British Open Leaderboard 2013: Expert Reaction to Day 3 Results

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Published: July 20, 2013

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Day of the 2013 British Open gave the experts plenty of action to react to. 

Miguel Angel Jimenez experienced a free-fall down the leaderboard, Tiger Woods stayed right in contention but couldn't seize the lead, and Lee Westwood rode another consistent round to become the 54-hole leader. 

Here's a look at how they all stack up through the first three rounds at Muirfield.



It didn't take an expert to see that the course has taken its toll on the competitors. Kyle Porter of CBS predicts that the winner will barely break par:



Jason Sobel of the Golf Channel also chipped into the conversation, noting that anyone who gets into a rhythm on the green Sunday will have a good shot at walking away with the Claret Jug:



No one exemplified how fast the course can turn on you faster than Jimenez. After entering Day 3 as the tournament's leader, he fell all the way out of the top 10 thanks to six bogeys and a double. It didn't go unnoticed. 

Sobel was one of the many to point out Jimenez's weekend collapse:



This photo from Golf Digest's Instagram account summed up his day pretty well. 



As disappointing as Jimenez's fall was, the experts had plenty to say about Lee Westwood's emergence as The Open leader. Specifically, his rocky past in majors. His pursuit to win his first major will be one of Sunday's biggest storylines. 

Porter noted that Westwood was the only player among the major contenders to break par on the round:



Westwood has been oh-so-close to winning majors before. As Sobel notes, he has a top-three finish in all four majors with no wins:



However, he does offer hope for the 40-year-old. His clutch putting through three rounds is an indication that this might just be the year Westwood flips the script:



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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