British Open 2013: Day 3 Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: July 20, 2013

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Heading into Day 2 of the 2013 Open Championship, we knew we'd see some separation between those in contention for the title and the rest of the field.

And that's exactly what we got.

On Saturday, Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood installed themselves as the golfers to beat, as the pair managed to stay ahead of the pack despite playing on a course that appears to be only increasing in difficulty as the tournament progresses.

It was a wild day at Muirfield, as Round 1 leader Zach Johnson continued to struggle and finished over par for the second consecutive day.

In general, the scores weren't overly impressive, as the wind and fast greens terrorized the field for much of the afternoon; even the PGA took notice:



Woods and Westwood dueled for the lead throughout the day, and though Tiger had his opportunities to seize the lead, or at least hang onto a piece of it, the Brit managed to secure a two-shot advantage over the 14-time major champion.

Heading into the decisive day of the 2013 British Open, here's a look at the updated leaderboard, as well as highlights and analysis of Round 3.

 

Leaderboard



*For a complete look at the 2013 British Open leaderboard, click here (via TheOpen.com).

During a back-and-forth day, Westwood's consistency helped him to a 70, while Tiger struggled late and finished the round at plus-one.

Now, as we head into Sunday, despite Westwood's two-shot lead on the field, there are a number of contenders still in the mix for the year's third major, as seven golfers sit within four shots of the leader.

But, at least for now, this is Westwood's tournament (via the Open's Twitter account):



Woods was looking good for the majority of the day, but after ending the day tied for second with Hunter Mahan, he'll be paired tomorrow with the man that will be looking ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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