A 99erpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Diane Knox
BBC Radio 5 live reporter
A scene we didn't see yesterday afternoon!
But now that the sun is shining, the queue for ice cream is growing.
Summary
Branden Grace shoots record 62
Leader: -11 Spieth (18)
-8 Kuchar (18); -5 Koepka (18), -5 Connolly (18)
-4 Grace (18), Matsuyama (18); -3 D Johnson (18), Stenson (18), Kim (18)
-2 Fisher (18), McIlroy (18), Poulter (18), Ramsey (18)
A 99erpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
How low can you go?published at 13:55 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
D Johnson (level after 5)
In major championship history a score of 63 has been recorded 31 times.
Nobody has ever gone lower. But...
David Leadbetter, the esteemed golfing coach, is also predicting that we will see a 62 today.
Former Irish golfer Des Smyth, who is also on 5 live, reckons it might get pushed lower and thinks Dustin Johnson "has the capability of shooting a 59".
The world number one is level par after holing three birdies in his opening five holes.
McIlroy to soar on Saturday?published at 13:55 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
McIlroy -1 (15:25 BST)
BBC Radio 5 live
Image source, Getty ImagesLegendary golf coach David Leadbetter, who has worked with the likes of Nick Faldo and Ernie Els, is part of the BBC Radio 5 live team this week.
Here's his prediction for today...
"Rory to shoot -6 and be in one of the final pairings for tomorrow."
You heard it here first.
Remember you can listen to David and the rest of the 5 live team by clicking the tab at the top of this page.
Postpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Sergio, meanwhile, is still rotating his right shoulder as he walks out on to the first tee. Why? Because he injured it yesterday. How? By whacking a bush in anger with a short iron.
Lesson for you all there kids.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
How about this for a heavyweight pairing? Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler. Huge cheers for the Masters champion and Possibly The New Best Player Not To Have Won A Major, who are two over par.
Up ahead, world number one Dustin Johnson is gorging on the birdies. The American is already three under through five, get back even against Birkdale.
A first ever 62?published at 13:45 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Golf Digest scribe Brian Wacker is predicting a major championship first.
Surely we can't get such history?
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End of twitter postUpcoming tee-timespublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Of course we have a little while longer to wait for the overnight leaders to appear on the first tee. Here's a day-planning look ahead for you:
15:15 Jamie Lovemark (US), Richard Bland
15:25 Gary Woodland (US), Rory McIlroy (NI)
15:35 Austin Connelly (Can), Richie Ramsay
15:45 Brooks Koepka (US), Ian Poulter
15:55 Matt Kuchar (US), Jordan Spieth (US)
Leaderboardpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Branden Grace, always worth an each-way bet ahead of a major (in the eyes of my colleague Luke Reddy at least...), is the only man to muscle his way onto the first page...
Postpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Four players are already five under today, just one short of the leader Jordan Spieth's overall mark. Unfortunately for Shaun Norris, Scott Hend, Jason Day and Brandon Grace, they started the day well down the pecking order,
Henrik Stenson, the defending champion, starts two over par, but has already wiped out the deficit with back-to-back birdies on the opening two holes. A flyer.
Jordan Spieth will be licking his lips as he sees these scores.
Postpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
...it is like an all-you-can-eat buffet out there for the players. The early starters are having a feast.
Yesterday, just eight players were able to post under-par rounds as the wind, which gusted up to 35mph on the Merseyside coast, proved ample defence for the course.
Today? About half of the 77-man field are already in the red.
More birdies are appearing at Birkdale than your local nature reserve.
Postpublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesHello! And welcome to day three of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. AKA Moving Day.
Why is it called that? Because the third round is when players really have to make their move if they want to grab hold of the trophy.
Those already on the leaderboard want to push on ahead of the other front-runners, those who are a bit further down want to climb onto the first page and keep tabs of the players just ahead.
And there is good news for all concerned...
Postpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 22 July 2017
Image source, GoogleMoving day. A bit of a drag, huh?
Sorting out all of your prize possessions, sifting through the clutter accumulated after months, or possibly years, of promising yourself that you "might need those one day".
Packing stuff into boxes, lugging them up and down stairs, unpacking stuff from boxes.
What a pain of a day. So spare a thought for the world's best golfers - they've all had to move out of their rented accommodation before teeing off today.
Oh, wait. Moving Day at a golf tournament doesn't mean that? Ah...