The Open 2024 LIVE: Golf leaderboard and scores from round three at Royal Troon

Phil Mickelson starts his day with a bogey on the first, and he goes to +6.

On seven, Fitzpatrick’s approach is good and sets him up for a birdie chance, while on nine, Homa’s birdie putt lips out so he’ll stay on +4.

Max Homa has birdied again for two-under on his first seven holes, and he moves to +4. He makes par on the eighth too.

MacIntyre hits the rough with his second shot on the par-five fourth, but he should make the green in regulation and save par. He tries the bump and run in an attempt for grab the birdie, but it doesn’t come off.

Im has grabbed another birdie – his fourth so far in the front nine – so he’s at +2.

The conditions are kinder this morning than they’ve been on the previous couple of days, with wind speeds set to stay a lot lower than they have been. Direction could throw a spanner in the works though.

Sungjae Im has made his third birdie now, so he moves to +3. Not a lot more to report in terms of improvements, as Fitzpatrick and Max Homa stay on +5 and MacIntyre stays at +4. Matt Wallace is also on +4 through four.

Below is Rob MacIntyre’s birdie to start the day.

Biridies are flying in all over the course now but remember, the first six holes are probably the most gettable at Troon. Bob MacIntyre and Matt Fitzpatrick have both found a birdie early on, while Sungjae Im has joined Shubankar Sharma a +4 with a pair of birdies

The first players are out on the course, these are the men who only just made the cut yesterday, with pairs heading out in reverse order of leaderboard position.

We showed you Max Homa’s birdie on the 18th yesterday to sneak inside the cut line and he’s picked up where he left off with a spanking drive down the 1st, a short wedge and a kick-in birdie. That sees him climb to +5.

India’s Shubankar Sharma is the other man going well right now as he has birdied the first two holes to go from +6 to +4 in the blink of an eye. It will be interesting to see how these early starters get on to give us an idea of how the course is playing ahead of the leaders going out later.

Here are the tee times to look out for, with the leaders below and a full list in the link:

1420 Marcel Siem (Ger), Jon Rahm (Esp)

1435 Mackenzie Hughes (Can), Collin Morikawa (USA)

1445 Brooks Koepka (USA), Dustin Johnson (USA)

1455 Joaquin Niemann (Chl), Matthew Jordan (Eng)

1505 Patrick Cantlay (USA), Xander Schauffele (USA)

1515 Jason Day (Aus), Corey Conners (Can)

1525 Scottie Scheffler (USA), Dean Burmester (Rsa)

1535 Billy Horschel (USA), Justin Rose (Eng)

1545 Daniel Brown (Eng), Shane Lowry (Irl)

Last night, Max Homa needed a birdie at the 18th to make the cut at Troon and well…

Some selected others, including Bob MacIntyre who did brilliantly to recover on the back nine last night and make the cut.

Padraig Harrington, Ireland;72-73;+3

Jordan Spieth, United States;71-74;+3

Brian Harman, United States;73-73;+4

Justin Thomas, United States;68-78;+4

Robert Macintyre, Scotland;72-75;+5

Hideki Matsuyama, Japan;75-72;+5

Phil Mickelson, United States;73-74;+5

Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland;77-71;+6

Matt Fitzpatrick, England;70-78;+6

Rickie Fowler, United States;79-69;+6

Max Homa, United States;76-72;+6

Here’s how the top of the leaderboard looks after two rounds of The Open. Lowry leads, but just look at the star-studded chasing pack ready to pounce if he falters. Moving day will be fascinating.

Shane Lowry, Ireland;66-69;-7

Daniel Brown, England;65-72;-5

Justin Rose, England;69-68;-5

Dean Burmester, South Africa;71-69;-2

Billy Horschel, United States;72-68;-2

Scottie Scheffler, United States;70-70;-2

Patrick Cantlay, United States;73-68;-1

Corey Conners, Canada;71-70;-1

Jason Day, Australia;73-68;-1

Xander Schauffele, United States;69-72;-1

Matthew Jordan, England;71-71;E

Joaquin Niemann, Chile;71-71;E

Mackenzie Hughes, Canada;69-74;+1

Dustin Johnson, United States;74-69;+1

Brooks Koepka, United States;70-73;+1

Collin Morikawa, United States;73-70;+1

“I hit a great provisional,” Lowry explained. “The referee asked me going down (the fairway) did I want to find my first one, and I said no. So I assumed that was OK.

“Then we get down there and somebody had found it, so apparently you have to go and identify it. I felt through that whole process of that 20 minutes of seeing where I could drop I was very calm and composed and really knew that I was doing the right thing.

“And Darren (Reynolds, his caddie) did a great job too. He kept telling me we have loads of time, we don’t need to rush this.

“To be honest, I was happy enough leaving there with a six. It wasn’t a disaster. I have felt quite calm and composed the last couple of days. I’ve felt really in my comfort zone.

“Sometimes you are in a frame of mind where you get on with it better than other times. This week in my head feels like that, where I think I’m ready to take what comes, take what’s given to me out there.

“Anything that’s thrown at me, I feel like I’m ready to take it on the chin and move on. If I give myself a chance on Sunday I know I can do it and that’s as good as a position to be in as any.”