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Mark James
Former Ryder Cup captain on BBC TV
"It looks like Sergio Garcia has calmed down. A few holes ago he was jumping around like a nutcase."
Summary
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
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Garcia pars 14, stays two behindpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Garcia up the hill at 14, misses by a couple of inches. Safely in going back, he stays -14 and two off the lead. Johnson, too, stays 10 under.
Leishman cards 65 for -12published at 17:21 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Leishman just misses with his eagle effort at 18 but that's a round of 65 for the Aussie, joint lowest this week, and 12 under overall...
Leaderboardpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Image source, The OpenSelected others:-8: David Howell (Eng); Francesco Molinari (Ita); Victor Dubuisson (Fra); -6: Angel Cabrera (Arg); Keegan Bradley (US); -5: Phil Mickelson (US); Justin Rose (Eng)
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Fowler on 14 and he's leaked his tee shot wild and windy and right of the fairway. McIlroy with three wood and he's middled it, right into the middle of that bell-shaped opening down the fairway.
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David Leadbetter
Leading golf coach on BBC Radio 5 live"Sergio's a better wind player than Rory. He's able to flight his irons nicely in these conditions. It's a gusting, cold wind."
McIlroy's troubles at 13 were owing to the Northern Irishman's inability to hit the low iron shots Garcia is renowned for.
Postpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Garcia with his second at 14 and he's under-clubbed again, this wind is taking an effect. Leishman gives himself a chance of an eagle at 18, that would get him to -13. Dustin finds the front of the 14th, probably could have done with an eight.
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Andrew Cotter
BBC Sport commentator"Rory McIlroy is staggering towards the finish line. Still in front, but a real fight on his hands. Garcia is a hole ahead and hot on his heels."
McIlroy bogeys 13, leads by twopublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Image source, ReutersScott for birdie on 15, leaves it marginally left and stays 10 under. The sauce is kicking in in the stands, some of the punters are becoming very excitable as we hurtle towards the denouement. McIlroy leaves that birdie effort short, his lead cut to two shots...
Leaders: -16 McIlroy (NI); -14 Garcia (Spa); -12 Fowler (US); -11 Leishman (Aus), Furyk (US); -10 Lowry (Ire), Schwartzel (SA), Scott (Aus), E Molinari (Ita), D Johnson (US).
Postpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Garcia on tee at 14 and he's got a small wood in his mitts. Goes for the low fader, takes a big old divot, and that's dreamy. McIlroy plops out of the rough and his ball very nearly slips away into a bunker on the other side. He's got a stinker for par. Not so Fowler, who'll pop in from two feet.
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Fowler, too, comes up short, everyone underestimating the wind on the 13th hole. McIlroy walks jauntily towards his ball but the cocked head tells you he's anxious about what he might find when he gets there. Word reaches me that it's sitting up nicely...
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Ken Brown
BBC Sport commentator"A splendid-looking card for Sergio Garcia but holes are starting to run out. He has had a couple of good breaks though and still has a chance."
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Garcia makes par at 12, as does Johnson. Adam Scott is actually 10 under after that birdie on 14, sorry. McIlroy with six iron off the tee at 13... wrong club, and wrong direction, knee deep in nonsense...
Greg Norman swing tips: Watch Rorypublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Twice Open champion Greg Norman on Twitter:, external Every good swing Rory McIlroy makes watch how his left shoulder stays down & around through impact. His bad swings his left shoulder goes up.
Furyk birdies 15 for -11published at 17:07 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Fowler with eight feet for par and that's a corker, straight down the pipe, he stays -12 after a fine up-and-down. Johnson with a cute chip at 13, should make par from there. Jim Furyk on 15, for birdie from six feet... in it goes, he moves to -11. Garcia chipping where he might have putted and that's a canny little effort, should pop in for par.
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Andrew Cotter
BBC Sport commentator"Rickie Fowler five behind and still fighting. He needed that par and he got it."
McIlroy pars 12, stays three aheadpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Garcia on 13, from 183 yards... seven iron, just short of the short stuff, but also short of the bunker. Scott bends in a birdie on 14, gets to nine under. McIlroy leaves his birdie effort just short at 12, stays -17, three ahead of the rabid chasing pack.
Samuel L. Jackson selfie on 18published at 17:02 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
Image source, Samuel L. JacksonPostpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 20 July 2014
McIlroy slap-bang in the middle of the 12th, seven iron, that's good enough. American Ryan Moore made eagle at 16, there's been a lot of those today, and he's nine under. Shot gone for Dubuisson at 13, the Frenchman with the inscrutable face falls to -9.
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Garcia with another fine saver at 12 - it's one thing getting some luck, it's another thing making the most of it. Huge support for Sergio - it's not that they want McIlroy to lose, they just want a gun-fight down the stretch.
Leaders: -17 McIlroy (NI); -14 Garcia (Spa); -12 Fowler (US); -11 Leishman (Aus); -10 Lowry (Ire), Furyk (US), E Molinari (Ita), Dubuisson (Fra).