By It’s moving day at Royal Troon Golf Club. Can anyone dislodge Shane Lowry from the top of the British Open leaderboard?
Lowry, the 37-year-old Irishman who won the 2019 Open Championship, has a two-shot lead as he enters the weekend at 7-under for the tournament. Englishmen Justin Rose and Daniel Brown are his closest pursuers at 5-under. Lurking a little ways back is World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who finds himself in a tie for fourth at 2-under.
The cut has been made. Just 10 players sit below par. The weather is exactly what you expect it to be in Scotland. It should be an interesting day of golf.
USA TODAY Sports will keep you updated on all the action:
Sunjae Im made his move on Saturday. He moves up 53 spots and is tied for 16th after carding a 65 − the lowest round of the day so far. But watch out for Justin Thomas, who had a rough day in Round 2 shooting a 78. He is -5 through eight holes.
Shane Lowry, the leader of The Open after two rounds, is confident heading into the weekend on all things except one. The 2019 Open Championship winner was asked Friday if he considers himself a good front-runner.
“I wouldn’t say I’m a good runner,” Lowry laughed.
“For me, it’s just about going out and playing my own game, shooting the best score I can, and then seeing where it leaves me at the end of the day,” Lowry said. “Try not to worry about what other people are doing and just try to take care of your own personal stuff. I don’t know. I put myself there in a few big tournaments, and I’ve managed to knock them off.”
The good news for Lowry? He won’t have to run. Three of the past four 36-hole leaders or co-leaders at The Open went on to lift the Claret Jug.
High winds played a factor at Royal Troon Golf Club in round 2. The course was wet for those with early tee times. Outbreaks of light rain and more wind are predicted for Saturday’s play and could cause havoc for those with later team times.
Sungjae Im, Adam Scott and Shubhankar Sharma are all off to good starts to begin the third round of The Open. Im and Sharma are -4 through 14 (nine strokes off the lead) and Scott is -4 through 10 (eight strokes off the lead).
2024 British Open leaderboard
Follow along for live scoring updates from Royal Troon.
How to watch 2024 British Open on TV
The Open will be broadcast live on NBC, with coverage also on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. The tentative broadcast schedule is as follows (all times Eastern):
Round 3: Saturday, July 20
- 5 a.m.-7 a.m.: Peacock
- 7 a.m.- 3 p.m.: NBC/Peacock
How to stream 2024 British Open
Live coverage and featured groups can be followed on the live stream on Peacock, as well as Fubo.
British Open tee times: Third round
All times Eastern
3:55 a.m. — Darren Fichardt, Tommy Morrison
4:05 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Max Homa
4:15 a.m. — Shubhankar Sharma, Sungjae Im
4:25 a.m. — Abraham Ancer, Luis Masaveu
4:35 a.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Darren Clarke
4:45 a.m. — Jorge Campillo, Rickie Fowler
4:55 a.m. — Harris English, Robert MacIntyre
5:05 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Matt Wallace
5:20 a.m. — Adam Scott, Daniel Hillier
5:30 a.m. — Young-han Song, Andy Ogletree
5:40 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Hideki Matsuyama
5:50 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Phil Mickelson
6 a.m. — Alex Cejka, Jacob Skov Oleson
6:10 a.m. — Ewen Ferguson, John Catlin
6:20 a.m. — Sean Crocker, Brian Harman
6:30 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Austin Eckroat
6:45 a.m. — Matteo Manassero, Justin Thomas
6:55 a.m. — Calum Scott, Joe Dean
7:05 a.m. — Cameron Young, Kurt Kitayama
7:15 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Brendon Todd
7:25 a.m. — Rasmus Højgaard, Ryan Fox
7:35 a.m. — Richard Mansell, Thriston Lawrence
7:45 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Laurie Center
7:55 a.m. — Tom McKibbin, Emilian Grillo
8:10 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Sam Burns
8:20 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Eric Cole
8:30 a.m. — Adrian Meronk, Minkyu Kim
8:40 a.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Russell Henley
8:50 a.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Alex Noren
9 a.m. — Jeunghun Wang, Tom Hoge
9:10 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Gary Woodland
9:20 a.m. — Marcel Siem, Jon Rahm
9:35 a.m. — Mackenzie Hughes, Collin Morikawa
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
2024 British Open weather for third round
According to Accuweather, Saturday’s forecast at Royal Troon calls for cloudy skies with afternoon showers. Chance of precipitation is 83% with a high temperature of 67 degrees.
