Louis Oosthuizen LEADS BY ONE heading into final round of The Open

Oosthuizen in pole position to win his second Open Championship

17 Jul 2021

Louis Oosthuizen LEADS BY ONE heading into final round of The Open

Louis Oosthuizen carded a third-round 69 to take a narrow one-shot lead over Collin Morikawa into the final round of The Open Championship at Royal St George's.

Oosthuizen, 38, has led wire-to-wire so far this week and remains in pole position to etch his name on the famous Claret Jug for the second time in his career following his memorable seven-shot triumph at St Andrews in 2010.

The South African finds himself at 12-under par, one shot clear of last year's US PGA champion Collin Morikawa, who bounced back from two early bogeys with five birdies thereafter for a round of 68.

Jordan Spieth held a share of the lead at various times during the afternoon but the 2017 Open champion stumbled badly coming home with bogeys at 11, 17 and 18 - the latter which saw him miss a short putt for par - and he signed for a 69 and 9-under par total.

Corey Conners vaulted up the board with a round of 66 to move to 8-under par alongside Scottie Scheffler, who birdied the final hole for a 69.

Jon Rahm did not bring his best stuff on Saturday but still kept himself in the mix for a first Open Championship and back-to-back majors with a round of 68 to move up to 7-under par alongsid Dylan Frittelli (70) and Mackenzie Hughes (68).

Cameron Smith (68), Justin Harding (70) and Marcel Siem (70) have it all to do from 6-under par.