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British Open third round leaderboard, live updates: Shane Lowry, Daniel Brown, Billy

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We’ve reached the midway point of the British Open, and Shane Lowry is in full control of the leaderboard.

Lowry dropped to 7-under after his second-round 69 on Friday, which gave him a two-shot lead over the field heading into Moving Day at Royal Troon in Scotland. He had a bit of a leg up in the second round, too, as heavy winds absolutely battered the afternoon wave and sent several big names home early.

Daniel Brown, who led after the first round, fired a 1-over 72 on Friday. He’ll start Saturday at 5-under on the week with Justin Rose, who matched the low round of the day with his 3-under 68 on Friday. They are the first trio from the United Kingdom and Ireland to lead the British Open at the midway point since 1951.

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will start the day five shots back of Lowry at 2-under. Scheffler, who has won six times already this season on the PGA Tour, is coming off a playoff win at the Travelers Championship.

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Live31 updates

  • Backwards Hat Billy joins the leaders

    Backwards Hat Billy is now a co-leader at the British Open. After his fourth birdie to close out his front nine, Horschel matched Lowry and Brown at 6-under.

  • Daniel Brown, co-leader

    Shane Lowry just made a double at the par-3 8th after landing his drive in a bunker, which prompted a massive swing. Daniel Brown bogeyed, so the two are tied for the lead at 6-under.

    Xander Schauffele and Billy Horschel are suddenly just a shot back. As for Lowry, well …

  • Daniel Brown now 1 back

    Just like that, Shane Lowry’s lead is down to just a single shot. Daniel Brown carded back-to-back birdies even after his errant tee shot at the 7th to get to 7-under.

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  • Daniel Brown, just like us

    Daniel Brown just nearly took out Dean Burmester at the Postage Stamp … from the wrong hole.

  • Xander throwing darts

    We came this close to another hole-in-one today at Royal Troon. Xander Schauffele just stuck one close for a birdie at the Postage Stamp to get to 4-under.

  • After a rough Friday afternoon weather-wise, several golfers took full advantage of briefly benign conditions at Royal Troon on Saturday morning.

    Then the rain hit again.

    Justin Thomas of the United States walks with his caddy Matt Minister to the 15th during his third round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

    Click the photo to read more about the early wave on Saturday at Royal Troon. (AP/Peter Morrison)

  • Lowry pushes his lead to 3

    Shane Lowry’s lead is growing after his first birdie of the day at the par-5 4th. He’s up by 3 now early as the rain starts to come down hard at Royal Troon.

  • Brown steadies the ship after early bogey

    Daniel Brown made a bogey on No. 1 after an errant tee shot, but has been able to battle back, with a birdie on 3 to get back to 5-under for the tournament and into sole possession of second place. He’s looked totally unbothered by the moment 2+ rounds into his major championship debut.

  • Russell Henley’s quality third round continues

    6-under thru 12 on the day, Henley has charged up into second place, and his approach play has been excellent. Not everyone can hit an iron like this from the first cut … the putt however? A gimmie in your regular weekend fourball

  • Justin Thomas heads to Sunday even for the tournament

    Thomas is in with 4-under, 67 for Saturday’s third round. He got off to a blistering start with six birdies on his first 12 holes. After bogeys on 13 and 15, he was able to steady the ship and come in with three straight pars. He’s seven shots behind leader Shane Lowry heading into the final round.

    TROON, SCOTLAND - JULY 20: Justin Thomas of the United States reacts on the 12th hole during day three of The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon on July 20, 2024 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

    Justin Thomas got back to even par for the tournament after Moving Day. (Warren Little/Getty Images)

  • Xander Schauffele on the move early on Saturday

    More red numbers on the boar as the rain comes down … 2-under for the day and 3-under for the championship for Xander Schauffele.

  • Shane Lowry finds the bunker off the tee on No. 1

    With rain now falling as hard as it has all day, the leaders are off the first tee and at 7-under, Shane Lowry is at the top of the leaderboard, and also in a lefthand fairway bunker off the first tee. Lowry is looking to lift the Claret Jug for a second time.

    Shane Lowry of Ireland reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 11th hole during his opening round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

    Shane Lowry is looking to lift the Claret Jug for a second time this week. (AP/Jon Super)

  • Russell Henley with the SAUCE

    Skip, skip, stop, zip. That’s exactly how Russell Henley drew it up on at the Postage Stamp. He’d go on to make par and go out in 32. Henley is 2-under for the tournament and 4-under for the day at the turn. You’ll also note that the rain has fully moved in and changing the conditions for the players at Royal Troon.

  • Scottie Scheffler tees off in Round 3

    The two-time Masters champion is in the mix at the British Open and his round is underway. He enters the third round at 2-under, and five shots back of Shane Lowry. Scheffler, who’s playing with LIV Golf’s Dean Burmester today, has six wins in his 15 starts this season.

    Scottie Scheffler of the United States watches his approach shot into the 11th hole during a practice round ahead of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

    Scottie Scheffler is searching for his seventh win of the year this week. (AP/Peter Morrison)

  • Justin Thomas slowing down after hot start

    After going out in 31, Justin Thomas has come back down to earth some. 7 birdies in his first 12 holes had Thomas knocking on the door of the leaders, who are set to get their rounds started over the next half hour or so, but bogeys on 13 and 15 and an errant second shot on 16 have Thomas scrambling to stay connected to the leaders as his third round begins to draw to a close.

    Justin Thomas of the United States reacts to his putt on the 14th green during his third round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

    Justin Thomas of the United States reacts to his putt on the 14th green during his third round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

  • Thriston Lawrence star turn continuing on the inward 9

    Lawrence has it to 7-under for the day and 4-under for the tournament, just three shots back of Shane Lowry. Rain is starting to fall and umbrellas are out among the fans at Royal Troon which could start to affect the players are the final groups begin to tee off.

  • Sam Burns is into red numbers for the tournament

    The LSU Tiger birdied No. 8 to get to 4-under for the day and 1-under for the championship. The scoring conditions have been so much more favorable for the first part of the day, but rain is starting to move into the area at Royal Troon.

    Sam Burns of the United States plays from the bunker on the eighth hole during his second round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Friday, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

    Sam Burns made a few early birdies to get into the red on Saturday at Royal Troon. (AP/Jon Super)



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