British Open 2016: Leaderboard Scores, Highlights and Reaction from Saturday

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Published: July 16, 2016

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The 2016 British Open at Royal Troon appears to be a two-horse race after Saturday's third round, as Henrik Stenson enters the final round with a one-stroke lead over Phil Mickelson at 12 under. 

Lefty held the 18- and 36-hole lead, but he fell into second place with a one-under 70 Saturday, while Stenson posted a three-under 68 in Ayrshire, Scotland. Here is a look at the leaderboard with just one round left to play:



While there were several entertaining moments and notable shots throughout the day, the third round was all about the back-and-forth duel between Mickelson and Stenson, as they shared or exchanged the lead on multiple occasions.

Mickelson entered the day with a one-shot lead, but the first hole was a sign of things to come. His Swedish counterpart nailed a birdie putt to tie things up, as seen in this video courtesy of The Open:



Stenson birdied three of the first four holes to storm into the lead, but he bogeyed Nos. 6 and No. 8, while Mickelson posted one birdie and eight pars on the front nine.

Per the PGA Tour on Twitter, the 2013 British Open champion has been flawless on Royal Troon's front nine all week:



Stenson's shaky end to the front nine nearly continued on the back, but he sank the following long par putt on the 10th hole, which seemingly turned around his fortunes:



Mickelson extended his lead to two strokes with a birdie on the 13th, but the tide started to turn in Stenson's favor after that.

Lefty carded his first bogey of the day on the par-three 14th, and it loomed large when Stenson supplemented a great tee shot with a birdie to force another tie at the top.

Mickelson once again surged into the lead by birdying the par-five 16th, but he quickly gave it away with a bogey on the following hole, while Stenson carded another birdie.

The two players entered the 18th h...
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