South Africas Thriston Lawrence will play in the final group alongside the USAs Billy Horschel when the final round of the 152nd Open Championship tees off at Royal Troon on Sunday.
The pair will go off at 3.25pm SA time in search of the Claret Jug after a tough and demanding third round on Saturday.
Lawrence, a recent SA Open champion at Blair Athol in Joburg, got himself into prime position to launch an assault on the years fourth Major by playing earlier in the day on Saturday when conditions were still good for golf.
Third round 65The big-hitter was in stunning form on Saturday, going round the Royal Troon course in 6-under-par, 65 shots after a brilliant front nine. Lawrence made birdies at the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth holes to turn in 30. He made another birdie at 11 before dropping his only shot at the par-four 13th.
It got him to a score of three-under-par after earlier rounds of 71 and 74 and hed then watch as the weather came in and made the playing conditions extremely difficult later in the day.
