Open Championship 2015: Live Stream Schedule, Tee Times and Monday Weather Info
After what has seemingly felt like an eternity, the British Open is one round away from completion, with Paul Dunne, Jason Day and Louis Oosthuizen setting the bar ahead of the final 18 holes.
Those three golfers are deadlocked at 12 under for the tournament, owning a one-shot edge on the next-closest golfer. You can view the full leaderboard below:
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Fans looking to follow Monday's action can tune into ESPN from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET for full coverage, while Watch ESPN will provide a live stream for Round 4.
Although scoring will likely be low in the final round, 11 golfers are within three strokes of the leaders. That's nowhere near an insurmountable gap, which should mean plenty of stars will be vying for the Claret Jug well into the day.
Now, if only Mother Nature can cooperate.
Let's look ahead to the final round and what the weather could have in store.
Tee Times
| 7:45 a.m. | 2:45 a.m. | Ryan Fox | Bernhard Langer |
| 7:55 a.m. | 2:55 a.m. | Scott Arnold | Paul Casey |
| 8:05 a.m. | 3:05 a.m. | Thomas Aiken | Francesco Molinari |
| 8:15 a.m. | 3:15 a.m. | Ross Fisher | Cameron Tringale |
| 8:25 a.m. | 3:25 a.m. | Mark O'Meara | Bernd Wiesberger |
| 8:35 a.m. | 3:35 a.m. | Branden Grace | Billy Horschel |
| 8:45 a.m. | 3:45 a.m. | Jamie Donaldson | David Howell |
| 8:55 a.m. | 3:55 a.m. | Matt Kuchar | Henrik Stenson |
| 9:05 a.m. | 4:05 a.m. | Graeme McDowell | Gary Woodland |
| 9:15 a.m. | 4:15 a.m. | Richie Ramsay | Brett Rumford |
| 9:30 a.m. | 4:30 a.m. | Ernie Els | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 9:40 a.m. | 4:40 a.m. | Brendon Todd | Lee Westwood |
| 9:50 a.m. | 4:50 a.m. | Russell Henley | Greg Owen |
| 10 a.m. | 5 a.m. | Romain Langasque | David Lipsky |
| 10:10 a.m. | 5:10 a.m. | Phil Mickelson | James Morrison |
| 10:20 a.m. | 5:20 a.m. | Kevin Na | Ollie Schniederjans |
| 10:30 a.m. | 5:30 a.m. | Rafael Cabrera-Bello | Harris English |
| 10:40 a.m. | 5:40 a.m. | Graham DeLaet | John Senden |
| 10:50 a.m. | 5:50 a.m. | Luke Donald | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 11 a.m. | 6 a.m. | Webb Simpson | Jimmy Walker |
| 11:15 a.m. | 6:15 a.m. | Martin Kaymer | David Lingmerth |
| 11:25 a.m. | 6:25 a.m. | Marcus Fraser | Andy Sullivan |
| 11:35 a.m. | 6:35 a.m. | Jason Dufner | Ben Martin |
| 11:45 a.m. | 6:45 a.m. | David Duval | Hunter Mahan |
| 11:55 a.m. | 6:55 a.m. | Anirban Lahiri | Paul Lawrie |
| 12:05 p.m. | 7:05 a.m. | Matt Jones | Brooks Koepka |
| 12:15 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. | Greg Chalmers | Ashley Chesters |
| 12:25 p.m. | 7:25 a.m. | Jim Furyk | Dustin Johnson |
| 12:35 p.m. | 7:35 a.m. | Hideki Matsuyama | Marc Warren |
| 12:45 p.m. | 7:45 a.m. | Stewart Cink | Anthony Wall |
| 1 p.m. | 8 a.m. | Ryan Palmer | Patrick Reed |
| 1:10 p.m. | 8:10 a.m. | Steven Bowditch | Rickie Fowler |
| 1:20 p.m. | 8:20 a.m. | Eddie Pepperell | Charl Schwartzel |
| 1:30 p.m. | 8:30 a.m. | Zach Johnson | Danny Willett |
| 1:40 p.m. | 8:40 a.m. | Adam Scott | Robert Streb |
| 1:50 p.m. | 8:50 a.m. | Retief Goosen | Justin Rose |
| 2 p.m. | 9 a.m. | Sergio Garcia | Jordan Niebrugge |
| 2:10 p.m. | 9:10 a.m. | Padraig Harrington | Marc Leishman |
| 2:20 p.m. | 9:20 a.m. | Jason Day | Jordan Spieth |
| 2:30 p.m. | 9:30 a.m. | Paul Dunne | Louis Oosthuizen |
Preview and Weather Info
The last thing the British Open needs is more inclement weather. The tournament was already pushed back an extra day, and the conditions have been brutal for the golfers since Saturday. When they weren't dealing with rain, wind was an issue, as evidenced by this tweet from Yahoo Sports Radio's Steve Czaban:
Brendon Todd took issue with the R&A's handling of Saturday's action, which saw winds up to 40 mph hammering St. Andrews, per USA Today's Steve DiMeglio:
"We shouldn't have been out there. I three-putted the 16th, three-putted the 17th and then they suspended play. You really couldn't putt when we were out there. You're standing over a putt wondering if the ball's going to roll into your putter. That's an unnerving thought. I think there was an error made. We shouldn't not have restarted.
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Aside from a little rain, the weather Sunday was much kinder for those competing. Looking at the forecast for Monday, it may be a classic good-news, bad-news situation. Wind shouldn't be a factor at all, but the deeper into the day the tournament goes, the higher the chance of rain, per PGATour.com:
| 7 a.m. | 53 degrees | 2 mph | 4% |
| 8 a.m. | 55 degrees | 4 mph | 20% |
| 9 a.m. | 57 degrees | 6 mph | 35% |
| 10 a.m. | 58 degrees | 8 mph | 24% |
| 11 a.m. | 59 degrees | 9 mph | 34% |
| 12 p.m. | 60 degrees | 10 mph | 39% |
| 1 p.m. | 62 degrees | 11 mph | 38% |
| 2 p.m. | 61 degrees | 12 mph | 63% |
| 3 p.m. | 61 degrees | 12 mph | 65% |
| 4 p.m. | 61 degrees | 12 mph | 63% |
| 5 p.m. | 62 degrees | 11 mph | 76% |
| 6 p.m. | 62 degrees | 9 mph | 65% |
Hopefully, weather won't be the main story Monday and the focus will be solely on the competitors on the course. And there is no shortage of storylines heading into the final round.
Should Dunne walk out of St. Andrews with a British Open title, it would be one of the bigger underdog stories in recent memory. ESPN highlighted just how rare it is to see an amateur win this tournament:
As much as Dunne's amateur status makes his British Open run all the more fun, it will cost him in Scotland. CBS Sports' Robby Kalland drew attention to a passage in the R&A's rules pertaining to what amateur golfers can receive as a prize:
"An amateur golfer may accept a symbolic prize of any value (Rule 3-2a). What is meant by a "symbolic prize"? Well, this is a trophy (e.g. a cup, medal, plaque, etc.) made of gold, silver, ceramic, glass, etc., that is permanently and distinctively engraved. So if you manage to win The Open as an amateur – Bobby Jones did it in 1926 – that replica Claret Jug is all yours.
However, gold bullion is not a symbolic prize – it is not possible to circumvent the Rules in that way, even if the gold bullion is engraved!
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It's too bad the R&A included that bit about the gold bullion. You can just imagine a scene straight out of a bad comedy as Dunne attempts to fit all of his gold into his golf bag. Or he could dump it all in a pool and dive in like Scrooge McDuck.
Although he is tied for the lead, Dunne is an outside favorite to win the British Open. Nothing can prepare you for the crucible that is the final round of a major tournament, especially when you're at the top of the leaderboard.
Maybe the pressure doesn't affect Dunne at all. Or maybe it eats him alive and he struggles, removing himself from contention.
You'd have to put one of Day, Oosthuizen and Jordan Spieth in pole position for the Claret Jug. Spieth and Oosthuizen are former major winners, while Day has plenty of experience in this type of situation—granted, he hasn't triumphed yet.
Casual observers should be rooting for Spieth simply because he could be three-fourths of the way toward a Grand Slam when the British Open is all said and done. The 21-year-old already collected the Masters and U.S. Open titles. Imagine the hype if he adds The Open Championship to that list.
There's no question about whether Spieth might be overwhelmed by the weight of expectation. The BBC's Ben Smith followed Spieth during the third round and came away even more impressed by the star's demeanor on the course:
The beauty of Monday's final round is that you can find any number of reasons to become invested in the action. Will Dunne win? Does Spieth continue his Grand Slam quest? Will the British Open feature a first-time major winner such as Day, Sergio Garcia or Marc Leishman?
With any luck, the weather will take a back seat to the golf.
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