After wet and rainy conditions on Friday forced a climbing cutline at the Open Championship and few scores in the red, golfers will hope for a little more calm from Mother Nature at Royal Birkdale on Saturday. Jordan Spieth take a two-shot lead at 6-under 134, into the weekend.
British Open 2017 live stream: How to watch Saturday online
Round 3 of the British open begins 4:30 a.m. ET Saturday
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You can stream the Open beginning at 4:30 a.m. ET using the Golf Channel’s broadcast simulcast stream. Golf Channel will show it on television, while NBC takes over coverage beginning at 7 a.m.
The cutline was set at 5-over 145. Few notable golfers missed the cut, though Phil Mickelson was among them after shooting 3-over on Thursday and 7-over Friday for 10-over 150. It was his first missed cut at an Open since 2012.
Spieth was the only competitor to shoot in the 60s on both days of competition. He was in a three-way tie for first after shooting 5-under 65 on Thursday. In tougher conditions on Friday he shot 1-under 69. Combined, that gave him a two-stroke lead over Matt Kutchar, who went 1-over on Friday. Brooks Koepka went two shots over par Friday and finds himself in a tie with Ian Poulter (even Friday) at 3-under 137.
Rory McIlroy was one of the day’s biggest movers, advancing 52 spots up the leaderboard to T6 by shooting 2-under 68 for the day. His Open began with five bogeys across the first six holes on Thursday, but he settled in after a pep talk from his caddie — “What the f*** are you doing?” -- on Thursday. He, too, will be one to keep an eye on.
Saturday’s third round coverage
Television:
4:30-7 a.m. -- Golf Channel
7 a.m.-3 p.m. -- NBC
4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. — NBC
Online streams:
4 a.m.-2:30 p.m. -- Golf Channel broadcast simulcast stream
4-9:30 a.m. -- “First Tee” stream
7 a.m.-2 p.m. -- Featured holes stream
Radio:
4 a.m.-2 p.m. -- Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio (Ch. 92/208)
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