British Open Leaderboard 2013: Day 3 Scorecards for All the Leaders

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Published: July 21, 2013

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Muirfield Golf Links again played foil to the world's best golfers. Sunny skies and a lack of humidity made for fairways that played more like a parking lot than a links golf course at the 2013 Open Championship.

But one man stands above the rest after a thrilling third round Saturday.

Englishman Lee Westwood carded a one-under 70 during his third round, pushing him to three under overall and giving him a two-stroke lead over the field heading into the final 18 holes. The twosome of Tiger Woods and Hunter Mahan are one under for the tournament, as both had strong outings on another day that saw scores skyrocket.

Mahan carded a three-under 68, tied with Sergio Garcia and Richard Sterne for the best score of the day. Overall there were 12 players who went under par Saturday, a three-golfer improvement over a near-unplayable second round.

Masters champion Adam Scott is in fourth place, the tournament's only player at even par. Here is a look at how the leaderboard stacks up prior to Sunday: 



Westwood's journey to his first 54-hole lead at an Open Championship is a long time coming. At age 40, Westwood has been on the scene dating back to the late 1990s. His first PGA Tour win came in 1998 at the Freeport-McDermott Classic, and while he's only taken one more since, Westwood has become widely regarded as one of the best major-less golfers in the world.



Westwood has 11 top-10 finishes in major tournaments over the past decade, including a run of seven since 2010. With seven top-three placings, Westwood has the most ever such close calls in the post-Masters history, per ESPN's Justin Ray:



Based on his play Saturday, Westwood is in awfully good position to finally get off the schneid. Jostling with Woods back and forth for the lead the entire day—both players were alone atop the leaderboard at certain spots and spent much of th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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