The action was fast and furious on Saturday at the 2019 Open Championship, so much so that it felt hard to keep up with at times. We did our best to sum the story of Day 3 in 9 (or so) sentences below.
1.) Shane Lowry shines despite J.B. Holmes' pace of play
FacebookPinterestStuart FranklinNot even J.B.'s plumb-bobbing and plodding could stop Lowry, who threatened to shoot the second 62 in major-championship history but settled for 63. He'll have all of Ireland in his corner on Sunday at Royal Portrush, and it could be an epic scene if he hangs on to win.
2.) Tommy Fleetwood shot a five-under 66 . . . and lost ground
FacebookPinterestAndrew RedingtonIt appeared to be Tommy Boy's time for much of the afternoon, but Lowry's heroics have put Fleetwood in a four-shot hole. Still, he's the only one really close, setting up potential Stenson/Mickelson-like duel on Sunday.
3.) Lee Westwood's old-man run was fun while it lasted
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Ramsey CardyLee Westwood with caddie and girlfriend Helen Storey after the 2nd round of the 148th Open Championship.Lee Westwood has a chance to become the oldest winner of the game's oldest major in the modern era (Old Tom Morris was a couple weeks older when he won in 1867) this week at Royal Portrush. But he could also make a bit of history as the first golfer to claim the claret jug with a girlfriend as his caddie.
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Helen Storey has become a big story during the 148th Open Championship with Westwood's surprising surge toward the top of the leader board. And this wouldn't be the first time she helped guide Westwood to a win. Last November, Storey—a consultant, according to The Sun—was on the bag when Westwood broke a four-year winless drought with his victory at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
“Having Helen here makes it all the more special,” an emotional Westwood said at the time.
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Brendan MoranGolf Twitter lives to complain, and their favorite topic of all is slow play. Enter J.B. Holmes, who is in the final group on Saturday at the Open Championship and was already lambasted earlier this year at the Genesis Open, which he won, for his snail-like pace. This is a perfect storm of social media whining the likes of which we only see a few times a season.
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The thing is, Golf Twitter is right, as Holmes has continued to display that he could very well be the slowest player on tour (Ben Crane would like a word). He's been as bad as ever this week, and it will only get worse if he remains in contention for his first major championship over the next 24 hours. As it stands, he's at the top of the leader board, and with the added pressure of the final round at a major in addition to some brutal weather descending on Royal Portrush on Sunday, J.B. could set records for slowness.
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