British Open 2013 Schedule: Day 3 Start Time, TV Coverage and Live Stream
The weekend has arrived at the 2013 British Open, and Round 3 will serve as moving day as golfers jockey for position in their bid for the coveted Claret Jug.
Miguel Angel Jimenez certainly isn't playing like a 49-year-old, but his experience is serving him well at Muirfield Golf Links. The Spanish veteran scrapped his way to an even-par round of 71 on Friday to get to three under overall for a one-stroke lead.
World No. 1 and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods is part of the contingent at minus-two. Also on that number are Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson, who will play with Jimenez in the final pairing in Round 3.
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Below is an outline for where to catch the action during moving day in Gullane, Scotland.
Considering there are 33 players within six shots of the lead, what follows will be an analysis of the top dark horses to watch who are still well within striking distance of the Claret Jug.
Note: Statistics are courtesy of PGATour.com and EuropeanTour.com. British Open information was obtained from the official website. Tournament history can be located at the Official World Golf Ranking.
Round 3 Information
When: Saturday, July 20
Where: Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Tee Times: First group is off at 8:10 a.m. BST (3:10 a.m. ET). For a complete list of tee times for Round 3, visit TheOpen.com.
Par: 71
Yards: 7,192
Real-Time Leaderboard Updates: The Open
TV Schedule (h/t ESPN.com)
ESPN, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET
The Open Championship Today: 3-6 p.m. ET on ABC
Best of The Open Championship encore presentation: ESPN, 7-10 p.m. ET
Live Stream (h/t Watch ESPN, where all events are available)
| Start Time (ET) | Event |
| 4 a.m. | The Open LIVE |
| 7 a.m. | Live Round 3 coverage |
| 7 a.m. | Live coverage of Holes 1, 7, 8, 9 and 18 |
| 7 p.m. | Best of The Open Championship encore presentation |
Top Dark Horses to Watch
Ian Poulter (+1)
When par is the objective and the field is toughest, Poulter is at his best. That was on full display when he shot 71 on Friday, which leaves him just four off the pace.
Back in 2008 at Royal Birkdale in which conditions were borderline impossible, he was runner-up to Padraig Harrington with an overall score of plus-seven.
The brash Englishman would be in contention if this were the final round, but there's still 36 holes to play. Poulter loves it, too, in a strange way, as Sky Sports documented him saying after the round:
It was Poulter who keyed the epic comeback by Team Europe in the most recent Ryder Cup with his brilliant play and clutch putting, and he's known for being a wonderful match play stalwart. However, 2013 hasn't been kind to Poulter to date.
He had a T-9 at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and a solid third place at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, but Poulter hasn't had a Top 10 since. Or a Top 20.
That looks as though it could change at Muirfield. Poulter isn't the longest hitter, but the dried-out links neutralizes that potential disadvantage. As long as he keeps it in play and putts to his potential, he may get an overdue first major.
Hideki Matsuyama (+2)
Between the attention surrounding Phil Mickelson for his presence near the top and Rory McIlroy's massive struggles, the 21-year-old Japanese prodigy flew totally under the radar in his group.
That probably won't happen anymore, because Matsuyama is only five back. He recorded a joint fourth finish in his last Japan Tour event, and notched a Top 10 at the U.S. Open last month under similarly difficult conditions.
Well, the PGA Tour's official Twitter at least gave him some recognition:
What's incredible about Matsuyama's British Open through two rounds is that he has yet to adjust to the greens. Even though he's averaging nearly 33 putts per round, Matsuyama is still in the thick of contention.
If the putter gets hot for Matsuyama, he could be a surprise player who makes some noise several groups ahead of the leaders.
Should he post a number in the minus-one to level-par range, he could be in one of the last pairings on Sunday.
Jason Day (+2)
The young, uber-talented Australian owns only one PGA Tour victory, but he's already had a number of close calls at majors. Day was runner-up at both the Masters and U.S. Open in 2011 and had a down year last season, but he has come back to finish solo third at Augusta National and joint second at Merion.
Now he's in the thick of the hunt in the Open Championship, and it seems like only a matter of time before he starts winning with far more regularity.
The good news is that he's rolling the rock very well, which will be absolutely critical. Also encouraging is that he has room to improve with his iron game, as he's hit just 61 percent of greens for the week.
Round 1 was book-ended by double bogeys for Day at Nos. 1 and 18, but the rest of the round was fairly spectacular, as The Open's official Twitter highlighted:
Five bogeys were offset with five birdies on a grueling Friday, and if Day can tweak his approach shots and judge the bounce a little better, he is primed to make a significant jump ahead of the final round.






