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Cameron Smith got hot, Rory McIlroy's putter got cold and St. Andrews played easy. A look at what mattered most at the 150th playing of The Open.

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Co-leaders Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland opened up a four-stroke cushion after surviving a scare at the Road hole. A new pin was tried and I analyze in Saturday’s Quad from the Home of Golf.

Plus, Hovland and The Old Course, Quotables and the Sunday forecast.

 

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Chez Reavie doubled his lead to six points Saturday in the Barracuda Championship.

Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a 5-stroke victory.

Rory McIlroy recognizes the enormity of this moment at The Open, while also trying not to let it consume him as he chases his holy grail at St. Andrews.

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland go into the final round at St. Andrews in the lead. Some other big names are chasing. So why will each win? And why won't they? We give the answers.

Rory McIlroy moved into the void left by the departure of Tiger Woods at The Open, holing a bunker shot for eagle and revving up the gallery at St. Andrews at every turn Saturday as he moved closer to ending eight years without a major.

Here are the tee times for the final round of The Open at St. Andrews.

Rory McIlroy is trying to win The Open for the second time. His hole-out from the bunker for eagle on the 10th hole will only help.

Trey Mullinax needed a hectic travel plan just to get to Scotland only to discover his clubs were bent, but has since made a move up the Open Championship leaderboard.

Shane Lowry chipped in for an eagle at the par-4 ninth hole. Nice, right? Then he did it again at the par-4 10th.

Chez Reavie holed a long chip shot for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole and took a 3-point lead Friday in the Barracuda Championship.

Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas shot a 6-under 64 in alternate-shot play Friday to take a 4-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Here are the tee times for the third round of The Open at St. Andrews.

Cameron Smith, who has already won the Players Championship and rose to as high as No. 3 in the world, leads The Open by 2 strokes.

There is the crowd favorite, Rory McIlroy, and the guys from LIV. There is the world No. 1 and those chasing their first major. Get ready for a wild weekend at The Open.

Tiger Woods got himself to The Open. He didn't make the cut. So what does this tell us about his game and when might we see him again?