The Open 2024 Live: Golf leaderboard and third-round scores as Shane Lowry chases Clarett Jugg

On the 17th, Homa hits a monster putt deep for par, but it drops and she can go to +4.

At 13, MacIntyre found the green in regulation and set himself up with a great birdie opportunity, but he misjudged it and settled for par. His tee shot on the par-three 14th avoids rolling off the back of the green.

John Catlin is another creep up the leaderboard and sits on par as he teases the stamp. He discovers the bunker, but of course clips brilliantly to protect equally. He will stay under four for the day.

On the 16th, I couldn’t get enough movement on the birdie putt, so he’s at +2.

Amateur Jacob Skov Olson’s performance improved to +3 and is now 32 holes bogey-free.

A big chip from the bunker gives Thomas a five-man birdie opportunity and he drains it with no problem to move to +2.

On the 12th, MacIntyre lays in the rough as he takes his approach shot — and he clips it straight into the greenside bunker. Work to be done to save par, but a good chip out gives him an opportunity to go up and down and he takes it. Three more overs.

Matteo Manassero has only completed four holes to date, but he’s three under for the day, and he’s coming out of nowhere threatening to break into the red.

Harman, at +5 after back-to-back bogeys, is inches away from sinking the eagle putt in six, but he drags it wide. He makes birdie, moving to +4.

In the 15th over, Sharma returned to +4 as he took two runs.

MacIntyre’s second shot on 11 got him out of the rough, but he overshot it and it ran over the green. He’ll need an up-and-down to save par here – but he can’t get it, and it’s back-to-back bogeys at +5.

I get out of the sand on 14 and Sharma goes for a bit with his birdie putt. The South Korean cannot sink the putt for par, and he moves to par with his playing partner at +2.

Thomas again makes par in three and his tee shot makes the fairway.

10 up the course and Adam Scott misses another birdie chance so he’s at +1. Will he be the first to reach par today?

At 15, Homa has a birdie chance to get to +2, but he pulls it wide.

On the 10th, MacIntyre lays on the green as he picks up the putter. He’s too short, but should be able to guide the par shot – he misses though, and is +4 for the Scottish Open champion. He will be very disappointed in that.

He approaches Dee on Railway 11, working against a light headwind, but he doesn’t land far from the tracks in the crowd.

At the eighth, Adam Scott missed a birdie attempt that would have put him at par, but he started the day well.

Im and Sharma looked to continue on the morning of the 13th and sank a lovely birdie to go +2 and four over for the day.

At two again, Thomas skims a birdie putt. The American is not happy yet as he is four over.

McIntyre’s approach pin on the ninth and landing on the first cutting edge. It’s highly unlikely he’ll get a shot here – and his birdie putt lands wide, but he’ll knock in for par.

On the 12th, I chipped the green, giving me another birdie opportunity. Even if it’s the lips, he’s on an over for now! Very close.

Thomas goes inches wide of the first with a putt for birdie, and he’ll start the day at even par.

Adam Scott sinks a birdie to make +1.

Fitzpatrick bogeyed the ninth and would go to the back nine in six over. Not happening to him today.

At the eighth, MacIntyre has another birdie chance, but it skims the hole! So bad luck. His tee shot on the ninth is good, coming up with reasonable bunkers.

On the 11th, both myself and playing partner Sharma again have a birdie chance, but neither can sink it.

Harman can only make par on the first hole, but has a birdie chance at the second.

Justin Thomas will be on the field any time now, as he will improve on day two where he was taken from -3 to +4.

Rickie Fowler has his first birdie of the day and he moves to +5. I’m looking for his sixth birdie of the day, but his putt is too short and he’s at +1.

Another early bird, this one for Adam Scott and he moves to +2.

Defending champion Harman opens the day with a shot that goes plum down the middle of the fairway.

The railway goes up to the 11th, leaving Homem, avoiding the tracks and guiding it in the middle.

MacIntyre manages the green on the seventh and has a birdie chance, but it’s long and it goes wide. He will be at +3.

MacIntyre plays a great chip to within inches of the pin to set himself up for a birdie on the sixth. He takes his chance and switches to +3.

Fitzpatrick’s birdie chance goes awry after being misjudged from left to right, but he’ll finish eighth.

Im continuing his happy morning with his fifth birdie of the day, taking him to +1 – maybe in contention if he continues in this vein.

Phil Mickelson starts his day with his first bogey and goes to +6.

On the seventh, Fitzpatrick’s approach is good and sets him up for a birdie chance, and on the ninth, Homa’s birdie putt lips out, so he remains at +4.