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Brooks Koepka round in level par
Of the 14 players who have finished the rounds today, only Ryan Fox, 67, and Corey Conners, 68, have been under par. Koepka is the only other finisher not to be over par today.
Today’s pin positions
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Low Amateur
The leading one of the amateurs at present, Calum Scott, has just teed off in his final round. He has found the light rough on the left of the fairway. Tommy Morrison has just finished his round.
There is a competition-within-a-competition for the Low Amateur,. The winner receives a silver medal; all those who complete 72 holes get a bronze medal. Four amateurs made it through to the weekend, and this is where they stand at present:
Calum Scott (Scotland) +3
Jacob Skov Olesen (Denmark) +9 thru 11
Tommy Morrison (USA) +11 (finished)
Luis Masaveu (Spain) +18 (finished)
“There is going to be some carnage there later”
Ryan Fox, who has finished his Open with a round of 67 today, has been talking about what it is like out there today:
“It’s definitely tough out there… Are some scoring opportunities on the front line. A lot lot the pins were tricky today, a lot of big slopes near pins today. Even 8 — 8 is playing 100 yards and it’s on a pretty decent slope and the breezes is blowing the ball down that slope — there is going to be some carnage there later.”
“There’s still some opportunities on the front nine but I think the back is just hang on for dear life. Everything’s either in and out of the left or straight out of the left and you’ve got to hit a lot of club in, maybe not as as much as the guys were hitting in yesterday, but it’s still tough.”
A Magnificent seven to ride again?
When Bryson DeChambeau won the US Open a few weeks ago at Pinehurst No. 2, it was sixth consecutive men’s Major won by a different American player: Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and DeChambeau. From the 1975 PGA Championship to the 1977 US Open, there was a run of seven different US players winning: Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate, Johnny Miller, Dave Stockton, Tom Watson and Hubert Green.
There is a good chance that the current run could also extend to seven. It would do so if the overnight leader Billy Horschel ultimately wins. Or if Russell Henley or Sam Burns, both part of the six-way tie in second overnight, do so.
Hello and welcome to the final day of the 2024 Open!
What a day we have in store.
