Rory McIlroy wins the Open by two shots on -17 after a round of 71
Northern Irishman wins third major title at age of 25
Garcia, Fowler tied for second on -15; Furyk -13; Leishman, Scott -12
McDowell -10; Mickelson, Rose -5; Watson +1; Woods +6
Good morning and welcome to live text commentary of the final day of the Open.
One would imagine it is going to take something extraordinary for Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy not to be lifting his first Claret Jug come the end of play today, but that is why we love sport - the extraordinary can happen.
McIlroy leads by six at Hoylake and tees off at 14:40 BST with closest rival Rickie Fowler.
Jean Van de Velde at the 1999 British Open.
Image source, PAGreg Norman in the 1996 Masters.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd the United States in the 2012 Ryder Cup.
Image source, AFPDefeat has been stolen from the jaws of victory before in golf. Rory McIlroy beware, your job isn't done just yet.