No one battled the Royal Troon weather better than Horschel, who leads this Open by one shot. But watch out for Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and a pack of challengers on Sunday.
Day 3 at the 2024 British Open will be remembered for punishing conditions that pushed the world’s best players to the edge, especially during the back nine that played straight into a gale. But in the end, we call ’em like we see ’em around here. They are:Wow, what an afternoon. The wind, the rain, the player hanging on for dear life. Some survived to remain in contention. Others crashed and burned.
Corey Conners went out in the fourth-to-last group but will now be up early Sunday after an 80, Saturday’s highest score. Mackenzie Hughes also shot his worst round of the week, a 75.It was tough to see the likable Irishman crack on Saturday afternoon, but his round of 77 means he’ll have to pass eight other players, including the current World No. 1 and No. 3, to rebound and grab the Jug on Sunday.Jeff Ritter is the Managing Director of SI Golf.
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