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5.50pm BST
Chesson Hadley has only parred two holes so far today. His last four: birdie, double bogey, birdie, bogey. The latest slip comes at 17, where he’s unable to get down in two from the back left of the green. He drops to -4. Nobody’s scoring low this morning. So having just typed that, here’s Brooks Koepka making his first birdie of the day at 16. The defending champ rises to -3. His playing partner Francesco Molinari meanwhile does tap in for par, though again it wasn’t easy, as he’d sent his second into the greenside rough. A lovely chip close saved the day, and Molinari betrayed his feelings once again by blowing his cheeks out hard after the shot. He can’t keep going like this, surely.
5.44pm BST
Aaron Wise drops another, at 9, and the one-time co-leader turns in 37. He’s -4. On 14, both Tiger and Spieth fall back off the false front of the green with misjudged approaches. Two exquisite chips over a bunker to a tightly positioned flag, and the pair should save their pars. But only Tiger does, Spieth moving out of his stroke early, dropping back to -1. No such drama for Rose, who sent his third pin high to 12 feet. He’s so close to making his birdie, but the ball stops short on these slower-than-usual greens. Par.
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