The Open 2018: final round – live!

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There hasn’t been much in the way of low scoring to report so far … but times change! And is this the beginning of the first serious break from the pack? Thorbjorn Olesen follows his birdie on the opening hole with another at 2, after knocking his second to three feet. Suddenly he’s -5 for the tournament, and only four shots off the lead! He’s being chased up the leaderboard by Eddie Pepperell, who birdies 6 with a 15-footer to move to -4.

-9: Spieth, Schauffele, Kisner
-7: Chappell
-6: Molinari
-5: Olesen (2), Woods, Simpson, Noren, Kuchar, McIlroy, Fleewood, Z Johnson

The first gentle oscillations on the leaderboard. Thorbjorn Olesen lifts a wedge to six feet on the opening hole, and strokes the putt into the cup. He rises to -4. Patrick Cantlay birdies 4: he’s -3. And a fast start for Eddie Pepperell, who only qualified last week by finishing second behind Brandon ‘Mr 60’ Stone at the Scottish Open. He’s continued that good form this week, and birdies today at 3 and 5 have taken him up the standings to -3.

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Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/jul/22/the-open-2018-final-round-live under the title “The Open 2018: final round – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.