British Open 2016 Leaderboard: Latest Scores and Standings from Sunday

Henrik Stenson will be out to banish the ghost of his second-place finish at the 2013 British Open at the 2016 edition on Sunday, as he battles Phil Mickelson for the title.

At Muirfield in 2013, the latter produced a stunning final round of 66 to snatch the Claret Jug from Stenson, clinching his fifth major crown in the process. Stenson is still waiting for his first success in one of the calendar’s four marquee competitions.

The two men have excelled at Royal Troon this year, too, leaving the rest of the field trailing after 54 holes. Stenson, 12 under par for the week, leads Mickelson by a solitary shot after a brilliant round of 68 on Saturday.

This is how things stand in the race to be crowned the 2016 Open champion:

Here’s a closer look at the merits of the men who are still in the hunt for glory and who’ll stand victorious on the 18th green on Sunday.

Stenson and Mickelson Poised for Classic Battle

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While golf is littered with stories of players surging up the leaderboard to grasp glory on the final day of a major, it would take something special to prevent one of the final pairing from lifting the Claret Jug.

Both men kept their cools in testing conditions Saturday to preserve a buffer between themselves and the rest of the field. Here’s a look at how Mickelson and Stenson compared on Day 3, per the tournament’s official Twitter feed:

While Mickelson scarred the Troon course with his scintillating play on Thursday, Stenson has been a lot more consistent.

The 40-year-old has played solid golf all week, limiting his dropped shots with smart work around the greens and some monster putts. His partner on Saturday seemed relaxed in the heat of battle, but there was a steely determination about the man who was chasing his first major win.

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As we can see here courtesy of the European Tour, while a lot of players have struggled on Troon’s back nine, the composed Swede excelled under pressure on Saturday:

Mickelson is a tough man to get the better of in what will resemble a match-play scenario on the final day. He thinks he can improve on his efforts from Day 3, too.

“My rhythm was out of sorts,” Mickelson said of his Saturday round of 70, per BBC Sport. "I shot under par and kept myself right in it, but I'd love to play the final round like I played the first two and give myself a shot. Hopefully I get dialled back in.”

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Aside from his experience in these situations, Mickelson may also have an edge with his inventiveness. With the wind set to whip its way through Troon on Sunday and the pressure to mount as the day goes on, even players of the quality of the leading duo will make some errors.

The five-time major-winner has the skills to recover from these testing positions, according to ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel:

There’s been an aura about Stenson this week, who has long had all the tools needed to win a major.

Mickelson doesn’t seem to have quite the same spark he showed on Day 1 and has been wrestling with himself to get that back over the last two rounds while still playing solid golf. Stenson, by contrast, has shown a much more functional swing and brilliant adaptability on the back nine. Expect him to cement his status as an elite player with a win at the Open.