Louis Oosthuizen held off a charge from Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth to stay in front by one shot on 12 under par at the Open Championship after a sun-bathed third round at Royal St George's on Saturday. However, he has finished second in six majors since then, including at the PGA Championship and US Open in the past two months, and will have to hold his nerve on the final round. The young American made a nervous start to his third round, dropping two strokes in the first six holes. Three-putt costs SpiethSpieth's bid for a second Open Championship faltered late on as he three-putted on the 18th green to fall back to nine under. Crowds of up to 32 000 have been allowed into the 149th Open Championship despite surging infection rates for the coronavirus in England.

Source: News 24 July 17, 2021 19:16 UTC