British Open Results 2015: Twitter Reacts to Sunday Leaderboard Standings

Moving day came 24 hours later than scheduled at the 2015 Open Championship, but the world's top golfers made up for lost time.

Jordan Spieth plowed his way into contention with a six-under afternoon, Padraig Harrington and Marc Leishman turned in sterling rounds to soar up the leaderboard and Paul Dunne and Danny Willett continued to surprise at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland.

Spieth, who opened his third round at five under after a miserable putting performance in the second round, was almost flawless as he moved within one of leaders Dunne, Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day. He had seven birdies against a single bogey, cutting his number of putts from 37 to 27. SB Nation's Twitter feed pointed out that golf's hottest star has developed quite the following with fans in Scotland:

Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports noted that Under Armour, which sponsors Spieth, is also having quite the year:

The 21-year-old is trying to become the fifth golfer since 1900 to win three straight major championships. He would join Ben Hogan (1953) as the winner of the season's first three majors. Tiger Woods, who was cut this weekend, was the last to win three straight in a season. 

Meanwhile, Dunne's six-under day leaves him tied for the lead. Playing in just his second career major championship—he was cut at last year's Open Championship—the Irishman had five birdies in his first 10 holes and did not have a single over-par score. He hit 89 percent of his greens in regulation, continuing a trend that's been apparent all week.

Chris Fowler of ESPN noted Dunne was beyond a long shot:

Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal made a salient point about something many onlookers, including yours truly, did Saturday:

Joining Dunne are Day and Oosthuizen, who have a bit more experience being near the top of a major leaderboard. Day has eight career top-10 finishes in major events, including five top-fives, without a win. He's perhaps the best golfer on tour without a major, though Dustin Johnson is also in that conversation.

Despite being one stroke ahead, Day refused to say anyone other than that Spieth was the favorite, per Ryan Lavner of Golf Channel:

Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News highlighted the difference in mentality between Spieth and Day:

Oosthuizen, of course, won the last time the Open Championship was at St. Andrews in 2010. That remains the South African's lone major triumph, something he's been on the precipice of changing already in 2015. After finishing tied for second at the U.S. Open, Oosthuizen is likely champing at the bit to end his five-year drought.

ESPN Stats & Info highlighted his recent performances in majors:

If he wins, Oosthuizen will join quite the list of multi-time winners at St. Andrews, as noted by Justin Ray of Golf Channel:

One shot behind the final two groups is Harrington, who went seven under Sunday to move up 20 spots on the leaderboard. Nine golfers are tied for sixth at nine under, highlighted by Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose and Adam Scott. Alan Shipnuck of Sports Illustrated sent a barb Scott's way—particularly his use of the belly putter:

Also at nine under is Leishman, who picked up eight of those strokes in Round 3. He began the day in 50th place before playing a near-perfect round of 64. Unfortunately, Shane Ryan isn't giving Leishman much of a chance of winning: 

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Of the 15 guys on the top, I give the following no chance tomorrow: Dunne, Day, Harrington, Goose, Leishman, Niebrugge, Serge, DJ, Pepperell

— Shane Ryan (@ShaneRyanHere) July 19, 2015"

With 14 players within three strokes of the lead, it's hard to count anyone out. That said, if the first two majors are any indication, smart money might be on Spieth.

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