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They came from the four corners of the globe to test themselves against

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the best. To tame this wildest of the rain. To see if they were equal

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to the challenge. 136 men are all hoping to hear six words... Six

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small words which could change her life. Six words with huge

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significance. Today, for the 145th time, just one player will hear his

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name called out and those magnificent six words, champion

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golfer of the year... There is a little space on the claret jug

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waiting for the 145th champion golfer of the year to be inscribed

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into the silver on the final day of the Open at Royal Troon. But who

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will it be? Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson look like they are playing

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their own private tournament, six and five ahead of the field. At ten

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paces? It could turn out into a bit of a jewel. Will someone is

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gate-crash their party on another chilly day of sweeping and swirling

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wind on the Ayrshire coast? The statuesque Henrik Stenson has

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waited his whole career for this chance. It is the first time he has

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led into round four of a major and the first time he has played in the

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last pairing. But will he finish what his compatriot could not? 19

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years he led as well but still their country waits for their first

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leading man in a major. But more history awaits Phil Mickelson.

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Already one of the greats, a winner of five of the biggest golf titles,

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including this one in your field three years ago. Now aged 46, nobody

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of his vintage has claimed the claret jug in almost 150 years. And

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he has got unfinished business at Royal Troon after he came so close

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last time. This tea-time has put many in mind of another head-to-head

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contest here in Ayrshire 39 years ago. It was the so-called jewel in

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the sun. One of the best loved final days in open history at Turnberry

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between Jack Nicholas and the young pretender back then, Tom Watson. On

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whom the sun smiled that day. There are echoes of the past. Albeit not

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in sunny conditions right now. It is a very cool summer's day by the

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seaside. I do not think the ice cream van is going to do much

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business at all. Ken Brown has been braving the elements earlier. What a

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morning it is for the final day. I am right at the first and it is

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whistling down the goggles, this win. Look at that. Amazing. -- the

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golf course. Straight across and it might help the front nine. The

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forecast is for it to die down. It is very difficult. Any score better

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than 75 would be amazing. The wind is up and it is strong and it is

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bitterly cold. I would certainly echo that. It is getting up to 19

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degrees, they tell us, later. But it sure does not feel like that.

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Westerly wind is gusting 25 mph and once again it will be a attritional

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once more at Royal Troon. Let's show you who is out with who.

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Ten behind the gritty Texan, Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia starting out

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together just before two o'clock. They are likely to be in operation

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at the Ryder Cup in September. -- opposition. Tony has done better at

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this open than anybody so far and he is accompanied by Soren Kjeldsen.

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Steve Stricker, what a return to the open for him after four years.

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Kentucky's J.B. Holmes is in tandem. The beef and Billy show. Andrew

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Johnson has been loving the beef mania at Troon. Seven behind and

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Bill Haas could yet spring a surprise from six-pack. And then it

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is the main draw at Royal Troon. Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson.

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Sweden against the United States, perhaps, for the spoils on the final

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day. Would anyone make a charge? Lee Westwood in his 22nd straight open

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is grafting hard. This is his second from seven. His fourth birdie of the

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day brings him back to level par. Ryan Palmer from Amarillo in Texas,

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show me the way. To a rather rare bird on the daylight today. An

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eagle. -- a day like today. Bringing him back to level. Andy Sullivan,

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this is his birdie at the first and he followed with another at the

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third. Two under for the day and one for the chap in ship. Ryan Palmer's

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eagle we have seen but how about this courtesy of Matthew Southgate?

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Second at the fourth. This would make sure of it. So much for Matthew

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to smile about this week. 1-over for the Championship. Nobody is leaping

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onto the first page of the leaderboard yet. Phil Mickelson and

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Henrik Stenson have a lot of wriggle room at the front. Just the one

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level par round of 71. There is a little bit of movement below on page

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two. They are all a long, long way back. 19 years ago a Swede was

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bleeding and he was ambushed by the round of a lifetime from the chasing

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pack as Justin Leonard came from five back. The possibilities today

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are many and intriguing. Let's savour all the Andrew and Peter.

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Thank you, Hazel. It is dreary and Chile. We have got the promise

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perhaps of a little bit better weather in the afternoon when the

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leaders go out. We will go down to the first and here, Rory McIlroy,

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who came here with a very high hope and rounds of 69, 71 and 73 do not

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look bad on a monster course like this. But he is nowhere near. On the

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team from Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy.

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This first one has not been too kind to the young master. This is his

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final round of this year's Championship. Will it be blistering?

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Or will it be strewn with errors? Wind coming in from the right. Is

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that too far right? No, too far left. That is fine.

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Andy Sullivan has a chance to get two under. Yes. The fourth is

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playing the easiest hole this week. A birdie for Sullivan. Always

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smiling. Rory McIlroy's pitch at the first. A simple looking shot over

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the bunkers. Landed over the green. Just over the bounce and spin. A

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bold looking shot. It was too bold. And through she goes. Now it looks

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disappointing. Soren Kjeldsen is having a final confidence boosting

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Championship will stop --. Looks fairly straightforward from

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down on high but there is a bit of a slope to come up. On the edge of the

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green. Up it comes. It will be a par to start for Rory McIlroy.

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Woodland at the first. Level par for the Championship. Just easing back

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on the wind. Dropping down like a stone. Making short work of the

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first hole. Second of McIlroy. The lie is OK down here.

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Oh, here we go. Wonderful shot from 3-macro Roy on the second. To get

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his round going. -- from Rory McIlroy on the second. Justin Rose

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for his dirty on the postage stamp. -- birdie.

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After that lovely second shot the taps in to go 1-under par. -- E taps

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-- Rory McIlroy taps in. Matt Jones, the Australian. A rough start on the

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back nine with a bogey at ten and 12. Lovely shot at the 13th. How

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about that? Eagle on the 13th. One of the toughest holes on the course

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and it has been gobbled up by Matt Jones.

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Second from Grilllo to the third. Beautifully done. He should have a

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nailed on birdie, the man from Argentina. Did somebody order beef?

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Andy Sullivan at six. This is for a par. He is a long way away. Top

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shot. Grilllo, a beautiful second into the

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third hole. He has managed to sneak a par. Here come the boys. You can

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see it is July. Willie hats and long johns.

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The very least he would have expected would have been a birdie

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from one of the first three gentle par four holes. He missed a very

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makeable one of the last. It is about six or seven he has missed

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from that length so far in the Championship. A, guys. Hello.

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Interesting personality, master Hassam. -- Hassam.

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Two under-par. Rory McIlroy tee shot on the fifth. Tough pin position

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just on the right of that bunker. Flying so high and landing so

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softly. A birdie chance but he has missed so many already. He needs to

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get the putter working. Here we are. Bunker to the left of Andy Sullivan.

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But a good lie. Will have to really accelerate through. He was so close

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to being good. Still a chance of dropping just one.

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The bunkers around eight are nasty. Here is Watson. 16. 6-over, sadly.

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But this is for a three. Yes. He brings joy and sadness in the

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twinkle of a knife. -- the eyes. The 14th. 178. Write down there.

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That will do from Darren Clarke. Try to get to 3-over. Good golf this

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week. Andy Sullivan after a couple of shots from the bunker at eight.

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Well done. Two birdies and two birdies. Another

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opportunity for Rory McIlroy. Let's see if he can find a birdie at the

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fifth. Yes, this one he has done. A couple of chances have slipped. But

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two birdies in the first five. Two under-par. Darren Clarke, for two at

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the 14th. Good golf from Darren Clarke. Level par for his round

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today. Four to go. 3-over for the Championship. Tee shot at six for

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Rory McIlroy. Just over 600 yards. Boomer!

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He really does hit the ball majestically when he is in full

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flow. Beautiful shot. Thomas Pieters. This is for a two at eight.

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In it goes. One of the Belgian's finalist. Nicolas Colsaerts will

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have something to say about that. -- one of the Belgian's finalist. --

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one of the Belgian's very best. Beautiful shot. One smiling face.

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When all looked lost. Then a shaft of sunlight. After two big shots

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down at six, Rory McIlroy with a short pitch. He will have that left

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for a birdie four. Jordan Spieth. 18th green. Hopefully his final

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pat-macro of the Championship. This is for a round of 67. -- his final

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pat-macro. -- his final putt. Made a birdie at ten and 11. Plus two.

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Birdie for Michael Roy here at six. -- Rory McIlroy. Is it too late? He

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will need help from the leaders. He will need a lot more birdies.

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STUDIO: Into the top six, Rory McIlroy with three birdies at the

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second, fifth and six. Charl Schwartzel also moving to that

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number but still nine shots behind Henrik Stenson.

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Defending champion, Zach Johnson. Birdie at four. He moves to 3-under.

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Tony for now has been given relief from the wood chip. Second shot.

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A good safe shot. Darren Clarke. He has played some nice golf this week.

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This is at 15. Is it? Oh, Darren! One for the old times. What a

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beautiful putt. Birdie at 14 and 15. For now, first dirty chance. A track

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and dropped off that. -- birdie chance. Nicely done, Tony. Yes.

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A nice way to finish. Out in 32 and back in 36. Round of 68. Anything

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better than level four, you have got to be reasonably happy. He has found

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some kind of lie, Andrew Johnston, at the first.

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Fantastic shot. From a tough lie. Walking straight towards the claret

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jug, Henrik Stenson. Darren Clarke, for birdie at 16.

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Three in a row. Just warming up at the right time. Great informants. --

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performance. Very short putter. Heavy shaft and

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heavy end. They are cheering him on. From the USA, Phil Mickelson. A

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former open champion. 46 years old. How many more chances is he going to

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have to win a major Championship? Continuing his Conservative play.

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Iron from the tee. A good opening shot. On the tee from Sweden, Henrik

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Stenson. He has been a top player for many years. 68, city five, 60

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eight. Leading by one. -- 65, 60 eight. -- 68.

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Has he missed all of them? He has done. Stay on the fairway! Not too

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bad. A birdie putt up ahead at the first green, Johnstone. He is loving

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it. These! What would happen if he won it

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today? That would be a story. Matthew Southgate. It was online. I

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did not think it had enough pace. Easily had enough pace. Even par.

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Second shot, Stenson. Opening hole. Just a glorious iron player. The big

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Swede. That is very unlike him. He plays a lot of nice three

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quarters shots. Little prodding shots. That was not one of them. He

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gave it a real good thump. Write down the flag! What a beauty. What a

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start. He has been shining all week. This time he has got one him. At in

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32. He has missed twice inside four feet and maybe inside three. Out in

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32. 25 on at the first, Henrik Stenson,

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around 80 feet. Very nervous start for the leader.

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Matthew Southgate. 13th. Another one! Another one! Another one! My

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goodness, two tramlines in a row. Got his card and wet on the final

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green. Wayne, you lead going into the final round going in to 1999.

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What is it like on the first? For me at that stage it was quite scary. I

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did not have the pedigree of these two guys, but I had one in America

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just before. I was playing well and confident that it was still a

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nervous experience. This would he a good settler. This is for the par.

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And a poor bogey there for Stenson. A short birdie for Mickelson. The

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two leaders are flip-flopping. Bogey. He got to the range quite

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late today. He might be playing catch up a little bit at the moment.

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The last thing you need is to get out of your routine.

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Fixup two shots on the first, Phil Mickelson. -- he picks up. 12-under.

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Leading by one. Third shot at the second. In danger

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of dropping one here. It took a terrible kick.

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Well, a good effort. Great tournament. Birdie at 14, 15 and 16.

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Round of 70. Well done, Ryder Cup captain. Phil Mickelson leading by

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one. Henrik Stenson dropping a shot at the first. Rory McIlroy is flying

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but he has missed some opportunities as well. The wind is dying a little

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bit and the sunshine is coming out. More pleasant than it was first

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thing this morning. Stenson has found the fairway. Just tucked

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behind the right-hand uncut. It depends how brave he is going to be.

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-- right-hand bunker. Cutting high into the wind. It should land

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softly. Just a little bit cagey. But a delightful shot. Just what he was

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after. Mickelson from a feud yards closer than Stenson. Just out of the

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first cut. Great angle. He will try and turn this a little bit left to

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right, back into the breeze. Holding it up. Well! It is going to need all

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of his mastery with his short game, Phil Mickelson, to get it up and

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down. Quite an inviting pin. Being on the left-hand side of the green.

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Using the wins to work the ball into it. -- using the wind. Magnificent.

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Oh, lovely, lovely. I don't fancy this much. Not at all,

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so tight. The area around the green. Easy for the club to bounce. But

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this man is a genius. Look at that. How about that? How

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good is he? 64 degrees wedge. Just made it look so easy. I think even

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he impressed himself there, that was a fantastic shot. Worth another

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look. Can get underneath them, watch the way, you could see a bit of

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spin, how it stayed out I don't know. Certainly one of the shots of

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the day. Looked little nervous up the first, just a little. Yes,

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surprising. Short second onto the green. They have all been short from

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the front. This putt here at the 2nd, if he can roll it in it will

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just settle him. Looks good. Beautiful. That's

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better. Andrew Johnston after that superb

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second shot. A weaker dollar -- wee tiddler.

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Rory, looks like he's got a dig at this one. Don't take any more than

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five, what ever you do. That could be through the green again. Sticks

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up there, just makes it a bit more awkward. 153 yards left, the pin

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towards the left of the putting surface and a little slope to the

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right which you can use to get the ball towards the cup. Stenson first

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play. Mickelson just a little back in his

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stance. Wind of the right. That's the way to bring it up, the

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little cushion, glorious shot. Rory is putting this. Tricky one to

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judge. Short back and quick through, the

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ball does appears into the cup. As the day is going on, the conditions

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getting nicer, a couple of trees on his card, a couple of birdies. --

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couple of threes. Stenson. Yes. I shaky start, drop the shot at the

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1st, then birdie, birdie. Steve Stricker for eagle at the 4th.

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Could be, could be, if it runs. Oh. Steve Stricker for eagle at the 4th.

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Could be, could be, Didn't see the line. Lodged it

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tricky one, I think. Not much in it. Didn't see the line. Lodged it

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outside Didn't see the line. Lodged it

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one, as he started. Going to have to give

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one, as he started. Going to have to of this lie. Decent contact at the

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12th, Rory. From He's left himself another one of

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those. Third at the par-5, the crowd

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getting louder. CHUCKLES Beef didn't make a meal of that one!

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Just inside the left edge, Rory. Oh. He's missed some of those this week

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hasn't he? Eight or nine now. Beef for another birdie, my goodness

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there will be a cheer if this goes in.

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560 yards, Stenson reckons he can chase it in there with the iron.

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We shall see. A bit right perhaps, I don't know. Yes, a little bit right.

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Ballooned up a little bit but that's OK. Long putt but safe.

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Mickelson some 20, 20 five yards ahead. -- 25 yards ahead.

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Looked like a good strike. Super shot. Superb. This is a great

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exhibition. Every hole he has played so far has had a bit of drama and a

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bit of class. Matthew Southgate. Wouldn't surprise me if he gets this

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one in. Another one with a nice look at the hole, that was an eagle

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chance. He is galloping through the field.

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3-under for his round, a couple under for the Championship. Look at

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that Fred good run on the back nine. The flag is on 20 so must be the

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best part of 60 feet. Had this sort of putt at the 1st, left it seven or

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eight feet short. A few humps and bumps along the way. Quite a slow

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one. Why need on this occasion. -- wide

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on this occasion. Billy Haas, little chip and run

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shot, and play this in America very often. Delightful little shot.

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Tremendous amount of thought going into this one. This is a putt for an

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eagle three. Pressure on Stenson. Satisfaction is

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an 8-foot eagle putt rattling into the bottom of the cup.

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Yesterday Stenson had two or three of these and hit them with a perfect

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pace. Things are a bit different, the final day, a major at stake,

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this for birdie to tie with Mickelson.

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Beautiful, right in the heart of the cup. Looking more and more like a

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two horse race, 14-under for the final pairing. Cracking stuff.

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STUDIO: Cracking stuff indeed. Just one dropped shot from Henrik

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Stenson. It's all square, 14-under, they have separated themselves.

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Andrew Johnston doing his level best, 2-under for his round but it's

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looking more and more as if it will be the sweet or the man from

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California. COMMENTATOR: The gladiators tied on 14-under. Wind

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cross. Pin tucked behind the bunker. He's played another excellent shot.

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The fifth, ranked the fourth most difficult, playing 192 yards. Have

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to be brave to go straight at it. Very nice. Just favouring the left

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of the flag. Nice to see Sergio Garcia, the same

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putt that Rory had earlier on. Tip toes in. A steady run for Sergio.

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Ten behind. Ryder Cup points at stake and big prize-money.

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Billy Haas just having... A little spasm. Missing the short putt,

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dropped a stroke, back to 5-under. After an marvellous iron shot into

:43:43.:43:49.

the 13th, come on Rory. Yes. He is playing some fantastic stuff, a

:43:50.:43:53.

couple of loose tee shots, one or two missed opportunities on the

:43:54.:43:55.

greens but some glorious bits in between. Ken has been down on the

:43:56.:44:04.

18th green. He has an artistic bent to you now. My goodness. This is

:44:05.:44:13.

attention to detail, look at this. Painting around the very edge of the

:44:14.:44:17.

hall. It's a special paint so you can see it, the cup, on the 18th.

:44:18.:44:24.

The final putt will plop into this hole. Do you have your scissors or

:44:25.:44:30.

have you done that? He's already cut the edge with the scissors.

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Fantastic. Whoever wins The Open Championship, the ball is going to

:44:36.:44:40.

trickle into that cup. Thank you very much. Beautifully done. Look

:44:41.:44:47.

how crisp the edge is. Like it has been cut out of a piece of tee.

:44:48.:44:54.

Mind your fingers, there is no wet paint sign! Mickelson. This spur

:44:55.:45:12.

two. -- this for a two. Quite a swing from the left here, left to

:45:13.:45:26.

right. Very good reading. Great skill in leading the greens. --

:45:27.:45:34.

reading the greens. Club golfers, you should find out more about that,

:45:35.:45:39.

it will help your putting. Give you some idea what you are doing. This

:45:40.:45:47.

is an interesting one, how about this from the bank at the 6th? He is

:45:48.:45:53.

playing a game with which I am not familiar, bumping it down the hill,

:45:54.:45:55.

but it's working well. Garcia at the 8th. 116 yards or so

:45:56.:46:17.

today. Purging it on, on, on. That's all right.

:46:18.:46:27.

Slightly easier putt for Stenson, doesn't have quite as much break as

:46:28.:46:36.

Mickelson's cad. -- had. Good effort. Looks like a couple of

:46:37.:46:50.

threes. Stenson with one of those tweakers

:46:51.:47:08.

which are so often missed at crucial moments. Good, safe three.

:47:09.:47:26.

JB after that shot off the bank. Super up and down. Why does he

:47:27.:47:40.

remind me of a lumberjack? You could see him hacking down trees up in

:47:41.:47:45.

Oregon. Garcia at the 8th, for a two. White trousers are all the rage

:47:46.:47:57.

now. Well done Sergio, back-to-back birdies, 5-under.

:47:58.:48:03.

Southgate finishing up. He has holed couple of snorting putts. Don't

:48:04.:48:16.

finish weekly. That's all right, we'll tap that one in. 69.

:48:17.:48:33.

Doing well, not Kurds spot, little upslope. Not easy. Controlled it and

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did the most important thing of all, down the short grass.

:48:42.:48:51.

I am not sure whether Henrik Stenson is playing for position or if he

:48:52.:48:57.

thinks he can race this on the green with a iron. It's 600 odd yards. I

:48:58.:49:07.

think he can. It's no good if it is high and pitches soft. I think he

:49:08.:49:20.

likes it. He doesn't. Not sure, looks like he will be laying up

:49:21.:49:21.

after all. Reasonable angle. Look out. CHUCKLES

:49:22.:49:44.

Who knows what might have happened if that had not spun back. JB after

:49:45.:49:50.

that huge drive, you can see how close to the green he is. Just a

:49:51.:49:55.

little flick of the wrists, and there you have it.

:49:56.:50:09.

74 yards, good distance, he is a master at these. He is, will be

:50:10.:50:16.

interesting to see how he plays it, just short of the pin there is a

:50:17.:50:21.

little hollow in the green. From short range, he spins the ball as

:50:22.:50:26.

well as anybody. Skidded through the little hollow.

:50:27.:50:50.

Very good. Stenson with a little pitch. You can see the lie of the

:50:51.:50:57.

land from left to right. He's gone the high route. Look at this. Do you

:50:58.:51:09.

think he meant it? I think he did. That is a bit of finesse there.

:51:10.:51:18.

Quality. This will give us a nice view of it, the little hollow at the

:51:19.:51:23.

front of the pin, trying to carry it over that, super spin on it. Some

:51:24.:51:31.

zip on that one. Marvellous golf these two are playing.

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Online. And in. That's the way to play it. Iron off the tee, up the

:51:46.:52:17.

fairway, good pitch. Beautiful stuff. Can Stenson match the birdie

:52:18.:52:30.

of Mickelson? Not much in this putt. He can. He can. Right in the centre.

:52:31.:52:36.

Amazing, they are streaking ahead of the field. 15-under. Phil Mickleson

:52:37.:52:40.

knows how to win Majors. Steve Stricker, left edge. Just,

:52:41.:53:16.

just, just. Sleeps it in the side door. Comeback Player of the Year

:53:17.:53:26.

twice on the PGA Tour, looks like he's going to make another comeback.

:53:27.:53:33.

Wonderful day for Matthew Southgate. What a fantastic way to finish, how

:53:34.:53:38.

proud are you? It's been incredible, I have been played well for weeks, I

:53:39.:53:43.

am proud of myself to have backed myself stuck with it. It got tough

:53:44.:53:48.

at times this week and I stuck to my guns, didn't do anything out of my

:53:49.:53:52.

comfort zone. I just stuck to good rhythm and good shot selection.

:53:53.:53:57.

Sometimes it was tough to get to the middle the green, I am just pleased

:53:58.:54:01.

that I will be there or thereabouts at the end of the week. Mickelson.

:54:02.:54:15.

Driving at the 7th. Doesn't like it. Could be a spot of bother. Lucky

:54:16.:54:29.

boy. Lucky, Lucky, lucky boy. Some of the spectators, there might have

:54:30.:54:35.

been a headache or two there. Jason Day at the 18th for birdie. Hasn't

:54:36.:54:43.

been a great week for the world number one.

:54:44.:54:51.

A week break and then he will be heading back to the PGA to defend.

:54:52.:55:03.

Rory McIlroy. Second shot. Driven it over the burn.

:55:04.:55:15.

Good shot. He's played a lot of good golf this week, Rory McIlroy. There

:55:16.:55:33.

is how the lie. Phil Mickleson came off the virtual bushes and a virtual

:55:34.:55:35.

spectator and isn't too bad now. Should be eating this up. Great

:55:36.:55:56.

shot. Another opportunity. What a fight these two are having. He is OK

:55:57.:56:05.

with the TV cable, it's been wrenched out. Very tight to the flag

:56:06.:56:09.

here, the bunker creeping in on the left edge of the green. Clean lie.

:56:10.:56:20.

Clean contact. Just lost that bit of control but bearing in mind where

:56:21.:56:24.

his drive was going, to have a birdie putt is pretty fortunate.

:56:25.:56:33.

Right below the eighth green, has to get this up so quickly. Only a

:56:34.:56:41.

little bit of a downslope as well. That's the safe shot, had to make

:56:42.:56:46.

sure of it, could have, it back into the sand, that for par for Andrew

:56:47.:56:53.

Johnston. Mickelson the first to try and land his blow on the seventh.

:56:54.:56:57.

Little bit of right-to-left in it. Not this time. Stenson will have a

:56:58.:57:18.

chance to lead on his own again. But again, par, bearing in mind the

:57:19.:57:21.

drive that he hit, is a good result for Mickelson.

:57:22.:57:35.

Chance to take the outright lead again for Stenson here at seven.

:57:36.:57:52.

Very hard putt to read. We have seen a lot of guys have trouble here

:57:53.:58:00.

making putts at seven. They go to the eighth still tied.

:58:01.:58:08.

The target just five feet to the left of the pin. Between the pin and

:58:09.:58:36.

the left-hand bunker. There we are. A little bit of contour takes it

:58:37.:58:40.

down. Another wonderful shot from Phil Mickleson.

:58:41.:58:46.

Stenson to follow that wonderful tee shot by Mickelson. Frightening hole.

:58:47.:59:03.

Well done. They really are putting on a show.

:59:04.:59:19.

Johnson for his par at eight. -- Johnstone.

:59:20.:59:31.

Second bogey of the day for Andrew Johnston.

:59:32.:59:52.

Stenson to put a bit of heat on Mickelson. If he can get it, first.

:59:53.:00:02.

This is really fun to watch, isn't it? How good is that?

:00:03.:00:14.

He will shift down to his kind of claw grip. Here we go. Always wide.

:00:15.:00:42.

That blow by Stenson not matched by Wilson. -- Mickelson. Stenson in

:00:43.:00:57.

front on his own. This is for his dirty, McIlroy. -- birdie. He has

:00:58.:01:08.

played well this week. Keep your eyes on him for the PGA in a couple

:01:09.:01:15.

of weeks. His vision is obscured, Stenson. Cannot quite see the flag.

:01:16.:01:22.

Just on the edge of the calls. The pin is on the back today. Pushing it

:01:23.:01:39.

to move left. And it did. Beautiful shot by Stenson. And a birdie chance

:01:40.:01:52.

to come. What golf he is playing. 168 to the hole, Mickelson. Looks

:01:53.:02:02.

like an eight iron. Did not get all of it. Did he get all of it? Yes, he

:02:03.:02:16.

did. A great shot. Blow for blow. Birdie pat-macro, get in there. --

:02:17.:02:32.

putt. Continuing his good form. Stenson first again with his putt.

:02:33.:02:36.

For his sixth birdie of the nine. I think he's looking for bones. I'm

:02:37.:03:08.

not going to make any predictions. He has got a chance to join Stenson

:03:09.:03:19.

at the top of the board. That is two in a row that he has let get away.

:03:20.:03:27.

They will enter the back nine with Stenson leading by one. STUDIO: Just

:03:28.:03:34.

a single page of the leaderboard is all that is required to underline

:03:35.:03:38.

the dominance of the front runner. J.B. Holmes is putting together and

:03:39.:03:42.

Andrew Johnston in only his third major. Are craning their necks to

:03:43.:03:46.

see the top two right now. -- they are. It was in the 1977 battle not

:03:47.:03:54.

far from here at Turnberry when it was neck and neck between Jack

:03:55.:03:59.

Nicklaus and Tom Watson. Tom turned to Jack and said, this is what it is

:04:00.:04:04.

all about, isn't it? And the bearer applied, you bet it is. Almost 40

:04:05.:04:09.

years later, these two men are bringing out the best in one another

:04:10.:04:14.

once again. The American said he did not bring his best yesterday. He put

:04:15.:04:19.

that right at the very first hole. An important statement getting this

:04:20.:04:27.

into birdie range. A two shot swing. The Swede making a bogey. 12-under.

:04:28.:04:35.

The Swede hit back at the second banishing his nerves and roaring

:04:36.:04:41.

level with the lefty once more. Stenson had seven top four finishes

:04:42.:04:48.

in ages and was on top again at the next, to go 13-under. They have

:04:49.:04:57.

played together so often in big events that he feels like he is with

:04:58.:05:01.

his playing partner and he well knows Mickelson is capable of this

:05:02.:05:04.

kind of thing. Another glorious iron. Eagle chance at the fourth.

:05:05.:05:10.

Phil Mickelson has made more of those of this century than anybody

:05:11.:05:14.

else with 36 and counting. He took it, of course. With Stenson making

:05:15.:05:21.

birdie, honours were even again. And after six, when they traded birdies

:05:22.:05:25.

here. On a different level from the rest. The postage stamp, now. They

:05:26.:05:32.

had it licked from the ten Stenson. When Stenson took a chance from the

:05:33.:05:39.

green and Mickelson missed, he took his chances again. Four under for

:05:40.:05:45.

the day. They have negotiated the first half of this challenging old

:05:46.:05:49.

course at Royal Troon. Report card time now from Ken Brown. What do you

:05:50.:05:56.

make of this enthralling contest? Well, it is quite an atmosphere. It

:05:57.:05:59.

is really electric. Everybody is enjoying it. Phil Mickelson is

:06:00.:06:03.

smiling and Henrik Stenson is smiling at the quality has been

:06:04.:06:08.

spectacular. Some marvellous shots. Plenty of birdies and even the odd

:06:09.:06:13.

eagle. Now it is the back nine. The winters drop a little bit and it is

:06:14.:06:16.

a bit warmer. They have got it really good. They have had it pretty

:06:17.:06:20.

good all week with the weather. It is the back nine starting with the

:06:21.:06:28.

10th. Thanks, Ken. And now, described by Gary Player as the

:06:29.:06:31.

toughest in the wind in the Championship golf and even tougher,

:06:32.:06:36.

you suspect, with the claret jug on the line. Back we go with Andrew and

:06:37.:06:38.

Wayne. Three Wood. -- three wood. Straight over the point there.

:06:39.:06:54.

Heading to the right half of the fairway. Once again, glorious shot

:06:55.:06:58.

from Stenson. Mickelson also with three wood. He

:06:59.:07:19.

turned it a little bit too much. Not finding the right rough. This is for

:07:20.:07:34.

his par at ten. So close, but short. Second bogey in three holes. 5-under

:07:35.:07:44.

alongside Steve Stricker. Come on, beef. And hopefully the final shot

:07:45.:07:52.

for Rory McIlroy. Get in there! Well, what a week. What a

:07:53.:07:57.

frustratingly weak for the former world number one. He has played

:07:58.:08:04.

magnificently. -- frustrating week. But he has been let down on the

:08:05.:08:11.

green. It will still be a top-10 finish. He finished third at St

:08:12.:08:16.

Andrews in 2010. It is going to be top ten here. But he has designs on

:08:17.:08:19.

so much more. Closes on 67, though. Aiming well down the right. Andrew

:08:20.:08:38.

Johnston. Good timing for the train. Just getting left a little. Perfect.

:08:39.:08:46.

Beautiful tee shot. Good concentration. He just stayed out of

:08:47.:08:54.

the heavy stuff, Mickelson. Half decent lie.

:08:55.:09:12.

All over it. Well, come on, sit down. You can see that all of

:09:13.:09:27.

Mickelson in so close from the ideal position. This is another glorious

:09:28.:09:37.

iron shot from Stenson. Pretty good. Equities to and on either side of

:09:38.:09:40.

the hole. Locked in their own private battle. -- equal distance.

:09:41.:09:47.

The best round of the day has come from Rory McIlroy, 67. It will ease

:09:48.:09:53.

some of his earlier worries. His first appearance since winning the

:09:54.:09:57.

current jug double-macro years ago, let's get his thoughts from Richard.

:09:58.:10:05.

-- two years ago. Had you sum it up here at Royal Troon? I think I have

:10:06.:10:11.

played pretty well. My side of the draw on Friday, we had it rough and

:10:12.:10:14.

iPod like we should level par on that one. That was good. I probably

:10:15.:10:22.

would regret the front nine, not being able to make some birdies. And

:10:23.:10:27.

another solid round today. I feel with the circumstances I have played

:10:28.:10:33.

pretty well this week. I do not know if I could have done any thing to

:10:34.:10:37.

get near those two at the top of the leaderboard. They are on a different

:10:38.:10:42.

planet this week and it'll be fun to watch the back nine and see you

:10:43.:10:50.

comes on top. He has got at! Stenson is a 17-under par in the Open

:10:51.:10:55.

Championship. Six birdies today and he has opened up a gap with

:10:56.:10:56.

Mickelson. Can he find the answer? Get in there! Right on top. A birdie

:10:57.:11:16.

there from Mickelson. Giving these huge galleries their money 's worth.

:11:17.:11:25.

J.B. Holmes. He finished so far adrift of

:11:26.:11:31.

-- he finished so far adrift of Tom Watson and Jack Nicholas all of

:11:32.:11:40.

those years ago. Always a big moment. The tee shot at the 11th.

:11:41.:11:47.

Finished to the right of it. It could be tight. Do not go too

:11:48.:12:03.

far. You would have been puffing hard on that one. Great position

:12:04.:12:05.

now. On firmer fairways that would have

:12:06.:12:19.

been in trouble. On a softer landing you are fine. Mickelson taking the

:12:20.:12:27.

driver. He was close on the left yesterday. We have seen a seven,

:12:28.:12:28.

eight and a nine. That is perfect. J.B. Holmes to remain 700. --

:12:29.:13:04.

7-under par. A very solid round. Over the corner of the gauze here

:13:05.:13:09.

for Stenson with a five iron. Getting up is not a problem.

:13:10.:13:24.

Another great iron shot. Little bit unlucky. Sitting down very quickly.

:13:25.:13:36.

Mickelson at the 11th. Mickelson. A six iron. Or thereabouts. Come on!

:13:37.:14:02.

Listen to the man. Oh, wow. He offers his own commentary. Best shot

:14:03.:14:10.

he hit all day. Down the back. Comparisons with 1977 are very apt.

:14:11.:14:18.

Hubert Green was third at ten behind Jack Nicholas and 11 behind Tom

:14:19.:14:22.

Watson. J.B. Holmes is nine behind Phil Mickelson and ten behind Henrik

:14:23.:14:26.

Stenson. Rory McIlroy with 67 as well. Astonishing performance from

:14:27.:14:32.

Stenson and Mickelson. Long-range birdie attempt at 11. Mickelson just

:14:33.:14:35.

over the back of the green. Go, go! That is a big error of

:14:36.:14:58.

judgment from Stenson. It will not upset Phil Mickelson.

:14:59.:15:06.

What a difference in the nines at Royal Troon. 936 over on the back

:15:07.:15:20.

nine. What a difference. And with what Phil Mickelson described as the

:15:21.:15:24.

best shot he has hit all week, a little bit unlucky, just trickling

:15:25.:15:25.

down the back. Will this stay up? Can see the

:15:26.:15:39.

marker of Stenson. Some six feet away. Mickelson has also worked it

:15:40.:15:50.

out. He should pop in. A little bit of gamesmanship. Phil Mickelson is

:15:51.:15:56.

going to finish. Would not normally see that. I like this. This is

:15:57.:16:02.

becoming Match Play. Absolutely Match Play. Although Match Play,

:16:03.:16:07.

Phil Mickelson could not do this. I am N. -- I am in. Just turning the

:16:08.:16:20.

screw with a smile. There is nothing easy about this

:16:21.:16:43.

putt, I promise you. He has got to start outside the hole, almost two

:16:44.:16:51.

balls out. Going up the hill. Got to be nice and firm.

:16:52.:16:58.

Not enough pace. A little bit firmer and it would have held the line. And

:16:59.:17:04.

they go to the 12 tied. Andrew Johnston is just beginning to

:17:05.:17:20.

let slip a couple of shots. Bogey at ten and 12. This is for the part.

:17:21.:17:26.

All groaning with him. -- for the par. Andrew Johnston alongside Rory

:17:27.:17:38.

McIlroy. Round of 67. Four under. Phil Mickelson with the iron again.

:17:39.:17:43.

He got lucky yesterday. Got tangled up with a little bit of gauze. But

:17:44.:17:53.

he made a brilliant four. Stay! He has done it again. But not as bad as

:17:54.:18:05.

yesterday. The iron was well for Stenson. It is a long one but the

:18:06.:18:11.

wind has dropped. Would have been in their faces.

:18:12.:18:17.

Good tee shot. Last time he followed the bogey with three birdies. Birdie

:18:18.:18:44.

putt for Cyril Hatton. What a couple of weeks for this young man. Get

:18:45.:18:49.

there. Oh, yes. He joins the group at 4-under par.

:18:50.:18:55.

It has been a valiant defence of his the Open crown. Zach Johnson has

:18:56.:19:10.

featured... If he can close with the par, 1-under at the moment, he did

:19:11.:19:15.

not want to give away the claret jug but he has performed so well here.

:19:16.:19:24.

Tyrell Hatton, 221. Just about the full distance today. And they like

:19:25.:19:31.

it. Beautiful shot from Tyrell Hatton. What a tee shot on the par

:19:32.:19:37.

three at the 17th. Down the flag, all the way. To go to 5-under. Not

:19:38.:19:43.

lying too badly. But feet below the ball. Aiming at to the left. It

:19:44.:19:48.

should come round the bed. It has gone well right. -- come round a

:19:49.:19:56.

bit. That is a horrible mound of nasty nurse. That was going in quite

:19:57.:20:06.

quickly. -- nasty nurse. Look how quickly it shot down.

:20:07.:20:18.

That is OK. Looked good in the air. Definite advantage for Stenson at

:20:19.:20:31.

12. Mickelson in trouble. A little bit to the left for his birdie at

:20:32.:20:33.

18. Not far to go the Mickelson. But it

:20:34.:20:57.

is the lie. Just try to get any kind of control on the ball.

:20:58.:21:10.

OK. Take your medicine. Tyrell Hatton after that superb tee shot on

:21:11.:21:30.

the 17th... No, no. He stays in that private home battle in 4-under par,

:21:31.:21:36.

tied with Rory McIlroy and Andrew Johnston. Stenson for an unlikely

:21:37.:21:44.

birdie at the bottom under this 12th green. Coming from the three

:21:45.:21:47.

pat-macro. -- three putt. It is short again. But it should not

:21:48.:21:55.

be a problem. Defending champion. Par on the final

:21:56.:22:15.

hole. What a valiant defence it has been for Zach Johnson. 71 to close.

:22:16.:22:26.

Sub par for the winner at St Andrews.

:22:27.:22:33.

We have learned a little bit from the pace of Stenson's putt. A lot of

:22:34.:22:43.

people have been short. He has given it. Yes. Mickelson! What a four. He

:22:44.:22:53.

has played the 12th terribly and the last couple of days, walking off

:22:54.:23:01.

with fours. He stays 16-under. It is developing into a classic. Stenson,

:23:02.:23:08.

just to finish out. Which he has done. Once he finished the 12, six

:23:09.:23:16.

holes straight from home and the claret jug the end for one of these

:23:17.:23:21.

two blaze, Stenson and Mickelson side-by-side. -- two players. Steve

:23:22.:23:28.

Stricker with a chance for two at 14. A couple of birdies so far. Not

:23:29.:23:35.

a bogey on the card. And another from Steve Stricker. He moves to

:23:36.:23:41.

6-under par. The Americans are all over Royal Troon. STUDIO: Par save

:23:42.:23:49.

at the last hole for Phil Mickelson, locked in with Henrik Stenson. Great

:23:50.:23:54.

progress for Steve Stricker heading for his first top five in a major in

:23:55.:24:01.

two years. But where is can? -- Kenneth? This is a wonderful one.

:24:02.:24:10.

Your name is? Gary. Gary and Gwyn. They are cutting the flag is this

:24:11.:24:15.

week. And they get a signed flag. Well done. This one looks like a

:24:16.:24:21.

winner. You are standing a bit near to it! Well done, Gary and Gwyn.

:24:22.:24:33.

Andrew Johnston, tee shot at 14. Pin back left. Falling back right.

:24:34.:24:52.

Straight left to right. Looking the record. Tom Morris senior. 149 years

:24:53.:25:05.

ago. Just seems like yesterday. Straight left to right here for

:25:06.:25:06.

Mickelson. It just seems commonplace now,

:25:07.:25:30.

doesn't it? It is shot after shot setting up the birdie opportunity.

:25:31.:25:45.

Andrew Johnston all the way on the back of the 14th.

:25:46.:26:06.

What an effort he has given it. We hearing cries of beef. He will be

:26:07.:26:19.

hearing it in his sleep. Round of 67. He will be leader in the

:26:20.:26:27.

clubhouse. Get there. Go, go. Round of 68. What a couple of great weeks

:26:28.:26:32.

for him. Last week at the Scottish open and here at the Open

:26:33.:26:36.

Championship, turning a reasonable year into a fantastic one. For

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Tyrell Hatton. Stenson now to try and strike first.

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There is not much to it. Across the 13th green.

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Remaining 16-under. Looking for his first major Championship. This is

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gettable, no doubt about it, for Phil Mickelson. Not a huge amount in

:27:36.:27:47.

it. Giving it a bit of a run. Missing by fractions. 62 on

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Thursday. That was almost as close. They are still tied together with

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five holes to play. Everybody is clattering from the stands and

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trying to get a position as they move onto the 14th. It is just

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fascinating. Garcia. Birdie putt at 16 on the par

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five. He gets to 4-under. In a four way tie for fifth position.

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That is another one. Perfect distance from Mickelson. And again a

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fairly flat putt. One had and 78 yards here for

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Stenson. -- one 78 yards. They will try and draw it back into the

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breeze. He likes it. Good shot. He's been pretty lucky with that

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lie. This is the fifth shot now. He is in all kinds of trouble on the

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right-hand side of the hole. What a recovery. Two shots ago -- two shots

:29:44.:29:50.

to go. He will slip back to 5-under. Great opportunity for Mickelson, who

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is going to make the first putt? If Phil can get this in, the pressure

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will go straight back on Henrik. Certain three. Opens the door for

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Henrik Stenson, slightly. Andrew Johnston, to say par again.

:30:22.:31:13.

-- to save par again. He has been entertaining us royally but he is

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just slipping a little bit at the moment. Still inside the top ten but

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he will go back to 3-under. Four bogeys in the last nine holes.

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The sun is out and Stenson has sized this up. Another chance to lead on

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his own. He has it! Stenson and Sweden start

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to count down the holes, he leads by one with four to play. Birdie number

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seven, remarkable golf under this final round pressure. What a

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leaderboard, what a performance from both of them. Off to the 15th Igor,

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Mickelson now chasing down Stenson. -- off to the 15th Igor. STUDIO:

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Sweden has produced four major winners in major golf. -- women's

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golf. But I am sure they are all willing on their man today.

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COMMENTATOR: Fitting weather now for willing on their man today.

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COMMENTATOR: Fitting weather now for this

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Not up to his normal lofty Stenson now 17 and under par, look

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Not up to his normal lofty standards. Adrenaline will be

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coursing through his veins as he watches Mickelson. We all watch

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Mickelson now, look at the crowd on the right-hand side. Second to the

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15th. Walking after it, be right he says.

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It was for direction just a little bit shy. JB Holmes laid up short of

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the ditch, 3-wood. Smashes it. Great shot, coming off a double

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bogey. That's now for eagle. He has studied it from every

:34:38.:34:54.

possible angle. Mickelson biding his time, waiting his turn. Down in two

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from here, he would probably take that. One clear at the moment. His

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caddy waits. We all wait and watch, it's good, it's great from Stenson!

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What a birdie, what are putt! Birdie number eight and he is closing in on

:35:21.:35:27.

the Claret Jug. The comparisons to 77, Tom Watson did the same thing

:35:28.:35:32.

from off the green at the 15th. What are putt. His card is almost

:35:33.:35:39.

entirely red, an extraordinary final round from Stenson. Over to you Phil

:35:40.:35:45.

. This, for birdie. It's a great effort. But Stenson is

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two in front with three holes to play.

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That's four. Doesn't get any better than this.

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Garcia. 18th, uphill all the way from this angle, slow.

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Another great major performance from Sergio Garcia, 69 today. Mickelson

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first to play. Second easiest hole on the golf

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course, 30 birdies and three eagles. Phil has got his 3-wood out, the

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green well in range. What a lovely shot. He has found the

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par-5 in two with an eagle chance. It's not over until the fat lady

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sings. Stenson also out with a big club. This might carry all the way

:37:33.:37:36.

to the green. He's pulled it. We could have big

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swing here. Steve Stricker at the 17th, having a wonderful round, he

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is 7-under. Hasn't dropped a shot, this is going to be his first

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calamity of the day. Unfortunate, played quite stunning golf today,

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out in 34, two birdies coming home. This doesn't look too clever, Peter.

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I think the lie is probably a little bit better than it looks. Little bit

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of a landing area as well. Pretty good result there. You just need a

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bit of Lady luck sometimes. Could be level in three or four

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minutes. About four different permutations here. Phil Mickleson

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putting for history, looking good. Oh! That was robbery. What a

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fantastic effort. Magnificent effort. Birdie four. Just seemed to

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hop once midway down that path, maybe just took a bit of pace out of

:39:32.:39:39.

it? Don't know how it stayed out. Pressure with the P. Double pressure

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on this one. A little down the slope as well, it is ticklish. All right,

:39:54.:40:04.

he's done it. Nerves of steel. Two to go, two ahead. STUDIO: Stenson

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now 19-under par, matching so far the lowest round total for an Open

:40:16.:40:20.

Championship of Tiger Woods in 2000, can he hang the lead and what would

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be a tie of the records are indeed could he yet break it?

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COMMENTATOR: It all comes down to this. Probably a 3-iron, small

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target. He likes it. It's going to be all

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right. It's going to be slightly better than all right. That is

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majestic. What a shot, right down the flag, what a cracking iron shot.

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Follow that, Phil. He knows what he's got to do, has

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hit a lot of good piping hot iron is as well, has Phil.

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Sort of likes it. Stay there, it's down the bank. The further down it

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goes the harder the shot becomes. Chances got a poor lie.

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This looks more like a Championship now is the sun comes out and the

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breeze has dropped just a little bit, it's gone from a wind to a

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stiff breeze. Buzz of excitement everywhere, could it be Stensons

:42:05.:42:15.

date? -- day? Mickelson faced with a very difficult shot. Almost a good

:42:16.:42:29.

one. Still six yards from the hole. A little bit dry lipped, that's

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understandable. Phil really needs to pop this in. He is already two

:42:41.:42:46.

behind. This to save par at the 17th. He's done it. He has the heart

:42:47.:42:55.

of a lion. If he was a boxer he would be up against the ropes

:42:56.:42:58.

getting pummelled but he's not going to fall over just yet. Wonderful

:42:59.:43:04.

stuff, been an absolute delight, the battle between these two today.

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?433,000, what a brilliant week 's work. The 69 today included a double

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bogey. Well done JB. This putt for a two to increase his lead. Golly. It

:43:43.:43:51.

happened to Mickelson on the last hole. You would swear it was in when

:43:52.:43:59.

it was to three inches short. But both in 43. -- for three.

:44:00.:44:19.

A wonderful effort, 69 for Steve Stricker. Horrible double bogey from

:44:20.:44:29.

nowhere at the 17th but what a week 's work. Part-time player these

:44:30.:44:35.

days, Steve Stricker. Comes out for the big ones and that's a terrific

:44:36.:44:42.

effort. Finishes fourth on his own. Smiling Andrew Johnston, what fun he

:44:43.:44:47.

has provided this week. Just a few dropped shots over the last have a

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dozen holes or so but I'm sure he has learned a lot and given that

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remained as amount of pleasure. -- given a tremendous amount of

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pleasure. The 18th tee. What a battle these two have had, Mickelson

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and Stenson. It will be Stenson first. Two shots ahead. The Claret

:45:08.:45:13.

Jug in his hands, hasn't quite closed his hands on it yet. We need

:45:14.:45:27.

one straight and true. Three bunkers up the left and one up the right,

:45:28.:45:31.

cannot reach the one up the right with this club. There are the

:45:32.:45:36.

bunkers. Little fairway wood, one bunker at

:45:37.:45:51.

the right-hand side which he would be able to reach with this club. A

:45:52.:45:58.

bit of room the right. Absolute perfection. Coming out just shy of

:45:59.:46:13.

that trap. No! Lucky, Lucky! Never looked like going in. He's not sure

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either. Mind the bunkers, give yourself a chance.

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From there we have occasionally seen people hole second shots. That was a

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beautiful tee shot from Stenson. We were confident he couldn't reach the

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right-hand bunker, the dreaded Greg Norman bunker. It must, it cannot,

:47:07.:47:17.

it will, it hasn't. 16 inches short. Into the bottom of the cup... Oh.

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They will be jumping up and down at his clubhouse at the moment.

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Fantastic effort. Good luck Andrew, well done, well played. 73, he will

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finish eighth on his own. Sounded quite sweet. Half a club

:47:52.:48:03.

short perhaps. Mrs Stenson looking very serious.

:48:04.:48:44.

Now straight at that bottom left-hand window, smooth shot, just

:48:45.:48:53.

keep it steady. What's he done? That's what he's done! Heart of the

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green. Another majestic shot. What a day, what around this has been.

:49:04.:49:13.

Absolute delight. Great scenes. Suddenly the Championship comes

:49:14.:49:17.

alive, one has to say it hasn't been the most flamboyant, the weather has

:49:18.:49:21.

been against us. So much organisation, so many things to do,

:49:22.:49:28.

you cannot control the weather. But we have certainly enjoyed the

:49:29.:49:32.

quality of the golf put on by these two today. Shot for shot, blow for

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blow, absolutely brilliant. It is going to be Sweden's day. Do you

:49:38.:49:46.

think he's risking starting to put Stenson's name? They always put the

:49:47.:49:53.

number of strokes don't they? If he can pop it in, you can never tell

:49:54.:50:00.

with sport, we have seen a few fall at the last hurdle, this is to go

:50:01.:50:10.

round in 64. Big swing on this, at least four feet. He is judged it

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right. Brilliant effort, just short of pace.

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65. Brilliant last round. But it's not going to be quite enough. Hadi

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putt on the 18th on Thursday for 62 for the lowest round ever in a major

:50:46.:50:51.

Championship. Well done Phil, played some wonderful stuff. At 46 years of

:50:52.:50:53.

age. Finish in style. It is there. Water of golf! What a

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day! What a way to end. Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent.

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Gracious loser, Phil Mickleson. I shake and a hug. Well played, a

:51:39.:51:52.

wonderful battle. Don't come much better than that, Ken. No. Amazing

:51:53.:52:00.

performance, round in 63. He's a good sport, Phil. It has been a

:52:01.:52:12.

lifetime 's dream. Finally winning the big one. His wife has been by

:52:13.:52:22.

his side for the last seven or eight years. Matthew Southgate. Pete

:52:23.:52:27.

Carroll and will be around somewhere. His coach, gave him a pep

:52:28.:52:34.

talk after the US Open where he withdrew, to save pull your finger

:52:35.:52:41.

out, you are better than that. He has reached the magic age of 40,

:52:42.:52:48.

life begins. Will he go on like a few have done before when they reach

:52:49.:52:53.

the magic figure of 40? Getting even better. Well done, well done,

:52:54.:52:57.

everyone is delighted for him. One of the good guys. STUDIO: What a

:52:58.:53:07.

special day, the lowest final-round in this Championship, ever, by a

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champion, beating Greg Norman's 64 in 1994. We started with Mickelson

:53:15.:53:18.

getting 63 on Thursday and we finish with another, only the 10th in Open

:53:19.:53:24.

Championship history. 20-under par story is the lowest score to par in

:53:25.:53:30.

any Open. And it equals Jason Day as the lowest as any major in history.

:53:31.:53:38.

The final putt about to drop on a round of 63, only Jonny Mellor has

:53:39.:53:43.

done that at the US Open and won a major, what a way to smash down the

:53:44.:53:50.

door. 65 for Phil Mickleson, how should we remember today? It was a

:53:51.:53:55.

bit like 1977. Two of the best players in the game going head to

:53:56.:53:59.

head right at the top of the game, nothing quite like it. A marvellous

:54:00.:54:05.

days golf, ten birdies on the card, started with the 3-putt and you

:54:06.:54:08.

thought would he wobble but he did not, what a day, phenomenal. Classic

:54:09.:54:14.

Match Play situation more or less from the off, nobody else seemed to

:54:15.:54:19.

matter. Yes, after a few holes you could see they were in total command

:54:20.:54:24.

of the game. Stenson has already been a great driver, it is whether

:54:25.:54:29.

he could hole clutch parts and by golly he did today. Phil Mickleson,

:54:30.:54:37.

his 11th runner-up in a major and 17 Underwood have won all but four Open

:54:38.:54:42.

Championships, how will he feel? If you give it your best and it's not

:54:43.:54:48.

enough, that's all you can do. He was beaten by a better man today.

:54:49.:54:52.

Sweden will be so pleased, he will be the Prince of Sweden. Finally one

:54:53.:55:01.

of them winning a major. Real class from them both, time to collect one

:55:02.:55:07.

of the most precious prizes in sport, this moment has been a long

:55:08.:55:17.

time coming. With a score of 264, the winner of the Gold Medal and the

:55:18.:55:23.

champion golfer of the year is Henrik Stenson! CHEERING

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APPLAUSE How popular are when will this man

:55:33.:55:40.

be? He has been around quite a while, he's been a marvellous player

:55:41.:55:44.

but he handled himself so well, he's got a sense of humour, talks to

:55:45.:55:47.

everybody, he's a proper superstar. And golf 's newest major star is

:55:48.:56:02.

with us, clutching the Claret Jug, congratulations. Was that the round

:56:03.:56:10.

of your life? Possibly, yeah. I have had a couple of nice final rounds

:56:11.:56:14.

but probably not as good as this one. What made you so confident that

:56:15.:56:18.

after all the close calls it was going to be your day to day? I

:56:19.:56:24.

didn't feel like I had much to lose, I have been second, third, there is

:56:25.:56:27.

only one thing that matters and its winning. I knew I had to play as

:56:28.:56:31.

good as I can more or less to come out on top and I am very happy I

:56:32.:56:37.

managed to do it. The lead changed hands at the 1st hole, looked like a

:56:38.:56:41.

few signs of nervousness, Phil Mickleson wouldn't back down, seven

:56:42.:56:46.

times it changed hands. What was going on, did it feel like Match

:56:47.:56:52.

Play? Yes, it was going to be that way. We managed to leave the other

:56:53.:56:56.

players with a bit of distance, it was going to be him or me and I know

:56:57.:57:01.

he doesn't back down, I knew I had to play some of my best golf. Didn't

:57:02.:57:08.

get off to the best start, didn't hit my second shot good enough, came

:57:09.:57:12.

out long-range and three putted, but it kind of made me focus more, get

:57:13.:57:18.

into my game plan and my game again. Just making tonnes of birdies. What

:57:19.:57:24.

was the moment when you felt you had it and would win? To be certain that

:57:25.:57:30.

was when I hit a wedge into the middle of the green on the last. It

:57:31.:57:34.

could have been a comfy ride coming down 18, there are some key moments

:57:35.:57:40.

of course. I made the 23rd putt for birdie on 14 and drained a bomb from

:57:41.:57:47.

15 yards and 15, I knew he was going to make it with possibly an eagle on

:57:48.:57:53.

16 and I chip it up and he misses and I had to make this five footer

:57:54.:57:59.

to stay two ahead. Coming up 17 I had a brilliant shot but he never

:58:00.:58:03.

gives up. He made par and I just missed mine. But it was still only

:58:04.:58:09.

two, I had to play the way to the finish. You have shouldered

:58:10.:58:13.

expectations in your country for a long time, I know that Jesper

:58:14.:58:17.

Parnevik was here at 19 years ago, you have waited all that time and he

:58:18.:58:21.

sent you a text message and you finished what he couldn't, how

:58:22.:58:24.

meaningful is that you and your country? Yes, this is for all the

:58:25.:58:29.

guys who have been there before me, who tried and came close. We have

:58:30.:58:35.

always had that on our shoulder, when is it going to happen? Now it

:58:36.:58:40.

has happened and we can focus on getting a second one rather than

:58:41.:58:44.

when is it going to happen. Do you believe this is the first of many? I

:58:45.:58:50.

don't know how many, but I've got one and I am hungry for more, I

:58:51.:58:54.

wouldn't mind another one or two. We wish you all the best,

:58:55.:58:56.

congratulations. Here at Royal Troon, what a contest,

:58:57.:59:10.

what a day, and what a champion, all hail Henrik Stenson. Thank you very

:59:11.:59:12.

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