16. Looking good, Ken. 19 years since an

Australian has hoisted the Claret Jug. You can feel the party

tee. There's no guessing where that freefall for a large part of this

round. It is just one of those days when everything you touch is the

away by this whole lot. It has been a fascinating day. Blast six hours,

particularly, have been absolutely putts that have looked in that it

did not find the hole. But he is by no means out of it. 76 players have

completed their round and only 14 have broken par. Although we're

talking about wonderful play, it has been much tighter than many

people thought. We were talking about 64 as and 65, if you could do

The way he has been hitting the last few holes, he has got to feel

good about this one. Even though the whole position is so far back.

moves and Johnson spins, you never go far wrong if you're in the

middle. That is excellent. Very good play, Graham McDowell. After a

little bit of a shaky start, he dropped to shot in the first couple

of holes. -- he drops two shots in the first couple of holes. Still

not out of it. It is getting further and further away. He has

done quite well, just a bit of a hiccup there and 14. Overall, he

has handled himself well. This man to interview tonight. Even if he

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walking up on to the 18th green. Now, Adam Scott. He has kept

finding the target, Ken, hasn't he? He is hitting the ball flush out of

the centre of the club face. Occasionally get that in your

career, and everything he hit comes out of the sweet spot in the centre

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Perfect. He is 22 years old and he does not have a driving licence. He

has to get a bite to practice. Really? He has played very well

today. I have got a 62 year-old make it does not have a driver's

licence. He played all his career in Japan. Brian Jones. There was a

character. Wars? He still is! glad to hear that. What of

characters in the game. -- lot of Wonderful applause for Graeme

was never really running up the hole. A beautifully constructed

round. Terrific stuff. Terrific. And the clubhouse at seven under

par. Wonderful closing stretch of holes. Babb he will be interesting

to see tomorrow. This is his 9th Open Championship, and he has a

modest record. 11th was best finish in 2005. He seems to have embraced

major championships in the last couple of years. He has certainly

done that. Playing with Jason Apart from that he has been OK. He

one. As Nick was saying, if you get a chance to press home your

advantage, now is the time. Easier said than done, though Keller Ken,

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delighted to see him striding along birdie, but finally, something in

the right direction. Within five of the lead. Not out of it by any

down this fairway. He has found a sanded divot. He looked a bit

disenchanted. He's got about 190 yards. It is not the end of the

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world, with a medium iron. It makes away from the hole. He has had a

little bit of misfortune with a couple of short where he went

straight through the back of the green. This has been one of his

lesser days, but he's still very much there. I know exactly what

Thorbjorn Olesen will be thinking. He wants to lose ---not lose to

Tiger on this, the first tee he has too many better than that. Today,

and through the entire week. Chris has asked,-I remembered Joe Baker?

Leader Max Max it away. If the wind get it up tomorrow, they will not

be any irons off the tee. They will bogeys and only one birdie for Paul

perfect set-up to copy. Athletic and powerful. Someone was saying

earlier, he has Tiger's swing from a few years ago, Tiger Woods is old

caddie and his coach as well. He has nicked the whole lot!

closing stages of the Open Championship, the third round. Adam

Scott, a strong leader. A four- stroke lead over Graham McDowell. A

wonderful round of 67 from Graeme owned -- he has only two birdies

today, however. It is wonderful, the way they set up the grandstands

around the 18th at all our championships. They all seem to fit

in just a treat. It certainly has. They have had a lot of time to work

it all out and they have done it so greens at all. Tiger is level par.

If he holes this putt and get a four down the last, he will have 70.

It is all going too fast. They're playing at around three years 15

minutes. Four major golf, that is Royal and Ancient and a lot of

other people. Coming to the end of a disappointing day. He started the

day four under par. He has not been man. Very good playing. Tiger has a

asked, how much do they grow from morning to night? It is like

somebody's whiskers. It is but he made it look easy. He is

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conference, something happens. Killer blow. And the embarrassment.

A front of all those people on the grandstands, you feel like crawling

It has gone a touch right. -- bid squarely on the back of the ball

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missed everybody. It could be all right. It could be in that thin,

waspish it on the corner. Very wayward with the irons, hasn't he?

He was yesterday, in all truth. He hit a few wayward ones and got away

with them and then holed putts so the end of this third round. Adam

Scott may well drop a shot at the 17th. Somebody else might slip a

birdie and at the last and it is all quite tight. That promises a

lot for tomorrow. It certainly does. Adam is in a bit of trouble on the

17th. Without a fantastic bunker still quite wet. There is still

some water and the bottom of a few of them. 20 bunkers on the 17th

hole. The length of the bunker shot should actually help this. He will

It is generally the one that asks. It looks like it might be Brandt

Snedecker's. Tiger, striding up the 18th. The applause will start in a

drop from the casual water and, with the wet sand, you can put a

bit of spin on it. A wonderful shot from Brandt Snedecker. He needs

some to go the right way. The 17th hole today is ranked the 14th

easiest hole on the golf course, which is unheard of. This is

normally the toughest. Maureen, this looks as if it has settled a

bit in the bunker. He has only been in one other green side bunker that

I can recall, on the very opening the day. They haven't been any

shots better than that. That was pretty good. Not under the

circumstances, to put that within 14 inches of the hole was fabulous.

Peter Thomson would be proud of that one. Yes, he would. I bet he's

sitting there with a whisky having a little set and enjoying himself.

I am sure many is probably asleep. He just ripped underneath. See how

he leads into the shot, pushing it forward. Had to carry over the next

bunker and on to the green. He nearly holed it. And now he pops it

in for a four. Well played. Only has been playing. -- that he has

been playing. One of the few times we have seen him heated the correct

weight today. His distance control has not been the best. -- seen him

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pair coming -- the last pair coming because there is no relief from the

clubhouse. If it doesn't blow tomorrow, they will put why in the

flags so they stand out a little bit! I have never seen anything

like it. It is very, very still. The weather man still says it is

going to blow tomorrow. This one it zips right through. He makes good

contact. Not a bad position. A bit harder into the clubhouse and it

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would have bounced back on to the He had a chance to make birdie on

Thursday and set Championship history for the lowest round, if he

had made it, but he clipped it into bounce back in off the clubhouse

wall -- he has been rather lucky. He has been a bit lucky and has

just enough room to be able to park it. So, on the whole, not to tricky,

but a lot of undulation. He has to go up and then eventually 10 feet

short of the whole. This is really quite a fast putt from there. No

mean feat to get it down in two. rough they have around, just two

in my day. They were never allowed in the clubhouse. How did they get

in there? I was 42 before they let me in! See how silent it is. That

is always the amazing thing about golf galleries and spectators. All

those people they can be so quiet. Except us. And it is all controlled

with a piece of string down the hard enough and just went a little

bit wide. So a four for Tiger. Around 70. -- a round of 70.

Getting under-par here is not all 16 players that have broken Park

today, that is all. That is out of nooks and crannies and lovely old

golfing memorabilia. Great crowds, a dry day. Tomorrow promises, well,

a little bit more son but maybe a of only 28 years of age. Very good

play. -- for a younger man. And he will experience it all again

respect of Tiger Woods today. Absolutely. He played some very

good shots that went through the green or took three to get down.

green. He liked it in the air. not think he will be too displeased

with it on the ground. I think he day, this is a four for a 74. But

still in the hunt. The three would that. Regardless of what he does

here, he will be playing with Tiger Woods tomorrow, and Graeme McDowell

who has had the best round of the day will be playing Our Leader,

times in a row in the 50s. All great players, and we might be

on the sporting field would be at each other's throats, but they will

be working together to try and lift that claret jug. A great friendly

rivalry with her friends across Tasmanian. -- with our friends

across Tasmania. The way Adam Scott has been putting, I wouldn't be

surprised if he popped it in. But there is quite a swing on this.

Snedeker's part is a slow one that tails off left to right. And we

have not seen too many people get it up to the hole. But it is

pulling up short. We have been saying how beautifully the course

has been presented. I met the only lady greenkeeper here, 65 of them

drafted in, plus the local lads, and they have done a super job.

They have said it has been very difficult because of the weather.

They have done a terrific job. And the volunteers to go round doing

the bunkers. It is a pleasure to turn. That's more like it! Well, 3,

4, 3, that is a good finish. And the 73, which will send him home a

little happier. No one else has even sniffed getting that part

correct. Good on him. No one likes to see people implode and have a

terrible day when they are in contention in any tournament, let

alone a Major Championship. Don't one dropped shot. And he will be

with Graeme McDowell tomorrow. The final pairing. Absolutely. Adam

Scott and Graeme McDowell in the final grouping, and Snedeker and

Tiger Woods will be the match in front. That promise is much. That

Pagoda, call it what you want. Just a shed, really, but great work is

done is there. I wonder what Steve Williams the caddy makes of it all.

He has been their 13 or 14 times with Tiger, then they had a rather

bitter divorce. Now he is on the threshold of winning with younger

of tricks of the trade. Bits of good luck. -- what a day it has

been. Some needing a shave, some calling it designer stubble. The

caddies, who can fill books and books with all sorts of notes,

which way the wind blows, which way the green is running. Where will we

go for dinner tonight? And it all happens on 150 acres of marvellous

land. The only thing leasing -- missing from the leaderboard is a

few more home runners. Graeme McDowell is carrying the flag and

I'm sure he will carry it with great distinction and panache, and

Cities movement you want on a Saturday at any Major -- IFE 80s

movement you want on a Saturday at We hope you have enjoyed the

coverage this afternoon. Absolutely absorbing. A fighting finish from

Brandt Snedeker. Not often you see Tiger Woods starting with two

par. Zack Johnson with the best round of the day. And an

adventurous round from Olesen. 10 shots back. It has been done before,

most recently and 99 with Paul Lawrie. And Mark Calcavecchia, 52,

the man who won it at Troon 23 years ago and had everybody

chuckling with delight at some of his play earlier. Steve Strichen,

so much expected of him in the last few Majors but he's in that group.

Keegan Bradley, his debut Open Championship. As he said in his

interview he has played in all of them now. He has got a taste for

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them. Paul Lawrie, 76 today. A the round and 11-under par for the

Championship. That is not a million miles away. Diarmaid. -- deer me.

So they a first dropped shot for Adam Scott. I a good aggressive

Ken and Wayne have joined me in the studio part of the trailer. 21

years since Ian Baker-Finch won the opener for Australia. A long time

coming. We did have one other in 1993, the shark. And all from

Queensland, they you go. Fair enough. But in terms of becoming

the 4th was the to win this Open Championship it was a round of

composure and control and great quality today. It certainly was. It

was quite composed. He played well. He didn't do that much earlier. The

first six are playing so much difficult and Bente Brandt Snedeker

led to his own downfall of with his poor play. All in all Adam Scott

took the day by the scruff of her neck and has come out in the lead.

Pretty compose to begin with, then the fireworks began. -- pretty

composed. So far he has made birdie are all of the par-fives and this

This was coming in at the landed nice and softly. Almost exactly

where he was a minute. He has taken his caddy and his twirl with the

club. Has he taken his mentality? There has been talk through the

afternoon that he has lacked a killer instinct. Steve is a great

person to have on the back for Adam, but he is making some parts with a

long putter. At 32 years old, he is in that time when he needs to

strike. The first time I saw him was at the Lakes when he made a 63

as an amateur. He has always had a wonderful swing. That was a bad

mistake. He had a four-shot lead and he put it into the right-hand

bunker. A lot of room on the left, and I know it is easy to say, but

this kept everything going. Down the slope, never easy. Just enough

to find the bottom of the cup and that kept the momentum on the round.

What about this? This was unbelievable. Peter called it a

shot of divine ferocity. Me and Brownie don't have those words.

has been doing this all week. His putting has been solid, but this is

a part of his game there has been so impressive. He has made heavy on

the par-five holes. Having struggled for a couple of years, he

has hit the ball well. If you do not make your putts, the game can

drag you down. Suddenly he has found something and is making the

10 footers. You can make as many good shots as you have been able to,

but if you do not sink the putt, you wonder what you can do. Well he

be able to handle the windier conditions? In eight previous

attempts his best has been tied for 8th. Very coastal conditions even

back then. -- very still conditions. But he won at New South Wales golf

club where it blows dogs off their chains, so he can handle the wind!

Kenny, we were talking with Wayne about the lack of all the winners.

There has been so much dominance in PGA Tour by Australians that

success in Major championships has been rather sparse in the last

fears. Surprisingly, because they have had a lot of wonderful players.

Peter Thompson was such a marvellous player but winning

Majors is extremely difficult. You have to have your top game, good

nerve and make the putts at the right time. There have been many

good enough to win Majors who haven't managed to do it. You need

a bit of inspiration, and my mate here had it at the right time.

just got lucky. The you don't get lucky with Majors. I was saying and

it was a big student of the game Greg took him under his wing a long

time ago and helped him out. I know that Adam appreciated that. Let's

hear from Adam. He is about to talk Wayne Grady was talking about the

position you find yourself in and it must be a wonderful feeling to

beat the Open champion of the moment by four strokes. Fee ingrate

right now. I was feeling solid out their -- feeling great right now.

You didn't seem to be fazed by the situation, because despite your

success, this is uncharted territory, playing in the final

group of a Major. Absolutely. I've never done that before. I was

really excited for the weekend, especially today coming out to see

what would happen. We had good conditions, so I had to make the

most of them. Steve Williams is on the back. He seems to have made a

difference to you. Is it very much a team effort these days?

slowly. It is with every player and caddy -- absolutely. We are working

well and we think we are on the same page, which makes life easier

on the golf course. He has been a great motivator up for me.

prospect of some windier weather tomorrow. Are you looking forward

to more challenging conditions? The more be brand new for everybody in

competition this week. -- eat will be brand new. I am looking forward

to tomorrow whatever. It is a great position and I have worked hard for

it. I am very excited about teeing off late tomorrow and hopefully

playing a good round of golf that will make it hard for the other

guys. And you have to try and switch off for the next 18 hours,

forget about Peter Thompson's proud record in this Championship and

Greg Norman's Open win. Somehow you do. It's almost impossible not to

think about playing tomorrow, but I will try to do all the same things

I normally do. I have been a leader in tournaments before, not the open,

but you have to treated somewhat the same and I will do my usual

routine -- treat it somewhat the same. We are looking forward to it

and we wish you the best of luck Adam has never led going into the

final round of the Majors, and you know how different the experience

will be. It is very difficult and different. He has to think about

his round tomorrow and the process he needs to go through, trying to

do everything the same and getting out and playing on the golf course

the way he has. What he can't think about is the end result and what it

will be like to do this until it happens. That is probably the most

difficult thing about winning a Championship. It is at that point,

under the pressure of the last day, that it asks the questions of your

swing and whether it will hold up under the pressure. I know it is a

swing it you love. It is a joy to watch. Everything about it is set

up, the posture, the rhythm, the delivery, all spot on. You cannot

do better than Adams got and we have thought that for years. Nobody

swings it better than that. It is classical, beautiful and powerful.

Let's see how it holds up tomorrow because there are a posse of

players on his tail. One of them a certain Tiger Woods, but from his

perspective, 6-under par, as you two in three holes. He is having to

Tiger, around of 70 and you found the greens more perplexing and the

first couple of rounds. Yesterday and today they had some tough flag

positions and tricky spots. They were actually on slopes or on top

of the knobs. There were a few that were towards the bottom and on the

flat spots, but I just found it a little more difficult for some

reason today. Then there was the monster that you made on the 6th,

which you needed after the disappointing start. No, not a very

good start. I figured if I could just get through the front nine at

1-over par, even for the day, I would be fine. It just so happened

You're deadly when you're in front of sharing the lead. How do you

read your position? Iron five back, right now. I have to close them

down tomorrow. Adam has a four-shot lead. He's sitting well. A lot of

it depends on what he does. A either case, I have to execute my

game plan and be myself there. know you don't greater weather

forecasts, but... There awful! have been saying all week that it

is going to blow tomorrow afternoon. That will add an extra dimension

for us. What you're welcome an accurate weather forecasts? They

have said in 70% chance of rain every day here, and has not rained.

We'll see. Do you need some wind, D thing? Whatever it is, it is. I

still have to execute my game plan. We wish you well. Thank you.

Jason Dufner said we should throw our weather forecasts it's in the

trash. Historically speaking, when Tiger Woods has had to chase a

major, he has been less successful than when he has run from the front.

That is an amazing stat. I think the players would like a little bit

of breeze. He need enough out there to work the ball. You don't want so

much that it becomes a lottery. 15 or 25 miles an hour would be nice.

It is not a course where you want to push too hard. Adam Scott said

that before he went out. You cannot take too many risks. There are only

the two par fives that offer anything if you want to have a go

at them. Otherwise, you have to graft. Tiger did well dropping two

strokes early on and making a wonderful comeback. That began at

charge. I thought it was then all the way. Somehow, Ed stayed out. It

was a sticky start. He took three to get down. He was trying to

regain his momentum. This was the monster putt. I didn't see this, I

didn't realise he had made this. He would take those any time you can.

Especially a number six. He hit a good tee shot at the 7th. This was

all one. Look at this scuttle on to the green. He says he can't play it

along the ground? Nick Faldo was goading him to take the driver.

was unlucky with that triple over the back. That can happen. In two

holes, he got himself back on the rails. At this point, we were

getting excited about the prospect of appearing with Adam Scott, with

Steve Williams being Adam's caddie. I don't care whether they play

together or not. That was a fantastic shot from Tiger Woods. I

thought his distance control today was not Tiger. If you're going to

hit it 30 feet long, you may as well be that far wide. Distance

control was the most important The flags were in an awkward

position today. If we get some wind, the might Alter the sum of all flag

positions. They cannot afford to have the greens over 11 tomorrow.

Her idea fancy his chances of landing this elusive 15th major?

has a good chance. The way Adam Scott is playing, someone will have

to take it from him. Tiger was in a position at the US Open just a few

weeks ago and did not fare too well on Sunday. Even though he has won

three times this year, there are a few questions about total control

of his game. The crowds out there? The have supported him all the way.

You do not know what he's going to do next. This one bore witness to

it at the 18th. He is a golfing genius. You're watching one of the

very best golfers that has ever what the planet. It is exciting to

watch him play. He has got all the shots. He always has a huge gallery

following him. Sometimes you think, how do you do that? Most players

haven't got that strength to hit that law shot. For all the

successes we saw today, there was also some disappointment. Brandt

Snedecker had not made a bogey or been in a bunker for two and third

rounds. When it comes to bogeys, they're a bit like buses. He

weighed two and a quarter round, and then five come along in seven

Snedecker. You has been very solid over the opening five holes. Just

keep his round going. Brandt Snedecker has avoided all bunkers

so far this week, to this.. This does not look as if it will be a

happy experience in the bunker. Another one goes for Brandt

Snedecker. That is not the place to be. A one-shot lead at the start

and he is now four adrift of Adam Scott. Another one goes for Brandt

A birdie at the last certainly salvage the situation. Only 70 of

the last 44 halfway leaders have won the Open Championship. Brandt

Snedecker has given himself an awful lot to do. What accounted for

his lapse today? It is pressure. That is what it is. It is an

amazing thing. You get just on the wrong side everything, you roll

this we instead of that way, it just seems to mount. You cannot

stop it. I thought he did wonderfully to come back at the end,

make a couple of birdies and he's back in contention. One or two

whist tee shots early on. He let one or two drop around the turn.

That is put him under pressure. He had to battle where the end.

fact that it was a record-equalling performance in the first couple of

days, no bogeys are no bunkers, he had put himself under pressure.

try not to think about those things and then someone brings it up and

starts talking about it. And you think, goodness me! This was his

Snedecker, I hope you're not watching! He does everything quite

fast. Sometimes you're just unlucky. When you're right tight up against

the face, that was put in play. practise. This shows about where he

was at that time. The mind was a bit frazzled. You just cannot miss

it here. You have to be left of the flag. That was a poor shot. When

this is happening, and the world is unravelling, what is your brain

saying to you? You are not in control of anything. Your body is

doing its own thing. We have all been there, we have all done it.

What a bad shot. It is not a good feeling. How do you turn it around

and manufacturer finish like this? Lot of times you don't. This is the

great thing that he did today. He had a lovely finish and he deserved

it. Your mind can get fast when you're under extra pressure. You

have got to slow down that fraction. What a nice way to finish. He's not

out of it. He is four shots behind. There is every chance, without that

pressure of leading, as he will respond accordingly. The pressure

It is easier to hand then be hunted. I would still rather be in Adam

Scott's position. He's not out of it at all. Graham McDowell isn't

either. He was being cheered to the echo all the way around. He had

that bogey at the second. He was trading bogeys and birdies to the

front nine. Thereafter, wonderful work at the 13th, 14th and then the

17th. He goes into the final round in the final pairing for the second

major Championship in a row. He was in that situation at the US Open a

few short weeks ago. This was his reaction.

That was a sparkling round of golf. Toppers to it. That was a good one.

The first six or seven holes, I felt the tournament sloping away

from the little bit. I wasn't getting out of the blocks fast

enough. The first six or seven also pretty tough. Pars is a good score.

When you want to make some birdies, he had to dig deeper for the

patients that I needed to have. A birdie at eight really steadied the

ship. I am proud of the way I played from the 14th to the end. I

hit a lot of quality golf shot. Once you got through those first

few holes, did you feel the mental strength coming back? If you think,

I can do this and then push on through the back now in? -- through

the back nine? Yes. After 14, I felt I was ready to go. The golf

swing was where I wanted to be in the head was where I wanted to be.

I felt ready to play and I enjoyed the last five or six holes.

Hopefully, I'll be in the last group tomorrow with Adam Scott and

I will be looking the guy in the eye that I need to be looking in

the eye, really. Since I have been a young boy, I have dreamed of

playing well and the Open Championship. I have talked about

it all week, all I can expect to do is content. I have a chance now.

That must be a pleasing feeling. We told before and you said, I just

want to get in that final group. It looks like he will be. It is nice.

It is nice to go out there and hang tough when I needed to hang tough.

I had some quality shot. What have people asking about the clothing.

What have you got line-up tomorrow? When I won the US Open, I had a bit

of pink and a cardigan. Congratulations on a wonderful 67.

All the best. Thank you. He is rocking a cardigan tomorrow,

is he? It is a real knack, being able to save your best for the

major championships. Since winning the US Open, he seems to be able to

do that. So relaxed about it. has embraced the fact that he likes

the heat of the battle in major championships. A lot of people

don't get that chance. He has had a few goes at it now and good luck to

him. That is what it is all about. That is what everyone practises

four. That is exactly the point. A he said to me, the other day, it is

like a roller coaster. It is a bit scary, but it is fun and you want a

bit more of it. It is a positive frame of mind to take into the last

day of a major. Absolutely. You have to be looking to take on the

challenge, particularly if it is a windy day. Success lead to success.

He has always been a confident player. He went to college in

America. He has come from that sort of situation. It was a brilliant

back nine today. He pushed himself into real contention. He did. Let's

The putter was working. All dressed in lilac. He can wield his putter,

County? He has a hot putter. This was the hole he turned it round on.

He said this high, spinning one in. That was a glorious iron shot. Very

hard to get it that close. He then made a putt. The crowd were really

getting a sense that something was happening here. This was the 13th

hole. Fantastic. For a home player, there is nothing quite like it if

the crowd is behind you. It gives you that sort of search. And it is

amazing to think, Wayne, but we may be talking about a third Northern

Irish victory in as many years. is incredible, really. Absolutely.

The run they have had recently. He also have the amateur champion as

well. There producing some players, aren't they? They are. When you

think back to the near miss in the US Open, what will he take from

that experience and using a positive way? At the Olympic club,

he said, I did not drive very well. He missed a couple of fairways. If

you do that at the US Open, you run all sorts of trouble. If the wind

blows, you have to be spot-on. If he drives well, he will give

himself a very good chance. But you have to make a few putts. It is a

day you have to be in complete He is hoping to emulate some great

players. One of them, Gary Player, in 1974, became only the second man

to win the Open Championship in three different decades. Dan Walker

spoke to him earlier. We're by the side of the 18th green

with, I might have to salute you, one of the legends of the game.

Gary Player. Three Open championships, including the one

here in 1974. Before the top where the famous shot that took place

right here, what else do you remember about that Championship?

wanted to try and be there first person to win in three decades. I

have always spoken about staying fit and exercises and diet, and I

always wanted to do that over three decades, and I wanted to win on a

golf course like 11. The Open Championship was my favourite

tournament. It meant so much to me. Major championships, everyone is

trying to win them. To end up the way I did... Doctors to read.

a six shot lead with two holes to play. I can lose. What a feeling. I

said to my American caddie, who was six foot three. He said, Ray

Charles could win from here. I don't want to put it in one of

these bunkers. It didn't really ladies' locker room. Courageous,

I put it over here. This, at that stage, was sand. It was a flower

garden. I could not play it because I was against the wall. I turned my

putter round backwards. There will these members having a drink and

the RFU drops a my head. This is exactly where the ball was. I said,

D one me to put my water proofs on? There all these drinks dropping on

top of me. Give me a chance! The Segreti put his head out of the

window and said, good luck! I stand there and I just said, as you can

see. Simple as that. I'm only 10 feet from a all. You're quite a

good actor as well as a golfer. bank manager would not let me

forget it! It was quite a thrill. Shot after shot, I was saying, I

played at Carnoustie, one I won in 1968, and I was playing with Jack

Nicklaus, and I had them by one shot. There were four up -- there

were four others within one shot. I put it so far from the hole. I had

a two-shot lead over Jack Nicklaus. I did not do I Jean Van De Velde.

That was a tragedy what happened there, his thinking was. These kind

of things happen. You do not get a second chance. I played in the Open,

over 46 times. I have been here every year since 1955. As long as I

can walk, I am going to come back here. I have a sense of

appreciation. Gratitude in my life is a very good thing. I keep in

shape. I and 77... Last time I saw you,The punch you in the stomach.

look after myself. Still rock solid down there. I did a 1000 set-ups

yesterday. He still do karate? Deadly. You're deadly! Always a

pleasure talking tee. Thank you very much.

Never, ever pick a fight with Gary Player. You remember that very

well? Reasonably. He had a great short game that week. The course

was playing very fast. He had a one iron, which the course was -- which

he was playing off every tee. He was hitting it in some very

interesting spot. He had planned his way round, like Tiger. His

putting, as ever, was wonderful. I remember he lost the ball at the

17th. They rummaged around. He had a six-shot lead in the found the

ball. Even though he was cruising, it wasn't a complete cruise by any

means. It was the one and only, Seve

Ballesteros. Ballesteros, you almost begged him to play a shot

running and jumping. Oh, yes! like using the parking lot. Yet,

right up against the cars here. -- incredible man. Very easy to not

quite do enough here. How do you like that, Seve Ballesteros? In she

goes! He is once more the champion. I would just like to say it but I

did not find any cars on the 16th To two triumphs, nine years apart,

and his triumph at St Andrews in 1984 in between, but an amazing

character and they unveiled a beautiful portrait of him in the

clubhouse this week and you cannot come here without feeling his of

fibre around here. He is so entrenched that the club. 1979 was

my first Open when he won his and I remember everything about it. It

was just amazing. He was so charismatic. He just made you want

to play golf. He was one of the few people I would have paid money to

go and watch play golf. And that battle with Nick Price in 1988,

when he shot a 65 to win it. brilliant performance. I played

with Lee Trevino in 1979, and if you had analysed his round, you

would have thought he could not break 75. He stood on the 6th tee

and hit it down the 14th fairway, 100 yards off line. But he got it

on the green and we get it down in two from different spots.

totally defied convention. remember people shaking their heads

in 1979. But he was just a genius. He reckoned they should not be any

fairways in golf. Hale Irwin was waving the white hankie by the end.

I am that little pitch she played on the side of the green in 98 --

that little pitch he played on the side of the green in 1988. It was

an artist dropping the ball, nearly getting it in a hole. You have to

be a Picasso with a club to do that. I like that. Let's see if anyone

can follow in his manner tomorrow. Back to business and this year's

Open, and one man who played with a cavalier spirit is Thorbjorn Olesen.

This was a very game round from the man from Denmark. The 22-year-old,

the youngest Danish player to win on the European Tour following the

likes of Thomas Bjorn and others. His father was here today, and I'm

sure he was very proud of his boy today. We caught up with both of

them. We are here alongside the 18th green with the Olesen family.

What was that like to date with the huge galleries and playing with

Tiger Woods? It was amazing. A great experience today. It has been

a dream for a long time and I really enjoyed it today. I tried to

buy my own game, but it was definitely difficult. I had to

watch him a little because he has been my idol for so long. But I

really enjoyed it. It must have been a proud moment as a father.

You still seem to be smiling. fantastic. A fantastic experience

for him. Playing with Tiger were this is one thing. But to be in

contention for a Major in the Open Championship, you seemed at ease.

was quite nervous for the first three or four holes but then I hit

some good shots and got some confidence. Unfortunately I made

some bad mistakes and that cost us a few shots but I played well

overall and gave myself some chances. I could have made some

more putts but it was a good round. Do you agree with that assessment?

I think he is right in what he is saying. Do you think he has a

chance tomorrow? By think he will be very good tomorrow, I am sure.

What gives you the confidence? really don't know. Just something

in the genes. A I think so. Your dad was also same you did not meet

Tiger Woods until the first tee. You nearly went up to him on the

driving range but you were too shy. Yes, maybe that is true. Obviously

he is the greatest player that has played the game, in my opinion, so

I was very nervous to say hello to him. But after we got off the first

tee we had a lot of fun. He is a great player. I know you worry beat

Manchester United player at -- Manchester United fan. Carlos Tevez

was watching you today. I didn't know that. Have a great day

206 bunkers on this course, and he gave us a masterclass. You will all

marvelling at this. He got down it at six when he looked like it would

get away from him. The bank is 8 ft high and he has to move the ball

forward at 35 yards and that was one of the shots of the day. Easy

enough to get it out the hard to get the momentum. That was a

fantastic shot. That was one of the talking points before play got

under way, how soggy many of the bunkers had been and there was

still some surface water. But do you feel that in the end that the

equilibrium was reached. Was it fair in the end? It is not perfect

but we have come to expect everything should be. I know why

don't play any more, so it's a little easier to be objective, but

I thought it was fine. Some of the bunkers were dried out. The bunker

Tiger Woods was in was perfectly dry but then he got to 17 m they

were heavy. Scott and Snedeker played wonderful shots on the sand

on 17. 0 a real lesson for all of us. And in terms of someone who is

not a hacker, the world No. 1, Luke Donald. An up-and-down day for him.

Beginning well with a birdie at the third, but he would settle for a 71

at the end and he is 1-under par for the championships. 10 shots

back. It has been done, but perhaps not his year but I'm sure he still

thinks positively. But it is a lot to do. Absolutely. 10 shots. It

doesn't happen unless someone helps you out. But I would say he is too

far back. I would say 4-under par is around the spot. If it doesn't

blow though, then it hasn't got a chance. He has been moving day and

there has been plenty of that. Dan has been reflecting on it. -- it

has been moving day. Day number three at the Open and the weather

has been lovely, but the golf took a while to get going. Let's talk

about the local lads. A largely miserable day for him, him, and

even him. Luke Donald is the leading Englishman who used to

force only in parts and is a long way off the leaders. Animals have -

- these have animal's name that do Hold on, a big face coming.

Verities. -- they eat ease. Some TV market went in my back. That is

quite tough to do. Look at those claw marks. Sir one should help

that man. There were high hopes for Bubba Watson. He was swinging like

a warrior. Yes, his 5th of the day. By it after an early flourish there

was a dirty double at 15 -- but after. Let me introduce you to some

friends, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky, Dave, and Ricky. In

terms of the other blokes living over the pond, as Jack Johnson is

looking tasty and of course there is that other fellow. -- Zack

Johnson. Who were you to He continues to plot his way around

the links like a bloke who has been here before. Ominous. Leave Viguier

alone, you TV puppet. -- leave Viguier alone. Those check trousers

are working wonders. Look through the tunnel of doom, the man in pink,

top of the leaderboard, the man in the diamonds, the nearest

challenger. It was not long until the nearest challenger moved

centre-stage. Another one goes for Snedeker. Nerves of steel,

Australian grit? This year Scott seems to have the lot. The easy is

swinging easy and tucked in well. And Olesen remains in contention.

This great old golf course has provided proper drama over the last

three days. If Thursday, Friday and Saturday are anything to go by,

Sunday should be special. It should indeed, and we will be on the air

to watch every significant ball from 11am. And we will be changing

channels around 12:30pm, but you Don't forget the Formula One, the

German Grand Prix, highlights at 5:30pm. And after close of play

tomorrow, apparently a another Major supporting event coming to a

city near you. In fact, the roadshow has probably been through

I don't think there are words to describe it. I know what the Queen

feels like. Absolutely wonderful. Wonderful. Marvellous. A bit out of

The British will come out in whatever the weather. This is the

kind of things that makes the Olympic special, people getting

behind it. The just mind-blowing. - - et is just mind-blowing. I think

it will be the time of our life. It all kicks off, 7:30pm, a look at

the Olympic torch relay which has touched the hearts of so many

people around the country before the opening ceremony. So much to do

before we get to that point, I can tell you. Almost time to go from

Lord -- Royal Lytham and St Anne's. A quick look at the betting. Adam

Scott is the favourite to become the first Australian to win in 19

years. Graeme McDowell and Tiger Woods are joint second favourites

at 4/1. If you fancy a bit of Brandt Snedeker, 14/1. Thank you