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Catch up with all of Saturday's action from Royal Birkdale in our highlights show starting now on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer.

We'll back on Sunday for live text and radio coverage of the final day, as the winner of the 154th Open is crowned.

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Sunday's tee-times will take a little bit of time to be finalised, but they will be available to view on the BBC's golf page a little bit later on.

Play will begin a little bit earlier than it did today, with the final group likely to head out at about 14:30 BST.

Sam Burns has a two-shot lead but there are plenty of players in with a shout.

Choose your Open winner from this list - to which we could have included many more names.

Sam Burns is the man they're all trying to catch.

Another great round from him today.

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History tells us you have to be reasonably close heading into Open Championship Sunday if you want to win the Claret Jug - as amazingly only 13 players have won having been outside of the top four after the third round.

Francesco Molinari in 2018 at Carnoustie was the most recent.

There are also only 13 players have come from four or more shots behind the leader after 54 holes to win The Open.

Cameron Smith was the most recent one of those, coming from four behind Rory McIlroy to win the 2022 Open at St Andrews, but the way Birkdale has played this week and with all the low scores you get the feeling tomorrow could produce another.

There are currently only seven players within four shots of Sam Burns, so could we see a bigger comeback than four?

There are 18 players within six of the lead and you wouldn't want to look further back than that - although the record comeback in The Open is 10 shots - that being Paul Lawrie's epic Carnoustie success in 1999.

• American Sam Burns followed his 62 on Friday with a five-under 65 today and he leads the Open by two shots with one round to play at Royal Birkdale.
• New Zealand's Ryan Fox became the third player this week to shoot 62 - the joint-lowest score ever in the men's major - to thrust himself into contention.
• After the drama of Friday's two-shot penalty, Bryson DeChambeau went round in 69 on Saturday and is four shots off the lead held by Burns.
• Tommy Fleetwood (-5), Scottie Scheffler (-4) and Jon Rahm (-4) all began in striking distance of the leaders and while they're all still in contention, they will need a special round on Sunday if they are going to lift the Claret Jug.
• Masters champion Rory McIlroy was out on the course early and shot 69 to be two under for the tournament - before having his say on the two-shot penalty imposed on DeChambeau yesterday.

Here goes Lucas Herbert from distance. Good effort. Tap-in par and that's a one-over 71, nine shots higher than his Friday fireworks.

He'll start Sunday three shots adrift of Sam Burns.

But Jackson Suber will begin the final day one further back after his 12-footer for birdie slips past.

He taps in and they are applauded warmly.

And with that, the third round is done and dusted.

James Gregg
BBC Radio 5 Live commentator at Royal Birkdale

Here's a niche stat for you.

Sam Burns' total of 127 shots from last two rounds - 62 and 65 - is the lowest second and third round total in men's major history.

That's some going but he will want to put the whole thing together and be lifting the Claret Jug tomorrow.

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Sam Burns speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after following up Friday's record-equalling round of 62 with a five-under 65: "Yesterday was a bit different. I was so far out and just trying to find my way back. Today I was trying to insert myself into the tournament. I got off to a nice start and tried to carry it on.

"I feel good. Ultimately it comes down to being able to execute and play a solid round of golf tomorrow. That'll be the focus.

"There are so many variables that come into play. You can't focus on how anyone else is playing. It comes down to going out there and focusing on my game."

On the early arrival of his baby daughter and making a late decision to play: "To be honest, [The Open] was so far off my radar, I hadn't really thought much about it. [My wife] encouraged me to come over here and play.

"It's crazy - but we're here."

After what seemed like an age, Lucas Herbert has hit his second shot.

Was it worth the wait? Well, from 200 yards or so and with no angle to go at, it's a fine effort.

He'll have 50 feet for a closing birdie. Unlikely, sure, but maybe he'll give this crowd one last thrill before they disappear into the night.

Lucas Herbert is locked in lengthy deliberations with a couple of rules officials about taking relief from the barriers down the left on 18.

It's certainly not as animated as Bryson DeChambeau's heated exchanges with R&A representatives last night.

Anyway, it's taking a while, so Jackson Suber does everyone a favour and hits his second. Cracking effort too. About 12 feet for birdie.

Over to you, Lucas...

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Scottie Scheffler wouldn't be drawn on Bryson DeChambeau's two-shot penalty. Not yet, anyway.

"I don't really have a ton to say on it. Actually, I do have a ton to say. I haven't decided exactly what I want to say publicly yet.

"I do have some thoughts. I just don't really feel like now is the time or place for me to comment. We're in the middle of a tournament and I'm focused on what I need to do. I need to go out tomorrow and shoot a low round.

"It's just a tough situation, I think. Like I said, I have a decent amount of thoughts, but probably nothing that I'm concerned with right now.

"It's not a road I want to go down today. I have a tournament to focus on and I'm going to go hit a few balls and hit a few putts. It's my job to go out there and shoot a low round tomorrow. Anything outside of that is outside my control."

Graeme Storm
Two-time European Tour winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

It hasn't quite worked out for Lucas Herbert. He's been good at times, he's been poor at times but right now his driver isn't working.

He's got the lefts off the tee. That'll be something he has to go to the range and work on after the round.

Lucas Herbert, who's taken his sunglasses off, goes left again off the tee, this time on 18.

Jackson Suber hits a beauty down the middle. He needed that after two bogeys in three holes.

BBC Radio 5 Live are reporting that Bryson DeChambeau walked through the mixed zone without speaking to the press.

They say he then went to see the R&A chief executive Mark Darbon, has just left his office now and then declined to comment on the way out.

Cameron Young's miserable back nine ends with fourth bogey.

The American hit the fairway bunker with his tee shot, ends up playing catch up and is unable to putt from 20 feet to save par.

At one point he was seven under but really fell away this evening.

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Bryson DeChambeau had an eventful round after an eventful evening last night - but at least his golf did the talking this time. And since he's refusing to talk to the media then that's all he'll be talking with.

Three birdies and two bogeys today, just a few short missed putts to blame really as the rest of his game was pretty much on point - crunching some monster drives, hitting some nice irons and even chipping nicely.

He's only four back and with how low the scoring has been this week he could easily launch a challenge. And he seems to have plenty of support at Royal Birkdale - although you can see that disappearing if Tommy Fleetwood gets into contention.

Jackson Suber is short-sided at 17 and has no hope of getting his pitch to stop anywhere near the pin.

Off it goes down the shiny-looking green and he takes another three, adding up to a costly bogey six that drops him four back of Sam Burns.

But can Lucas Herbert follow up that glorious recovery shot from no man's land with a putt and make an improbable birdie? Sadly not. His putt drifts left and it's just a five.

Ryan Gerard takes an age to weigh up a monster birdie putt at the 18th only to finish a few feet short.

He winces a little, before regaining his composure to slide in for par.

Gerard is three shots off the lead but will be happy to be there or thereabouts heading into the final day.