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There had been word circulating at Muirfield this week that this would be iconic announcer Ivor Robsons final Open Championship.
With plenty of big names in the mix, anything can happen. GolfChannel.com debates who will win at Muirfield.
The claret jug is up for grabs Sunday, but there are only two realistic contenders - Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood.
Hideki Matsuyama was warned for being out of position and put on the clock on the 15th hole Saturday at Muirfield. Two holes later he was assessed a stroke penalty when officials say he took more than two minutes to hit his second shot.
Hunter Mahan birdied two of his last four holes for a third-round 68 to take the clubhouse lead at 1 under and secure himself another late tee time on a major Sunday.
If Phil Mickelson comes up short again at the Open Championship it may be the three bogeys he posted over his final six holes that denied him the claret jug.
In the daily R&A briefing on golf course set up at the Open Championship, officials said they had hand watered Muirfields putting surfaces late Friday.
Brown and bouncy Muirfield took a toll on the entire Open Championship field on Friday, but the pain was particularly poignant for some high-profile players who figured to play their way into the weekend mix.
By comparison, Friday’s round of 3-over 74 at the Open Championship wasnt that bad for Zach Johnson.
Angel Cabrera is a statistical and competitive anomaly. At 43, the Argentine has two career PGA Tour victories, both of those triumphs just happen to be majors.
Midway through his Friday press conference Miguel Angel Jimenez was asked if he was feeling the pressure of being atop the leaderboard at the Open Championship.
There is a new swing coach (Sean Foley) and another putting guru (Ian Baker-Finch) in tow, but at the end of a windswept day it seemed it was Lee Westwoods attitude that landed him a spot near the lead at the 142nd Open.
Tiger Woods is one back at the Open. But there is cause for concern. Recent major weekends have given him fits.
A surprise leader midway through his round on Day 1 at Muirfield, Indias Shiv Kapur faded slightly on the back nine but still finds himself among early contenders.
Things didnt start well ' a wild drive off the first, a provisional, an unplayable. It all added up to a bogey at the first hole for Tiger Woods on Thursday at the Open Championship but the world No. 1 rallied to post an opening 69.
Following Sundays life-changing victory at the John Deere, Jordan Spieth carded a stress-free 69 at Muirfield.
Motivated by his playoff loss last week, a focused Zach Johnson shot 66 to lead the Open Championship.
If the heartbreak of his playoff loss on Sunday at the John Deere Classic was still haunting Zach Johnson it didnt show on Thursday at Muirfield.
On Thursday at the 142nd Open, Brandt Snedeker birdied two of his last four holes for an opening 68 and an early share of fourth place.
Spains Miguel Angel Jimenez birdied his first three holes on his way to an opening 68 and Rafael Cabrera-Bello was one stroke better on the bouncy and brown links.
Earlier in the week Peter Hanson figured he was 50/50 to play the Open Championship. That number had been bumped up to 100 percent by Wednesday.
Justin Rose plans to ask the R&A engraver if he can add the Englishmans name to the U.S. Open trophy this week.
Muirfield crowns Hall of Fame champions. First-timers are winning modern majors. The two trends meet head-on at the 2013 Open.
After experimenting with the conventional putter last Sunday, Carl Pettersson plans to use it again this week at the British Open.