Where is british open 2018

ET, and NBC will show the weekend's action from 7 a. ET on Saturday and Sunday. As well as the prestige and opportunities that go with winning the Open, whoever lifts the Claret Jug on Sunday will also be in line for a hefty pay day.

Woods, 42, has won the Claret Jug three times before but will be making his first appearance at the tournament since missing the cut in The time major champion has shown glimpses of his former self again this season and has had three top finishes on the PGA Tour in Conditions at Carnoustie are consistently tough, but after a heatwave across the UK this summer, the very dry fairways are likely to cause problems rather than torrential rain.

The ball will run and run, especially off the tee, and Woods said he is not planning to get out the driver much during the week, per the PGA Tour's Mike Mike McAllister:. Tiger on Carnoustie: "There's not a lot of opportunities to hit driver just because the ball is going to be rolling 80 yards. It's just hard to keep the ball in play.

Reigning Open champ Jordan Spieth, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele started the day in a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at nine-under, with 16 others within five strokes of the lead.

Among those in contention is three-time Open champ Tiger Woods , who found himself four shots back after a five-under 66 on Day 3. Meanwhile, world No. A live look at the leaderboard and updated scores can be found on the tournament's official website.

Three-way tie atop TheOpen leaderboard, but Spieth the clear favorite heading into Sunday. However, a rough start to the day saw him start to fall down the board. He posted a bogey and a double bogey on back-to-back holes on the front nine, dropping him from the lead.

Woods, meanwhile, was ready to take advantage of his opponent's mistakes early on. He picked up a pair of birdies on the front nine while avoiding any disastrous mistakes. Accept all cookies. Manage your cookie settings. Share article To share article please enable Functional cookies. In his opening remarks on becoming Champion Golfer of the Year, the year-old said:. It is incredible to stand here and I should thank all my family for the support they give me when I travel all around the world.

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