— The Open (@TheOpen) July 23, 2017 Meanwhile, world No.2 Hideki Matsuyama was in with a sniff of catching Spieth at the start of the day thanks to a 4-under 66 on day three. And par for Branden Grace on 14. A new talent has just announced itself! Imagine if you went back in time and told Kuchar, standing on the 13th fairway waiting for Spieth to play, how the next half hour would pan out. Don’t know. Land softly!” The ball complies with his master’s wishes, but that’s still 30 feet away. The lead is suddenly only two! Didn’t quite do get it to turn enough. Plenty of golfing talent too, yes, yes. And Jason Dufner follows up his 66 yesterday with a 68 today, the 2013 PGA champ finishing at -2. Haotong Li is still their nearest challenger in the clubhouse having finished his round six under. A high lip and not a lot of green to play with at all. Brooks Koepka signs for a 71; he ends up at -4. From the centre of the fairway, he sends his approach into the pot bunker guarding the front right of the green. The crowd erupt, perhaps allowing themselves to dream some dreamy dreams. It is a dream come true.”, The 21-year-old was unaware his top-four finish sees him bank US$684,000 – and earns him an invite to the Masters. Kuchar very nearly rolls in his huge par putt, but it’s a final-hole bogey, not that it really matters. Good lord. And there’s one for Ian Poulter at 5, claiming back the shot he dropped at 3. He’s -4. He’s -4 too. “Really?” he said. And then, with a score of 268, the winner of the gold medal and the champion golfer of the year ... Jordan Spieth! He’s dropped it way back, taken the shot penalty, has a better lie and is now looking for a reference point with regards the flag - which he obviously can’t see. A par for the local hero Tommy Fleetwood at the last, and he’s signing for a 70. Spieth takes a three shot lead into the final day with Matt Kuchar lying second. All rights reserved. Kuchar’s second into 15 is snaffled by the bunker front left of the green. Spieth is made of something extra, the special stuff. He raises his putter in the air in celebration as he moves back to -4, having bogeyed 6 earlier. Once again, though, Matt Kuchar doesn’t really take advantage, sending his tee shot whistling into bother in or around the bunker to the left of the dogleg. “This is absolutely a dream come true. The 2017 British Open Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Jordan Spieth, who won his third major and third leg of the career Grand Slam with a victory at Royal Birkdale in England. It would have been so easy to yip that one, Kuchar having put the screws on with his brilliant birdie putt. It’s a fine effort, though it’s always staying out on the left. Kuchar’s ten-footer slips by the right, and for the second hole in succession, a chance to close the two-shot gap at the top goes begging. But it’s a huge chance for Kuchar to go two in front here now. It’s a very good shot to give himself a chance of not causing too much damage. Eventually, after a long prowl round the green, he rolls in the left-to-right birdie effort! Justin Thomas began the round two back and tied for the lead with a 36-foot (11 m) birdie putt at the 9th. His mental fortitude is off the scale! Kuchar’s wedge in is dreadful, 30 feet short of the flag. Amazing recovery from Kuchar and he birdies the hole! It’s a fine effort, too, landing just to the right of the green. It’s over, and for once the very likeable Kuchar can’t flash a smile. Sunday, August 13, 2017. Tom Watson had it. Perhaps they’ve been taking lessons from Frank Costanza. “From hole No.8 I started holing out,” said the Shanghai-based rising star. Kuchar birdies the ninth and Speith misses a four-footer for par and bogeys to go three over for the day. Matthew Southgate continues to go well, though: birdies at 14 and 15, and very nearly at 16. They both have difficult shots coming in to 10, to be fair, having flayed their drives either side of the track. What a round! Birdie, and all of a sudden that’s a two-shot lead! Kuchar very nearly drains his long right-to-left curler across the green; so close to birdie, but that’s just par. Kuchar will get his third shot after a 20/25 minute wait. I want to thank the R&A for allowing us to tear up your course for a couple of days. The way it setup and the weather cooperated. Meanwhile Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar blooter a couple of fine tee shots down 8. He just needs to match Kuchar shot for shot now. And his playing partner picks up a shot there too; it’s his third of the day, after birdies at 5 and 6, and he reaches the turn in 31. Meanwhile pars for Koepka and Connelly at 3. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy has landed an eagle at the 17th. Final round Sunday, 30 July 2017 Bernhard Langer 's lead was extended to five shots after Pavin bogeyed the first hole, however, the lead was cut to three after a birdie by Pavin and a bogey by Langer on the par-4 3rd hole. De Vicenzo was the equally popular winner at Hoylake in 1967. He’s living the dream! it’s been a good 10 minutes or so now since Spieth’s dismal tee shot on the 13th. He draws his wedge back ... and stops his swing just as a cameraman sets his shutter chattering. “Thanks to my caddie Michael for keeping me there today after that bad start. Thank you Mikey, you deserve all the credit in the world for this championship. His partner Marc Leishman pars too, and that’s a final-day 65 that brings him to -4, in the clubhouse alongside Matthew Southgate. Meanwhile young Austin Connelly suffered a little bit on the front nine: out in 38, with bogeys at 1, 5, 7 and 9. Has that birdie calmed Jordan Spieth down? I started to believe them a bit through the front nine holes today! This is one of the most preposterous bounce-backs in the history of the Open. Kuchar knocks his three-footer straight into the cup. I was getting down on myself, as anybody I think would. The Open 2017 Jordan Spieth wins the Open 2017: final round, as it happened Jordan Spieth won the Open at Birkdale – his third major title – after a heroic performance along the closing stretch. Kuchar wedges in to set himself up for another birdie chance, but Spieth’s radar is seriously off: he sends his miles over the flag, and though that’s still on the putting surface, it’s a long two putts for his par. Oh, meanwhile, Rory McIlroy has just eagled 17 to rise to -5! He’ll escape with his par after that dismal approach. He’s now back favourite to win with the betting exchanges. Matt Kuchar meanwhile sends his second pin high, though 30 feet from the cup. Two putts, and that’s a bogey. 2019: Robert MacIntyre – T6. They both clack drives down the middle of the par-five 15th. Kuchar rolls a fine putt up onto the green, perfectly judged from 60 feet or so. This isn’t normal! “She just tried to help me. Kuchar sends his approach in first, and it’s a doozy, to tap-in distance. Spieth half-collapses into the arms of his caddy, then embraces Kuchar, who responds by warmly clapping him on the back. Spieth and Kuchar pepper the flag at 2. And birdie for Rafa Cabrera-Bello at 8: he’s -4. He looked a busted flush when desperately trying to salvage what looked like an impossible situation on 13 (via the driving range). Kuchar is snagged in thick stuff on the hood of the bunker; his lash up the hole ends up in the sand front left of the putting surface. Spieth does pretty well to clip his ball from a tight lie over sand to 12 feet. He’s started 5-4-5-4 and looks very shaky indeed, three over for his round through just four holes! He’s earned the right, after being so polite and patient on 13. Nadal is the only male player ever to win 10 singles titles at the same Grand Slam event. Up on 18, Cabrera-Bello pars to settle for a 68 and a -5 finish alongside Rory McIlroy. Well, at least according to Golden State superstar Steph Curry. I was really sorry for her. As Spieth stands atop a hillock, surveying the scene, his ball snagged in cabbage one side, the fairway many yards to the other, Kuchar smacks his second into the heart of the green. But Jack had it. It was awesome, unbelievable. When a guy plays like that...you just tip your hat. He most likely won’t be following up Scottish Open glory with a victory in the Open like Phil Mickelson did four years ago: he’s -3. It appears he’s going to take the drop in between the trucks - in line - and then he’ll get a free line-of-sight drop from that vehicular obstruction. Meanwhile up on 18, Matthew Southgate makes par, and that’s a stunning 65 that guarantees a high finish at -4! He’s placed the ball where he believes is the right position for him to go from. Spieth puts brilliantly to salvage a bogey and remains in contention. But he’s gone 2-3-3-4 since the drama of 13. At this point in his round yesterday, he already had five on his card. And a wayward drive down 11 by Rafa Cabrera-Bello costs the Spaniard a shot. Not that we’re complaining: this is as tense as golf gets! Those shenanigans on 13 appear to have cleared a few pipes. “Of course my mum didn’t know I had broken the broken the putter in half,” he said. What a great champion Matt Kuchar is, and what a class act. He judges the distance well, but it breaks to the right. He gets a grand ovation from the crowd at 18, deserving every last clap and cheer, both for his magnificent play, and his cheery demeanour. How long that will last is the big question. Spieth takes a three shot lead into the final day with Matt Kuchar lying second A lot of nervous golf being played in this last pairing. “After he threw away his lead over John Cook he said to himself ‘now I’ve got to play the best four holes of my life’. They kind of are, they kind of aren’t. But he’s half a club short and can’t drain the birdie putt. The R&A have politely told Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar to pick up the pace. Then Kuchar very nearly curls his long right-to-left breaker into the cup: par. The tension crackles around Birkdale! -10: Spieth (15)-9: Kuchar (15)-6: Li (F). Kuchar takes his time over the putt. He can only smash it out, 30 feet past the flag. He’s just off the green, slightly in the rough beyond the bunkers. Straight and unerring! It means a lot. Jordan meets with the press during a practice round ahead of the 2017 Open Championship Kuchar, who had to wait 20 minutes for Spieth to get his situation sorted, missed his 15-foot birdie putt. Spieth is up next. From a trodden-down lie, he bundles a fairway wood to the side of the green. Our man at Royal Birkdale Neil McLeman is on hand with which holes they will play: 14, 17, 17, 18. Spieth back level. So here’s just what Jordan Spieth has just done. Tournament: ... Jordan Spieth started the final round of the 2017 British Open with a 3-shot lead but after bogeys on his first four holes he found himself tied with Matt Kuchar for first. Thank you very much, what an incredible honour.”. Both drop to -4. Spieth will now go for the career Grand Slam next month... at the age of 23. Spieth’s drive at 17 leaks off to the right. Spieth and Kuchar both miss the fairway at 9, though suddenly they click into gear. From one American golfing great to what will surely become another. Meanwhile, Kuchar and Spieth both par the seventh. That’s a lucky break, though on Sky, the on-course commentator Wayne Riley describes Spieth as a “startled rabbit in headlights”, which doesn’t augur well. A magnificent display. “He’s a champion, a class kid and very worthy of hoisting the Claret Jug. Spieth was holding his head in his hands as his ball took off on its hysterical journey. We owe you guys a lot of thanks. The gap at the top is now just one! Many others may have put the blame on the 13th, where Spieth took an age to sort things out. Spieth and Kuchar make a couple of fuss-free two-putts from distance on 10. Kuchar splashes out of the sand to a couple of feet, and that’s his par. -8: Kuchar (9), Spieth (9)-6: Li (F)-4: Southgate (F), Leishman (F), Noren (14), McIlroy (13), Cabrera-Bello (12), Grace (11), Koepka (10). That second-round 77, on his 40th birthday, could have cost him the Open. Spieth tidies up for his par, and the pair are still locked together at -8. Hopefully I’ll be be picked for Walker Cup and try out for tour school after that.”. Matt Kuchar is the only other realistic winner at this stage, and he is also on eight under. He was just defeated by an astonishing force of nature. But he doesn’t quite hit it, and there’s a little work to do if he wants his par. We owe you special thanks. Spieth has a much better lie, in trodden-down old Puntersville. And soon after, picking up his silver salver, the runner-up, Matt Kuchar. It’s very easy to forget that these two players are leading the Open, or perhaps it’s all too apparent. In the most recent iteration of The Open, young Scotsman Robert MacIntyre had a week to remember. What an incredible honour!”. Simply sensational from Jordan Spieth, who claims his first Open and third Major. This could be the pivotal moment of the 2017 Open! Kuchar didn’t lose the 146th Open; Spieth won it. Rory McIlroy nearly drains a monster from the back of 12; not quite, and he really needs everything to drop. He’s -4. 2017 British Open leaderboard breakdown: Scores, Round 4 coverage, golf highlights Jordan Spieth won his third major and first Open Championship on Sunday at Royal Birkdale And then it’s the turn of Spieth to scream “Softly! He finishes five under for the day and four under for the tournament, currently tied for fourth. And the carnage might not be over, because back down the hole, Spieth’s skelp out of the thick stuff is sent into the punters down the left. Up on 18, Li splits the fairway with a gorgeous drive - then caresses his second to five feet! A clever move, given what’s happened before with the big stick. Friends despite it all. But only for a while. Paul Casey signs for a 67; he’s -3. But another dropped shot for Austin Connelly, who has had his young-man thunder well and truly stolen by Li Haotong! You’re the most respectful and educated fans in the world, and we couldn’t appreciate it more. Easier said than done, naturally. Rickie Fowler has hailed Open winner Jordan Spieth as a ‘special golfer’. Twenty minutes later, his mother waded into the stagnant water to retrieve it – only to toss it back in when she saw it was broken. Jordan Spieth and Matt Kuchar are both eight under the par. This is a huge blow for his hopes of winning the tournament. He can only smack his ball out of the sand to 15 feet. I got the good breaks today. “I went back to check the bags and they were on 17 - to do what he did after avoiding a big number on 13 shows a lot of fight. That’s about as much as can be said right now. Spieth ALMOST hits a hole in one on the 14th! A couple of bounces, and it threatens to roll into the cup, but skates past on the left and stops six feet behind the flag. Birkdale takes an opportunity to breathe out, and relax. Stop reminding me! He’s +1 for the tournament, a decent week in the end after a nightmare start with that 76 on the opening day. The two continued to share the lead … According to Wayne Riley on Sky, it’s 120 yards off line! Kuchar’s left-to-right slider is sent skittering towards the hole bang on line. That is just sensational. It will have to be some comeback for Kuchar from here. Both very tentative. It’s one thing to come back from a bad round. Spieth however bumps his chip from the side to four feet, a lovely touch, and he’s taken advantage of that lucky break from his errant drive by saving his par! That’s a kick-in birdie, and he’ll be back to -4. Kuchar, who knows the jig is pretty much up, hangs back and gives the moment to Spieth. Don’t go changing, Andrew Johnston! Jordan Spieth is pin high, but a good 40 feet from the flag. We have a lot of fun away from the golf course and it’s cool to see him having this success.”. I suppose it’s easy to forget that, for all his achievements, he’s still a very young man, just 23 years old. After being forced to take an unplayable and drop it behind some sponsored trucks onto the driving range to the right of the 13th hole - at which point most players would have mentally capitulated - he scrambled bogey; nearly made a hole in one; made a birdie; made an eagle from 35 feet; made another birdie from 30 feet; made yet another birdie; and closed out a major championship with a fuss-free par. Both a bag of nerves. But he drives into the thick rough down the right. It’s still three birdies in a row, and he’s -3 all of a sudden, but that kind of sums his week up. Spieth rolls his long putt up to the hole side. Arnie had it. It’s as much his as mine, and you deserve all the credit in the world. Speaking of time, 17-and-a-half minutes passed between Jordan Spieth finding his ball and playing his third shot. It’s a beauty, he’ll have a four footer for birdie. The first cut is always the deepest, baby. And he slam-dunks his second into the second bunker to the left of the green. Matt Kuchar has been beaten, but he remains first class. McDowell shot a 75 (+5) and Snedeker a 74 to knock them out of contention; Woods had a triple bogey at the sixth hole and carded a 73 to tie for third with Snedeker. As it stands, it’s on! Right now, Matt Kuchar looks less jittery than Jordan Spieth. Rory pars 13, though it’ll seem like a birdie after a wild drive. Shades of van de Velde? Buckle in, everyone. Then it’s Kuchar, 180 out. Not on the evidence of his drive at 6, hooked hysterically into the crowd down the left. Matt, I enjoyed the battle, it could have gone to either one of us, and I got the breaks today. He’s still in discussions about the position he’s in. The event will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the best in recent history. And this news will reverberate around Birkdale, because Spieth is coming back to the pack at pace. Matt Kuchar picks himself up from that body blow, sending his tee shot at the par-three 7th to ten feet. Summary. Whether he’s feeling much more comfortable is another matter, but this - featuring birdie for Open specialist Marc Leishman at 17 - is where we are. Spieth has a decent lie on grass trodden down by the gallery. Softly! After a long search, a punter called George finds Spieth’s ball. NFL Odds and Lines; NFL 1st Half Odds; NFL 2nd Half Odds; NFL Moneyline Odds; NFL Articles & Free Picks; ... ATP Men's French Open; WTA Women's French Open; 2024 US Presidential; Esports; Live Odds. Some better news: another birdie for Alex Noren, this time at 6, and he’s -3. Some admin, set aside while Spieth was giving up his lead: Koepka watches in anguish as a birdie putt at 10 shaves the hole; it would have taken him back to -5, but he just can’t get anything going. Huge. Zach Johnson adds: “Very impressed. And then Spieth’s short par putt horseshoes out, after a long deliberation on line with his caddy. But he’s just made back-to-back birdies at 11 and 12, to spring back up to -3. Branden Grace ends the week at -4. It looked for all the world like he’d be dropping at least a couple there. Then the leading amateur Alfie Plant comes down to collect his silver medal. Both have tricky par savers to make. That is an off-the-scale display of sheer street-fighting majesty. I’m going to take this back to America which might upset a few of y’all here, but I’ll return it again. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Meanwhile another birdie for Matthew Southgate, this time at 17, and he’s -4. If the Masters, as lore has it, begins on the back nine on Sunday, you could say the 2017 Open Championship began on the 13th hole of the final round at Royal Birkdale. Jordan Spieth channelling his inner Gladiator.

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