2010 British Open Round 3

Louis Oosthuizen, a 27-year-old native of Mossel Bay, South Africa, carded a 3-under 69 on Saturday to move to 15-under 201 and a four-stroke lead over Paul Casey. It is the largest 54-hole lead at the British Open since Tiger Woods led by six at St. Andrews in 2000.  In 15 previous career starts on the PGA TOUR, Oosthuizen’s only top-25 finish was T20 at the 2009 World Golf Championships-CA Championship. 

Paul Casey managed the only bogey-free round of the day with a 5-under 67. With the exception of a triple-bogey on the par-4 17th hole on Friday, Casey has played the last 46 holes without a bogey.

Louis Oosthuizen and Paul Casey will be seeking to become the first Open Champion to post all four rounds in the 60s since Tiger Woods at St. Andrews in 2000.

Henrik Stenson (67) carded the round of the day (along with Robert Rock and Paul Casey) to move to 7-under 209. He is making his seventh start in a British Open, with two top-15 finishes (T3 in 2008 and T13 in 2009). He has played 23 rounds at the Open, and all three of his sub-70 rounds have come at St. Andrews: second-round 67 in 2005, first-round 68 and third-round 67 this week).

Currently T4, Alejandro Canizares is seeking to become the first player to win the British Open in his first appearance since Ben Curtis in 2003 and the 10th overall. Four players have won in debut at St. Andrews.

With rounds of 63-80-69, Rory McIlroy is seeking to become the first player to win a Major Championship with a round in the 80s since George Duncan won the 1920 British Open with rounds of 80-80-71-72.

Tiger Woods, at T18, will enter the final round 12 strokes behind tournament-leader Oosthuizen.  Tiger Woods recorded an eight-stroke comeback to win the European Tour’s 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic after starting the final round tied for 18th place. He posted a 65 on the final 18 holes and then topped Ernie Els with a birdie on the second playoff hole for the victory.  Tiger Woods has never come from behind to win a Major Championship.  This week represents the seventh start for Woods in 2010, with top-10 finishes at the Masters Tournament (T4) and the U.S. Open (T4). In 1998, he won the BellSouth Classic in his ninth start – his longest stretch to start a season before winning.

 

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