The Open 2021: final round – live!
- Hole-by-hole coverage of the action at Royal St George’s
- Official Open leader board
- Any comments? You can email scott.murray@theguardian.com
It’s very warm at Royal St George’s. Dry, sunny and hot, a balmy 28°C. The wind isn’t doing much; a light northerly breeze of 3-6 mph, turning easterly later, gusting 6-10 mph. The UV levels are very high, so if you’re out on the links today, drink plenty of water with your Sandwich.
Winning the Open is never easy. Take yesterday afternoon’s action as an example. Louis Oosthuizen, Collin Morikawa and Jordan Spieth all took turns at the top of the leader board; they all took turns to suffer walloping golfing breakdowns too, Morikawa at the start, Oosthuizen in the middle, Spieth at the end. And that was only Saturday! Whoever prevails today will have been put through the ringer.
Oosthuizen and Morikawa have separated themselves from the rest of the field ever so slightly. But the chasing pack retain hope of reeling them in. There is next to no wind forecast, and providing the pin positions aren’t too troublesome, there will be opportunities out there. Shoot low, post early, and you never know. Just ask Ben Curtis, who did exactly that, right here, back in 2003.
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