CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Rory McIlroy pledged to ''go down swinging'' in his bid to win a major for the first time in four years. He might have to swing for the fences after the way he finished Saturday at the British Open.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) A brief look at the third round Saturday at the British Open (all times EDT):

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Xander Schauffele has enjoyed going under the radar as the least-heralded member of American golf's high-school class of 2011.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) The key hole in the third round of the British Open at Carnoustie:

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) The buzz about hair at the British Open had been about Tommy Fleetwood's flowing locks.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) They crowded 15 deep against the metal railings down the left side of the 18th fairway, beers put aside and phones pulled out for the moment at hand. All day long they had heard the cheers rolling across the links of Carnoustie and, finally, he was here.

Michael Thorbjornsen rallies on the the back 9 to win the US Junior Amateur Championships

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Jordan Spieth set the tone pulling driver on the 396-yard opening hole and sending it bouncing and rolling to 10 feet for eagle. Moments later, Tiger Woods sent the gallery into a frenzy with three straight birdies to get into contention at a major for the first time in five years.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Jordan Spieth grabbed golf fans' attention by going low for a high finish on Saturday at the 147th Open Championship. And that was just his haircut.
On the same day Spieth got to nine under par to grab a share of the 54-hole lead at Carnoustie, he also showed off a £9 trim he got at a local barber shop. Not surprisingly, Spieth got what he paid for. Sorry, Jordan.
Even wearing a hat, the haircut was obvious. Here's a look from the front:
FacebookPinterestStuart FranklinAnd here's a look from the side after he took off his hat to shake hands with playing partner Kevin Chappell:
FacebookPinterestHarry HowPretty, pretty short. . . Following his round, Spieth fielded questions on both his 65 that put him in a tie for the lead with Xander Schauffele and Kevin Kisner and his new do. Here was the humorous exchange between Spieth and The Athletic's Rick Reilly, who Spieth thought was put up to this particular line of questioning by his agent, Jay Danz..

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) The Latest on the British Open (all times local):