Summary

  • Francesco Molinari wins The Open by two shots with final round of 69

  • Molinari, 35, first Italian to win a major finishes on -8 at a windy Carnoustie

  • Woods, McIlroy & Spieth among those to hold lead on thrilling last day

  • Runners-up: Rose (69), McIlroy (70), Kisner (74), Schauffele (74) on -6

  • Tied for sixth: Pepperell (67), Woods (71), Chappell (73) on -5

  • Others: -4 Spieth (76) -3 Fleetwood (73)

Live Reporting

Alex Bysouth, Matthew Henry and Jonathan Jurejko

  1. We have a couple of hours to wait until the main contenders go out but this final round on Sunday is already under way.

    The sun is out once again in Carnoustie but the shirts are billowing and the flags waving far more than we have seen over the past three days.

    The likes of Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Brooks Koepka and Paul Casey are out on the course.

    We'll keep you updated with how they're getting on.

  2. Battling Woods for major a 'dream come true'

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    And Jordan Spieth is not phased by the prospect of battling it out with Woods on the final day of The Open.

    Spieth was 12 when the 14-time major winner won the last of his Open titles in 2006 and says "dream come true" to go head-to-head with him today.

    "I've always wanted to battle it out with Tiger in a major - who hasn't?" said 24-year-old Spieth.

    "I think I played it out at Augusta in my head," he said. "It's kind of a dream come true just to have the opportunity."

  3. Woods back among the big boys

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    Could Tiger Woods be the one to mount the biggest challenge to Jordan Spieth?

    It has been a long time since the former world number one was in with a shout going into the final day of a major but he rolled back the years yesterday.

    He has not won one of golf's biggest prizes for a decade but is back again aiming for number 15.

    He was briefly tied for the lead on Saturday, the first time he had topped the leaderboard at a major since 2013.

    The American starts today four shots behind the leading trio.

  4. Spieth aiming for history

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    Only seven players have won the Claret Jug in consecutive years since the second World War - Padraig Harrington, Tiger Woods, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, Peter Thomson and Bobby Locke.

    Jordan Spieth is aiming to join that club today by following up his victory at Royal Birkdale last year with another win here at Carnoustie.

    The American had threatened to show his best form on the opening two days but on Saturday sprung into life with a bogey-free 65 which began with an eagle on the first.

    A win today would give him a fourth major before the age of 25.

  5. Can anyone dethrone the returning king?

    Jordan SpiethReuters

    Defending champion Jordan Spieth starts today as one of three Americans tied for the lead.

    He is on nine under alongside Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele.

    Another American Kevin Chappell is the next closest challenger, followed by the leading European, Francesco Molinari.

    Then we're into the main chasing pack with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and England's Tommy Fleetwood still in touch alongside 14-time major winner Tiger Woods who is back in the mix on Sunday.

  6. Saturday had a bit of everything.

    The charging home favourite, the return of Tiger, the defiant defending champion and some lesser-known names to keep us on our toes.

    But that was just the pre-amble. Today we crown the 2018 champion...

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