Southport (UK) : Ryan Fox, who was just one stroke inside the cut after two rounds, climbed to the front of the clubhouse after shooting a record-equalling 62 in the third round of the 154th Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.Fox was among the last to move on a day when the board began to look like a game of snakes and ladders, with positions changing dramatically every few minutes. Southport’s Tommy Fleetwood, seeking his first Major, was bogey-free and three through 11 holes, moving him to seven under and tied for second with Sam Burns and Jackson Suber, one back of Fox.Fox’s 62 came less than a day after Lucas Herbert and Burns scorched around Birkdale and matched 62s on a dry, baked track that has produced many low scores. Fox’s eight rounds were the best of the day, but the range of scores between 66 and 68 made it wide open.Amidst all this, Sahith Theegala was the only one of the three players from India who stayed in the field to survive the 36-hole cut. After making his Open debut at St Andrews in 2022, Theegala missed the cut in the next three editions. This week, however, he held on to secure a weekend berth before shooting a two-under 68 in the third round.
