The Open 2019 tee times: Sunday pairings brought forward due to threat of poor weather
Leaders will tee off at 1:47pm in an effort to avoid bad weather due to hit Portrush on Sunday evening
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Your support makes all the difference.The tee times for the final day at The Open have been moved forward by around an hour to avoid bad weather conditions, which are due to hit Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush course late in the evening.
The final group, which is currently set to be made up of Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood as they lead the way on -13 and -12 respectively, will take to the course at 1:47pm on Sunday afternoon.
The tee-off is an hour earlier than last year's final round at Carnoustie, and two hours earlier than when Lowry and JB Holmes started their third round on Saturday.
"Sunday tee times have been moved forward due to the adverse weather forecast," tournament organisers the R&A tweeted.
"The first tee time will be at 7:32am with the leaders beginning their final round at 1:47pm."
It is the second time this year that the final round of a major has been affected by weather, following the early finish to The Masters last April when Tiger Woods secured his 15th career major victory.
On that occasion, heavy thunderstorms expected in the afternoon lead to organisers deciding on a two-tee start and threesomes instead of pairings, though players will remain in twos at The Open and it has been decided that there is enough time for all groups to tee off from the first hole as planned.
Sunday tee times
7:32am – Ashton Turner
7:42am – Shubhankar Sharma (Ind), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thi)
7:52am – Eddie Pepperell, Nino Bertasio (Ita)
8:02am – Paul Waring, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
8:12am – Jason Kokrak (USA), Branden Grace (Rsa)
8:22am – Jim Furyk (USA), Callum Shinkwin
8:32am – Kevin Streelman (USA), Bubba Watson (USA)
8:42am – Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Kyle Stanley (USA)
8:57am – Paul Casey, Benjamin Hebert (Fra)
9:07am – Adam Hadwin (Can), Matt Wallace
9:17am – Francesco Molinari (Ita), Thomas Pieters (Bel)
9:27am – Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Andrew Wilson
9:37am – Yosuke Asaji (Jap), Steward Cink (USA)
9:47am – Joost Luiten (Ned), Doc Redman (USA)
9:57am – Innchoon Hwang (Kor), Ryan Fox (Aus)
10:07am – Yuki Inamori (Jap), Charley Hoffman (USA)
10:17am – Lucas Bjerregaard (Den), Ernie Els (Rsa)
10:32am – Aaron Wise (USA), Lucas Glover (USA)
10:42am – Patrick Cantlay (USA), Sergio Garcia (Spa)
10:52am – Mikko Korhonen (Fin), Dustin Johnson (USA)
11:02am – Rory Sabbatini (Slo), Robert MacIntyre (Sco)
11:12am – Romain Langaque (Fra), Kevin Kisner (USA)
11:22am – Tom Lewis, Graeme McDowell (Nir)
11:32am – Justin Harding (Rsa), Erik van Rooyen (Rsa)
11:42am – Tyrrell Hatton, Webb Simpson (USA)
11:52am – Byeong Hun-am (Kor), Matthew Fitzpatrick
12:07pm – Patrick Reed (USA), Justin Thomas (USA)
12:17pm – Sang Hyun-park (Kor), Russell Knox (Sco)
12:27pm – Xander Schauffele (USA), Cameron Smith (Aus)
12:37pm – Andrew Putnam (USA), Dylan Frittelli (Rsa)
12:47pm – Matt Kuchar (USA), Alex Noren (Swe)
12:57pm – Henrik Stenson (Swe), Jordan Spieth (USA)
1:07pm – Tony Finau (USA), Jon Rahm (Spa)
1:17pm – Danny Willett, Lee Westwood
1:27pm – Rickie Fowler (USA), Justin Rose
1:37pm – Brooks Koepka (USA), JB Holmes (USA)
1:47pm – Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry (Ire)
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17th hole
Koepka (-6) misses his putt for par as it slides left. He drops down to fourth.
Lowry (-15), full of confidence, drills the ball down the fairway with his driver. Tommy Fleetwood's (-9) struggle continues as he sends his drive over to the right towards the rough.
18th hole
Three pairings are still out on the course. The first is that of Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose. Rickie (-5) finishes off with a par on the last after making bogey on the previous hole. Rose (-1) has struggled today, but a par for him as well keeps him in the red for the week.
17th hole
Lowry (-15) finds the front of the green in two, Fleetwood (-9) manages to get his ball to the back right. Both will have birdie putts but it matters not. Shane Lowry's name is being etched into the Claret Jug as we speak.
17th hole
Fleetwood's playing for second place now, his third shot finishes about four feet from the hole. Lowry (-15) goes for it with his birdie, misses by an inch or so to the right and taps in for par.
Tommy tidies up to stay at (-9) with one hole to go.
18th hole
Brooks Koepka (-6) finishes things off with a par on the last. He posts a round of 74 to tie with Lee Westwood in fourth place. His playing partner JB Holmes (+16) has had probably his worst round ever He cards a round of 87, 16-over par.
18th hole
In the fairway for both Shane Lowry (-15) and Tommy Fleetwood (-9) off the tee as they come down the last. Tommy plays his second shot first and finds the green just past the hole. Lowry targets the flag and reaches the green safely.
18th hole
The fairway is opened up for the fans as they sprint to get as close as possible to the green Shane Lowry takes in the adulation as the crowd, sings and cheers for him. The smile on his face is wide and grinning. Lowry raises a closed fist and the crowd goes wild again.
18th hole
Finally the fans quit down and Fleetwood (-9) can take his putt. He knocks it close and taps it in for a par to leave the stage for free for Shane Lowry.
A round of 74 with two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey is enough to give him second place at The Open.
18th hole
Lowry (-15) rolls his putt so, so close for birdie but has to settle for a par. He taps it in and the crowd goes nuts. His wife Wendy and daughter Iris come and give him hugs, an embrace with Tommy Fleetwood is followed by more hugs from his mum and dad.
Shane Lowry is the 148th Open Champion and the Champion Golfer of the Year 2019.
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