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British Open third round leaderboard, live updates: Justin Thomas off to blistering Saturday start on Moving Day

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British Open third round leaderboard, live updates: Justin Thomas off to blistering Saturday start on Moving Day

We’ve reached the midway point of the British Open, and Shane Lowry is in full control of the leaderboard.

Lowry dropped to 7-under after his second-round 69 on Friday, which gave him a two-shot lead over the field heading into Moving Day at Royal Troon in Scotland. He had a bit of a leg up in the second round, too, as heavy winds absolutely battered the afternoon wave and sent several big names home early.

Daniel Brown, who led after the first round, fired a 1-over 72 on Friday. He’ll start Saturday at 5-under on the week with Justin Rose, who matched the low round of the day with his 3-under 68 on Friday. They are the first trio from the United Kingdom and Ireland to lead the British Open at the midway point since 1951.

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will start the day five shots back of Lowry at 2-under. Scheffler, who has won six times already this season on the PGA Tour, is coming off a playoff win at the Travelers Championship.

For full third round tee times, click here.

For the full leaderboard, click here.

The third round of the British Open will air the USA Network and NBC, and can be streamed on Peacock.

Keep up with Yahoo Sports for full live coverage of the British Open below:

Live9 updates

  • Si Woo Kim makes a hole-in-one on No. 17

    This is the 10th Open Championship played at Royal Troon, and until today, no player had made an ace on the par-3 17th. Well, that number has gone from zero to one with Si Woo Kim’s hole-in-one in the third round. He’s at +5 for the tournament and even par for the day after the shot he’ll remember for a lifetime. Take a look:

  • DP World Tour star Thriston Lawrence is charging up the leaderboard as well

    Among the low scorers in the early part of the day are names we’ve seen on Sundays at majors before…Adam Scott, Justin Thomas, but also some less heralded names like Thriston Lawrence. The South African 4-time winner on the DP World Tour is 6-under through his first 8 holes and up 24 spots on the leaderboard into 4th place.

    TROON, SCOTLAND - JULY 19: Thriston Lawrence of South Africa plays his second shot on the second hole during day two of The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon on July 19, 2024 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

    TROON, SCOTLAND – JULY 19: Thriston Lawrence of South Africa plays his second shot on the second hole during day two of The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon on July 19, 2024 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

  • Adam Scott pushing his way up the leaderboard

    Adam Scott is thru 16 and up 41 spots on the leaderboard today to T13 at even par with an excellent round of 5-under going so far.

  • How’s this for staying on balance, Cam Young

    Don’t fall. Don’t fall. Don’t fall. Don’t fall. Don’t fall. Don’t fall. Don’t fall. Don’t fall.

    Oh, good, a par

  • Justin Thomas’ rollercoaster of a weekend summed up in one image

    Have you ever had back-to-back rounds like this at your home course? Some days nothing works, and some days everything is cooking.

  • SungJae Im making big moves on Saturday

    Have a day SungJae Im! A 5-under 65 has Im at +1 for the championship and looking like he could be among the late tee times on Sunday if the conditions deteriorate on Saturday afternoon.

  • Weather at Royal Toon could be a factor as the day rolls on

    The morning groups in Round 3 have dealt with much less wind than on Friday and scoring conditions have been much better — Justin Thomas is 4-under thru 7 — but that may not be the case all day, with rain and some heavy wind possible to affect the groups toward the end of the day, from about 4 p.m. local time/11 p.m. ET.

  • Tiger Woods misses the weekend

    Tiger Woods missed the cut this week in Scotland, again, and calls for him to hang it up for good are growing rapidly.

    Woods, Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busbee wrote, “should still keep playing all of these tournaments as long as he damn well pleases.” He’s earned that.

    USA's Tiger Woods on the 16th green during day two of The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Picture date: Friday July 19, 2024. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)USA's Tiger Woods on the 16th green during day two of The Open at Royal Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Picture date: Friday July 19, 2024. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)

    Click the photo to read more about Tiger Woods’ week in Scotland. (Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)

  • Moving Day at Royal Troon

    It’s Moving Day in Scotland. Shane Lowry will start the day with a two shot lead over Daniel Brown, Justin Rose and the rest of the field at Royal Troon. While we’re still several hours away from the final groups hitting the course, here’s everything you need to know for the third round of the British Open.

    Leaderboard

    1. Shane Lowry (-7)

    T2. Daniel Brown (-5)

    T2. Justin Rose

    T4. Billy Horschel (-2)

    T4. Dean Burmester

    T4. Scottie Scheffler

    T7. Corey Conners (-1)

    T7. Jayson Day

    T7. Xander Schauffele

    T7. Patrick Cantlay

    Required Reading

    Key Tee Times

    Click here for every third round tee time.

    All times ET

    9:45 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson

    9:55 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Matthew Jordan

    10:05 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele

    10:15 a.m. — Jason Day, Corey Conners

    10:25 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Dean Burmester

    10:35 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Justin Rose

    10:45 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Shane Lowry

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