The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Brian Harman admitted he would not be letting the Claret Jug out of his british open final leaderboard after his dominant victory in the st Open Championship at Royal. Jon Rahm went off on Saturday in what was a historic showing at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Rahm, after a tough few days to start his British. The leaderboard for the AIG Women's Open, played at Walton Heath from August
Rahm added birdies at the 15th and 16th holes before hitting the 18th green in two and converting a two-putt birdie. And it was the first since Shane Lowry shot 63 in the third round at Royal Portrush in on his way to winning. You see everything the way it's supposed to happen unfold, and it's very unusual.
Ranked third in the world, he has finished in the top 10 just twice since that victory, with a second at the Mexico Open and a tie for 10th at the U. More from SI. SI Network. I missed some key puts over those first 36 holes, didn't really give myself the best chance to get myself in contention early.
But today was the complete opposite, right. Felt really good with the swing, got every break I needed to make the putts I needed to make. Rahm has won 11 times in his career on the PGA Tour, most recently at the Masters in April — which was his second major championship. He opened the week with a 3-over 74 on Thursday, and then posted a 70 on Friday to narrowly make the cut.
As Rahm entered the clubhouse, Harman and Tommy Fleetwood were getting their days started. Harman, despite making two bogeys in his first four holes, carded a 2-under 69 and maintained his five-shot lead over the rest of the field. While Rahm's round didn't completely close the gap, he certainly took full advantage of Moving Day in the final major championship of the year.
Rahm has a ways to go, and likely needs a bit of help, but he's now in a position to grab his third major title come Sunday. There's nothing to be done. Feel like I've done a lot of good work the past few weeks, and I've done a lot of good work this week, as well, and I've done what I've needed, which is give myself an opportunity. It's that simple. Rahm and Hovland pour some birdie efforts in to end on -7 and -3 respectively.
If ever there was any doubt, Harman threads it down the middle of the fairway. British open final leaderboard Only a few shots away now. Cam Young stripes one down the middle too. The Aussie gives his ball a good run at the birdie for solo second but it flies on by. Very nicely done as he continues his return to form this year. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies.
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