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Championship here at the Royal Liverpool and the rain is falling

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once again, as it has been to 9am this morning when play started. The

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umbrellas have been up and down, and right now they are up. We will

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update you with the fact that the warnings of light in have gone away

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for the time being. We are now on an amber alert.

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Carl shorts all moves to 8-under and only three shots back from our

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overnight leader Rory McIlroy. And Victor Dubuisson, the talented

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Frenchman, 66 yesterday, birdie at the 7th, this would take on 7-under

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par. They really are on Rory McIlroy's tale. Thus far, he is the

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only man who is over-par after an opening bogey. His lead was cut

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after the 1st hole when Dustin Johnson made a birdie there. It is

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shaping up nicely, with some good scoring. Charl Schwartzel is two

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and, Victor Dubuisson is 3-under. And Jimmy Walker made his first

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bogey after a great run. We mentioned the former champion Charl

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Schwartzel. Let's go out to him. 8-under par, Schwartzel with this

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from the front of the green. He has done it. A Olesen yardage this

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morning. He moves to 9-under par, tied with Justin Thompson. It is not

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hard rain, just a light drizzle at the moment. The radar map looks like

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we might get a couple of hours of it, but not too much threat of

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lightning. Not quite firing this morning,

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George. He bogeyed the first part. Of the players that started, George

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was the best with his rounds of 70 and 69. He certainly had the tough

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side of the draw. Sergio Garcia on the fifth. A clumsy

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chip from front right, but a much better put-mac. Beautiful.

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The field are creeping inexorably up to Rory McIlroy's heels. Not time to

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panic yet, but it is getting close. Rory McIlroy is 1-over par for his

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opening for my calls. Fowler is one of those players that

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can go a long way under. He looked like he was going to miss. He looked

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so comfortable, Martin Kaymer always looks like that. I wonder what the

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fuss is about, putting, watching him. Luke Donald is another, he just

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stepped over it. It is surely not difficult.

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Jim Furyk with his very unique action.

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Pretty good break skipping over that front bunker. Awkward to get at. Not

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quite tough as yesterday. I do not think he caught that one quite

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right. A bit thin. Byeong-Hun An, he lives in Orlando

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and is from South Korea, beautifully done. That is his fifth birdie of

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the day, one bogey. Dustin Johnson has come off it a

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bit. It just doesn't trickle in. A big

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break for him. On these opening five holes, Rory McIlroy could not have

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placed his key shots in better positions. He is rewarded with a

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good angle in and a forearm. 230 to go. More aggressive play than Fowler

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and Garcia. He is going to be rewarded with a birdie four.

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That is a big sample, career! It is for some players! A big difference

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there. He is in the mood for birdies

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today. He likes to be aggressive. He is that kind of player. Once he

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starts holding putts, he keeps holding them. That was nice. That

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was nice, just pinged through the valley there. The front was

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difficult to get at. I valley there. The front was

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he meant it that way, but it was a good result. Just a skip up from

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short. Sergio Garcia may try to emulate that. That he is capable of

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giving it the big high soft land. emulate that. That he is capable of

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Yes, he hit a huge high one to number three, to stop it very

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quickly to a tight pin. The best of number three, to stop it very

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them all at that seems to be Rory McIlroy. He reaches huge heights and

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then lands incredibly softly. But all of these players are shaping the

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ball very cleverly, if required. It looks like Sergio Garcia is lining

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up for the high cut. That was a bit unlucky. Just a

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little hollow, a little valley before that green, and he pitched it

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on the top of the first crest and it didn't skid forward. Graeme McDowell

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on number 11, this for a birdie. He rammed into the back of the

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whole! Third birdie of the day, two bogeys.

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Looking like a masterstroke of planning, the way the weather is.

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Rory McIlroy is still two ahead, but a slightly suspect start to his

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third round, the last few holes, anyway. Charl Schwartzel and Rickie

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Fowler are making a move. Adam Scott is a bit lacklustre, and

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Francesco Molinari, an uncharacteristic round for him. This

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is going to be difficult to get up close.

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Just clambers and stays on the little top tier.

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A big tee shot here for Victor Dubuisson at number eight. Can he

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get at it? Superbly well played. A little unlucky that it checked a bit

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further to the left there. Alphabetical scores along the bottom

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of your screen. This is Francesco Molinari, 3-over

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for the round. For him, that must feel about 20 other. And he has

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played three on this hole. Not the easiest of two putts coming

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up here. It is about ten feet in front of him, with a little crest.

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A lovely rhythm to his stroke, Rory. Yes, a very sound putter. He

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wants to roll this to the hole side, not give himself any headaches.

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Quite right. He would take two putts and get off the screen immediately,

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I feel. -- get off this green immediately.

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He just feels a bit of momentum is available, but is he going to take

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it? It can be elusive at times. Sergio Garcia, we saw a 6-iron tee

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shot come up short. He's a wonderful tipper normally. That is no mistake

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at all. Darren Clarke. His 12th. We saw

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Dustin Johnson's chip pull up short. This would get him within one of

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Rory. But it cannot come from the far right.

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But it is a certainty he will not go away, Dustin Johnson. He looks

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comfortable here, playing well for a number of weeks now. He is just

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wondering about a trip to the optometrist! Is a real athlete. He

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can to a basketball, amongst other athletic things. I can dunk a

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biscuit. Jimmy Walker. A fantastic season on

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the PGA Tour. 6-under for Jimmy Walker. There is a

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subdued atmosphere on the course at the moment, a kind of hush. Varies.

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Maybe they are waiting for a thunderstorm to happen. And as Peter

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says, they cannot applaud while you are holding an umbrella! They are

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just heckling us. 10-under par for Rickie Fowler. What

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a start for him. Six holes, format birdies. He is a couple behind.

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Dustin Johnson is just tapping in. The storms may have evaporated, but

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a lot of players are making a lightning move up the leaderboard.

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He is playing a good round of golf, four heard it after bogeying the

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second, Victor Dubuisson. 24 years old, a Frenchman. His first

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victory was at the Turkish open last season, where he held off Tiger

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Woods and played some superb golf. He has played pretty well since. It

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is not look like he is a quick flash in the pan. It looks like he will be

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around for a good while. He has got a lot of game, no doubt about that.

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This looks... Got to be careful here, going down the shaft.

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Just nudging it back into play, second on the seventh. Charl

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Schwartzel. a 6-iron. Difficult to get close to

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this flag, things tend to get swept down to the middle of the green.

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That would be a good place, and uphill putt for a birdie. Is he

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going to go hide? He's going high. It could be worse. The forecast was

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not very clever. We have been very lucky, Ken. The clouds look very

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ominous and there is a sort of hair hanging about the place. People are

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waiting for something, possibly dreadful, to happen. It is almost

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like waiting for the end of the world. Everybody is trying to remain

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calm. The golf is very good at the moment. The first two rounds, the

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qualifying scores were a couple lower than I thought it might be at

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one stage, and although there are a couple of booties are scattered

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about today, there are lots of birdies. This is how it has been

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playing. Birdies are red, pars are blue.

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I am wondering if the atmosphere will affect the curving slightly.

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Rory McIlroy was about three yards short. He rolled back. You can carry

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this right into the heart of the green. That is hardly the heart of

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the green, but certainly up to the flag.

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To the ninth, Victor Dubuisson, 7-under.

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No... Left an awkward shot from the. Charl Schwartzel, the Masters

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champion, at the 7th. Our good friend Johann Rupert was just

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telling me all three players, all three teddies in this group, speak a

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language other than English come all Afrikaans. If you come from Holland

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and understand Flemish, you can get a bit of what they are saying.

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Ken was saying that this foul weather hasn't really appeared. It

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is not a bad day for golf. There is hardly a breath of wind and the rain

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is coming straight down. The ground has softened a little bit, but you

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can play with confidence. The long grass is wet and Standley, which

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does not make it any easier. The scoring by some of the players has

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been terrific, by most of the players, in fact, although there has

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been the occasional miscue. Jim Furyk. He is trying to get it to

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turn to the left. A nice little bounce would have helped, as well.

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They have been a good combination for years.

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It doesn't matter what they say about power, if you are going to hit

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its 60, 70 yards straight every time and don't put too badly, you will do

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very well in life. That is, if you are going to take up golf! No good

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if you are going to be a plasterer, but there we are. What is it like

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out there, Maureen? There is quite a buzz around this Rory McIlroy,

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Dustin Johnson match. Francesco Molinari is having a nightmare today

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and he must be that he is a spectator for these other two at the

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moment. It is awful. I think every player has felt like that at some

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stage. He stabs it out. I have had heard it is the centenary of

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Whitchurch in Cardiff. After this, there will not be many centenary is

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for a few years because of the First World War. David Howell, he goes.

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Birdie putt. Got it. Well done, David. Coming out of the dog runs.

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-- doldrums. Chip shot for Rory. He's going with

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a sound I am. Just starting to tighten his game up after the

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start, looking more like you did in the first two rounds. Yes, that chip

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is beautiful, but that was a big target and he missed it. Sometimes I

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think they try to be too precise. That may sound old-fashioned, but if

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he had been a few yards past the flag there, it would not have been a

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bad shot. Now he has got to play a good chip, a three or for footer.

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Ryan Gauld sit in the... He's going to take a penalty drop.

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Can he rolled? Excellent speed. Nice little tussle. Walks like a

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gunslinger. Victor Dubuisson is just off the edge. Nice and flat there.

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He judged it very well. Phil Mickelson is having one of his usual

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rounds, 37 strokes for his first nine and then he has just come back

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with three birdies to come back with 1-under par for the Championship.

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Molyneaux Ari has come out of the bunker on the sixth. This is for a

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3-part... Are! Three par-5s on the homeward side. Maybe a hint of

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movement in the right at the end of this part. Yes, but he has left

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himself the easiest but possible by leaving the chip shot short of the

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hole. Rory McIlroy still leads the

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Championship and we are waiting for him to burst into life. Everything

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is going along nice and steadily. This is Dustin Johnson.

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Half a dozen players now in hot pursuit.

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We should see Ken. What is he going to do on the course? Here it is. The

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seventh is a demon par-4. There are bunkers left and right off the tee.

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A hard fairway to find. If you drive down this left side and find the

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fairway, you must avoid the pot bunker. If you go in there, you will

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not reach the green in two. But even if you do find the fair way, down

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the left ear from where the player is you cannot see the flag at all,

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just the very top of it. If you get a bit higher, you will see from this

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angle be bunker is down the left-hand side of the putting

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surface and it is difficult to get to the green easily unless the pin

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is on the right. However, if you can drive down this right side and hit a

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boomer, you can still slightly incited to the green. But from here,

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the angle to the flag is greatly enhanced. If the camera goes up

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comedy will see from this of the fairway, you get a much better

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angle. The bunkers are not so much in play and you are playing into the

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slope on the green. This is the best angle to get, a perfect tee shot,

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the best angle for the flag, but I jingo it is tricky.

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top and I do not know if it got the deflection. -- Ryan Johnson hit the

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bushes. Right now you just take par at seven

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and eight today, two of the hardest holes on the golf course. Try to

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skip them and go to the ninth tee. You can see how difficult this crass

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errors. He barely gets the You can see how difficult this crass

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through once it hits it. He did not attempt to hit it very fast so it

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must have been a dreadful life. -- lie.

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What a bonus. What a bonus for DC. Crackerjack.

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With all the problems at the 7th hole, it will cause the final group

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to wait. He was lucky that the ball actually kicked out after hitting

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the top of the bush. It is still a long way out. It does not look like

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it will fly and the pin is all the way in the back left.

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That was not a great strike. He has done well to get it on the green.

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Darren Clarke, we saw him with that monster putt, he has had six birdies

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so far and one dropped shot. He is going along nicely at 4-under par.

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Rory McIlroy weights. A bogey at the opening hole. The bad weather has

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not yet reached us along West Sussex and the course. The Midlands and

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Manchester. -- the coast. There is a strange stillness about the day, the

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feeling that you get before a big thunderstorm but it is managing to

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stay away. There is no wind to move the weather along quickly.

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That's nearly killed somebody. You do not know how lucky you are,

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sorry. -- sir. The left side is safer. It is a

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harbour second shot. -- it is a harbour second shot.

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430 yards and he is through the back. Back not too bad.

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He will have that for a double bogey.

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If you find a brochure then you play the place. -- then you pay the

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price. He generates a lot of power, he

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bumps it. He did not chase it far enough. He wanted more elevation on

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that and he could have chased it and they green. -- chased it down to the

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green. He seemed to know that was going to

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miss the moment it came other club. He is going along very nicely.

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Robbie Fowler as I occasionally, much the concern of some. -- as I

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occasionally call him. That is the shot you need if you're

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going to play links golf. There is never enough to get -- there is

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never enough green to work with. Ryan Moore eventually gets in the

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hole but it started with a push tee shot into the bushes. Penalty drop

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out. Two shots blown away. You have now got me confused with

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Ricky and Robbie. This does not look very healthy. He has managed to miss

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those bushes, the ones that Ryan Moore were involved in.

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It does not look like it is a good live for Rory McIlroy. It is not

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great, at all. -- good lie. It is a drop out and start again, I

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feel. He did the right thing. The tendency

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is you try to get another 40 or 50 yards out of it and you find

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yourself meeting -- missing the fairway on the other side. Dustin

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Johnson, you can see his balding, all he could do was blasted out of

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the bunker the left. I bet he is good at bowling. Fine

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judgement. It looks like it it's going to be

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Rory McIlroy here because he is five yards farther back. There is an

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annoying aeroplane overhead. Visibility must be about 750 feet

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and I do not know what he Four could be a delight and it is a

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possibility. Thank you for your e-mails.

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You can see how raised the green is. Anything on the putting surface is

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OK. He had a very shaky start. He is

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clawing his way back. How do the cameramen managed to track the

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balls? They have got a site to fall the ball. There are some seals far

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away on the bank. There are plenty of them and. You do not need to go

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to the North Pole or South Pole, we have got them here and there are

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plenty of them. It is an amazing stretch of water that goes in and

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out here. It goes from six feet to 40 feet and it is an amazing stretch

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of water, tidal flow in and out. When the tape goes out it goes out

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for Michaels. -- when the tide goes out it goes out from manuals.

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Seven and eight are very difficult today. He brings a club back nicely

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and cleaners has left hip. -- clears.

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It is the story of the day, everything has been ingrained. -- a

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grind. I sought Nick Faldo on your programme, what happened to his

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caddy. They were an amazing partnership. She went back to Sweden

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and was teaching some golf. I do not know what she was up to? She was

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with Henrik Stenson for a while and then she was studying psychology.

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Good luck whatever you are. -- wherever you are.

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That might help Rory. That is a safe path. Rory has a putt for his par.

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Wonderful shot and the hands that club over to his caddy with some

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properties, Neil Wallace. That is his shot of the day of us.

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It rolled down at a fair old pace. That is a killer blow, not body

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blow, killer blow. Look at the pace. It is beautiful. Great in the middle

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and it is a good three or four feet past, confident apart. Very

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important, lovely shot. Another shot gone.

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HAZEL IRVINE:. As you said, it is an important par saved. Rory has his

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three shot cushion. The leaders would order Mallory have been going

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out and about an hour and a past time that it was not for the two key

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start that he had today. The introducer has got a half-day and he

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will not know what to do with himself. We are here with the

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gentleman with one of the most recognisable voices in golf, Ivor

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Robinson, look at the time, your job is done. Not let know that. -- do

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not let anybody know that. It is unique, the first time in The Open

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Championship we have got two key starting. We do have that on the

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European Tour so the players do understand it but it is a new one

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for me. What will you do if your afternoon? I do not know what to

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do. Do you watch the golf? Normally hear from the first tee shot of the

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day to the last one. It has been 625 until 4pm. You collapse after that.

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I do not know what to do. until 4pm. You collapse after that.

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fun. A pleasure to top -- to talk to you. One of golf 's nice men.

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He is trying to bring it in from the right. That is where the architect

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wanted you to play the hole. Very distinctive swing and movement

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through the ball for Dustin Johnson. He had moved it -- he has placed it

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into the rough stuff. You must have good touch. He

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still only 25. It feels like he has been out here forever.

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He played the first Sergio Garcia. There has only been

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two birdies at eight to you an example of how it is playing. --

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today to give you an example. Sergio Garcia.

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done. I do not know if we have kept any records of somebody going round

:51:04.:51:08.

without having parked on the cards. It may have been done but it sounds

:51:09.:51:10.

very unlikely. -- having par. He carves that end. One viewer said

:51:11.:51:30.

that he likes the look of the shoes for the players. They look very

:51:31.:51:34.

comfortable. They are light and comfortable indeed.

:51:35.:51:54.

Phil Mickleson, 1-under par. He has had a typical round for him.

:51:55.:52:08.

He is never dull to watch. Three quarters hold that does not cut

:52:09.:52:17.

back. Woods and Phil Mickleson. They have

:52:18.:52:33.

pushed the game a long way over the last 20 years.

:52:34.:53:02.

Middle of the green is never bad but that is even better. We saw Sergio

:53:03.:53:10.

Garcia put one in just a couple of feet away and that is not too bad

:53:11.:53:17.

from Rory. Can you sense the forward direction for Rory? I think so. If

:53:18.:53:41.

Rory McIlroy looked nervous walking to the first tee, that is gone now.

:53:42.:53:46.

He has got that confident swagger back. Everything is going along

:53:47.:53:51.

smoothly. That was a good shot by Molinari.

:53:52.:54:14.

After the opening day, Italy had three players in the top ten.

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You get a view of more than one hole three

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You get a view of more than one hole from the stands here.

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He seems to have a great and that today. That is aggressive. -- seems

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to have a great river am going today.

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Down at the 15th for a birdie. 3-under and the struggle for Mac. He

:56:15.:56:19.

does. 3-under and this for four. Thus to knows that if he makes a

:56:20.:56:54.

miss of this then he will slip back. -- Dustan. He is lining it up as if

:56:55.:57:16.

he fancies hauling it. -- holing. Wet sand is the only thing that

:57:17.:57:19.

could be trickier today than yesterday. It is a different

:57:20.:57:27.

approach as you hit the ball. There was an army of photographers waiting

:57:28.:57:30.

to capture that if he was able to get it in the hole.

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I like watching him play. He has got a beautiful swing. I am surprised

:57:54.:58:02.

when he hits one off-line or does not do a good score. He pulled that

:58:03.:58:07.

left. He got a little bit quick through the ball. It does not take

:58:08.:58:08.

much to hit one off-line. That just comes off the shoulder. He

:58:09.:58:46.

has got some game. It took the best Jason Day to beat him during Match

:58:47.:58:51.

Play earlier this year. Miraculous up downs.

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That was his fault shot. Look out. --third.

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That was the easiest of pars. Dustin Johnson still has work to do for his

:59:36.:59:40.

par. off to the right of Dustin Johnson,

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there is a bigger electronic scoreboard telling us that yesterday

:00:04.:00:11.

he doubled bogeyed this foul. -- this holed. I wonder if that is

:00:12.:00:14.

off-putting for the players? Could be. His second shot he played after

:00:15.:00:29.

Rory, and he put it in the bunker. Certainly he is 7-under for the

:00:30.:00:31.

Championship. Big applause for Tiger coming up the

:00:32.:00:50.

18th. Jordan Spieth, Gibson from Australia playing alongside him.

:00:51.:00:58.

Nice to see Tiger is having a good day, with a few birdies. He is doing

:00:59.:01:01.

OK. We saw Rickie miss the ninth. He has

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elected to chip it. The skids off the fringe, but still very good. So

:01:16.:01:34.

Rickie is just three back furore. -- furore McIlroy.

:01:35.:01:44.

The weather warnings have not materialised this far. The golf is

:01:45.:01:56.

good and the crowds have come through. All in all, it is exciting

:01:57.:02:01.

and there are a few more hours still to come. Rory McIlroy has a three

:02:02.:02:10.

shot lead at the moment. You can lose five shots here in the space of

:02:11.:02:16.

three holes very easily indeed. Jimmy Walker at the bottom is a

:02:17.:02:19.

delight from it. He has been around for years and has never done

:02:20.:02:24.

anything, but suddenly he has become a world star in golf and he plays in

:02:25.:02:29.

such an easy manner. It is nice to see some delight that instead of

:02:30.:02:36.

watching the big boys all the time. Sergio Garcia, brilliant tee-shots.

:02:37.:02:43.

watching the big boys all the time. Awarded birdies at

:02:44.:02:47.

watching the big boys all the time. nine. He joins Rickie Fowler at

:02:48.:02:52.

9-under. After that start, he really played well.

:02:53.:03:02.

His 61st major Championship, Sergio Garcia. Stop it! You see that cheeky

:03:03.:03:09.

devil in his pocket they're looking for something. Players do not make

:03:10.:03:13.

enough money these days, they have to borrow off the caddy. Rickie

:03:14.:03:30.

Fowler for a par. A very nice e-mail saying sorry to hear of Bob

:03:31.:03:46.

Torrance's passing. He was a jolly man with a distinctive raspy

:03:47.:03:52.

Scottish voice, honed by the occasional drinker. Sadly missed.

:03:53.:04:01.

Lovely memories. 280 yards into a peanut shaped

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green, pin right at the back, 5-iron.

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Rory, Rory, Rory! Did that hit our man in black? It hits something. It

:04:21.:04:36.

hit the machine, I think. Is he all right? Where is it? That is not what

:04:37.:04:48.

was ordered, Rory McIlroy. I think it may be under the machine. Here

:04:49.:04:49.

comes the law. The law moves slowly. Here he goes. Various Rory's ball,

:04:50.:05:07.

it goes down at the feet of our camera operator, that is where it

:05:08.:05:11.

is, right underneath the Redman's shoes.

:05:12.:05:24.

The body will move. Play will go on. Ken Brown is coming back in. No

:05:25.:05:37.

rush! Use just easing himself gently in, adjusting the bones in the seat.

:05:38.:05:43.

We line up Justin Johnson -- Dustin Johnson. He has gone with a 5-iron

:05:44.:05:49.

as well, three quarters truncated follow-through. Nobody ever shouts

:05:50.:05:57.

forward and I found it very distressing. That was obviously

:05:58.:06:02.

going into the crowd and I didn't hear anybody yell, look out. Two

:06:03.:06:11.

dreadful tee shots from two of the best, 50 yards apart, 5-iron, not

:06:12.:06:18.

the hardest club in the world to hit straight, but there you are.

:06:19.:06:31.

Charl Schwartzel, at the rough. Kanuho no -- can he run it up the

:06:32.:06:44.

garden path? That could be horrible. It's geared its way back into the

:06:45.:06:49.

right corner of that trap. Deep bunker and fluffy sand down there,

:06:50.:06:56.

well used. Edoardo Molinari, a chance to get to 6-under.

:06:57.:07:07.

Nicely judged. Beautifully done by Molinari.

:07:08.:07:14.

10th birdie on the 12th. 3-under for his round. His younger brother is

:07:15.:07:28.

having his struggles. Sergio Garcia. Very low launch angle. A

:07:29.:07:44.

high spin for a driver. Pretty good down that left-hand side. Those iron

:07:45.:07:51.

shot he hit on eight and nine were tremendous.

:07:52.:08:04.

Marking his ball just in case he gets a nudge by the machinery. He

:08:05.:08:10.

has moved out of the way. CHEERING.

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That was nearly the biggest cheer of the day. Does this remind you of a

:08:21.:08:30.

certain person? A Spaniard who had a car moved? That happened many years

:08:31.:08:45.

ago, 1976 at Birkdale, or live them -- Lytham. It was a wild tee shot,

:08:46.:08:51.

5-iron. Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy or at least five shots

:08:52.:09:00.

apart. Rickie Fowler's tee shot on the 10th. The really bad stuff is

:09:01.:09:06.

down the left-hand side. Find the fairway, set yourself up for a

:09:07.:09:09.

birdie, hopefully get a decent flat stands there.

:09:10.:09:27.

Marie! Just far enough. Delightfully done. A good recovery. A decent

:09:28.:09:40.

line. A delicate little shot. He has played some lovely pictures and

:09:41.:09:42.

chips from awkward spot this week. Charl Schwartzel, in the elephant

:09:43.:09:51.

trap. Not sure I like the name, the

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elephant trap. Decent, from Schwartzel.

:10:09.:10:17.

Victor Dubuisson, a nice flat line is eyeing it up. A little upslope.

:10:18.:10:30.

Can't do much better than that, a delightful shot. Just a little bluff

:10:31.:10:37.

at the front of the green, you need to skip it up the bank. Playing

:10:38.:10:48.

alongside Dustin Johnson, Francesco Molinari has been heading backwards

:10:49.:10:50.

today and ruling himself out of things.

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It is amazing, now he is ten strokes behind.

:10:57.:11:08.

Adam Scott has not been going well, two under for the Championship, won

:11:09.:11:16.

over today, very surprisingly. He was disenchanted with things after

:11:17.:11:22.

his efforts yesterday, and he had been tougher half of the draw and

:11:23.:11:27.

knew that he was a bit too far back going into the weekend.

:11:28.:11:35.

Rory is giving this a lot of attention and respect. There is a

:11:36.:11:44.

feeling that this will move from right to left. There is not too much

:11:45.:11:47.

to the eye, but it is almost when you walk on that green, you see it

:11:48.:11:55.

in your feet. He just wants to tidy this one away and keep the momentum

:11:56.:11:57.

going. Beautiful. Right in the heart of the

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Cup. Bogey at the 1st, birdie at the 5th, all the rest are pars. Still

:12:16.:12:19.

leads by three. 10th to come, which is manna from

:12:20.:12:45.

heaven, those par-5s. Dustin Johnson has to be positive with this one.

:12:46.:12:49.

You will have memories of the last one lingering in his brain.

:12:50.:12:55.

You will have memories of the last half and firm. Follows bogey follows

:12:56.:13:00.

bogey for Dustin Johnson. Three in a row, adding 37, to other for the

:13:01.:13:11.

day, 6-under six behind. He had got within a couple of Rory McIlroy at

:13:12.:13:12.

one stage. The 10th is a straight hole, 532

:13:13.:13:41.

yards. On the green of this 10th hole, Charl Schwartzel is trying to

:13:42.:13:48.

save par. Not close. He slips back. A few players are getting up close,

:13:49.:13:52.

and still Garcia and Fowler are the real threats. But others have ebbed

:13:53.:13:55.

away a bit. Let's see if Marc Warren can find a

:13:56.:14:12.

birdie on the 11th. Shortish par four. It is going in the right

:14:13.:14:16.

direction. That could be awful. It has got a

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value to come through and the green running away from him. That is a

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high tariff and that it is he has got a good life.

:14:50.:14:58.

A rare one from Garcia. You don't see too many horrendous shots like

:14:59.:15:22.

that from Sergio Garcia. He was trying to be quick on it. The key

:15:23.:15:28.

thing here for Rory, you could get up there with a couple of July

:15:29.:15:35.

ands. The most important thing is to find the fairway. Definitely a

:15:36.:15:36.

birdie chance, 532 yards. Delicious! A couple of good bounces

:15:37.:15:57.

yesterday, but that was a real shame worn -- shame worn. Wide-eyed. Not a

:15:58.:16:15.

great balance. Jim Furyk. Two birdies so far today, no dropped

:16:16.:16:19.

shots. Three birdies so far. Jim Furyk, 8-under. A tidy round he's

:16:20.:16:30.

putting together. After that delightful approach to the 12th,

:16:31.:16:32.

Victor moves to 8-under. Johnson is trying to regroup now.

:16:33.:16:57.

Things just change so quickly within a couple of shots. But he certainly

:16:58.:17:04.

has the power to heat up this back nine if he gets his irons dialled

:17:05.:17:07.

in. That is not the side go. He seems a bit out of kilter. He

:17:08.:17:26.

will have not too far to go, this par-5, with a second shot. That is

:17:27.:17:35.

the two in the group ahead, Fowler and Garcia, his nearest

:17:36.:17:37.

challengers. Good from Mickelson in the final

:17:38.:17:56.

home, this will see him home. Not owing to be this year for the

:17:57.:17:59.

defending champions. And Garcia's shot. He's looking at

:18:00.:18:10.

the state of the wicket. He is looking as if he will try to

:18:11.:18:24.

belted along the ground and run it through, perhaps.

:18:25.:18:34.

He got lucky, but he has to be careful. There are a few brambles.

:18:35.:18:40.

He has got to come down incredibly steeply, said that is probably why

:18:41.:18:44.

he was looking in that area, inking a first bounce might be there, and

:18:45.:18:48.

then skidded onto the green. It will come out low. He has got a lot of

:18:49.:18:58.

rough grass to try to get through. Got to be careful with those

:18:59.:19:01.

brambles as well, because they have long tentacles. Meanwhile, Victor

:19:02.:19:07.

Dubuisson. Par-3 on the 13th. All the way up the back of this long

:19:08.:19:24.

green today. From the crowd says it all, because that is not nice.

:19:25.:19:33.

You get a good idea how steeply he is thinking about coming down,

:19:34.:19:39.

trying to get as clean a contact as possible. Because it is wet, the

:19:40.:19:44.

first bounce might skid up onto the green. He has got to be careful when

:19:45.:19:48.

he places the club close to the board as well, so it doesn't move.

:19:49.:19:56.

Just testing the strength of those brambles, because they can really

:19:57.:20:00.

snag your club. That's see what this one is going to do. He has got great

:20:01.:20:11.

vision. He is never afraid to play a golf shot, and a lot of players

:20:12.:20:12.

would not even see this. There is a lot of riskier. He is

:20:13.:20:34.

trying to pitch it into this area, somewhere there.

:20:35.:20:46.

That was the result. Could not go at the flag. Fraught with all sorts of

:20:47.:20:54.

dangers. He got the distance pretty well.

:20:55.:21:04.

Still the outside chance of a birdie on this par-5. Still some fairly

:21:05.:21:13.

benign par-5s at Hoylake. And on the other side of the green...

:21:14.:21:32.

The left side of this screen is the 10th hole. You can see the tide a

:21:33.:21:47.

long way out. And that is West Kirby beyond at the end of the course, and

:21:48.:21:52.

Hoylake at this end of the course. Now, Dubuisson, after his tee shot

:21:53.:21:59.

on the par a lot depends on the lie. He was taking a big slash at

:22:00.:22:08.

it. They can't be lying to well. This is a hit and hope. Well played.

:22:09.:22:12.

Really well played. Jim Furyk. Second on the dogleg 12.

:22:13.:22:52.

No bogeys today. Three birdies. Ryan Moore has

:22:53.:23:30.

We caught eight glimpse of Fowler, the last group.

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We caught eight glimpse of Fowler, there is his marker on the edge of

:23:42.:23:44.

the green, coming from the rough down the left. So Rickie Fowler and

:23:45.:23:48.

Garcia down the left. So Rickie Fowler and

:23:49.:23:55.

birdies here. Waiting back down the fairway, Rory McIlroy build the

:23:56.:24:00.

taking his second shot from the prime position on the fairway.

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I am sure that Garcia is pleased he has left himself with a birdie

:24:15.:24:18.

attempt after way he was with the second shot.

:24:19.:24:33.

Going to result in just a par. He has not played the par-5s

:24:34.:24:42.

particularly well this week, Sergio. All three of them averaging

:24:43.:24:43.

under-par today. Tiger, JP and dog head. The top

:24:44.:25:04.

team. Dubuisson for his par on the 13th.

:25:05.:25:12.

A shot goes for the man from the South of France.

:25:13.:25:19.

He slips back alongside Charl Schwartzel, with 7-under.

:25:20.:25:46.

Tiger Woods. Second to the first. He started on the 10th tee, and a

:25:47.:25:57.

little sizzler. Well done. Ryan Moore, had par putt on the

:25:58.:26:18.

10th. A long way adrift at the moment, Ryan Moore. Two underpar,

:26:19.:26:25.

Ryan Woods is one underpar. Jim Furyk get a longer birdie

:26:26.:26:42.

attempt. A poor birdie attempt. His dad Mike has been his coach all

:26:43.:27:09.

his career. That unusual swing. After a lengthy wait, Rory has taken

:27:10.:27:16.

a 2-iron, 245 yards, a bit of an absolute as a launch pad, but a bit

:27:17.:27:20.

more breeze up there and he will have to hit this really well.

:27:21.:27:30.

Has he got it through the gap? Where is this going? Please, this could be

:27:31.:27:40.

really awkward. That better scuttle a bit, otherwise he is in an awful

:27:41.:27:50.

spot in the backflip. If that has just dropped over the edge, it could

:27:51.:27:54.

be awful. It may have trickled down far enough. He won't even know it is

:27:55.:27:59.

in the bunker for certain. Rickie Fowler actually rolled in that

:28:00.:28:04.

birdie putt on the 10th to get to 10-under par. Only two behind

:28:05.:28:11.

Michael Roy -- Rory McIlroy at the moment. This is getting a bit more

:28:12.:28:16.

interesting. Rory McIlroy has Co. Rickie Fowler

:28:17.:28:27.

had a birdie at the 10th, two shots behind now. Sergio Garcia had a five

:28:28.:28:32.

at the 10th, so three behind. Jim Furyk is going very well, only three

:28:33.:28:37.

bogeys all week. Darren Clarke is putting together one of the best

:28:38.:28:42.

rounds of the day, 5-under for his round. Jimmy Walker is playing

:28:43.:28:45.

steady and consistent golf, he made his debut in this Championship last

:28:46.:28:52.

year. And the likes of Stephen Gallacher is doing well. Keegan

:28:53.:29:03.

Bradley is the leader in the clubhouse, at at nine o'clock in the

:29:04.:29:07.

company of Phil Mickelson, a Ryder Cup partnership. Here is Russell

:29:08.:29:11.

Fuller. moment, how was it out there? Today

:29:12.:29:28.

is not a day to go out and shoot a low number. It was challenging

:29:29.:29:32.

earlier on in steady rain but I was proud of the way I played. Was it

:29:33.:29:38.

the fact that it was an earlier start for you cause any problems

:29:39.:29:43.

with preparation. I did not get to bed at the normal time that I would.

:29:44.:29:47.

I thought I would be around noon and then I found I was forced off at 9am

:29:48.:29:54.

with a 5:30am wake-up. I do not think it is ever happened in the

:29:55.:29:59.

open. Do you expect somebody to shoot a low score? I think it is

:30:00.:30:04.

under there and I shot 3-under and it was the highest I could have

:30:05.:30:09.

shot. It is a challenging course and you can headed into the bunkers is

:30:10.:30:12.

no matter what the conditions are. Thank you for speaking to us.

:30:13.:30:41.

Can you have a close look at the ball? It is on the down slope but he

:30:42.:30:49.

has got room to get the club up sharply. It is not a picnic but it

:30:50.:30:55.

does give a chance. It could have been a lot worse.

:30:56.:31:20.

He did not quite get that the elevation but it was a good effort.

:31:21.:31:30.

He needed an extra two feet. I will remind you that it is a par five so

:31:31.:31:34.

it is still a birdie attempt to come.

:31:35.:31:44.

7-under. Was Tiger Woods 14-under 21 in 2005? 7-under heads the field. If

:31:45.:31:58.

you are 7-over then you are in trouble.

:31:59.:32:14.

Dustin Johnson was in the rough on the left-hand side but he had a

:32:15.:32:35.

decent lie. It would've been an eagle attempt.

:32:36.:32:58.

This is another big moment for Rory McIlroy. It would be wonderful to

:32:59.:33:07.

escape from that insane bunker with a birdie. What I like to look for is

:33:08.:33:10.

the rhythm of his stroke. It will feel like half a shot,

:33:11.:33:32.

especially after that drive. Just over 150 yards. This 11th

:33:33.:34:20.

hole, the fairway rules up and down like a roller-coaster. -- rolls.

:34:21.:34:36.

Tomorrow, Rickie Fowler will be in Orange, the colours of his Oklahoma

:34:37.:34:38.

State University. He managed to get plenty of hate

:34:39.:35:05.

considering the down slope. That was a lovely shot. It landed softly. As

:35:06.:35:18.

this is usual for Sergio Garcia after that incident at the 10th hole

:35:19.:35:19.

with errors. That was a missed opportunity

:35:20.:35:35.

because of his power just like a Rory McIlroy.

:35:36.:36:28.

Francesco Molinari and the Ryan are both having horrors. -- Ryan Moore.

:36:29.:36:55.

It looks OK. It gives him a chance to get at that Tate). -- tight right

:36:56.:37:17.

pin. There are some dark clouds on the horizon.

:37:18.:37:29.

Francesco Molinari 's coach is disappointed for his man.

:37:30.:37:46.

It is very much a result of the way that he gets the club and that is a

:37:47.:38:15.

good one. It is unorthodox but you cannot argue with the results.

:38:16.:38:30.

Up the hill all the way for Rickie Fowler. Has he hit it? It has. He is

:38:31.:38:45.

now one behind Rory McIlroy. Terrific putts. Such a fluid,

:38:46.:38:47.

flowing stroke. Final hole for Darren Clarke at the

:38:48.:39:08.

9th. He needed a little bit more on that one. You can see him smiling.

:39:09.:39:21.

It is a good day 's work. Best performance of the season, no doubt

:39:22.:39:25.

about that. He played most of the season on the American PGA Tour.

:39:26.:39:48.

It feels just a bit quieter. That noise when Rickie Fowler rolled down

:39:49.:40:08.

the birdie putt, that would've been registered by the group behind.

:40:09.:40:20.

That was interesting. Jim Furyk had a putting home. -- hold.

:40:21.:41:04.

There are some ripples at in until he gets nearer to the Cup. -- in

:41:05.:41:23.

this green. He is quite an interesting character, he is not the

:41:24.:41:25.

quintessential normal Frenchman. This is the first of the two doglegs

:41:26.:41:49.

left. Everything is feeding down towards the three bunkers on the

:41:50.:41:53.

right. The sting has been taken out of the fairways and the fairways are

:41:54.:41:55.

holding, which is good. Like a lot of players, carrying a

:41:56.:42:05.

driving iron. He is responding to Rickie Fowler 's

:42:06.:42:30.

birdie. I am shaking my head at that shot.

:42:31.:42:49.

It was stunning. Johnson has got a much better angle and he will be

:42:50.:42:54.

able to see Rory McIlroy 's ball. He has a better view of the flag.

:42:55.:42:58.

Anything coming has a better view of the flag.

:42:59.:43:01.

should feed down towards the pin position.

:43:02.:43:32.

He has just gone walkabout at the moment, Dustin Johnson. He needs to

:43:33.:43:38.

get some birdies to get back into the game.

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That is just about far enough. There are bunkers on the right. 290 yards

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to teach that. Through the ball, there is none better. The club face

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is on the right angle of attack. This is the shortest hole on the

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course, the 15th. 6-under for Edoardo Molinari. He is alongside

:44:31.:44:37.

Dustin Johnson now. Terrific round of golf from Darren

:44:38.:44:58.

Clarke. Six birdies. He always enjoys the links.

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Second shot on 12 for Rickie Fowler. He is producing magical stuff here.

:46:48.:47:07.

That is great to see Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, exciting young

:47:08.:47:08.

talents in the game. He is a young talent himself, Dustin

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Johnson. He was par of the American Walker cup team that played against

:47:23.:47:28.

Great Britain and Ireland in 2007 in County Down with Rory McIlroy on the

:47:29.:47:30.

other side. They played each other in the

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singles matches. It is amazing that they are now playing in the final

:47:45.:47:52.

group of The Open Championship. Tremendous support for Rory McIlroy

:47:53.:47:57.

around the screen. He has a good look at the scoreboard so he is

:47:58.:47:59.

perfectly aware of the situation. makes the most of it. He leads by

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two. They are a group apart but it is an nice tussle developing between

:48:33.:48:38.

Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy. Rickie Fowler had a couple of

:48:39.:48:41.

birdies and Rory McIlroy responded. APPLAUSE

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This is fabulous star. One of the most exciting talents in the game.

:49:13.:49:18.

At his very best at the moment. They are enjoying themselves immensely.

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The rules official will walk around with each match as well as somebody

:49:37.:49:40.

who will look after the bunker. Talking about young talents in the

:49:41.:50:05.

game versus Victor Dubuisson. -- this is. He has just slowed down a

:50:06.:50:10.

little bit. This was for a birdie for a 68. Five

:50:11.:50:32.

birdies and no dropped shots. He will sit alongside Darren Clarke on

:50:33.:50:36.

5-under. They will end up playing together tomorrow. Those look

:50:37.:50:47.

comfy, those giant beanbags. Difficult to get up from.

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I do not like the way that that one dived in there there.

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That is Tigers X Caddy. -- ex-caddy. It is a good angle, you can see the

:51:55.:52:11.

green from you. -- from here. You can see the marker close to the

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hole of Sergio Garcia. Rickie Fowler will go first.

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Striking it will go first.

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That was downhill. He has played Fowler, within one of

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That was downhill. He has played very well this week but he pushed

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that. When you are hitting it so well,

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giving yourself chances, and you're playing partner is rolling in the

:54:28.:54:29.

birdies, it hurts. Adam Scott had some problems today.

:54:30.:54:51.

This was to get to 4-under. It is a Adam Scott had some problems today.

:54:52.:55:20.

long way back from here. Just a few holes and tomorrow to go.

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Unlucky. He has been playing quite nicely but he had a double bogey at

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the 2nd. Tiger Woods is playing the court back to front, he is

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the 2nd. Tiger Woods is playing the front nine but it is his back nine

:56:08.:56:08.

today. You cannot believe from this angle

:56:09.:56:35.

that the green goes far to the left, it is almost on the beach. It is an

:56:36.:56:44.

intimidating hole but the way that Rickie Fowler is going, I would not

:56:45.:56:48.

be surprised if he ends up knocking this one close. He is going with a

:56:49.:56:50.

seven iron. APPLAUSE

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He has done well but it has finished on an upslope. He will have to chip.

:57:33.:57:56.

170 yards to go and that has gone to the left. Paying the price for

:57:57.:58:06.

missing the fairway with a iron. In she goes, another birdie for

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Matteo Manassero. He has had a mixed bag. Three bogeys and six birdies.

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You wonder what is going through the mind of Sergio Garcia. He has to go

:59:08.:59:12.

202 yards. The flag is not moving at all,

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hardly. The crowds are down slightly on 2006, but still very big compared

:59:51.:59:57.

to other Championship venues. These are the alphabetical scores on the

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bottom of the screen. The last light was eight to out of ten. -- was a

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two out of ten. This is a 8.5 out of ten.

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And that to stay in the lead. Stay in the lead on his own.

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Jim Furyk for his par at 14. A good chip from down there as well.

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That ball stayed on the upslope rather than slipping into the

:01:46.:01:51.

hollow. The shot has become much more manageable. Meanwhile, to Marc

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Leishman, a chance for him to get to five underpar. They are stacking up

:02:02.:02:11.

behind, a lot of these players are still some way adrift.

:02:12.:02:47.

Dustin Johnson has not had a birdie since the 1st hole. He still

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hasn't. It will be nice if one of these

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putts drops for Sergio Garcia. Some of them he has knocked so close you

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did not think he could miss, but he still has. The standard of golf he

:03:25.:03:31.

is playing is a still has. The standard of golf he

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his school has been. 9-under, format behind. -- four

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behind. It is really Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler who are showing

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the rest how to do it. They left himself a relatively straight uphill

:04:26.:04:32.

one. First time since early in his first round that he has not had the

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sole League alongside Rickie Fowler.

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Rickie Fowler, 6-under for his round. Rory McIlroy is level par.

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Charl Schwartzel, laying off the backflip, gouging an old divot.

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Magical! It went right along the top of the tight rope. I thought for a

:05:28.:05:30.

moment it would fall off, but it stayed on.

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The weather has not been vintage, but the heaviest rain has stayed

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away for good spells, and we have been rewarded with some fantastic

:05:47.:05:54.

golf. Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy or on -- are on top of the

:05:55.:05:55.

leaderboard. I don't think it is any surprise,

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the way Rickie Fowler is blowing. The first two time they played in

:06:16.:06:18.

the Open Championship in Saint Andrews and Saint Georges, he was

:06:19.:06:22.

leading. If you put all eight rounds together he beat anyone else that

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played in those two opens. He is putting with such confidence.

:06:32.:06:43.

They clear the green, waiting back on the

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Some very heavy rain looks like it is happening to the North at the

:07:13.:07:32.

moment. It does happen in this part of the world, I am told, that things

:07:33.:07:37.

can skirt round this golf course to land North and South. Rory McIlroy

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can only just seen the top of the flag, which is barely flickering.

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The tee is barely flickering or so. Tried to draw it in, but a nastier

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hop, a vindictive leap to the right. On the next hole, Rickie Fowler.

:08:14.:08:38.

Actually, it is a wide fairways here at 14, sleeping left-to-right. The

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bunker is on the left, 280 yards, the bunker on the right is a bit

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further. yards wide, a bell shaped fairway,

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but that seems to dive into a bit of a thicket. This is how it has played

:09:21.:09:24.

today. A bit of a breeze helping with Ryan

:09:25.:09:44.

Moore's tee shot on 14. It just came up in the last couple of minutes.

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Ideal, and now to Sergio. We were treated to Rory McIlroy at his best

:10:05.:10:14.

yesterday, and today we have been treated by Garcia and Rickie Fowler.

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It is wonderful to see these guys being so creative. You have to be

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creative on this course. It is a work of art. If you hit these

:10:26.:10:29.

fairways, with the softer greens, you have a chance to get closer.

:10:30.:10:33.

That is why these players are playing safe at 14.

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A nice one. A low, drilling draw shot, onto the slope of the fairway.

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The further right you go, the longer the second shot, but a better view

:10:51.:10:52.

of the green you get. Charl Schwartzel on the 14th green,

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pops in. He is fighting back. A couple of bogeys on the back nine,

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but now one birdie. There is the 13th green there, down to the 14th,

:11:21.:11:23.

wonderful crowds here as we look out over the estuary, and towards the

:11:24.:11:30.

misty cloudy hills of North Wales. Victor Dubuisson. That will be a par

:11:31.:11:38.

and he will remain alongside Charl Schwartzel and Jim Furyk on 7-under

:11:39.:11:50.

par. Victor Dubuisson and is currently in a tie for fourth place,

:11:51.:11:54.

but significantly at the top it is Rickie Fowler 6-under for his round

:11:55.:11:58.

today, and Rory McIlroy is level for his round today, and that is why we

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have a stalemate at the top with a few holes left to play on this third

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day. What about Graeme McDowell? Three Northern Ireland men are all

:12:15.:12:19.

major winners, two US opens and a PGA and the other titles between

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them. Well played, Graham, especially on

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the back nine. Some unpleasant weather conditions. When we started

:12:40.:12:46.

off this morning, it was nasty, the first few balls. It was raining

:12:47.:12:50.

pretty hard. It is a tough start to this course. The front nine didn't

:12:51.:12:57.

really go my way. I took some flags on that I didn't need to you and

:12:58.:13:02.

bogeyed a tank made the turn in one other, thinking, this is not really

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happening. The back nine was kind to me yesterday. Thankfully I made some

:13:07.:13:21.

good swings. I think you are realistic about your chances, you

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are a bit far back and there are some quality players with some

:13:25.:13:26.

opportunities over the back nine this afternoon. The skies have

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cleared a bit and the wind is negligible. The greens are quite

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soft and they are very pure to put on -- to putt on. The two T start,

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you could question it, but it is not going to make a difference. The

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morning guys will have had a tougher time than the afternoon guys. The

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decision will not affect them much apart from somebody tracking of like

:14:01.:14:07.

this afternoon. I am too far back. I expect the deed is to play a solid

:14:08.:14:10.

back nine and they will be out of touching distance for the and Lessig

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really blows hard tomorrow. Thanks. Look at this one here. It looks OK.

:14:14.:14:32.

How is he going to play at? That was a creative shot there. Pretty good.

:14:33.:14:44.

Just like Phil was saying, it is such a delight to create shot if you

:14:45.:14:52.

are a good player on the links. Fowler in the hay, digging it out

:14:53.:14:56.

there on the 14th. He had given himself a good position to try to

:14:57.:15:04.

find the green and save his par. Both leaders are in a bit of bother.

:15:05.:15:15.

Garcia's tee shot leaves him in a great position here.

:15:16.:15:36.

Not risking the right side, if you had the bank down there it kicks

:15:37.:15:50.

into the rough, so sensible play. Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia are

:15:51.:15:51.

active players. Dustin Johnson, a good tee shot on

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the 13th. Finally! Finally, Dustin Johnson

:16:05.:16:18.

finds his second birdie of the day after he birdied the first. He

:16:19.:16:23.

looked like he was setting sail for good things, but it is back to

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7-under. A horrible run leading up to the turn.

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He is one of these poets which is easier to see. Not outside the

:16:37.:16:45.

whole. He has putted well, and usually when

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he has putted well, he is there or thereabouts. He will know that

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Rickie Fowler is having a few problems ahead.

:17:16.:17:21.

Rickie is third now, and even from this close, with that position and

:17:22.:17:28.

the banks to the right, it is intimidating, difficult to get

:17:29.:17:29.

Just playing a bit cagey, giving close.

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Just playing a bit cagey, giving himself an outside chance of saving

:17:42.:17:51.

his par. Quite a steep angle of attack, and can almost see the ball

:17:52.:17:53.

running up the grooves as he strikes it, the ball spinning.

:17:54.:18:05.

And Matteo Manassero, six birdies today, and number seven comes at his

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final hole. A round of 68 from Manassero, and this is a day that

:18:20.:18:22.

the youngsters are showing the rest had to do it. He got off to a rocky

:18:23.:18:29.

start, but 6-under par, a tie for eighth place at the moment. You

:18:30.:18:37.

think of Manassero in there and more importantly, Rickie Fowler and Rory

:18:38.:18:42.

McIlroy at the top, two 25-year-olds. Sergio Garcia is not

:18:43.:19:08.

spectator's point of view, it is very exhilarating. There we are, we

:19:09.:19:34.

talked about the seals yesterday, a whole family of them out there.

:19:35.:19:38.

There is one on his back having a lovely time. There are about 200 of

:19:39.:19:48.

them across the way. I am not sure the salmon fish is enjoyed them,

:19:49.:19:52.

because they make their group, there is a whole family there. Back to the

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golf! Let's see if Garcia can roll this one in for a birdie after being

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in a different off the tee shot. Almost forced to play safe with the

:20:03.:20:05.

life he had. There are not that many within a

:20:06.:20:18.

real touching distance, but more than I thought there might be at one

:20:19.:20:20.

time. Schwartzel came to a bit of a halt

:20:21.:20:37.

with a double bogey. I think, although there is some conversation

:20:38.:20:43.

about the two T start and the weather, I think it has worked out

:20:44.:20:47.

pretty well, and we have been very lucky. There has not been an awful

:20:48.:20:51.

lot of rain. The course has stood things remarkably well. I am sure a

:20:52.:20:56.

lot of players, although it is not the done thing, would not mind doing

:20:57.:21:02.

this again tomorrow. But it doesn't quite work out that way. David

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Howell, Mark James. Thanks, Peter. This is an eagle for Fowler. Two

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lovely shots. And back to Rory and Dustin Johnson,

:21:14.:21:52.

chatting away. That is one of the extraordinary things about golf, it

:21:53.:21:56.

allows you to do this sort of thing. You can hardly have a chat at tennis

:21:57.:22:00.

or crooked... Well, they do have a chat at cricket sometimes, but not

:22:01.:22:04.

in a very compliment we wait, I am told! But I would not know anything

:22:05.:22:11.

about that. I would imagine there is a bit going on at the cricket, in

:22:12.:22:17.

the Test match. Let's see if Fowler can save par at 14. How many times

:22:18.:22:26.

have we said it today, a wayward tee shot? How many times has it been

:22:27.:22:35.

true? Rory coming up behind will have an opportunity, if he can get a

:22:36.:22:38.

format here to grab the lead again. Garcia has got to take his time on

:22:39.:22:55.

this one, because he has missed one at this distance a few holes ago. A

:22:56.:23:03.

better stroke. The one he missed was a very weak effort. He did not look

:23:04.:23:12.

comfortable. That was better. He still does not look as comfortable

:23:13.:23:16.

as they can on the greens. He is playing some good golf. Rickie

:23:17.:23:20.

Fowler taps in, drops a shot. They move away. The next group are

:23:21.:23:44.

almost in position to hit. There they are. Nasty clouds. We have had

:23:45.:23:49.

those all day. It has been very ominous, but so far, the golfing

:23:50.:23:57.

gods have been kind. I would what that's huge cheer that is. There is

:23:58.:24:02.

a camera on the end of that, giving you some wonderful pictures. Dustin

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Johnson is a bit short, a bit shy, and you can see the flag on the left

:24:07.:24:19.

, an awkward place. Justin Rose on the 18th. This for a 69. Well done.

:24:20.:24:32.

Takes into 5-under. Continuing his very fine season.

:24:33.:24:42.

tomorrow. There should not be any storms, the odd shower perhaps, but

:24:43.:24:48.

not too much wind. Judging from what we have had today, it will probably

:24:49.:24:53.

be blowing a gale and pouring with rain tomorrow. So far we have

:24:54.:24:57.

escaped very well. Victor Dubuisson on, I like watching him.

:24:58.:25:06.

And he has missed it. I had an e-mail earlier saying, they are

:25:07.:25:15.

looking for lookalikes. This man thought he looks like the man who

:25:16.:25:29.

played Cardinal Richelieu in the three Musketeers. We will wait until

:25:30.:25:34.

he turns round so we can have a look at him.

:25:35.:25:41.

All these players are knocking on one click short. But a good solid

:25:42.:25:45.

hit, one click short. But a good solid

:25:46.:25:51.

holes on this back nine, this 14th uphill, semi-blind. If he can get

:25:52.:25:58.

one birdie, no drop shot and a birdie, maybe two birdies, he will

:25:59.:26:05.

have had a good day. Those mudflats do not look attractive when the tide

:26:06.:26:08.

is out, but some splendid houses down the road to the sea. All this

:26:09.:26:18.

has to be taken down on Monday. It might take them a day or two.

:26:19.:26:43.

Over, 166, this whole today -- this hole today. A lovely card from

:26:44.:26:56.

Sheila Darbyshire, a British fan. I can she has got tired of watching

:26:57.:26:59.

the football, but she's looking forward to the Ryder Cup. Glad you

:27:00.:27:04.

are enjoying things, Sheila. A bit topsy-turvy today, and lots of

:27:05.:27:09.

things of interest, and another day tomorrow with a lot of players

:27:10.:27:14.

jockeying for position. Rickie Fowler is one of them. Here he is at

:27:15.:27:16.

the 15th. Very little wind. This whole becomes

:27:17.:27:37.

a birdie chance. Neither of those were as close as they would have

:27:38.:27:44.

liked. The green is like a bowl, the apron sloping back towards the pin.

:27:45.:27:51.

There is more golf next week at Royal Porthcawl. It is the seniors.

:27:52.:28:00.

They are testing their skills on another mighty course, halfway

:28:01.:28:04.

between Cardiff and Swansea on the coast. If you have not been, it is

:28:05.:28:12.

delightful along the coast. Edoardo Molinari now, coming out of the

:28:13.:28:14.

light rough on Just came out with no spin, just

:28:15.:28:26.

trickling over the back, and down for a score of 69. Currently

:28:27.:28:36.

6-under. His brother has had a miserable day so far, played in the

:28:37.:28:42.

last group. It is incredible how even really good players like

:28:43.:28:45.

Francesco Molinari can have days when nothing ever goes right. That

:28:46.:28:50.

is sport. You can go in feeling like $1 million and missed the first

:28:51.:28:55.

ball. And sometimes the people who write about it don't understand

:28:56.:29:00.

that. They think everybody who is good should play brilliantly all the

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time. That is not 1 million miles away. Not 1 million miles away,

:29:04.:29:15.

Dustin Johnson. Will Rory McIlroy have learnt anything? He's a long

:29:16.:29:23.

way off. He will settle for two putts as well. 34 Dustin Johnson.

:29:24.:29:29.

Just for maglev. spec marks? Was it Bernard Langer or

:29:30.:29:51.

Greg Norman? I do not think I ever saw Arnold Palmer do it. -- spike

:29:52.:30:04.

marks. It just seems to be the thing to do. Aren't I a nice person? I do

:30:05.:30:15.

not know what is going on down here? I think make the book at

:30:16.:30:19.

bedtime. Constant bobbing and weaving from the crowd.

:30:20.:30:26.

I love theses, don't you? I could just look at those faces. What tales

:30:27.:30:36.

they may be able to tell. The man on the right with the fancy pants and

:30:37.:30:38.

they half glass of beer. You have missed it again, what is

:30:39.:30:56.

the matter with you? You used to be so good at those but you are hanging

:30:57.:30:57.

on. Just like that. It is a ridiculous

:30:58.:31:20.

game, isn't it? He had a couple of birdies today and then that one,

:31:21.:31:26.

then a bit of a struggle, then he sinks one from 14 yards. It is worth

:31:27.:31:34.

a smile. Well done, Rory. He has worked hard for his score,

:31:35.:31:48.

Rory. That was a beauty to get in. Just two par fives to come. It has

:31:49.:31:56.

been a tricky day for him. He looked nervous walking to the first tee.

:31:57.:31:58.

You did say that. Look out. They are all doing it now.

:31:59.:32:14.

It is becoming silly. 68 for Edoardo Molinari. He has had his health

:32:15.:32:24.

problems. It is nice to see him back again. They love the Gulf in Italy.

:32:25.:32:33.

That is the situation and Rory leads by two.

:32:34.:32:59.

He is now two behind Rory McIlroy after the bogey on the previous

:33:00.:33:11.

green. Plenty can happen on the last three calls. Two par fives that are

:33:12.:33:16.

reachable. I still find that hat fascinating. It is a train drivers

:33:17.:33:24.

hat. It is different from the other people 's baseball hats. Never

:33:25.:33:26.

mind, the world will go on. Three under, 9-under for the

:33:27.:33:52.

Championship. He really felt that one. Two par fives to come, if he

:33:53.:34:03.

can birdie those two, he is playing well enough, get to 11-under, he has

:34:04.:34:08.

a good chance at this unless Rory McIlroy goes mad. An eagle as

:34:09.:34:21.

possible. It can be done. -- is possible.

:34:22.:34:55.

Cant wait to get the par in his hands. -- the putter.

:34:56.:35:13.

It was a mighty of the TV. Even in the rough he is round the corner.

:35:14.:35:32.

551 yards this final hole. He has done at or near enough. That is

:35:33.:35:42.

silly. Cricket pitch away but he is on. A modest nod and a little smile.

:35:43.:36:03.

He went straight over the bunker and right next to the pin, good shot.

:36:04.:36:22.

man over the last six years. Amazing. He is coping with it very

:36:23.:36:28.

well. By Dom, he gave that the full

:36:29.:36:50.

treatment, didn't he? Is that heading towards trouble? Yes, no.

:36:51.:37:00.

Maybe just poor enough to stop them getting to the green.

:37:01.:37:33.

To be young! That is trouble, I think. Be a busy couple of bunkers

:37:34.:37:51.

beer. -- there is a couple of bunkers up there.

:37:52.:38:00.

It will be a pitch out and a pitch out and what a time to eat. I always

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thought he got indigestion when you start down your face. I remember

:38:16.:38:20.

when we played, some clubs had an old water fountain about the ninth

:38:21.:38:23.

hole which we never used in the winter.

:38:24.:38:33.

It is not coming. When I think of those old water fountains with the

:38:34.:38:41.

Brown, rusty water which was horrible stuff. Now it is, do you

:38:42.:38:59.

want sparkling water or still? We had a little metal ball with a chain

:39:00.:39:09.

on it. Was it on a chain to stop it being stolen? Probably. Do not drop

:39:10.:39:22.

the main ease down your clean shot. -- shirt.

:39:23.:39:37.

It could be, no. I thought it was into. Do not be too greedy. If you

:39:38.:39:54.

get two fours at the 16th and 18th then you will be a very happy bunny.

:39:55.:40:26.

Three South Africans playing together. They all speak...

:40:27.:41:02.

should get off the player mats. This has been a remarkable time around

:41:03.:41:08.

since I looked out of my window this morning and I saw those black chrome

:41:09.:41:09.

dash-mac clouds creeping in. Pretty good. He has made it,

:41:10.:41:58.

finally. Things are once again going right for Dustin. Back to 8-under.

:41:59.:42:25.

That was a pool stroke for this vanquished housen. He is a over

:42:26.:42:28.

today. -- Oosthuizen. Of the green, maybe? He does look a

:42:29.:43:04.

bit like the cardinal from the three Musketeers. Was there a cardinal in

:43:05.:43:14.

the Monty Python? There might well have been.

:43:15.:43:44.

That was his third shot and it was from a long way. It is over there in

:43:45.:44:00.

the green stuff. It looks like the watercress line. Now the caddies are

:44:01.:44:06.

eating, they even feed the caddies nowadays.

:44:07.:44:25.

That is a nice, tidy finish. Brandon Scott. Not the greatest first name

:44:26.:44:53.

but came home in style. The large sticks up for lining up and using on

:44:54.:44:57.

the range. You can stick them in the ground in front of you as a tracking

:44:58.:45:03.

device. You can do anything with them virtually. They tend not to

:45:04.:45:06.

break and they are very light so the caddies do not complain. Good luck

:45:07.:45:12.

for your centenary. look a better lie. It can deceive

:45:13.:45:32.

sometimes. You can catch it on top of the club and it does not go

:45:33.:45:36.

anywhere so you have to be mindful of that and keep the club going

:45:37.:45:45.

above the ground. Be wary of that. He has got about 230 two the front.

:45:46.:45:53.

-- to the front. He can just about make it. On lucky. -- unlucky. Not

:45:54.:46:06.

too bad now. Second putt at the 18th, Victor

:46:07.:46:17.

Dubuisson. What a lovely way to finish. He is

:46:18.:46:38.

in our Ryder Cup team. Six birdies. We need him. This back nine has

:46:39.:46:48.

certainly brightened Johnson's day, another birdie chance here. I do not

:46:49.:46:55.

like the sound of that, but he did shout four. You do not shout four

:46:56.:47:05.

when there is nobody there. He is going back.

:47:06.:47:17.

Paul wants to know, can we buy clubs like the professionals use? More or

:47:18.:47:29.

less but they take more care. In the length and thickness of the grid and

:47:30.:47:34.

all that. But they are basically the same. 95%, anyway. That is a

:47:35.:47:39.

beautiful drive. I think he has ripped that passed

:47:40.:47:54.

the 328 bunker that we saw Sergio Garcia by. Jim Furyk, 17th hole for

:47:55.:48:06.

the 328 bunker that we saw Sergio a par. No! Gym, whatever happened to

:48:07.:48:07.

Jim? -- Jim Furyk. We are coming to the end of this,

:48:08.:48:28.

the third day. A trouble today, they thought it was going to be troubled,

:48:29.:48:32.

the thunder and lightning and the end of the world was coming, but it

:48:33.:48:35.

did not arrive goodness for the golfers. That is the situation with

:48:36.:48:40.

just a handful of players left out on the course. Rory McIlroy is still

:48:41.:48:43.

ahead of the pack. Still a couple The shot. -- the fourth shot. Rickie

:48:44.:49:10.

Fowler's four. Chasing it along -- forth. It did not quite release. We

:49:11.:49:12.

are lucky we forth. It did not quite release. We

:49:13.:49:23.

were told to get there one iron out if we did get the storms because not

:49:24.:49:28.

even God can hit a 1-iron! You just made that up! Dave Telford has sent

:49:29.:49:37.

us a message. Regarding the death of Bob Torrance on. I am sure the

:49:38.:49:45.

family will be listening and a lot of people are sending messages of

:49:46.:49:51.

family will be listening and a lot condolence and narration -- memories

:49:52.:49:54.

of your dad and things he said which were amusing. A good man.

:49:55.:50:09.

Not too bad. A quick hello to my brother's wife's sister who is

:50:10.:50:18.

getting married today to Mike, have a great day and I hope it is not to

:50:19.:50:22.

Mike, have a great day and I hope it is not too disrupted by the good

:50:23.:50:25.

golf! I hope you have given them a decent present. Not a set of

:50:26.:50:28.

saucepans. Fish knives and forks. No one can do without fish knives!

:50:29.:50:50.

And the fish server looks like something you lay cement with. Who

:50:51.:50:57.

is in there? I do not think you can play it, Tiger. Is it mine? No, that

:50:58.:51:02.

is not mine. There is a ball here! Silver Birch, all those things. I

:51:03.:51:30.

know some of my friends hate these bushes on the course.

:51:31.:51:48.

on this long par four. Back left. He has gone miles left. That hit and it

:51:49.:51:54.

went left. I have the greatest admiration for

:51:55.:52:16.

spectators. They follow the stewards. They behave, apart from

:52:17.:52:26.

the occasional few, on the hole, they are an amazing lot. -- for the

:52:27.:52:29.

most part. A very different sort of day. The

:52:30.:52:47.

leaders would normally just about be going out now, just after three

:52:48.:52:56.

o'clock. Rickie Fowler. This is to stop the rot, and he has not. Hardly

:52:57.:53:04.

rot, but just a little chink. A three shot lead. It could well be.

:53:05.:53:15.

If Rory McIlroy can make four. It would increase to four.

:53:16.:53:27.

Garcia has a putt to go to double figures.

:53:28.:53:33.

Some very good schools today. I think they have handled the course

:53:34.:54:14.

well -- good scores. Oil at is a good test. -- Hoylake. People wonder

:54:15.:54:24.

why it is called Liverpool when it is not in Liverpool, it goes back

:54:25.:54:28.

hundreds of years, do not let it bother you. They do not mind being

:54:29.:54:37.

called Hoylake or Royal Liverpool. Fascinating day. Jim Furyk, his

:54:38.:54:43.

shot. Was that a snap up or was that my

:54:44.:55:01.

imagination? It was not. -- a snap all. That does not look great. It

:55:02.:55:03.

could be horrid. Dustin Johnson. Lucky to get right

:55:04.:55:17.

to the edge of the fake of the fit -- of the thick. He belted it and

:55:18.:55:23.

there is not a sound, did it just disappear? A pretty big target.

:55:24.:55:35.

Sometimes I wonder whether the players will have to hit it from the

:55:36.:55:40.

left or right. It is not easy to feather in a 9-iron. A big moment

:55:41.:55:43.

for Rory McIlroy, one good one. He is looking good, I think, he

:55:44.:55:58.

likes it. Does he like it? He loves it! That shows the power of Michael

:55:59.:56:07.

Roy, up onto the green easily -- Rory McIlroy. 577 yards through the

:56:08.:56:15.

middle of the green. Do you know the story of his head cover? It is

:56:16.:56:25.

obviously a well loved head cover. Probably given to him by his mum. I

:56:26.:56:31.

have no idea. Somebody has to fit had any significance. We will try to

:56:32.:56:37.

find out. -- somebody asked me if it had any significance. They have been

:56:38.:56:46.

together a long time. They have, they won a couple of Majors. Sergio

:56:47.:56:53.

is looking pretty menacing right now. He has the bit between his

:56:54.:56:55.

teeth. The crowd like it and he seems

:56:56.:57:17.

satisfied, we have not a clue. It is a funny sky for following the ball.

:57:18.:57:30.

They frame it up and so -- so you can follow the flight of the ball,

:57:31.:57:34.

but it is not the easiest thing in the world to do, but degree when you

:57:35.:57:40.

have this grey sky. Fowler is down the middle. He is OK.

:57:41.:57:57.

Jim Furyk. He is uncomfortable. He wants to avoid

:57:58.:58:10.

that. If he can get both feet in the bunker, it makes you lower half more

:58:11.:58:18.

that. If he can get both feet in the action of the ball. --

:58:19.:58:25.

that. If he can get both feet in the this off his knees. Well done!

:58:26.:58:27.

that. If he can get both feet in the will do! That will do very nicely!

:58:28.:58:33.

Yes! Robert Karlsson showing his

:58:34.:58:42.

appreciation for that bunker shot. Charl Schwartzel has had a drop from

:58:43.:59:02.

left. He was behind the grandstand. He gets the opportunity to move

:59:03.:59:06.

away, no penalty. Tiger looks as though he is on his way back to try

:59:07.:59:13.

for another. Is that the same we saw five minutes ago? I think so. He is

:59:14.:59:17.

a same -- he is a slow walker these days. There would be a time -- there

:59:18.:59:25.

was a time he would have been driven back. I wonder what the members will

:59:26.:59:32.

be thinking in another six, eight weeks. Do you remember when so and

:59:33.:59:40.

so did so and so? Let me see what I can do from here!

:59:41.:59:50.

Amateur golf began here when Championship golf began. When you

:59:51.:59:59.

look at the history of the club, why don't we get the best amateurs in

:00:00.:00:04.

the country together, they said? Let's see who is the best amateur

:00:05.:00:10.

player, and that is how it began. It was the first amateur Championship.

:00:11.:00:20.

1885? Something like that. It is wonderful the origins of amateur

:00:21.:00:23.

golf, they have kept them going over the years. Rory McIlroy has just

:00:24.:00:29.

golf, they have kept them going over to miss that coin in front of him,

:00:30.:00:30.

No. Yes! It kept going, I thought it that marker.

:00:31.:00:39.

No. Yes! It kept going, I thought it would go right. What a bonus, I

:00:40.:00:45.

thought that would go to the right. Rory McIlroy has struck a couple of

:00:46.:00:49.

blows in the last 30 minutes. Another round yet. He must not step

:00:50.:00:52.

ahead. That is He has got another coming up at the

:00:53.:01:07.

18th. It is amazing. He was tied with Rickie Fowler a couple of holes

:01:08.:01:13.

ago and suddenly a five shot lead. Charl Schwartzel the par, at 17. --

:01:14.:01:28.

Marc Leishman. -- for par. It looked good, but it just strayed off.

:01:29.:01:38.

Marc Warren. At the 18th. Into the hillside. No, no, no.

:01:39.:02:10.

Incredibly still with the conditions. Maybe just a fraction of

:02:11.:02:18.

breeze which is different than it has been in the last couple of days.

:02:19.:02:24.

Garcia, still over 200 jobs left. Phil, you must be surprise, wait a

:02:25.:02:29.

moment and we will see what Garcia does. It sounded a whisker heavy,

:02:30.:02:38.

maybe not. It is not fading much. That is not good. When you went out

:02:39.:02:42.

this morning, little did you think you would have a dry round! I have

:02:43.:02:47.

got my waterproofs on and ID not need them. It is amazing. -- I did

:02:48.:02:54.

not. It was doom and gloom at eight o'clock this morning and it started

:02:55.:02:59.

to rain heavily. There had been some thunder but it has been remarkably

:03:00.:03:04.

free along the Wirral. I am sure if you have had thunder and lightning,

:03:05.:03:09.

we apologise, we cannot help that. Charl Schwartzel at the 18th.

:03:10.:03:17.

The former Masters champion, of course. A classic swing. A modern

:03:18.:03:25.

swing. A lot of power. Straight on the bunker, over it. He was going

:03:26.:03:30.

well at the back lanes caught him out, he has had three bogeys, one

:03:31.:03:39.

birdie. The back nine of biting back again. Dustin Johnson for a birdie

:03:40.:03:53.

at 16. That is two he has left. I such a margin. -- by such margins

:03:54.:03:59.

Championships are won and lost. Marc Warren, having played... A bad

:04:00.:04:11.

result from the back of the 18th. This, for a birdie. He hit two

:04:12.:04:22.

magnificent shots to go right past the pin. Fowler. He has a good angle

:04:23.:04:28.

going into that left hole position. On top of that rich. -- Ridge. He

:04:29.:04:37.

fancies it, I think. No, you does not. And there is horrid stuff

:04:38.:04:41.

fancies it, I think. No, you does there. You have to hit so hard, it

:04:42.:04:47.

is hit it and hope. Suddenly playing a bit longer. Sergio hit a wood of

:04:48.:04:54.

the tee. Jim Furyk. A round of 71. 6-under par. Two

:04:55.:05:21.

bogeys in the last seven taking the shine off that round.

:05:22.:05:32.

Back to the tee the Rory McIlroy. -- for Rory McIlroy. Find the fairway.

:05:33.:05:43.

And he has. Robert Karlsson, he was in the first

:05:44.:06:18.

group on Thursday. A five and a six in the last couple of holes. Round

:06:19.:06:20.

in 70, a pretty good score. A reminder of how it stands and that

:06:21.:06:39.

eagle at the 16th has given Rory McIlroy breathing space. Five shots

:06:40.:06:45.

back to Rickie Fowler and Garcia who have made a dynamic duel. They are

:06:46.:06:52.

spreading out further down, Jim Furyk is home. And Justin Rose, the

:06:53.:06:59.

pre-championship favourite, back to back victories in his last two

:07:00.:07:03.

events, he is a long way away, ten shots back from McIlroy. He finishes

:07:04.:07:08.

at 5-under in the Championship so far and a birdie, birdie finish,

:07:09.:07:15.

let's get his thoughts with Russell. Your thoughts on that round, a 69,

:07:16.:07:18.

5-under par for the Championship. Today was a nice day to play golf,

:07:19.:07:27.

there has been threatening weather and the warm up was terrible. It

:07:28.:07:34.

turned into a nice day, not much wind. This is my lowest round for

:07:35.:07:38.

the week but my 70 was much better than that round today and I had an

:07:39.:07:42.

opportunity to go low today, a lot of chances on the back nine and I

:07:43.:07:47.

could not get them to drop. Has that been the story of your week, have

:07:48.:07:51.

you been on the fringe of things? Yes,, I was on the trickiest side of

:07:52.:08:00.

the draw -- yes,. You are trying to play catch-up. I played a lot of

:08:01.:08:05.

good golf, I felt comfortable, just maybe I have not had my run yet so

:08:06.:08:10.

hopefully things will click tomorrow. A bit too far back to win

:08:11.:08:14.

if I am on list, but there is always pride to play for. I feel there is a

:08:15.:08:19.

low round on me and you never know what conditions might bring tomorrow

:08:20.:08:24.

-- on me. We hope you find one, thank you, Justin.

:08:25.:08:29.

I do not think it was lashing down with rain, he has become quite a

:08:30.:08:35.

gentle soul. That has gone way right. He is not that far wide. It

:08:36.:08:42.

does not look too bad. A nice message from David Hunter

:08:43.:08:55.

about the North of England open amateur youth Championship. Colin

:08:56.:09:03.

Montgomery, all those players played in it. It is played again in the

:09:04.:09:07.

middle of August. I think I did play in it, possibly. It is of history at

:09:08.:09:14.

big event for young amateurs in the North of England. Middlesbrough golf

:09:15.:09:20.

club, that is where it is played -- it was played in 2013. This is

:09:21.:09:22.

another chance. He had two different results and

:09:23.:09:38.

that will go back, probably. Rory will have a six shot lead in a

:09:39.:09:45.

minute. Amazing. Don't count your chickens!

:09:46.:09:50.

Charl Schwartzel. Surely? Can he chase it up over the rough? Into the

:09:51.:10:02.

bunker, I fancy. It would have made it. This 18th hole, playing 581

:10:03.:10:09.

yards, is very reachable for the big boys. The 17th, 460 yards, is still

:10:10.:10:22.

a big hit. Ryan Moore. 4-over on the front. He got a couple back this

:10:23.:10:23.

nine. That is a good putt. 4-under for the

:10:24.:10:40.

Championship right now. I think a lot of spectators would be put off

:10:41.:10:46.

coming today because of the weather forecast but still a healthy crowd

:10:47.:10:51.

and they have seen good golf. There were so many umbrellas up before it

:10:52.:10:57.

was almost silent. I remember in 1981, the Ryder Cup, no applause.

:10:58.:11:05.

You cannot win you hold an umbrella. -- when.

:11:06.:11:10.

You cannot win you hold an umbrella. negotiate and he did not quite pull

:11:11.:11:14.

You cannot win you hold an umbrella. it off. This to save par. No. He is

:11:15.:11:26.

not putting badly but he does not hold it like the others. That was

:11:27.:11:31.

the case of a misdirected second shot, that is a big target. It is

:11:32.:11:37.

not my job to criticise, I just observe, but it is a big target. He

:11:38.:11:43.

put it to the left and it cost him dear. Rory is waiting.

:11:44.:11:49.

put it to the left and it cost him if he held cutlery like that, he

:11:50.:11:51.

would starve to death! I used to call that the King's Cross

:11:52.:12:09.

station right hand grip. That is his head cover. It is Snoopy the dog, it

:12:10.:12:19.

must be a loved ornament. No! A great putt, just an inch short. It

:12:20.:12:26.

was a good try. A six shot lead. McIlroy. And there may be more to

:12:27.:12:35.

con. Dashed to come. The middle of the green, we should finish four,

:12:36.:12:44.

four, that would be brilliant. -- more to come. For his family and

:12:45.:12:49.

supporters and friends, and all the rest.

:12:50.:13:07.

This is the three ball, the South African three ball, we will call

:13:08.:13:16.

them. They have not, as good as I thought they would. -- they have

:13:17.:13:22.

not,. Charl Schwartzel looks to be the best of the group. Louis

:13:23.:13:33.

Oosthuizen has done all right. Rory is ready. And he has got the same

:13:34.:13:41.

club he had into the last, a 4-iron. Let's hope for another good one. It

:13:42.:13:50.

is not bad. He looks a little anxious. Yes. That does not look too

:13:51.:13:58.

bad. That is where you do not want to be. A bit of room over the other

:13:59.:14:04.

side. He is trying to do what Sergio did, he is trying to fade it in.

:14:05.:14:10.

Why? Because it looks the easiest shot. You play a game of which I am

:14:11.:14:15.

not familiar. We thought hitting straight was all right! Dustin

:14:16.:14:22.

Johnson, he does not look enchanted with that. I can see why now. Down

:14:23.:14:26.

the slope. want to get it high to get over that

:14:27.:14:43.

narrow entrance. The 18th tee. Sergio Garcia, has a reputation of

:14:44.:15:04.

being one of the finest drivers. But he's hit a few wayward ones this

:15:05.:15:14.

week. Yeah, a couple of bunkers down the left side and players tends to

:15:15.:15:17.

go down the left because they are scared of the out of bounds, even

:15:18.:15:21.

though they generally don't take enough club to reach that out of

:15:22.:15:30.

bounds. This is the 16th as they play it, the first, second, 16, 17

:15:31.:15:41.

and 18 are for the members. If you hit it at the yellow scoreboards

:15:42.:15:44.

down at the other end, that is the line you want it on. I confess that

:15:45.:15:57.

I don't see it. Don't know where that is. He was aiming a long way

:15:58.:16:05.

left. Trying to fly the left-hand bunkers at 280 odd. Coming back

:16:06.:16:13.

towards the fairway. Only just. McIlroy has quite a decent lie, but

:16:14.:16:46.

it is one that asks the question, do you loft it over all of the bumps?

:16:47.:16:51.

I'm not sure, he might knuckle it into the bank and let it drift left

:16:52.:16:58.

to right down to the flag. We saw him hit one yesterday out of this

:16:59.:17:02.

sort of stuff with an absolutely wonderful touch. If he does it again

:17:03.:17:07.

it looks suspiciously like he's just extremely good! This is very

:17:08.:17:14.

difficult. It will be backwards, back to his feet. If he drops a shot

:17:15.:17:20.

here, maybe two, I don't know what will happen in the next ten

:17:21.:17:24.

minutes, but caused by a missed second shot. Very difficult coming

:17:25.:17:28.

up that hill. Good lie or not. There are moments when, and I call

:17:29.:17:46.

it the Jack Nicklaus brain, having watched him for 40 years, he's won

:17:47.:17:54.

the Championship 18 times, second 19 times, you realise what a master he

:17:55.:18:02.

was, and when he had to do a job he did it. If it called for two

:18:03.:18:06.

5-irons up the fairway, that's what it was. Brilliant. Just needs a

:18:07.:18:17.

good, pace putt here. Bogeys are not something you can't recover from.

:18:18.:18:25.

How is this? That would have been obscene if that had gone in. It's so

:18:26.:18:34.

nearly did but he escaped with one drops shots. Four at the last and

:18:35.:18:40.

all would be forgiven but still a wasted opportunity.

:18:41.:18:47.

Jack Nicklaus was an amazing attack technician, but some of them like

:18:48.:19:09.

McIlroy, Scott, they are so good, that if you try to play safe like

:19:10.:19:16.

Tiger did at Lytham the other year, they just breeze past you. This was

:19:17.:19:24.

a birdie but it does not head in. It is not just playing safe, it is a

:19:25.:19:28.

question of attacking and defending. It's very simple when you put your

:19:29.:19:36.

mind to it. It is not difficult to work out. But you go like a lemming,

:19:37.:19:43.

following everybody else. You only need to win a couple of times and

:19:44.:19:47.

you win 4 million quid. Racing drivers don't hurl themselves into

:19:48.:19:51.

every corner. Tiger he might have left himself too far

:19:52.:20:06.

back to challenge but you live to fight another day.

:20:07.:20:17.

Molinari has had a tiring day. Five bogeys, finally made birdie at the

:20:18.:20:26.

16th. He defending that position now, just one of those days that

:20:27.:20:35.

happened to often. Now, Philip. Garcia has a great angle to get a

:20:36.:20:43.

bad back left hole position. 275. Hello. That does not look good. No,

:20:44.:20:52.

he's all right. Ten yards or so from there. Those white posts mark the

:20:53.:21:03.

out of bounds. He's wriggling his right wrist and shoulder. I don't

:21:04.:21:07.

know if he's pulled a shoulder. He looked at his right hand on the tee

:21:08.:21:11.

when he stepped away as if it had a mind of its own and was trying to

:21:12.:21:18.

take over. Fowler going at it from the other side. He's... Oh, no. It's

:21:19.:21:28.

going to catch. That will be in Jim Furyk country, on the down

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going to catch. That will be in Jim just inside the bunker. It could be

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a nasty spot. Ryan Moore has steadied the ship

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incredibly well on the back nine. Nothing went his way on the front

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side. He's put in a good performance on the back nine but

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side. He's put in a good performance that, no putts have been dropping

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for him. He sit incredibly well, turned it around. Doesn't but like

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he will go for the green. A bit of safety with this one. He needs to

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get four here, that would be 34 home. After also some dramas on the

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first nine holes. Over on the corner of the practice ground, the members

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practice ground. He's not happy either.

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He is now. That was a canny one. They are good players, you're quite

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right, they play shots from anywhere. Magic. See how he faded

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that from there. Finally a bit of luck there. Two putts would put him

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in 10th position so still in good position to have a great

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Championship. They are on the final hole. McIlroy

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has had two dropped strokes on this front nine. Dropped a shot at the

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1st hole, he's had an eagle and three birdies thus far.

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And on the other side, Tiger Woods at nine.

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Tiger, 2-over today, four over for the Championship. That's better.

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Tiger took seven at the 7th, six at the 2nd. Those are his two

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destructive holes. Two bunkers down the left or what

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the players are trying to avoid. Out of bounds is down the right but left

:24:21.:24:23.

is definitely better. And important... But they are all

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important, don't be silly, but you need a nice one here. Par-5, even if

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you take five, it won't be the end of the world. It would be nice to

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finish with four. It could be in the rough, it might come back, just. It

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does, it clears the corner, ideal spot.

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It's only 3:35pm. An early finish. The sun is beginning to come out.

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Amazing, remarkable, it feels weird to finish now on the Open

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Championship. I think they made the right decision. If they had waited

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and there was thunder and lightning it could have been that we did not

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finish today, it could have been a bad day to try to fit 27 holes in

:25:43.:25:48.

tomorrow. I think they were right to do what they've done and nice to see

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decisions made by that which work. I will second that, Peter. McIlroy and

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Johnson have averaged more than 320 yards on the first two days on the

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driving holes. Two of the longest hitters in golf. And both pretty

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straight. Sergio doesn't look too bad from this position in his third

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shot at the final hole. The club got caught in a tough the bit and the

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ball yanked to the left. Rickie Fowler does have a shot.

:26:18.:26:37.

Shouldn't be too difficult for him. He's been a bit fortunate, the same

:26:38.:26:45.

land as Furyk who had an awkward one but it is played boldly and well.

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Very well! CHEERING

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APPLAUSE The crowd have taken the young

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fellow very much to heart. They have enjoyed watching him play. Just

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slipped a bit over the last four or five holes, dropped a stroke. But

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he's picked one up here. Stops the bleeding a little bit. 68. Could so

:27:25.:27:39.

easily have been 65, but 68, done and dusted.

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Ryan Moore over on the right-hand side. He played that magical run the

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bunker. -- run around the bunker. He's been so close with many putts

:28:13.:28:17.

today but none have dropped. The Dolphy has played on this back nine,

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he deserves something to happen. Maybe that will be an eagle here. --

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the golf he has played. He will have got the line to some

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extent from Rickie Fowler's bunker shot which ran out quite nicely.

:28:38.:28:44.

Never quite online but a good pace and putts and he will be happy with

:28:45.:28:54.

that. A birdie four, a round of 73. He will have a pretty good lie in

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tomorrow. I suppose they're back to more normal tomorrow if the forecast

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is back to normal. Tiger on the other side of the course. Birdie

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putts at his last... Well done Tiger. Three bad shots costing him

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four shots. Apart from that, not bad stuff. Ryan Moore just getting rid

:29:23.:29:40.

of this. Good putts. Birdie four. Gutsy effort. All you can do this

:29:41.:29:45.

sort of course if it's on top of you is to keep plugging away and hope

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things will change. And it looks like they did. Looking down on the

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final hole as Garcia putts. Birdie opportunity just on the right-hand

:30:02.:30:05.

side of the hole and is just too wide. Almost dead straight. A little

:30:06.:30:12.

wiggle in it. Sergio finishes with a par-5. And a round of 69, which

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might have been anything. One birdie and one dropped shots after going

:30:22.:30:27.

out in 32. Dropped a shot at the 1st. APPLAUSE

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A fairly good round but he really hasn't made any progress. But I feel

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that they feel they will have had a good break in the weather. They

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could have ended up with soaking wet waterproof clothes. Looks like a

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three or four iron. Certainly no more. Going with that lofted fairway

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wood. The distance they have two hit it, can't have more than 215 to the

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front. 266 to the pin. Over the corner of the wind, left to

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right, that's the wind, so it helps to start them to the green. A

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comfortable wind. This will trickle over. APPLAUSE

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In good shape. A fine shot. Molinari out in 39, he's had a birdie and one

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dropped shot on the inward nine. Watch out, ball, here we come.

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You can tell it's on line. Not bad. Told you so. CHEERING

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Told you so. That is a gem, Told you so. CHEERING

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don't come much... They don't come much sweeter than that. Now, Dustin

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Johnson. He doesn't like that. It is not in McIlroy's class. And he's got

:32:35.:32:41.

away with it. We will have a chip and run from there. Also a good

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break, but it was a poor shot. Nearly a Ryan Moore. That was a

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majestic iron, I like that. A fine drive. I did not mean to be picky at

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the last hole, but I don't like silly shots, unfortunate shots and

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expensive shots. I love to watch people doing things well and nobody

:33:06.:33:08.

expensive shots. I love to watch does it better than this lad when

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he's in flow. Finish does it better than this lad when

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and I can go home happy. A four, rather. I would be disappointed.

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I think that's what you would call a nice over -- a nice over -- N nice

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ovation. Not too many golfers will get that sort of reception. I think

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they know that when they're cheering Rory, they are cheering somebody who

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went he's good, he's as good as anybody there's ever been, if not

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better. There are flashes of great brilliance. You forget he's only 25.

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There are one or two very wise things Boris Becker said when he won

:35:09.:35:12.

Wimbledon at 17 and he was expected to answer questions about

:35:13.:35:17.

everything. To do with tennis, the Germans, the war, and everything.

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Some of his answers were wonderful. We expect too much of champions

:35:26.:35:32.

sometimes. He's decided to putts it at the end of the day. You know who

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is great at these sorts of shots, my old pal, Christy O'Connor, he had an

:35:40.:35:44.

old golf club that was on a ladies length 9-iron. It might have been

:35:45.:35:52.

made by Gillette because the edge of it was sharp as a rage. It was very

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lofted, probably a 52 degrees wedge. -- sharp as a razor. He was

:35:59.:36:08.

the best I've ever seen. You could bring whoever you like. He's elected

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to putts this. It's a good effort to get down in two from here. Very easy

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not to. If you short games have not fired on all cylinders. Ian Woosnam

:36:24.:36:28.

always used a simple chip to stiff like them. Very good. Pretty good

:36:29.:36:42.

speed, just wondering off a bit. Good effort. Good results.

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Looked good at the start. Three dropped strokes on the outward nine.

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Out in 37. A couple of birdies coming home.

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The final game. Molinari. He's out in 39, started with three bogeys.

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Very nice. Very nice indeed. Two cracking shots into the green.

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Finishes with a four. APPLAUSE Ended up with a 75. Well, looked as

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if he could be a lot worse at one time.

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He will be glad that's over. A tough day at the office. Rory, just a

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beautiful second shot. There have been many impressive things about

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McIlroy this afternoon, not least the fact that when his lead was

:38:29.:38:32.

Brett and he managed to rattle off six threes in the space of eight

:38:33.:38:40.

holes. -- when his lead was threatened. This for a closing

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eagle. Looks good. CHEERING Well, wasn't that lovely? Two Eagles

:38:42.:39:18.

with a slight it in the middle. That's fantastic. When you come to

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the end of the third day. Somebody should write a song about that.

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Dustin polishes off before the end of day three. 71 for Dustin. And

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Rory has certainly seen off a few Demons yesterday and today, but one

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more day tomorrow. One more day tomorrow. Well done, well done.

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more day tomorrow. One more day Terrific stuff. I hope you've

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enjoyed some of that at home. I certainly have.

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Tomorrow is another day. We'll be back to normal tomorrow. In terms of

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the timings, that is. The weather forecast is better than today but

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today has worked out remarkably well. They will go over the bridge,

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down and across what they play as the 3rd hole, to the recorders

:40:19.:40:22.

office, and check the card zooming sure everything is in order. We

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don't want any hiccups. Historically we've had a few over the years,

:40:28.:40:30.

people putting down the wrong score, signing for the wrong score,

:40:31.:40:36.

disqualified. Sometimes some very expensive mistakes, but hopefully

:40:37.:40:41.

those opportunities have been eliminated. Well done, Rory McIlroy.

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Over the fairway he goes. A serious stride. Through the crowd. Turn to

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the left. Just into the little grey shared

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ahead. An office, how dare you call it a shared! -- shed. It just

:41:10.:41:38.

wiggled a bit at the end. A couple of people finishing with sixes at

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the end of their days, he finished with two threes. Makes a big

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difference. STUDIO: A six shot lead for Rory McIlroy. The biggest lead

:41:55.:42:00.

at the 54 hole stage since Tiger Woods 14 years ago at St Andrews who

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also led by six shots before going on to win by a record margin.

:42:05.:42:10.

McIlroy's nearest challenger, Rickie Fowler at ten shots under-par today.

:42:11.:42:15.

It was very close for a while, jousting for the lead between nos

:42:16.:42:20.

two. Sergio Garcia put together a good performance but Dustin

:42:21.:42:24.

Johnson's challenge faded. 1-under for him today. Only 11 men within

:42:25.:42:31.

ten shots of Rory's lead as we go to tomorrow. Graeme McDowell had a good

:42:32.:42:37.

round today. A day off good scoring on a day that was eerily calm after

:42:38.:42:43.

the expected apocalyptic storms. As Peter Alliss said, they did not

:42:44.:42:50.

materialise. Rory McIlroy, there we go. It got close for a while, you

:42:51.:42:55.

might recall in the early stages just after he teed Mac off at 11am,

:42:56.:43:02.

he did not have it all his own way early on.

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COMMENTARY MONTAGE: Here he comes, welcome, Rory. On the tee, from

:43:09.:43:18.

Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy. Rory's father put a bet on 20 years

:43:19.:43:26.

ago that he would be an open winner by the age of 25. He is 25 right

:43:27.:43:33.

now. This calculation, a big misjudgement. Rory McIlroy steadies

:43:34.:43:42.

things. Yes, yes, yes, first figure of the day. 12-under, three ahead.

:43:43.:43:52.

That is the shot of the day. Paying the price for missing the fairway

:43:53.:43:57.

with that iron. Like that. Just like that. Yes, kept going. And there is

:43:58.:44:08.

a huge bonus. That would have been seen if that had gone in. STUDIO:

:44:09.:44:14.

Ken Brown and Mark James have joined me. If we were to see him win this

:44:15.:44:22.

tomorrow he would be just the third man after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger

:44:23.:44:26.

Woods to win three Majors by the age of 25. Pretty good company. He looks

:44:27.:44:31.

like he belongs there right now. Some of his golf is remarkable. He

:44:32.:44:37.

has teased as a little at the 1st hole, by pretending he's not quite

:44:38.:44:42.

in control, but he looked relaxed, and when he did, easy. A grandstand

:44:43.:44:53.

finish from Rory at the end but in general, it was very different

:44:54.:44:59.

starting out three hours earlier than the leader would normally do on

:45:00.:45:04.

a Saturday. I think the consensus is that it was the right call to have

:45:05.:45:09.

this two four start. Without doubt, there would be nothing worse than

:45:10.:45:12.

watching the rain coming down and note like it is a chance you take

:45:13.:45:19.

and it has worked out well. It was a big advantage for Rory because he

:45:20.:45:22.

did not have to wait, it is a horrible weight. The wind was down

:45:23.:45:26.

and the cause was dumper which makes the fairways better and the course a

:45:27.:45:34.

bit longer, so those ingredients will -- were perfect. And as he

:45:35.:45:37.

walked out, the rain stopped. I think we should relive some of the

:45:38.:45:44.

key moments because it was eventful. A 68, comprising three bogeys and

:45:45.:45:48.

three birdies and two eagles and it's got twitchy at the 1st. The

:45:49.:45:56.

four shot cushion was only to -- was only two. -- it got. He hit it well

:45:57.:46:02.

to make a bogey. This is on the seventh. A tee shot at him in

:46:03.:46:07.

trouble and he had to chip out. This was a very big par save. He played

:46:08.:46:14.

it very sensibly, he got it onto the fairway, he got lucky. His putting

:46:15.:46:19.

was really good today, he held yardage. This is the ninth. He seems

:46:20.:46:27.

to have an affinity to the equipment. Right underneath that!

:46:28.:46:36.

Again, that was a good par save. That was a brilliant par save. The

:46:37.:46:44.

tee shot at the 12th. Slightly awry, and he was co-leader, having made at

:46:45.:46:49.

bogey with Rickie Fowler he was charging. This must have put the

:46:50.:46:55.

wind up Rory. Yes, particularly missing that putt. He had holed that

:46:56.:47:00.

well all day and suddenly the pack were getting closer. At the 14th,

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the putter was starting to work now here, Ken. Beck in the lead. Rickie

:47:07.:47:12.

Fowler had slipped, at 13-under. -- back. That was ever tall. It was

:47:13.:47:19.

next acted. -- that was a pivotal shot. You particularly loved these.

:47:20.:47:24.

They were the making of the thing. These tee shots with Andres, miles

:47:25.:47:30.

further than anybody else, splitting the fairways. -- these tee shots

:47:31.:47:37.

were fantastic. And he followed up with a wonderful iron shot. Yes,

:47:38.:47:43.

fantastic. The driving is incredible. When you hit it 330

:47:44.:47:47.

yards, you have to be very accurate to hit the middle of the fairway.

:47:48.:47:52.

220 is not that difficult. This was the second shot into the par four,

:47:53.:48:00.

17th, and he got into trouble. It landed him in a spot of bother and

:48:01.:48:06.

he would drop a shot here, but still five shots in front. This is

:48:07.:48:13.

exciting about Rory, he just chases Flag is coming he did not need to go

:48:14.:48:18.

for that... He got a good five then. This tee shot at the 18th. -- he got

:48:19.:48:25.

a good five in. No problem, perfect spot. Was a delight and those two

:48:26.:48:32.

tee shots are world-class. -- it was. At 18, it was out of bounds and

:48:33.:48:40.

nowhere near. This was almost saving the best till last! No one can do

:48:41.:48:47.

that. He has flown it over the front bunker and it has come down, it was

:48:48.:48:52.

unbelievable. You cannot do that with a wedge, most people. Perfect

:48:53.:49:02.

putt. That finish has put him in such a strong position, 16-under

:49:03.:49:07.

par. The last 16 holes, Rickie Fowler played them and there is a

:49:08.:49:13.

big difference. We are looking at wire to wire winners, it denotes

:49:14.:49:18.

winners who have won I'd been in front with no ties at the end of

:49:19.:49:22.

every day. Only nine of them since 1883. -- by being in front. The last

:49:23.:49:31.

person to do it was Tiger Woods at Saint Andrews and if he is to

:49:32.:49:34.

achieve it, it is an extraordinary thing because of the pressures on

:49:35.:49:39.

all four days. There is a lot of pressure and he felt it yesterday at

:49:40.:49:42.

the start of the round and again today. He looked as though he was

:49:43.:49:48.

not sure what to expect. Sometimes you feel uneasy. As Ken said, on the

:49:49.:49:57.

1st hole, not great. It took him a while to get warmed up and he did

:49:58.:50:01.

not flow until late in the round but it shows how much he has got when it

:50:02.:50:06.

takes you that long to get going and, what did he shoots? 68. Yes. --

:50:07.:50:16.

he shoots. It was a tale of two 25-year-olds, Rickie Fowler and Rory

:50:17.:50:23.

McIlroy were in the same Championship. They have been stars

:50:24.:50:29.

in waiting. Rickie Fowler was up for it and he has put together great

:50:30.:50:34.

rounds. Yes, he seems to really enjoyed links golf. I first saw him

:50:35.:50:40.

for Royal Saint George's and he has got the shots but he enjoys playing

:50:41.:50:43.

them and that is one think you have to do. To be able to do it. -- one

:50:44.:50:51.

thing. Unlucky how he finished, I felt sorry for him, that mistake at

:50:52.:50:58.

the 16th was unlucky. But he played delightful shots. He had to distance

:50:59.:51:01.

control down to a fine art in the early stages. -- his distance

:51:02.:51:09.

control. In the early stages, he was overshooting. Today, he seemed on

:51:10.:51:12.

it. Sometimes that is the look of the draw. That does happen. Today,

:51:13.:51:19.

there was no wind and everything was fairly predictable and he can shape

:51:20.:51:24.

the ball both ways so it is a day you should get your club is right.

:51:25.:51:28.

If you do not get them right today, something is wrong with your game.

:51:29.:51:34.

Let's remind ourselves of his day, it was worth watching. He was right

:51:35.:51:39.

into it from the start. It was important to get off to a flying

:51:40.:51:44.

start. Rickie Fowler. If you get a slow start in a tournament like

:51:45.:51:48.

this... At the 1st hole is tough and it is difficult to get it back. A

:51:49.:51:54.

birdie, birdie start. And it continued. And the putter was so

:51:55.:52:00.

hot. He was holding everything. Yes, a lot of shots will hold. These

:52:01.:52:08.

are good greens but when you get a nice layer of moisture on them, it

:52:09.:52:12.

seems to hold the ball straighter and they do not wonder around when

:52:13.:52:20.

it gets dry. -- wonder. He made full use of the conditions. He has had a

:52:21.:52:26.

good run of form because in Majors, a couple of times, he is the only

:52:27.:52:30.

player with top five finishes in the Masters and the US Open. He was in a

:52:31.:52:36.

top ten position at Royal Aberdeen last week, so he has the confidence

:52:37.:52:41.

for the major Championships. Last week at Royal Aberdeen, that was an

:52:42.:52:45.

advantage playing the links golf. We had eight birdies today. That slack

:52:46.:52:52.

finish has put him a little behind. But a lovely smooth/ and he reads

:52:53.:53:02.

the greens well. -- smooth hit. Mick Faldo would hit putt after putt on

:53:03.:53:08.

these, not everybody finds it this easy -- mixed folder. If you have

:53:09.:53:13.

had a breakthrough like he did three years ago, does that carry through?

:53:14.:53:17.

To a large extent, if you can deal with certain conditions, that is

:53:18.:53:21.

some think you do not think much about. If you play well, you will do

:53:22.:53:28.

OK. That was at 16 when he hit it into the bunker. He knows he can

:53:29.:53:31.

play links golf and he just has to start swinging well. In the last

:53:32.:53:36.

couple of holes, the Stardust seems to run out. It did

:53:37.:53:43.

couple of holes, the Stardust seems pressure can do. You can feel you

:53:44.:53:45.

are getting closer to winning a major Championship, he finished

:53:46.:53:50.

second in the US Open and fifth in the Masters, you knows he can

:53:51.:53:52.

second in the US Open and fifth in This was the shot of

:53:53.:53:53.

second in the US Open and fifth in knows. He had to get

:53:54.:54:01.

second in the US Open and fifth in distance. Rickie Fowler

:54:02.:54:04.

second in the US Open and fifth in of 68, less eventful

:54:05.:54:05.

second in the US Open and fifth in Rory Mclroy, but what chances do you

:54:06.:54:11.

give him if he can string together a hot run tomorrow? I cannot remember

:54:12.:54:21.

the score is exactly but it is not as if he will have played seven

:54:22.:54:25.

holes to put him under pressure when Rory gets out. There are 11 guys

:54:26.:54:31.

within nine shots, I think the five guys. So they are a long way back as

:54:32.:54:36.

a group. Sometimes you have a five shot lead over ten players and

:54:37.:54:41.

somebody will shoot 65 but they are spread out and I do not see them

:54:42.:54:45.

catching. Even if Rory has a dodgy start, I think he will just carry

:54:46.:54:53.

on. I think he will win easily tomorrow. I think Rickie Fowler

:54:54.:54:57.

might have something to say about that come he is with Russell.

:54:58.:55:04.

Well played again and congratulations particularly on a

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stunning opening 13 holes, you got a share of the lead, what were you

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thinking? Probably not a lot, just going through the motions and making

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sure I was going through the process on each shot. I was prepared to hit

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every shot and I did just that. A couple of loose swings, one approach

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shot on 17. Three swings that cost me coming in. Definitely room for

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improvement on the home stretch tomorrow. It goes to show how

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difficult it is to play the level you were over 18 holes at any major

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Championship. There is definitely a fine line and so much can happen so

:55:46.:55:49.

quickly. If you are not hitting your line, if you are just a little out,

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it can result in a bad score. Things have turned around quickly with

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Rory's finish, how do you feel about your chances, six-pack? Trying to

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put myself into a good position. If I can go out and get off to a solid

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start tomorrow, put pressure on Rory, still a lot of golf to be

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played. Is it an advantage to be playing in the same group as Rory

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tomorrow? Definitely. Being alongside him, no matter what, we

:56:26.:56:30.

will have a good time tomorrow. We are good friends. If I can get off

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to a solid start and put pressure on him and make him earn it, we will

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see if we can get ourselves in the mix.

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him and make him earn it, we will see if we can get ourselves Good

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luck. He will be out with Rory tomorrow.

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And what is significant is that in his two professional wins, he has

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beaten Rory to those titles on both occasions. He will cling to that!

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Claimed in the cirque sack with the right word. -- Kling is exactly the

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right word. Sergio Garcia was a factor here at words of -- eight

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years ago. He eventually shot a 74. This is his rounds today. He would

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also be a factor from the start. -- his round. A bogey at the 1st.

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Bumper-to-bumper the Sergio at the start. So we dropped one. But he

:57:28.:57:32.

picked it up at the 2nd, Ken. That is what you need to do, a good bogey

:57:33.:57:37.

at the 1st. Sergio is a confidence player to get two put in on the

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first and the second was a good start -- two pots. A birdie at the

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5th to take him to 7-under. It is lovely to see Sergio enjoying this

:57:52.:57:56.

Championship. He has had his girlfriend here and he seems happy

:57:57.:57:59.

up on and off the golf course and it is showing. He is relaxed and it is

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showing -- he seems happier. This is a nice high draw. This tee shot,

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back-to-back, this was a gem. At number nine. It was a perfect shape

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and it was an exquisite eye on. -- iron. You know you have -- you know

:58:23.:58:28.

you have your ball under control. 10-under at the 16th. He was

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certainly challenging at this point. A bogey at the 17th would see him

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finish at 9-under par alongside Dustin Johnson in a round of 69. So

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Sergio is going to be giving chase. He seems to be a very popular

:58:50.:58:54.

figure. He has had a lot of support from the galleries all week. Yes, I

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do not know why, I think they are supporting everybody, they are

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enjoying the golf. They are giving everyone a good reception. Sergio

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has been around a long time and when you have been around as long as he

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has, people start to get to know you and they have seen you be happy. I

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feel they know you more and they put up with the occasional scowl because

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they know they will get at smile -- a smile and a good shot, and people

:59:28.:59:32.

have warmed to him. He is a personality and sometimes you think,

:59:33.:59:36.

that is not right, and other times, you have to admire him. People can

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connect with him. I am sure he is smiling, he is with Russell.

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Well played again, you are moving got the leaderboard, 69 today. How

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are you reflecting on that? -- moving up. Every time you shoot

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under par, in a major, it is always good. Obviously, a little

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disappointed the way I played the last two holes. A couple of loose

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shots cost me. But other than that, I have played quite solid for most

:00:11.:00:14.

of the day. The conditions were quite good. A little bit of rain and

:00:15.:00:20.

a little breeze. The course was playing very nicely. I would love to

:00:21.:00:28.

have seen who was in front. I would love to score a bit better today,

:00:29.:00:32.

but unfortunately, I was not able to. Can you catch him? Yes, you

:00:33.:00:38.

never know! We will see what day comes tomorrow. It is never easy

:00:39.:00:45.

being in that position. He has done it before and he is a great player.

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I would not expect it to be easy, but you never know. A couple of bad

:00:54.:00:57.

holes and you start doubting yourself and anything can happen.

:00:58.:01:01.

Your job is to put as much pressure on him as you can. A dangerous

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strategy here. You still have to be comfortable with what you do. You

:01:09.:01:14.

cannot just go out and attack everything. Usually you will not hit

:01:15.:01:23.

good shots that way. You have to see where you really want to attack,

:01:24.:01:25.

where you feel comfortable attacking, and try to do it as well

:01:26.:01:32.

as possible. More great entertainment for everybody today,

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thank you, Sergio. An exhibition of links golf from

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Sergio and Rory, he is on his way to the studio so stay with us. If you

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want to play links golf like Rick, perhaps you should speak to the

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coached to the stars David let at who has been chatting to Don Walker

:01:53.:01:58.

-- David Leadbetter. Glorious weather and lovely people

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including David, good morning. How are you? Lovely day. On a day like

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this, you have coached some of the great swings, how important is it

:02:12.:02:14.

what goes on in hind -- between the ears? The green will be receptive,

:02:15.:02:19.

there is no wind, so keep the ball out of the rough. It will be a

:02:20.:02:24.

tandem effort with your caddy who plays an important roll keeping the

:02:25.:02:29.

club strike, making sure you have gloves, towels, except. That will be

:02:30.:02:35.

key. These guys are experienced and they have played in weather like

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this and they would only stop if you could not play the greens because of

:02:41.:02:41.

too much water or lightning. The could not play the greens because of

:02:42.:02:47.

course would play easier than it did yesterday because the wind is down.

:02:48.:02:52.

A word on Bob Torrance, another of the great

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A word on Bob Torrance, another of He was a great character and a

:02:58.:03:01.

pioneer and he was out here before I was working with players. Sam was

:03:02.:03:05.

his first student. He was well loved out here and there are so many

:03:06.:03:08.

his first student. He was well loved stories about him, he will really be

:03:09.:03:12.

missed. I really enjoyed running into him a couple of times a year

:03:13.:03:17.

and chatting, he was very knowledgeable about the golf. I know

:03:18.:03:24.

a lot of players will miss him. He has had a big influence on them. A

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very sad loss and he and you and many others will save today the key

:03:29.:03:33.

is to keep out of the long, wet rough. So if I could hand you a

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2-iron. I want you to show was, a lot of people may play in these

:03:42.:03:47.

conditions, how do you make sure you keep it on the short stuff? Most

:03:48.:03:50.

conditions, how do you make sure you people would not be using at 2-iron,

:03:51.:03:57.

-- a 2-iron, but the key is, any time the

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-- a 2-iron, but the key is, any within yourself. A lot of players

:04:00.:04:04.

try to make their normal golf swing as if it was 80 degrees. The key...

:04:05.:04:09.

Down on the club. as if it was 80 degrees. The key...

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up. And you make a three quarters type swing. You will see a lot of

:04:18.:04:24.

players not hitting full shots but swinging like that. Keeping control.

:04:25.:04:30.

Grip it down and put the ball further down and make this swing. It

:04:31.:04:35.

is about balance. If players can hold their finish here, hold that

:04:36.:04:41.

position, they have done a good job. Most players are a little

:04:42.:04:45.

off-balance. When the weather is not nice like today, swing within

:04:46.:04:50.

yourself, nice and easy. When it is breezy, swing easy, the old saying.

:04:51.:04:58.

Make that my swing and just hold your finish. Always great to talk to

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Make that my swing and just hold you. And tell your friends

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Make that my swing and just hold had a lesson from David!

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Rory McIlroy has joined us, what about that finish? Yes, it was

:05:11.:05:14.

needed. Rickie Fowler was getting a little close. I was just waiting for

:05:15.:05:20.

those holes because I knew if I could hit a couple of good drives on

:05:21.:05:26.

16 and 18, I would have a good chance for a birdie. I did not

:05:27.:05:30.

expect to make two Eagles but I will take it. A six shot lead, the

:05:31.:05:36.

loggers -- the largest in the Championship since Tiger in 2,000.

:05:37.:05:38.

How comfortable is that, you experienced it at the US open a

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couple of years ago? It is goodbye have had this experience before. I

:05:46.:05:48.

was leading by four going into the Masters and I let that slip. I did

:05:49.:05:54.

not make the same mistake again at the Congressional. It is good to

:05:55.:05:58.

have that experience and hopefully some of that experience, I can take

:05:59.:06:03.

that into tomorrow. Were you actively drawing upon that today?

:06:04.:06:08.

There were clearly a lot of changes in your routine. You did not have

:06:09.:06:12.

that anxious wait until 2:30pm, was that a positive? It was, it felt

:06:13.:06:17.

like I got off the course last night after seven o'clock and it felt like

:06:18.:06:20.

I was straight out again this morning. You did not have much time

:06:21.:06:25.

to think about it and to dwell on your lead. It was not a bad thing.

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Let's go back, you had a four shot cushion and within the 1st hole, it

:06:33.:06:38.

was halved with the attentions of Dustin Johnson -- with the

:06:39.:06:42.

attentions of Dustin Johnson. I did not get off to the best start

:06:43.:06:47.

yesterday but the 5th hole is a big hole on the front line, trying to

:06:48.:06:51.

birdie that. It was not a great tee shot on seven here. I got lucky that

:06:52.:06:58.

I carried the course. That was it. It was huge momentum. The big save

:06:59.:07:08.

on seven was massive. That was a big moment. Yes, it was. It kept my

:07:09.:07:13.

question and Dustin had been playing well. The same thing at the 9th. I

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apologise to the cameraman, I hit him on the arm! It was another good

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par save, aim made -- I made a couple of those today and I needed

:07:30.:07:33.

to. Rickie Fowler was only one behind as you came to the 12th and

:07:34.:07:40.

the tee shot compromised you again. You missed a shot and Rickie Fowler

:07:41.:07:47.

is by this point co-leader. Yes, I was tied for the lead going on to 13

:07:48.:07:54.

and I knew it was a big leaderboard. Previous to this, I made a good putt

:07:55.:08:01.

and that was good momentum. That was a bonus to hit that on 14. Back in

:08:02.:08:07.

the lead here, on the 16th. The guys were talking about the length of the

:08:08.:08:12.

tee and how big a factor that has been. It has been an advantage to

:08:13.:08:17.

get the drive right on the par fives. To hit irons into some of

:08:18.:08:23.

these greens. It gives me a big advantage over some of the field.

:08:24.:08:28.

This would give you a five shot lead. I am sure you are breathing

:08:29.:08:33.

more easily! Yes, it was nice to restore some of that question. I saw

:08:34.:08:39.

that Rickie Fowler was not playing too well in front. But links golf

:08:40.:08:44.

can always bite you and it did here, this was a tricky shack -- this was

:08:45.:08:50.

a tricky second followed by a poor third. It was set up by the second

:08:51.:08:58.

shot, it was not a good decision, I was trying to aim it left of the pin

:08:59.:09:05.

and I struggled. The same shot on the ninth. But I made a good five in

:09:06.:09:11.

the end. What confidence do you feel on the tee when you can drive these

:09:12.:09:16.

distances? I was waiting for these two holes and I knew if I could hit

:09:17.:09:21.

two drives, I could take advantage. These two shots on the 18th and the

:09:22.:09:26.

second shot into the green were the best shots I hit today. You saved

:09:27.:09:33.

your best till last. I wanted to carry it over that bunker, which I

:09:34.:09:38.

did. It set me up nicely for another great finish. It was a 5-iron. How

:09:39.:09:49.

far did you carry it? 220. This was a relatively easy putt. Just on the

:09:50.:09:55.

right line. It fed nicely into the hole. It was nice to be able to

:09:56.:10:00.

extend the lead. Going up today with a four shot lead, to extend that to

:10:01.:10:03.

six, I could not have asked for more. It was pretty eventful. There

:10:04.:10:10.

were no four is -- falls on the line! -- four shots. I am proud of

:10:11.:10:19.

how I stayed patient. You will be outward Rickie Fowler. You know each

:10:20.:10:24.

other very well and you got to know one another at the Walker cup in

:10:25.:10:29.

2007. We have known each other for a long time and we on our neighbours

:10:30.:10:35.

in Florida. -- we on our neighbours. I see him practising a

:10:36.:10:39.

bit and I got to know him well so it will be a comfortable grouping -- we

:10:40.:10:44.

are neighbours. Hopefully we both will play well tomorrow. It would be

:10:45.:10:51.

nice to keep that advantage I have. What is the routine this evening? I

:10:52.:10:57.

will do some more media, I will go to the house I have rented, I will

:10:58.:11:01.

go to the gymnasium and I will take it easy. I have watched some movies

:11:02.:11:06.

the last couple of nights, I will have some dinner and I will get some

:11:07.:11:11.

sleep. The work is never done, we wish you all the best and sleep well

:11:12.:11:17.

on that sick shot cushion. I do not know -- six shot cushion. I do not

:11:18.:11:24.

know if Rory knows this area well, we have been taking an aerial Tour.

:11:25.:11:39.

The first thing you notice looking down is how much greener the course

:11:40.:11:48.

is than it was in 2006 when it was brown and yellow and burned, so it

:11:49.:11:54.

has a different feel. 1869, the club was founded, two years later it was

:11:55.:11:58.

given its Royal name, Royal Liverpool. It is a flat course and

:11:59.:12:03.

it was built on the site of an old racecourse. The 1st hole is played

:12:04.:12:08.

by the members and the 1st hole for the professionals was the finishing

:12:09.:12:14.

straight of the original racecourse. 1862, the first national

:12:15.:12:21.

racecourse, 1885, the first amateur Championship. A match was played

:12:22.:12:24.

here between Great Britain and Ireland and the United States and

:12:25.:12:29.

that became the Walker cup. Arnold Masi became the first continental

:12:30.:12:33.

winner of the Open here and in celebration he meant as daughter

:12:34.:12:38.

Hoylake, lucky girl. -- he named. Royal Liverpool sits on the corner

:12:39.:12:47.

of the Wirral. At the mouth of the Dee Estuary, and the Mersey on the

:12:48.:13:01.

other side. The name the Wirral is the legacy of the old landscape. In

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the mouth of the Dee Estuary you have this island. And its close

:13:06.:13:14.

neighbours. They are tidal islands and people like to walk out of

:13:15.:13:17.

there, there are big tides in this part of the world. He pulled walk

:13:18.:13:22.

out at low tide and they get back before the sea comes back in. It has

:13:23.:13:27.

been inhabited over the centuries. Medieval monks used to live on the

:13:28.:13:32.

island. There are plenty of buildings. It is no longer

:13:33.:13:37.

inhabited, there are just a couple of buildings and a lot of birds.

:13:38.:13:43.

Talking about the origin of names, Hoylake comes from a natural are --

:13:44.:13:50.

a natural harbour, a channel which gave safe anchorage to ships to

:13:51.:13:53.

large to sail down the river and it was a major port. William of Orange

:13:54.:13:59.

set off from Hoylake and he set off to Ireland for his battles in 1690.

:14:00.:14:05.

The legacy of that being Gay major harbour is there were four

:14:06.:14:11.

lighthouses -- a major. This was the oldest brick lighthouse in Britain,

:14:12.:14:17.

1763, it is still standing. And this is part of a private residence and

:14:18.:14:20.

it gives you an idea of how important this was to shipping. The

:14:21.:14:26.

great bit of links land in Britain, in clusters, the Ayrshire coast, the

:14:27.:14:34.

Fife coast, East Lothian and this. Formby, West Lancashire, Birkdale,

:14:35.:14:40.

up to Royal Liverpool. This is a sovereign outpost of that. -- seven.

:14:41.:14:48.

It goes up many miles of the coast of England. Wallasey golf course

:14:49.:14:59.

deserves a mention. It is whether point-scoring process began. -- were

:15:00.:15:08.

there. It was first used in competition at Wallasey and since

:15:09.:15:14.

then, people had been scoring 40 points and insisting they just got

:15:15.:15:15.

lucky! the north-east. There were over

:15:16.:15:27.

200,000 for the week in 2006. the north-east. There were over

:15:28.:15:34.

Saint Andrews gets more of a crowd than Hoylake. Manchester is just

:15:35.:15:39.

Saint Andrews gets more of a crowd hour away. They will come flooding

:15:40.:15:41.

in from all over the North West and beyond to the open. Royal Liverpool

:15:42.:15:47.

lies in a busy but beautiful part of the Isles. The great golf writer

:15:48.:15:49.

Bernard Darwin the Isles. The great golf writer

:15:50.:15:52.

description, he said the Isles. The great golf writer

:15:53.:15:58.

of mighty champions. The grand setting for an Open Championship.

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STUDIO: A wonderful stretch of golf course in this stretch of the world

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and some wonderful courses. The history of the place is remarkable

:16:09.:16:12.

and we've had some very storeyed winners over the years. Fred Daly,

:16:13.:16:19.

Arnold Massey, the first man from Ireland to

:16:20.:16:24.

Arnold Massey, the first man from be another one tomorrow Costa it is

:16:25.:16:34.

now hailing so the R A have made the right decision. It is starting

:16:35.:16:38.

to block it down. The heavens have opened but at least play has

:16:39.:16:46.

finished. Never have we held the R A in higher regard. What do we think

:16:47.:16:54.

of this venue? It was 1967 and then we had a long time until Matt 2006

:16:55.:16:59.

before we came back. It has it held its own? It is an interesting

:17:00.:17:06.

course. If you account of the clubhouse -- if you look out of the

:17:07.:17:09.

clubhouse it doesn't look very much, but as a player, it is a very

:17:10.:17:17.

strategic course. There are the opportunities to attack, like Rory

:17:18.:17:21.

has done a times, and defend. It is a wonderful iron course. The

:17:22.:17:30.

blueprint for success has foxed them. Everybody talking about two

:17:31.:17:36.

irons, playing chess, but we have seen Rory, overpowering has worked

:17:37.:17:42.

for him especially at the long par fives. He has overpowered it to a

:17:43.:17:47.

degree, taking bunkers out of play. But in doing that he's hit the

:17:48.:17:50.

driver to some pretty small targets which is not easy. I think things

:17:51.:17:54.

have moved on and guys like Rory are now playing so well that they are

:17:55.:18:00.

overpowering courses which are set up perfectly well. We see other guys

:18:01.:18:06.

take drivers of holes like one, 17, 16 and 18 even, and they hit it all

:18:07.:18:11.

over the place. But Rory keeps hitting it down the middle, flying

:18:12.:18:17.

it 310. It is a different game. You cannot play chess against someone

:18:18.:18:21.

with a machine gun. It is a bit like that. He has done so well on the par

:18:22.:18:26.

fives, seven birdies and a couple of eagles. But you have to take a

:18:27.:18:31.

chance and hit good shots. If you spread it around and hit it in the

:18:32.:18:36.

thick stuff you will drop down. You have to play good golf. The

:18:37.:18:40.

technology is there for the players with ability to hit longer off the

:18:41.:18:45.

tee and overpower these courses, but we saw in 2006 it was not possible.

:18:46.:18:49.

Depending on weather conditions in my not be possible at other venues

:18:50.:18:53.

going forward but you give away and you take some. Going back to Roberto

:18:54.:19:04.

di Vincenzo's time, I would say it was about 250 yards, but it was a

:19:05.:19:10.

smaller ball. The average driver is about 295 now. In 19 six to seven,

:19:11.:19:20.

if you want is to compare, it would have to be 9000 yards. You have to

:19:21.:19:26.

test the players. This area is surrounded by houses and the sea.

:19:27.:19:29.

The course cannot expand so you have to do it other ways. Thick rough is

:19:30.:19:34.

a rather Bland and ugly hazard as hazard as far as I'm concerned. This

:19:35.:19:42.

rain will be softening the course. Rory will be perfectly comfortable.

:19:43.:19:49.

The course played fine today. It is a good test as it is. You can make

:19:50.:19:54.

it tougher by putting in more bunkers or growing the rough, but it

:19:55.:19:57.

is actually a perfect test and the best players are doing well. This

:19:58.:20:02.

course is a par 72 and a number of the open venues have been reduced to

:20:03.:20:07.

a par 70. If you made a couple of the holes notional par four is, you

:20:08.:20:16.

could knock six shots off the current par. It is a great test. You

:20:17.:20:22.

should have some reachable par fives so there is a bit of give and take.

:20:23.:20:25.

Often on Championship courses it is just take, take, take and their art

:20:26.:20:32.

of par fives all over the place. I think this is great, tough and good

:20:33.:20:39.

to watch. Could this be something we see again going forward, now it has

:20:40.:20:48.

happened, these two tees? I think it is a one-off. What time is it in

:20:49.:20:52.

America just now? There could be a problem with the audience in the

:20:53.:20:58.

Atlantic. It was due to finish around 7pm this evening. But we have

:20:59.:21:03.

a bit of time in hand. What a contrast as it comes tumbling down

:21:04.:21:08.

from the heavens behind us, to events 12 months ago when we were up

:21:09.:21:13.

in East Lothian on the Costa Del Muirfield. It was a fantastic

:21:14.:21:19.

Championship and we will relive some moments from there. The weather was

:21:20.:21:28.

wonderful and it was Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez in the lead going into

:21:29.:21:35.

the weekend who had a chasing pack including the likes of Lee Westwood,

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Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson. Do you remember this? VOICEOVER

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Some golfers are successful. Others are popular. The leader going into

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the third round of the Open Championship is both. People love to

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see a person who is a nonconformist and totally at peace with it. The

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stretching routine is bizarre but there is a coolness about him

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because he's so himself. It is a freedom and liberation that I think

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we would all like to have in our own lives. It is so hard to attain but

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he has it. The Spaniard's free round loosening ritual is a familiar sight

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on Rangers around the world now. What flexibility. Joining him in as

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in the final pairing was an admiring Henrik Stenson. -- joining Jimenez.

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The crowds really like him. He's solid tee to green. He keeps his

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shots under control. On the demanding 1st hole, he did just

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that, making a stress-free par. He plays a good game. He's not a

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poppy any more either will stop but Stenson will stumble. They fixed him

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of nerves. -- a victim of nerves. I was just trying to enjoy the

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experience as much as playing well. I think I was definitely tents in

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the beginning. After the start, dropped a couple early, but then got

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back into the rhythm. But on Saturday there was no doubting which

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group was the centre of attention. It featured the world number one

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playing alongside the home favourite. Obviously there is a lot

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more people watching. I get on well with Tiger so it is quite relaxing.

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I think we had quite an enjoyable day, both playing well. When Tiger

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birdied the second and Westwood bogeyed the third, the American led

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the Championship. A pattern for a day of continuing shifts in fortune

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had been set. On the fourth, neither player found the green. Westwood

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escape from heavy rough to give himself a chance at par.

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But the putts of Woods was lengthier. After Tiger's first bogey

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of the day, Westwood's putting technique, recently changed subtly

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by Ian Baker-Finch, was put to the test. There were times when Lee

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Westwood looked like he was strangling the club during his

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putting. Ian Baker-Finch got into relax a lot more. Swing much more

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loose from his body and everything suddenly looked good.

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You liked as putts going in and July to make putts, not just for the

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purpose of making birdies, but also just keep momentum going. -- and you

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like to make. Westwood almost reach the green on the

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Tiger also decided to attack. A gamble that came almost agonisingly

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close to paying off. An aggrieved Woods could only manage par.

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Westwood, though, had a higher goal. It was a fairly obvious one with the

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big ridge just to the right of the hole, so I thought I would feed it

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at 15 feet, it should gather up towards the hole. As I hit the

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putts, the caddy walked out to the right-hand side. Usually

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putts, the caddy walked out to the do that it means it's online. It

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was, for a thrilling eagle three. That was probably the loudest cheer

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I heard all week. If it was, That was probably the loudest cheer

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second loudest came when Westwood birdied the seventh. Four holes

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after trailing Tiger he now lead the Championship by three. While

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Westwood prospered, Jimenez made three early bogeys. And it could

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have been worse but for a miraculous escape from the fourth. I'd put my

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late on the bank. -- put my leg on the bank.

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Par was saved but the 49-year-old had begun to slip off the pace.

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Having been in command, Westwood also ran into trouble.

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Back-to-back bogeys, together with Tiger's birdie at the 9th meant they

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were all swear again. -- all square again.

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On a day when scores in the 60s were scarce, Hunter Mahan made

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significant strides with a 68 to be 1-under and in contention. But the

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round of Phil Mickelson was fuelled more by grit than genius. The high

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point was his birdie at 12. 12 was really the last good birdie up until

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coming in. I felt that was a necessary birdie because the

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remaining six holes were so tough. Mickelson's assessment was more

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accurate than his tee shot at 13. It led to three late bogeys and a

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disappointing 72. That finish on Saturday could have been a blessing

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in disguise because it made him more determined heading to the last round

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because I don't think you finish that round the way he wanted to.

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Last year's runner-up did. Under the radar for most of the week, Adam

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Scott climbed the leaderboard with a 70. Possible redemption beckoned.

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The Tiger-Westwood match, a game that came to the boil on a crucial

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stretch. At 2-under, Woods was eyeing a birdie on 16. And when

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Westwood's tee shot found the long grass, it was advantage Tiger.

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Westwood's second only to the crisis. -- only deepened the crisis.

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I was left in eight off spot. -- I was left in a tough spot. At 16 Lee

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was in a position to lose the Championship, make a big number,

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because the ball could have gone anywhere from where he was.

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I decided in the end to putts it. It was a difficult putts, and it

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bounced as well before it got to the green which took pace off it. With

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his rivals staring at a double bogey, Tiger looked set to pounce.

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Countless key putts have bade his wishes, but this one taunted Woods

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and gave a newly confident Westwood new confidence. -- have okayed his

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wishes. -- have the the allegiance of the crowd was

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split and so was the 17th fairway by Tiger's tee shot. But then came a

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cardinal error. The dreaded cross bunkers intervened. Tiger was fully

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aware of the consequences. It had been a quest for birdie was

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transformed into a bogey. With his son, Sam watching, West --

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Westwood's shot was more straightforward. When you can hear

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everybody shouting your name, come on, and a mother voice shouting,

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come on, dad. -- and another voice. he's not going to give it back.

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Maybe Tiger wouldn't agree but it had been a super Saturday. Woods

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trailed by two, Mickelson by five, Westwood let the opening. His

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elusive breakthrough win in a major was tantalisingly close. The final

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day of the 2013 Open Championship. The leader was up and about early. I

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had to be woken up by Mr Robson early every morning, announcing the

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first tee time, it was unusual because I was staying right next to

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that first tee. A lovely house and very convenient. I did not use the

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locker room all week. From Sweden, Henrik Stenson. Westwood cabbie

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experience but Stenson drew on experience. I was staying with Nick

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Faldo all week. We had a chat over breakfast. He told me about the nice

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putts I'd made. I made a great one on the first, straight in. I

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thought, all right, here we go. That's what he was talking about

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over breakfast. Another birdie arrived on the third. The Swede

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found himself just two shots off the lead. It was a great start and I was

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right up in the mix. Before the last group went out the silver medal for

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leading amateur was convincingly won by Matt Fitzpatrick who beat Jimmy

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Mullen by five shots. The teenager from Sheffield enjoyed a day he will

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never forget. An established star was hoping for the same. Expectation

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was immense but the home favourite refused to be burdened. It is not

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really any different to leading any other tournament. It is still a 54

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hole lead in a 72 hole competition. Still a long way to go. The final

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day is all in the mind. Getting comfortable, getting off to a good

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start. A lot of it is waged in the mind.

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I ran the one at the 1st close for birdie. I was pleased with the way

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things started. The same could not be said of Westwood's playing

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partner, Hunter Mahan, he bogeyed the second and fell three adrift. A

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dropped shot at the 3rd meant Ian Poulter was nine shots behind, but

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his renowned tenacity then shone through. I birdied five. Ie gold

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nine. That fired me up, which gets me on a roll. -- I eagled nine. So

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now, all of a sudden, I'm not nine back, I'm six back. All of a sudden

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things can change pretty quickly. A fantastic 35 putt on ten off the

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front of the green with another grandstand right behind the green.

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They fire me up, I get fired up. Holed a lovely 15 footer on the

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next. I've got a huge stand to my right hand side as I hole my putt.

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They go crazy. Things are starting to happen now and I'm putting myself

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in a nice position. I hit seven I hit 7-iron off the 12 tee. That went

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an enormous distance down the hole. Hit it to within 15 feet and again,

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there was another grandstand. They went nuts and I went nuts, another

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15 footer. Out of the pack, a genuine contender had emerged. At

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that point right there I felt I was writing the golf tournament and had

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a great chance. In marked contrast, Tiger's game was not in sync. The

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world number one was guilty of three damaging early bogeys. While his

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great rival was toiling, Phil Mickelson's vibe was positive. I had

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a great feeling on Sunday. When I birdied five all I was trying to do

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was par six, seven, eight, because if I could birdie there I could

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eagle therefore the tournament. Which is what I did. At the 10th,

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Mickelson made his first mistake of the day. The degree of momentum was

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surrendered. It was a tough bogey because I got to the score I wanted

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and the next hole, I came back and lost it with a bogey. Westwood

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encountered trouble on lost it with a bogey. Westwood

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two holes later was the chance to strike back.

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His birdie inspired the loudest cheer of the day so far. Leading by

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three, his elusive first major appeared a little closer. Tiger was

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becoming detached but Poulter and Stenson were a threatening presence.

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becoming detached but Poulter and Even more so when Stenson birdied at

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nine. That was the one time I felt like... I've got to make this one. I

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really did. I looked up at the board and saw I was in pretty close

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contact walking down ten. Hit a great shot in there and left

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myself an eight footer for birdie. Unfortunately the putt lipped out.

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One of those key moments. It would have looked different if I made that

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at ten. Stenson remained 1-under. Adam Scott suffered a poor start

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until his round ignited with a string of birdies from the seventh.

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I was not really where I wanted to be. Good things would have to happen

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to get in with a chance. It was not necessarily a turning point but

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eight was a bonus. To role that across the green, it gave me the

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sense of it could happen now. Nine is obviously a great opportunity for

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birdie. I got very conservative with the putt for eagle, but I felt I did

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not have to be a hero at nine. It was a putt that could run away from

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me. To finish the front nine and turn on the par was a big difference

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from turning it over-par. Those chasing found their range and

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pressure mounted on Westwood who woefully misjudged his tee shot at

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seven. I was stuck between clubs a bit. Was on May nine, which was

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never enough club in hindsight. -- I was stuck on nine. The unravelling

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process began. Another shot dropped, and in the midst of a crisis. I

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figured at some point during the final round things would get

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testing. They normally do. It is not normally plain sailing. But you just

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try to regroup and get on with the job. Many of his pursuers had gained

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ground on the ninth but Westwood's ball striking let him down. What an

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irony that one of the best iron players would start to struggle with

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that part of the game when he needed it most. While that happened, I can

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me put it down to the pressure. -- why that happened. As if to rub salt

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in his wounds, his playing partner Hunter Mahan hit an outstanding

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approach to nine. The American made an eagle and

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turned level par for the Championship. Emotions soared and

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crashed. Suddenly three men were tied for the lead and Mickelson,

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lurking just off the pace, was about to engage in brilliance on the

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dangerous 13th. It was a feast or famine hole. That

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5-iron I hit was my best shot of the week. It put more pressure on the

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putt because I now have the best opportunity to get back the shot I

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lost on ten. This putt would make the round go either way. That's

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birdie on 13 felt important. I can't say enough for how huge that was in

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terms of his momentum. It psychologically in a great place.

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The American's mind was strong, his putter was hot, and his confidence

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rose at 14. You have to make some of these putts at that distance. Some

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are tough when a cross break and downhill, but this one was uphill

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with very little break. This was one I really needed to make. CHEERING

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That was a big momentum builder. It got me 2-under par, it got me to

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wear I felt I would be tied or in the lead. Having bogeyed 12, Stenson

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tried hard to avoid a repeat at the next. But a testing par putt

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remained. Back-to-back bogeys and Stenson was faltering. One year on

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from the dejection of Royal Lytham, Adam Scott was elated when he

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birdied 11 to once again lead the open on Sunday afternoon. I felt

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good after Holding that putt. I saw that it put me in the lead but with

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seven holes to play, your mind is not running off thinking about the

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claret jug. After his earlier brilliance, Poulter began to stall

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and could ill afford a bogey that reared its head at 16.

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Still, two holes from the setback, Poulter was warmly greeted at 18.

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One of the world's most popular players shot 67 to set the clubhouse

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target at 1-over. Are you going to keep yourself warm and loose now, it

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might be play-off time? I'm not having a beer yet, that's the shore.

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-- that's for sure. Almost as soon as Scott hit the front it began to

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open. Momentum is such a huge thing in the game. Looking back at it I

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think the putt and 13 was crucial. A tough putt to read. The 13th would

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be pivotal as he rattled for par. To drop a shot, momentum shifted --

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battled. The crowd who gathered sensed another critical moment had

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arrived as Lee Westwood stood on the tee.

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That was a tough hole. I went to the right and I found it tricky line and

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I made a bogey. -- a tricky. They come out when you are under pressure

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and you find yourself with a tricky shot. Lee Westwood had fallen back

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to level par, one behind Adam Scott and Phil Mickelson. We knew if you

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made a par, you would continue to be in good shape, and if you happened

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to make something better, it was just like Christmas! Even without a

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driver, Phil Mickelson was hitting the ball and astounding difference.

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I was surprised that shot at 50 went so far, that 5-iron went 330 yards.

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I could not believe it has gone that far. I ended up having a wedge into

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that pin. There was no third consecutive birdie. At on a day when

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a par was priceless, Mickelson was not complaining. Having stalled on

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the previous hole, Scott again made life difficult on the 14th, falling

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victim to the course's subtle defences. You have got to make a

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putt to win a big tournament and defences. You have got to make a

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Lytham, Scott was in danger of enjoying d?j? vu. Although he did

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not know it, Phil Mickelson was now the outright leader. But on the

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16th, he had to brush aside momentary frustration.

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16th, he had to brush aside golf, you will get bad

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16th, he had to brush aside for a couple of seconds, I was upset

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the ball rolled back of the green into a low spot. -- off the green.

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Then it dawned on me everybody had to play this hole and if I could

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make par, I would pick up a shot. He said to me, I am going to get this

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up and down in a calm and collected way, and I had no doubt he would.

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Nicholson, the ultimate short game maestro, it knew saving par was be

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crucial -- Phil Mickelson. But his chip was only half the task. -- knew

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that saving par would be crucial. The American kept the lead. But many

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retained hope, including Lee Westwood, who for the first time

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that day was playing catch up. He desperately needed a morale

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boosting birdie and opportunity came knocking on the 14th.

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The putt was weak, the moment has passed. And on the 17th, Phil

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Mickelson was about to produce a defining moment of the 2013

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Championship. I hit a perfect low driving, penetrating shot with, it

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just ran. Phil hit 1,000 balls, if you gave him 1,000 shots on the 17th

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hole, he would never hit one further than he hit that tee. I had a slight

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uphill lie and the shot had to come off perfectly for me to have a

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chance of birdie, and it did. He hit two shots of a lifetime

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consecutively. That is where a -- that is where I

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started to sense the excitement and I noticed more cameras, more people,

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and I felt the energy. At a time when all around were struggling,

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Phil Mickelson excelled. With his fifth birdie of the day,

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the Claret jug was within touching distance. It was now clear the

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Championship was his to lose. The Scot, the Lytham nightmare was

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cruelly re-occurring. A small mistake can easily lead to a bogey,

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and 15th -- and 15 was inexcusable. That was pathetic.

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He trudged off the green dumbstruck. It is amazing how in 30 minutes, you

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can go from Reading to not even having a chance. Mickelson still had

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the 18th and he knew from better personal experience that nothing can

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be taken for granted -- reading. He could lose it here. He could get

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wild coming he could have a moment of doubt or panic, it was going to

:50:45.:50:50.

win so much -- it was going to mean so much to win, I wonder if he could

:50:51.:50:55.

handle it! He lost the US Open by a single stroke. But here, his tee

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shot was flawless! It was beautiful to see, would we be at our best when

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it matters most? And he was, in an age it was not expected. It was a

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perfect poetic ending and I doubt he will have a better moment in his

:51:15.:51:19.

career. But Henrik Stenson was not giving game as he gave himself a

:51:20.:51:23.

chance of Verdi at 18 to keep his hopes alive. -- birdie.

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But up ahead, years of practice, fierce desire and a great

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champion's desire converged. I hit the shot on 18 dead perfect. It

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needed is to either kick straight fractionally right, and it did. --

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it needed to either. People in Scotland really appreciate great

:51:59.:52:02.

golf. They just treat their champions so well. And walking up

:52:03.:52:08.

with that all so close, I could really enjoy that moment, it was the

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greatest war -- ball. I get emotional just talking about it, it

:52:17.:52:19.

was something I will never forget. You almost wish you could sit on the

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back for a minute. -- you could sit on the green for a minute. It was by

:52:29.:52:32.

far the best round I have ever played. But when that putt went in,

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I knew it was over. At the age of 43, in his 20th

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appearance at the sport's oldest major, Phil Mickelson was Open

:52:51.:52:58.

champion! I remember saying after I knocked it in, I said, I did it. We

:52:59.:53:01.

were both in a bit of disbelief. We heard the roaring and I said, if

:53:02.:53:13.

I make this, the hole in one might be a bit too much to ask.

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But the birdie at the 17th meant Henrik Stenson tightened his grip,

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leaving Lee Westwood the only way a capable of spoiling Mickelson's

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party, and to do that, he would have to birdie the 15th.

:53:36.:53:43.

I felt the Championship had gone, yes. I needed a birdie in the last

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three holes which was always going to be pretty tough. Lee Westwood was

:53:50.:53:55.

stoic that were there any regrets? No. Pointless. -- but were there.

:53:56.:54:02.

Waste of time. You get what you deserve in life, don't you? I'd is

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not get the right shots, at the right time. The Mickelson family

:54:08.:54:13.

could begin to celebrate. Having Amy and the kids me was a moment I will

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cherish forever. Giving them a hug after the round. It was just a

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moment I will cherish for the rest of my life.

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For the second year in succession, Scott had missed another opportunity

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but he birdied the last to tie Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter for third.

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I never thought I would have the chance to win the Open but I showed

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myself again this year, so it might be an ongoing affinity now with the

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Open. But I feel there is a Claret jug in my future. Unable to recover

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from his poor start, Tiger shared six but the Claret jug would be

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crossing the Atlantic. Mickelson, five shots behind the start of the

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day, one x three. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner is Phil

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Mickelson. -- he won by three. There is something about this golf

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course to that identifies a strong champion. And goodness me, it has

:55:32.:55:36.

done it again. It was great holding the jug, to see the names and to be

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included, this great history of the game of golf, it is awesome! I said

:55:43.:55:48.

it well before I went that if I was ever wake -- if I was ever able to

:55:49.:55:53.

win the Open Championship, it will be the greatest, -- accomplishment

:55:54.:55:55.

of my career. I be the greatest, -- accomplishment

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and important the Championship was until the guy I caddied for won the

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tournament. 20 years of trying to master the

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game and he completed last year. What a contrast, 12 months later,

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this is what happened in the last couple of moments. Timing is

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everything. And the 212 macro start looks to be inspired. -- the two tee

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start. Had they started on time, they would be on the back nine and

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probably heading for cover. So all is well that ends well on this third

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day, certainly for Rory McIlroy because he has a very comfortable

:56:45.:56:52.

six shot cushion. Rickie Fowler is his nearest challenger at 10-under

:56:53.:56:56.

par, after a round of 68 today, and he gave it his best shot. Sergio

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Garcia also within touch. There are only five within nine shots of Rory

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and that is a significant hurdle. Psychologically. Darren Clarke is at

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5-under. And Graeme McDowell, of Northern Ireland. Rory is trying to

:57:13.:57:17.

do what Darren Clarke did at Royal Saint George's. These scores are

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very respectable these players are off the pace. Rory will be coming

:57:31.:57:36.

back tomorrow, 61 favourite to get the job tomorrow. -- 6-1 favourite.

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If you are expecting to see more of this third round, you are late, it

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is done and dusted because for the first time in this history, we had

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an early start because of the threat of bad weather. Dan Walker can fill

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you in on the best bits. The first two days were about him,

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what about today three? It was wet and a little wild, and the golf was

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not bad. Three bogeys did not help but at 9-under, the DJ might still

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be spinning this weekend. It was at day for umbrellas and big pointless

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roller things. The most inappropriate shirt of the day.

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Thank you very much. The clothing might you more subdued, the golf is

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glorious. The swing is not bad, he is young and popular, Rickie Fowler

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has a future. A good start for Fowler.

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the top and pink at the bottom! That is the former Open champion. Do not

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discount Aaron after the joint low round of the day. -- Darren Clarke.

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I do not leave you do over 1,000 of these a day. 995.

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Impressive. -- it is a strange day, we are

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waiting for the end of the world and it is not happening. We have seen

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something of a snarl from Charl Schwartzel. He is a latecomer to

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Hoylake and he is not the only one, there is a Frenchman, the weekend

:59:31.:59:36.

could still end with a victorious victor.

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You cannot do much better than that! If she ever works out by the way

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round she will see Adam, Jim Furyk and Edoardo Molinari could still be

:59:49.:59:56.

champions. Beautifully done by Molinari.

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Sergio, a serious contender. The Spaniard is seven away from the lead

:00:04.:00:08.

but is always capable of a spectacular finish. What do the

:00:09.:00:12.

punters think? Would people of Hoylake, what -- who would you like

:00:13.:00:20.

to win, Sergio Garcia? Rickie Fowler? Rory Mclroy? What a finish

:00:21.:00:27.

from the two time major winner. Two Eagles in his last three holes,

:00:28.:00:32.

sometimes he is simply on stoppable. -- on stoppable. That is a gem!

:00:33.:00:41.

Rory is still the story. Prepare yourself for a special Sunday.

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We certainly ready, how many sit-ups do you a day? I get one get up! I

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have stopped doing them. You do not need to. How many have we got? He is

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counting 1,000. I am not sure when they started. He is strong, what an

:01:10.:01:16.

amazing man. He is extraordinary. And he really did change the way

:01:17.:01:23.

golfers looked at their fitness. He was the original he-man of golf.

:01:24.:01:28.

Yes, not only fitness, he knew what to eat. He was the original man who

:01:29.:01:34.

realised, because he is only five foot nine, if he was to take on Jack

:01:35.:01:39.

Nicholas, he needed to get as strong as he could. Tiger Woods has taken

:01:40.:01:45.

it to the next level and nearly every player is eating correctly,

:01:46.:01:48.

drinking water, the rest. We will talk to Gary tomorrow. Dan will

:01:49.:01:54.

speak to him. We have spoken to remark a row. Six shot lead and he

:01:55.:02:02.

seemed content. -- is the -- we have spoken to Rory McIlroy. He had media

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commitments. Let's give you a flavour of what he had to say.

:02:09.:02:13.

I was on here last night talking about how I am comfortable in this

:02:14.:02:19.

position -- in here. I am leaving the tournament, the third night in a

:02:20.:02:26.

row I will be in the lead. It helps I have been in this position before

:02:27.:02:29.

and I have been able to convert and to get the job done. Comfortable

:02:30.:02:35.

with the position I am in but comfortable with my game. How I am

:02:36.:02:39.

hitting it, comfortable on the greens. That has been a big help

:02:40.:02:46.

this week. I just need to go out tomorrow and play one more solid

:02:47.:02:49.

round and hopefully that will be enough. I am not taking anything for

:02:50.:02:55.

granted. If the guys in front had finished a little better the way I

:02:56.:03:01.

did, this tournament, my lead would not be as much as it was. Sergio and

:03:02.:03:05.

Rickie struggled a bit down the stretch. That could have been a

:03:06.:03:10.

different story. Instead of a six shot lead, it could have even one or

:03:11.:03:16.

two. A lot can happen. -- it could have been. I have been on the right

:03:17.:03:23.

side and the wrong side of it. That is why you cannot let yourself think

:03:24.:03:27.

forward, you cannot think about winning, you have just got to

:03:28.:03:31.

completely stay in the moment and that is what I will try to do. For

:03:32.:03:37.

all 18 holes tomorrow. The support this week has been

:03:38.:03:42.

fantastic. Getting standing ovation is on the greens. Even walking onto

:03:43.:03:48.

the 18th today, I got goose bumps. How loud it was, how much support I

:03:49.:03:56.

felt. It has been incredible. I said yesterday that I wanted to try to

:03:57.:03:59.

give them something to cheer about and I will try and do the same thing

:04:00.:04:04.

tomorrow. It is a pleasure to to play in front of crowds like this.

:04:05.:04:07.

They are very knowledgeable. -- to play. I will go out and enjoy that

:04:08.:04:13.

again tomorrow. He is taking nothing for granted but

:04:14.:04:17.

the rest of the field has seen him marched to victories at the US Open

:04:18.:04:23.

and the PGA Championship, they have seen him in this mood before, what

:04:24.:04:26.

does it do to the rest of the field and their ambition? They know he is

:04:27.:04:33.

frontrunner, he has two Majors under his belt. Most of his challengers

:04:34.:04:36.

have not got Majors and if they have, they are far back. He has a

:04:37.:04:41.

comfortable lead, the best score today was a 67 and if Rickie Fowler

:04:42.:04:46.

sheets that coming he is at 15-under. -- shoot that. -- if he

:04:47.:04:57.

shoots that. I think it is probably all over. The others will think they

:04:58.:05:03.

can put him under pressure, but I do not see that happening. He is

:05:04.:05:07.

playing too well. And the fact it is wetter and longer will play into his

:05:08.:05:12.

hands. I think he will win it. The highlight of his round of 68 whether

:05:13.:05:18.

two Eagles and the foundation where the 16th and the 18th that whether

:05:19.:05:25.

two Eagles. He is one of the longest hitters in the world. -- were the

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two Eagles. He had a glorious iron. Eagle three.

:05:29.:05:43.

A huge roar went out across the golf course. What is it specifically? We

:05:44.:05:49.

know his powers with the longer clubs, but what, Mark, separates him

:05:50.:05:59.

from the rest right now? The combination of everything. He hits

:06:00.:06:08.

it so far and very straight. He hits his irons well, he can move them

:06:09.:06:12.

both ways, get them into the corners of the green, he can hit the Hoylake

:06:13.:06:19.

incredibly high. At 18, that was a 5-iron. -- Hoylake. A lot of people

:06:20.:06:28.

can high -- can hit it hard. But to hit it hard and high is very

:06:29.:06:37.

difficult. Look at the gallery. This is the first sign we have had of

:06:38.:06:41.

this at the Open Championship, 7,000 in that stand, 20,000 people on the

:06:42.:06:48.

course. I know Dan Walker is living the Karius Lee. He is taking the

:06:49.:06:54.

walkie hopes Rory might be taking tomorrow afternoon -- precariously.

:06:55.:06:59.

This is where the players will arrive tomorrow and this is where

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they will go as they prepare to go to the first tee. Most of these

:07:06.:07:10.

people will be here tomorrow. High security. Then it is collection of

:07:11.:07:17.

the scorecard and down the side of the clubhouse. It is very busy on a

:07:18.:07:21.

Saturday night and it would be even busier tomorrow. Everybody trying to

:07:22.:07:27.

see the players as they go out. Excuse me! And the champion will

:07:28.:07:33.

return. This is a practice green. The players will arrive about an

:07:34.:07:37.

hour beforehand, they might have ten minutes on the green and they start

:07:38.:07:42.

to make their way toward the first tee. Everything is prepared. The 1st

:07:43.:07:52.

hole they come to is the third. You walk across the third fairway. You

:07:53.:07:56.

might look into the BBC studio. That is Hazel! You might say, is Ken

:07:57.:08:04.

Brown inside? And you are across the third fairway. I have never played

:08:05.:08:09.

in an Open Championship, but those who have done this will tell you

:08:10.:08:14.

this is when it against to sink in and you think about what it would

:08:15.:08:17.

mean in a couple of hours if you could be lifting that joke on the

:08:18.:08:25.

18th green. -- Claret jug. People scream your name and they asked for

:08:26.:08:29.

autographs, you have to stay controlled, so when you get here and

:08:30.:08:40.

your country is announced and the time is announced, and you are

:08:41.:08:45.

away... -- and they will ask. It will go a little quiet. On the first

:08:46.:08:54.

tee, the crowds will go wild for Rory McIlroy at around 2:30 p.m.. He

:08:55.:08:58.

will shake hands and he will say hello to everybody, then he will be

:08:59.:09:07.

told it is his turn and he will strike down the first at Royal

:09:08.:09:09.

Liverpool knowing that in four, maybe five hours, he could be

:09:10.:09:14.

arriving on the 18th green behind the grandstand. And he could be

:09:15.:09:21.

crowned Open champion 2014. It does give you the shivers. The

:09:22.:09:25.

tee-off times... be out with Rory and Rickie Fowler

:09:26.:09:50.

at 2:40 p.m.. If there is going to be a threat, from where do you think

:09:51.:09:55.

it is most likely to come? I think Rickie Fowler, you have taken the

:09:56.:10:02.

names away! Fowler, Garcia, Johnson. Who is most capable? Either of those

:10:03.:10:08.

three, Sergio played wonderful golf today. He needed a couple more to

:10:09.:10:14.

drive on any advantage to catch up with the leader. Rickie Fowler has

:10:15.:10:19.

pale -- has played super golf. But Darren Clarke, Jordan Spieth, they

:10:20.:10:29.

will not catch Rory, and he sounds confident. With a par-5 and playing

:10:30.:10:35.

so well, the favourite. But if he loses his confidence and there is a

:10:36.:10:39.

bit of breeze, as we know from Augusta, it is never all over. Royal

:10:40.:10:45.

County Down was when we saw these two players, Fowler and Rory. That

:10:46.:10:51.

is in 2007, very different body shapes. They have we sculpted

:10:52.:10:59.

themselves. They were just kids. -- they have sculpted themselves. You

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could tell they were going to be superstars. There is a long way to

:11:03.:11:09.

go, 18 holes tomorrow. How important could this be for European golf? You

:11:10.:11:15.

have only the likes of Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, with three or more

:11:16.:11:21.

Majors. Whenever somebody wins a major title, it gives a boost to

:11:22.:11:25.

British golf, Padraig Harrington has done it would job. It will encourage

:11:26.:11:31.

people to play the game -- has done at that job. People will think, if

:11:32.:11:39.

Rory can do it, I can. Thank you, we cannot wait for tomorrow. An earlier

:11:40.:11:44.

finished than expected. Tomorrow, we will be on BBC Two. First of all at

:11:45.:11:55.

10:30 a.m., and changing until the Claret jug is presented. Will it be

:11:56.:12:00.

a coronation or will that the pasting in the tail? Join for the

:12:01.:12:06.

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