Royal Portrush Golf Club, Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland — July 20, 2019
With the low round of the tournament, an eight-under-par 63, Shane Lowry separated himself from the remainder of the field at the 2019 Open Championship. His three-round total of 16 under par, puts him four strokes ahead of Tommy Fleetwood who sits in 2nd place heading into the final day at the Royal Portrush Golf Club.

Big Day on the Scorecard
Three birdies on the front nine and five more on the back gave Lowry a nice cushion heading into Sunday’s final round. While no lead is entirely safe as the gusts of Northern Ireland blow across the course, the next closest competitor to Fleetwood is another two strokes back. After sitting atop the leaderboard the first two days, J.B. Holmes could not keep pace with Lowry. Holmes carded a two-under-par 69 for a tournament total of 10 under.

Brooks Koepka and Justin Rose are tied for 4th at 9 under. Rickie Fowler and Lee Westwood sit another stroke back at 8 under. While Danny Willett, Jon Rahm, Tony Finau, and Jordan Spieth posted three-day totals of 7 under.
Pressure Packed Sunday
Even with the four-shot lead, teeing off Lowry will know if anyone from the groups in front of him is making a move. Can he keep his composure as he tries to win his 1st Major Championship? A number of accomplished players are lurking, but it will require a fabulous round by anyone trying to take a run at the lead. If Shane Lowry does not give them any help, he may very well see his name etched onto the Claret Jug.

Leaderboard
Position | Player | To Par | Today’s Score | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
1 | Shane Lowry | -16 | -8 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 197 |
2 | Tommy Fleetwood | -12 | -5 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 201 |
3 | J.B. Holmes | -10 | -2 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 203 |
T4 | Brooks Koepka | -9 | -4 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 204 |
T4 | Justin Rose | -9 | -3 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 204 |
T6 | Rickie Fowler | -8 | -5 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 205 |
T6 | Lee Westwood | -8 | -1 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 205 |
T8 | Danny Willett | -7 | -6 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 206 |
T8 | Jon Rahm | -7 | -3 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 206 |
T8 | Tony Finau | -7 | -3 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 206 |
T8 | Jordan Spieth | -7 | -2 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 206 |
T12 | Henrik Stenson | -6 | -3 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 207 |
T12 | Alexander Noren | -6 | -3 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 207 |
T12 | Matt Kuchar | -6 | -2 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 207 |
T12 | Dylan Frittelli | -6 | -1 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 207 |
T12 | Andrew Putnam | -6 | -1 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 207 |
T12 | Cameron Smith | -6 | E | 70 | 66 | 71 | 207 |
18 | Xander Schauffele | -5 | -2 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 208 |
T19 | Russell Knox | -4 | -3 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 209 |
T19 | Sang-hyun Park | -4 | -3 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 209 |
T19 | Justin Thomas | -4 | -3 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 209 |
T19 | Patrick Reed | -4 | E | 71 | 67 | 71 | 209 |
T23 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -3 | -1 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 210 |
T23 | Byeong-Hun An | -3 | -1 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 210 |
T23 | Webb Simpson | -3 | E | 68 | 71 | 71 | 210 |
T23 | Tyrrell Hatton | -3 | E | 68 | 71 | 71 | 210 |
T23 | Erik van Rooyen | -3 | 1 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 210 |
T23 | Justin Harding | -3 | 3 | 71 | 65 | 74 | 210 |
T29 | Graeme McDowell | -2 | -3 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 211 |
T29 | Tom Lewis | -2 | -3 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 211 |
T29 | Kevin Kisner | -2 | -1 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 211 |
T29 | Romain Langasque | -2 | -1 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 211 |
T29 | Robert MacIntyre | -2 | E | 68 | 72 | 71 | 211 |
T29 | Rory Sabbatini | -2 | E | 70 | 70 | 71 | 211 |
T29 | Dustin Johnson | -2 | 1 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 211 |
T36 | Mikko Korhonen | -1 | E | 72 | 69 | 71 | 212 |
T36 | Sergio Garcia | -1 | E | 68 | 73 | 71 | 212 |
T36 | Lucas Glover | -1 | E | 72 | 69 | 71 | 212 |
T36 | Patrick Cantlay | -1 | E | 70 | 71 | 71 | 212 |
T36 | Aaron Wise | -1 | E | 72 | 69 | 71 | 212 |
T36 | Ernie Els | -1 | 1 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 212 |
T36 | Lucas Bjerregaard | -1 | 3 | 70 | 68 | 74 | 212 |
T43 | Charley Hoffman | E | -1 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 213 |
T43 | Yuki Inamori | E | -1 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 213 |
T43 | Ryan Fox | E | -1 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 213 |
T43 | Inn-choon Hwang | E | -1 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 213 |
T43 | Doc Redman | E | E | 71 | 71 | 71 | 213 |
T43 | Joost Luiten | E | E | 73 | 69 | 71 | 213 |
T43 | Stewart Cink | E | E | 74 | 68 | 71 | 213 |
T50 | Andrew Wilson | 1 | E | 76 | 67 | 71 | 214 |
T50 | Yosuke Asaji | 1 | E | 72 | 71 | 71 | 214 |
T50 | Louis Oosthuizen | 1 | 1 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 214 |
T50 | Thomas Pieters | 1 | 3 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 214 |
T54 | Francesco Molinari | 2 | 1 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 215 |
T54 | Matt Wallace | 2 | 1 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 215 |
T54 | Adam Hadwin | 2 | 1 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 215 |
T54 | Benjamin Hebert | 2 | 2 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 215 |
T54 | Kyle Stanley | 2 | 2 | 75 | 67 | 73 | 215 |
T54 | Paul Casey | 2 | 2 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 215 |
T54 | Bernd Wiesberger | 2 | 3 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 215 |
T61 | Bubba Watson | 3 | 2 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 216 |
T61 | Kevin Streelman | 3 | 3 | 77 | 65 | 74 | 216 |
T61 | Callum Shinkwin | 3 | 4 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 216 |
T61 | Jim Furyk | 3 | 4 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 216 |
T61 | Branden Grace | 3 | 4 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 216 |
T66 | Jason Kokrak | 4 | 3 | 74 | 69 | 74 | 217 |
T66 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 4 | 6 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 217 |
T68 | Paul Waring | 5 | 4 | 75 | 68 | 75 | 218 |
T68 | Nino Bertasio | 5 | 4 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 218 |
T68 | Eddie Pepperell | 5 | 5 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 218 |
T68 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 5 | 6 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 218 |
72 | Shubhankar Sharma | 6 | 6 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 219 |
73 | Ashton Turner | 7 | 6 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 220 |