TROON, Scotland — You like your British Open wet and wild? Well, you got it on Saturday afternoon at Royal Troon, where a steady rain created a waterlogged leaderboard at Royal Troon. By day’s end, PGA Tour veteran Billy Horschel—clad in a backward hat—emerged with the lead after a two-under 69 lifted him to four under for the championship, the first time the 37-year-old has led after any round of a major in his career. But there are 13 players within five shots of Horschel with 18 holes left to decide the Champion Golfer of the Year, creating a Sunday where any number of storylines could play out.
An eight-time PGA Tour winner, Horschel will be paired with South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence in the final twosome on Sunday, teeing off at 9:25 a.m. ET.
The good news for players (and bad for those fans who like the wet stuff): The forecast calls for only a slight chance for rain in the afternoon with the winds around 10-15 miles per hour as the round gets set to play out.
Here’s the twosome pairings for Sunday’s final round. (All times Eastern)
2:35 a.m.: Darren Fichardt, Andy Ogletree
2:45 a.m.: Luis Masaveu (a), Younghan Song
2:55 a.m.: Tom McKibbin, Darren Clarke
3:05 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox
3:15 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Aaron Rai
3:25 a.m.: Corey Conners, Tommy Morrison (a)
3:35 a.m.: Marcel Siem, Brooks Koepka
3:45 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon, Jeung-Hun Wang
4 a.m.: Jorge Campillo, Thorbjorn Olesen
4:10 a.m.: Richard Mansell, Matt Fitzpatrick
4:20 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Rasmus Hojgaard
4:30 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Nicolai Hojgaard
4:40 a.m.: Alex Cejka, Jacob Skov Olesen (a)
4:50 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Phil Mickelson
5 a.m.: Guido Migliozzi, Harris English
5:10 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Joaquin Niemann
5:25 a.m.: Adrian Meronk, Tom Hoge
5:35 a.m.: Brian Harman, Austin Eckroat
5:45 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Davis Thompson
5:55 a.m.: Abraham Ancer, Matt Wallace
6:05 a.m.: Jason Day, Max Homa
6:15 a.m.: Eric Cole, Sepp Straka
6:25 a.m.: Cameron Young, Emiliano Grillo
6:35 a.m.: Ewen Ferguson, Joe Dean
6:50 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Dean Burmester
7 a.m.: MK Kim, Gary Woodland
7:10 a.m.: Brendon Todd, Padraig Harrington
7:20 a.m.: Matteo Manassero, Calum Scott (a)
7:30 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson
7:40 a.m.: Alex Noren, Jon Rahm
7:50 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Laurie Canter
8 a.m.: John Catlin, Sean Crocker
8:15 a.m.: Shubhankar Sharma, Daniel Hillier
8:25 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Byeong Hun An
8:35 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Matthew Jordan
8:45 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Adam Scott
8:55 a.m.: Daniel Brown, Scottie Scheffler
9:05 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose
9:15 a.m.: Sam Burns, Russell Henley
9:25 a.m.: Billy Horschel, Thriston Lawrence
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Is it the British Open or the Open Championship? The name of the final men’s major of the golf season is a subject of continued discussion. The event’s official name, as explained in this op-ed by former R&A chairman Ian Pattinson, is the Open Championship. But since many United States golf fans continue to refer to it as the British Open, and search news around the event accordingly, Golf Digest continues to utilize both names in its coverage.
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