5 things to look for on Sunday at the 144th British Open
Typically, we would be looking forward to a major coronation on Sunday at the British Open. However, a nearly 11-hour weather delay on Saturday made that impossible. So instead, the third round will unfold on Sunday at St. Andrews.
Nineteen players are within five shots of leader Dustin Johnson, who's at 10-under. That includes Jordan Spieth, winner of the Masters and U.S. Open, who's at 5-under. The top of the leaderboard looks like this:
1. Dustin Johnson -10
2. Danny Willett -9
3. Paul Lawrie -8
4. Marc Warren, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Robert Streb, Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen -7
With a rare Sunday Moving Day upon us, here are the five things we're looking forward to:
1. The conditions: After weather became the story on Saturday, it should fade into a grey background on Sunday. Light winds are expected through the day, which should mean a lot of birdies and eagles for the field.
2. Danny Willett's nerves: The 27-year-old will play in the final group of a major for the first time. He's a twitchy, fast player with a visible expression on every shot. That may be a fatal combination with major pressure on Saturday.
3. Jordan Spieth's putter: Spieth is five back of Dustin Johnson. Spieth also had five three-putts in the two-day second round. Spieth said he'll look to clean up his putting and be more aggressive in the final 36 holes. Don't count him or the single-season Grand Slam out quite yet.
4. The Scots: It has been 105 years since a Scot won the Claret Jug at the Home of Golf. Two Scots, 1999 champion Paul Lawrie and Marc Warren, are in contention with a chance to end that absurdly long drought.
5. Dustin Johnson's power game: With the winds expected to die down to a relative standstill on Sunday, Johnson should be able to overpower the Old Course. If he can drive the ball as well as he did through the first 36 holes, the rest of this tournament could be academic.
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