Louis Oosthuizen has narrow lead after third round of 2021 British Open

Louis Oosthuizen (Bob Stapleton, Wikimedia Commons)

Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa is the leader after 54 holes at the 2021 British Open from Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Oosthuizen was steady on Saturday as he shot a score of one-under-par 69, after two sizzling rounds where he had a combined score of -11. As a result, Oosthuizen is now at -12, and leads American Collin Morikawa of Los Angeles, California by a single stroke.

Oosthuizen’s steady performance on Saturday included three birdies and two bogeys. He birdied the seventh, ninth, and 16th holes, and bogeyed the 11th and 13th holes. In the first third of round three, Oosthuizen recorded a score of par on every hole.

Also during the third round, there was a period of time where Oosthuizen, Morikawa, and American Jordan Spieth were all tied for the lead at -11. Thereafter, Oosthuizen went one-under-par to get to -12, Morikawa shot even par to remain at -11, and Spieth bogeyed the 17th and 18th holes to drop from -11 to -9.

Oosthuizen, Morikawa and Spieth are all major champions from the past, while Oosthuizen and Spieth have each won the British Open. Oosthuizen won at St. Andrews in 2010, while Spieth won seven years later at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. The fact that Southport is called Southport is ironic, because the town of 90,000 is located in the northwest region of England in the county of Lancashire. Spieth has also won the 2015 Masters and 2015 PGA Championship, while Morikawa won the 2020 PGA Championship from Harding Park in San Francisco. It should be noted that Morikawa won the PGA Championship in his first appearance in that event a year ago, and this is his first ever British Open tournament.

 Fill In The Form Below To Receive Our Golf News Straight To Your Email For FREE!