![]() Then he went nuts on the back nine, carding birdies on Nos. ![]() Rahm than got it going with a birdie on the par-5 fifth hole and another on No. He began his round with four consecutive pars and the move he would eventually make didn’t seem possible. Whenever you get a birdie, just thinking about one more. “The job today was to come out and give myself the best opportunity I could. “I never thought about a shot,’’ he said. Rahm, who’s already won four tournaments this year said he never set a target score when mapping out his third-round strategy. ![]() “It feels really good, but it’s a lot of work to do tomorrow.” “That’s the best round I have played on a links course ever,” said Rahm. The world number three was frustrated by the brutality of Royal Liverpool’s 82 bunkers during his first round and missed four short putts in his second as he sneaked into the weekend at two over par.īut he bounced back in spectacular fashion on Sunday (AEST) missing out on matching the lowest score in major championship history by a single shot. Harman, ranked 26th in the world, had pulled clear of the field with a stunning second round of 65 in difficult conditions on Friday. He heads into the final round six under par after a jaw-dropping round of eight under on moving day at The Open Last year’s runner-up Cameron Young is Harman’s nearest challenger on seven under after the American’s third-round 66.īut it was Masters champion Rahm who produced the standout round of the tournament so far, picking up six shots on the back nine to keep alive his chances of a third major. Watch over 100 hours of live coverage during the 2023 Open Championship on Kayo. No player has blown a five-shot lead heading into the final round of a major since Frenchman Jean van de Velde’s infamous collapse at the final hole of the 1999 British Open. He later returned and said a persistent foot problem will not derail his world championship medal hopes.American Brian Harman shrugged off the pressure applied by Jon Rahm’s course-record 63 to take a five-shot lead into the final round of the British Open.ĭespite two bogeys early in his third round on Saturday, Harman, who has never won a major, bounced back with four birdies to shoot a 69 and move to 12 under par. Holly Bradshaw’s injury misfortune since winning Olympic pole vault bronze two years ago continued when she failed her first effort and pulled out with a leg problem, while Matthew Hudson-Smith left the track in a wheelchair after finishing fourth in the 400m. Keely Hodgkinson was supposed to be the day’s headline act, but withdrew half an hour before the 800m, which was won by fellow Briton Jemma Reekie in 1min 57.30sec. It was not all smooth sailing for Britain’s world championship medal hopefuls. It’s just all about Budapest at the end of August, which is still quite a long while away. “It’s been building to a point,” said Asher-Smith. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. Go forward and put that record into the 19.50sec.” This is a new generation of youngsters and he’s leading the pack. ![]() “He didn’t just beat it, he destroyed it. Hughes has now consigned them to the history books in the space of one month, although he was powerless to catch Lyles (19.47sec) and Tebogo (19.50sec)on Sunday. I think that’s why I am running as quick as you guys are seeing.”Īs the fastest man in the world over 100m this year and fourth fastest over 200m, there is a real sense that Hughes should win a first individual world championships medal at next month’s event.Įxcelling on the biggest stage was a regular occurrence for Christie and Regis, whose respective British records of 9.87sec and 19.94sec had stood since 1993. As long as I executed the plan that my coach wanted and we get the British record, we have things we can work on. I wanted to do it here on home soil and I did it. “It’s the exact time again,” said an elated Hughes. ![]()
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