The spectacle of great international golf continues. The third round of The Open Championship has just ended (prize money of 14 million dollars), known more simply as the British Open. The 150th edition of the British kermesse has come to the end of the penultimate act and balance still reigns supreme.
Viktor Hovland and Rory McIlroy, the Open
At the command of the leaderboard we find the European couple made up of the Norwegian Viktor Hovland and the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy. Both lead the ranking with the score of -16 (200 hits) after closing the third round with -6.
Therefore, their journey continues arm in arm. For Hovland and McIlroy there are four shots of the margin on the most immediate rivals. In third position with -12 the Australian Cameron Smith and the American Cameron Young will try to play for a chance to win until the last hole.
On the par 72 course of the Old Course in St. Andrews (Fife, Scotland), South Korean Si Woo Kim and American Scottie Scheffler are in fifth position with -11. The number one in the Official World Golf Ranking signs a solid -3 round and stays in contact for a prestigious result.
Solo seventh with -10 Dustin Johnson, who precedes the Australian Adam Scott by a length, and the British Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood. Great round by Jordan Spieth. The Texan recovers 14 positions thanks to the -4 of the day that brings him to 11th place with an overall -8.
Even better does his compatriot Kevin Kisner, who recovered 53 positions after today’s sumptuous -7. For him an unexpected 13th place that brings him close to the top ten. Speaking of comebacks, the great test of Francesco Molinari should be noted.
The Turin player scores a superb -6 (seven birdies, one bogey) settling in 18th position with a score of -6. Tomorrow the blue will try to play all his cards to grab a prestigious result. Finally, Filippo Celli’s excellent Major continues.
The winner of the European Amateur Championship 2022 turns back under par (-1), and brings his score to -4. For the twenty-one year old Roman amateur a remarkable 35th place.
