Erik van Rooyen has made a dream start on the first. He knocks in a putt from 15 feet to move level with Woods, McIlroy, Fleetwood and co at five under. Can the South African mount a charge?

His compatriot Zander Lombard has just found the green as well in the group behind. His playing partner Tony Finau does the same.

Phil Mickelson is wearing a long-sleeve white shirt today, buttoned up to the top. It has not been his week but he's just put a lovely approach close on the ninth. That should be a birdie from there and should take him under par for the tournament.

Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport at Carnoustie

Obligatory beanbag shot... the odd umbrella up but more as a sun protector because the sun is here to stay. It’s not quite cloudless but what bits there are, are high and wispy.

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Former United States Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman says today could be a test of survival and whoever handles that best may emerge with the famous claret jug.

"Tiger was always the kind of guy who, when he got near the lead, didn't beat himself," Lehmann told BBC Radio 5 live.

"He is the best of that generation of not beating himself but chasing is a different story. With the winds blowing, it is a survival test and again one of those things where if you don't beat yourself and shoot a decent score then you have got a chance and he has done that before. If he does that then he has got a chance."

Groans on the eighth green. Eddie Pepperell takes a trip into the bunker on the par three and then fails to hole his putt for par. That's his first dropped shot of the day and sees him drop back to three under.

The Englishman's playing partner Phil Mickelson is one over for his round.

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Iain Carter is well prepped to follow the final pairing.

You can follow Iain and the rest of the team on BBC Radio 5 live.

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BBC Sport at Carnoustie

Rory might well have been practising short putts when Diane Knox saw him on the putting green, for Tiger Woods, it’s all about the long putt. He’s knocked a couple a good 50-feet across the green. One he plonks in for a two-putt, the other lips out. Trademark red top. He tries again. Both pull up 10 feet short. A sip of juice needed. And on he goes.

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Carnoustie has been set up to provide a tough test for the final round.

Despite the wind being forecast to gust up to 25mph, the course has been set to play to 7,447 yards, the longest all week and 45 yards longer than the supposed full yardage of 7,402.

Eleven of the pin positions are also located within five yards of the edge of the greens, including on the daunting 18th where the champion golfer of the year will be decided - either in regulation or via a play-off.

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Italy's Francesco Molinari has the honour of being the leading European player heading into the final round of The Open.

The world number 15 has yet to win a major, but with two wins and two second place finishes in his last five starts in Europe and on the PGA Tour, is this his chance?

The BMW PGA Championship and Quicken Loans National champion made a tournament-leading 15 birdies over his first three rounds to reach six-under par, three shots off the pace.

Molinari's best finish at an Open came in 2013 at Muirfield, while his best finish in a major came at last year's PGA Championship with a tied for second at Quail Hollow.

He has yet to break into the world's top 10, can he do enough today? He will have to contend with playing with Tiger Woods and the accompany circus when the pair head off in the third last group on course.

Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport at Carnoustie

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Who will be joining this list tonight?

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Time to kill before the leaders head out?

The Cut reflects on one of the great days of Open golf during the third round at Carnoustie.

Jordan Spieth set the pace as the Americans continued to dominate the leaderboard with Tiger Woods in contention for his 15th major.

But don't rule out Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood on what promises to be a thrilling final day at Carnoustie.

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-9 Spieth (14:45), Schauffele (14:45), Kisner (14:35)

-7 Chappell (14:35)

-6 Molinari (14:25)

-5 Olesen (2),Woods (14:25), Simpson (14:15), Noren (14:15), McIlroy (14:05), Kuchar (14:05), Fleetwood (13:55), Z Johnson (13:55)

Selected others:

-4 Pepperell (6), Rose (13:45), Scott (13:35)

-3 Wood (13:00), Willett (1)

-2 Reed (7), Langer (5)

-1 Mickelson (6),

Level Fowler (7)

+1 Westwood (9)

Full leaderboard

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It's not that often that the two-time US Open champion is done and dusted at lunchtime, but it's not been Brooks Koepka's week.

Entertaining with 17 birdies in four rounds, but a two-under par final round of 69 is only able to pull the American back to one over for the Championship.

14:05 Rory McIlroy, Matt Kuchar (US)

14:15 Alex Noren (Swe), Webb Simpson (US)

14:25 Tiger Woods (US), Francesco Molinari (Ita)

14:35 Kevin Chappell (US), Kevin Kisner (US)

14:45 Xander Schauffele (US), Jordan Spieth (US)

Byeong-Hun An and England's Chris Wood have just hit their tee shots on the first. That means there are 10 groups to go...

13:15 Yusaku Miyazato (Jpn), Erik Van Rooyen (SA)

13:25 Tony Finau (US), Zander Lombard (SA)

13:35 Charley Hoffman (US), Adam Scott (Aus)

13:45 Austin Cook (US), Justin Rose

13:55 Zach Johnson (US), Tommy Fleetwood

But is that wind causing as much trouble as we expected? Eddie Pepperell is the latest to sink a putt for a birdie. He's now four under and three under for his round through six holes.

Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport at Carnoustie

The wind feels stronger today than at any other point this week. And that’s just by the first tee. I’d imagine it’s a bit stronger on the more exposed parts of the course - out on the second green, third tee, fifth green and down the sixth.

We have our first mover near the top of the leaderboard. Birdies at the first two holes have taken Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen into a tie for sixth. He's now in that group at five under, four shots back.

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Shaun Norris might not be a name which ordinarily attracts packed galleries.

Playing with Tiger Woods yesterday meant the 36-year-old South African had to get used to be playing in front of huge crowds - even if they weren't focused on him.

"Absolutely crazy to think so many people can follow a person. There's a couple of holes that people may be standing 15, 20 deep on each side," said Norris, who shot a creditable two-under 69.

"I think the best word to describe it all is the way Russell Knox put it, it's like playing with a mythical creature. It doesn't feel real."