Offaly man shot 77 and sits in ninth place, with American Billy Horschel in the lead.
SHANE LOWRY IS three shots off the lead at The Open following a punishing third round in the rain at Royal Troon .Yet he retains a chance of victory at the major he won in 2019. Lowry is in ninth place and goes into the final day within striking distance of leader Billy Horschel on four under par.
Qualifier Dan Brown wrote another chapter in his incredible Open Championship story to set up a thriller of a final day.Advertisement The world number 272 held the outright lead until an unfortunate double bogey on the 18th, but a third round of 73 left him just a shot behind the American Horschel. South African Thriston Lawrence, who teed off more than three hours before the final group, carded a superb 65 to set a clubhouse target which was matched by Sam Burns and Russell Henley .
Another birdie putt from Lowry came up inches short on the 613-yard sixth and Brown took full advantage, a superb approach leaving a tap-in. Horschel’s fourth birdie of the day made it a three-way tie before a combination of bogeys across the 10th and 11th left the leading trio together on five under, but Brown birdied the 12th to edge into the outright lead.
After reclaiming the outright lead with a birdie on the 16th, Brown bogeyed the 17th and ran up a double on the last, where he was unfortunate to see his drive finish on the edge of a bunker.
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