The Open- as it happened: Jordan Spieth overcomes adversity to clinch Claret Jug in dramatic fashion
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Your support makes all the difference.It's the final day at the 146th Open Championship with a host of the game's biggest names in the mix for the Claret Jug.
It will clearly take more than blustering wind and hammering rain to stop runwaway leader Jordan Spieth so far after he opened up a three-shot lead on moving day yesterday.
Spieth hit a fantastic -5 and stands at -11 overall, with American compatriot Matt Kuchar three strokes behind.
The home contingent looked as though they could give the fans at Royal Birkdale something to cheer for but both Ian Poulter and Rory McIlroy couldn't keep up with Spieth and sit back on -2.
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A birdie from McIlroy at the ninth - his first birdie of the day - sees him move to within five shots of the lead.
Henrik Stenson's final round at last year's Open was memorable. This year, less so.
He's three over par for the day after ten holes, putting him at level par for the tournament.
The Swede won't be lifting the Claret Jug this year.
Back-to-back pars for both Spieth and Kuchar at the seventh and eighth holes.
Spieth remains in the lead by two shots.
McIlroy pars the 18th hole.
A solid final-round 67 but it's not enough to keep his hopes of winning the Claret Jug alive.
Kuchar pars the par-three 14th but Spieth birdies it to get back on terms!
We're even with four holes to play.
Current standings
-8: Kuchar (thru 14), Spieth (14)
-6: Li (F)
-5: McIlroy (F), Cabrera-Bello (17)
Kuchar holes a difficult putt to birdie the 17th and move to 10 under - just one shot behind Spieth... but the 23-year-old restores his two-shot lead almost immediately with a birdie of his own.
It will take a mistake of drastic proportions for Spieth not to win from here.
Top two standings (thru 17)
-12: Spieth
-10: Kuchar
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