2012 British Open Golf – Final round Adam Scott live updates, blog
Roar Guru By Andrew Potter, 22 Jul 2012 Andrew Potter is a Roar Guru
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Adam Scott of Australia watches his shot from the 5th tee during his third round on day three of the 2012 British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham and St Annes (AFP / Peter Muhly)
Adam Scott will get his chance at Major glory tonight as the Australian takes a commanding four shot lead into the final round of the 2012 British Open Championship. Join us from 11:30pm as we bring you live updates and we call his play across the final round.
The Open Championship from the Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club in the North West of England looks like it’s Scott’s to lose, but Tiger Woods is chasing him five shots back.
Scott’s other challengers for tonight’s final round will come in the way of Northern Ireland’s-Graeme McDowell & Brandt Snedeker who was leading after 2 rounds. Both sit four shots back.
While Scott is seeking his first major championship win, it will also be a big victory for the whole of Australia if he wins.
Our last major victory was at the 2006 US Open where Geoff Ogilvy won at Winged Foot, while the last Australian to win the Open Championship (or British Open) was Greg Norman all the way back in 1993.
Join us from 11.30pm AEST (2.30pm UK) for live a live blog and updates from the final round of the 2012 Open Championship.
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11:26am
robert said | 11:26am | Report comment
Adam Scott is a fine person and golfer. Too bad I had to root against him in the Open because his caddy is a racist and an ingrate.
4:06am
Andrew Potter said | 4:06am | Report comment
Ernie Els has won the 2012 British Open Championship by 1 shot after Australian, Adam Scott bogeyed the last 4 holes.
Check out The Roar in a few hours for my views on what went down this morning.
3:22am
Andrew Potter said | 3:22am | Report comment
Adam Scott’s putt brushes past the edge of the hole, and 4 bogeys in the last 4 holes hand Ernie Els the trophy.
3:24am
Cameron said | 3:24am | Report comment
That has to be up there with Norman’s Masters performance in ’96, actually I think Scott has beaten him for greatest choke ever.
3:29am
Andrew Potter said | 3:29am | Report comment
Very hard to watch!! And yes it’s probably worse.
7:04am
Jerry said | 7:04am | Report comment
Well, Steve Williams did his best but unfortunately his equipment/employee let him down. Steve Williams will learn from this and will come back stronger in the future. And being a magnanimous type, I’m sure he’ll find it in him to forgive his employee.
3:17am
Andrew Potter said | 3:17am | Report comment
Super shot by Scott, he has around 8 feet to force a playoff.
3:16am
Andrew Potter said | 3:16am | Report comment
Scott gets his bunker shot back on the fairway, and he will be forced to make up and down from the fairway to force a playoff.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -7
Els -7 (F)
3:13am
Andrew Potter said | 3:13am | Report comment
Scott has hit his drive on 18 into the fairway bunker. The ball is tight against the lip and he will be forced to wedge it out, and try make up and down from around 80m.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -7
Els -7
3:06am
Andrew Potter said | 3:06am | Report comment
Scott catches a flier from the spinnich, and misses the putt. He is tied with Els, with one hole left.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -7
Els -7
Snedeker -4
3:01am
Andrew Potter said | 3:01am | Report comment
Scott’s approach shot into 17 has been pulled left and buried in thick rough.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -8
Els -7
Snedeker -4
2:59am
Andrew Potter said | 2:59am | Report comment
Ernie Els holes his birdie putt on the final green for a round of 68, and Scott’s lead is just 1 shot and he has two holes left.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -8
Els -7
Snedeker -4
2:55am
Andrew Potter said | 2:55am | Report comment
Scott’s par putt lips out and he now only has a 2 shot lead with two to play.
Els will have a difficult but makeable putt on the 18th to close the gap to 1 shot.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -8
Els -6
Snedeker -4
2:53am
Andrew Potter said | 2:53am | Report comment
McDowell birdies the 16th to move back to -3 and he’s now inside the top 5.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Snedeker -4
2:52am
Andrew Potter said | 2:52am | Report comment
Scott’s birdie putt doesn’t turn and he will have a couple of feet for his par.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Snedeker -4
2:50am
Andrew Potter said | 2:50am | Report comment
Adam Scott is on the 16th green in regulation. Els has split the fairway with his tee shot on the 18th hole.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Snedeker -4
2:46am
Andrew Potter said | 2:46am | Report comment
Snedeker is currently at -4 in outright 3rd place.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Snedeker -4
2:44am
Andrew Potter said | 2:44am | Report comment
Scott makes a bogey on 15, and he drops back to -9, three shots clear of Els who has a birdie putt coming up, which he leaves on the edge.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
2:41am
Andrew Potter said | 2:41am | Report comment
Great bunker shot by Scott. He will have under 10 feet left for his par on 15.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Els -6
McDowell -3
Woods -2
2:40am
Andrew Potter said | 2:40am | Report comment
Adam Scott has a tough bunker shot coming up on 15 after missing the green and Els is safely on the green at 17.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Els -6
McDowell -3
Woods -2
2:32am
Andrew Potter said | 2:32am | Report comment
Els leaves his birdie putt short and Scott has a 4 shot lead with 4 holes to go.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Els -6
McDowell -3
Woods -2
2:30am
Andrew Potter said | 2:30am | Report comment
Scott birdies 14! With 4 holes to go the Australian leads by 4. Els has a testing birdie putt on 16 to bring the gap back to 3 shots.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Els -6
Woods -3
McDowell -3
2:28am
Andrew Potter said | 2:28am | Report comment
Scott will have a chance for birdie on 14, while Els is hitting his approach shot from near the corporate tents on 16.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Woods -3
McDowell -3
2:22am
Andrew Potter said | 2:22am | Report comment
Woods makes a bogey on 14 and with just 4 holes left it now looks all but over for the American.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Woods -3
McDowell -3
2:20am
Andrew Potter said | 2:20am | Report comment
Els makes par and stays at -6, 3 shots behind Scott.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Woods -4
McDowell -3
2:19am
Andrew Potter said | 2:19am | Report comment
Yet again Adam Scott has left his birdie putt just a couple of rolls short. Els has a testing putt for his par on 15.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Woods -5
McDowell -3
2:15am
Andrew Potter said | 2:15am | Report comment
Els striking some trouble on the 15th hole. He could only hack his approach shot to pin high left after hitting his tee shot into the thick rough.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Woods -5
McDowell -3
2:07am
Andrew Potter said | 2:07am | Report comment
Ernie Els is quietly making a move, 3 shots back of Scott, 1 under for the day but he only has 4 holes remaining. The championship is Scott’s to lose more then it is Els to win at this stage.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -5
Woods -5
Snedeker -4
McDowell -3
2:03am
Andrew Potter said | 2:03am | Report comment
Woods is in danger of dropping a shot on the par 4-13th after a terrible tee shot saw him end up in a fairway bunker.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -6
Woods -5
McDowell -3
2:00am
Andrew Potter said | 2:00am | Report comment
Scott leaves his birdie putt on 10, 3 feet short and cleans up for his par while McDowell makes up and down for a double
bogey and he drops back to -3.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -5
Woods -5
Snedeker -4
McDowell -3
1:55am
Andrew Potter said | 1:55am | Report comment
Woods birdies the 11th to move back to -5.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -5
Woods -5
McDowell -4
Snedeker -4
1:52am
Andrew Potter said | 1:52am | Report comment
McDowell’s ball is lost deep in the bushes, he will be forced to go back and hit another shot from where he hit his last shot. He looks likely to make a double bogey at best here.
1:49am
Andrew Potter said | 1:49am | Report comment
McDowell is falling apart out here, he has just hit a duck hook as he tried to hit the par 5-11th in two.
1:47am
Andrew Potter said | 1:47am | Report comment
Does anyone rate Els over the closing holes? ‘The Big Easy’ has hit his approach shot inside 12 feet on the 13th hole. I must add that Els has had 2 top three finishes at this course.
1:41am
Andrew Potter said | 1:41am | Report comment
Nice approach shot into the 10th for Scott who will have a tricky down hill putt for birdie, which he leaves just short again.
McDowell struck trouble with the bunker and has a tester to save par which he pushes and makes bogey.
Els is starting to make a move and is in outright second, 4 shots back.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Els -5
McDowell -4
Woods -4
Snedeker -4
1:34am
Andrew Potter said | 1:34am | Report comment
Risky play by McDowell trying to carry his driver over the right hand fairway bunkers but he looks to have found them.
1:31am
Andrew Potter said | 1:31am | Report comment
McDowell bogeys the 9th while Scott’s birdie putt stops just short.
The Australian makes the turn with a 4 shot lead.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
McDowell -5
Els -4
Woods -4
Snedeker -4
1:28am
Andrew Potter said | 1:28am | Report comment
McDowell catches a flier and the balls goes skidding across the length of the green, likely bogey coming up.
1:32am
golf watch said | 1:32am | Report comment
Thanks for the updates, it’s handy when not being able to watch it live
1:26am
Andrew Potter said | 1:26am | Report comment
McDowell’s tee shot on the par 3-9th hole has bounced through the green and is in some thick rough behind the green but is sitting up while Scott is safely on the putting surface.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
McDowell -6
Els -4
Woods -4
Snedeker -4
1:23am
Andrew Potter said | 1:23am | Report comment
Snedeker and Woods both makes birdies on the 10th to move to -4.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
McDowell -6
Els -4
Woods -4
Snedeker -4
1:22am
Andrew Potter said | 1:22am | Report comment
Scott makes par on 8, but McDowell makes birdie to move just 3 shots from the lead. Woods has a make able birdie putt to get back
to 4 under on the 10th hole.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
McDowell -6
Els -4
Woods -3
Snedeker -3
1:20am
Andrew Potter said | 1:20am | Report comment
Scott and McDowell are both safely on the putting surface after two shots on the par 4-8th.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
McDowell -5
Els -4
Woods -3
Snedeker -3
1:14am
Andrew Potter said | 1:14am | Report comment
Snedeker settles with a par on 8 while Woods makes
bogey and is 6 shots behind the leader Scott
1:08am
Andrew Potter said | 1:08am | Report comment
Another double bogey for Snedeker who drops back to -3 while Scott is unable to get up and down from greenside on the 7th and makes par while McDowell 3 putts for a par.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
McDowell -5
Woods -4
Snedeker -3
1:05am
Andrew Potter said | 1:05am | Report comment
A bogey my Ernie Els on the 9th hole sees him drop back to -3 which puts a halt on his run at the leaders.
12:59am
Andrew Potter said | 12:59am | Report comment
Scott and McDowell both get home in two on the par 5-7th hole.
12:52am
Andrew Potter said | 12:52am | Report comment
Woods chips in for birdie on the 7th hole to ease some of his pain from the triple bogey on the previous hole. Snedeker misses his bogey putt and makes a double bogey 7.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Snedeker -5
McDowell -5
Woods -4
12:50am
Andrew Potter said | 12:50am | Report comment
Scott makes bogey, while McDowell also makes his bogey. Snedeker is also likely to drop 1 or 2 shots on the 7th hole after hitting his tee shot off the map.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -9
Snedeker -7
McDowell -5
Els -4
12:47am
Andrew Potter said | 12:47am | Report comment
Scott over cooks his straight forward bunker shot and like the others could drop shots.
12:46am
Andrew Potter said | 12:46am | Report comment
People are dropping shots everywhere. McDowell’s bunker shot was blocked by the lip so he was forced to hit in sideways into the middle of the bunker while Snedeker declared his tee shot on the 7th lost and will be hitting his 5th shot into the green.
12:41am
Andrew Potter said | 12:41am | Report comment
Scott misses his approach shot on 6 in the same bunker as Tiger while on the 7th Snedeker has hooked his tee shot left into the galleries.
12:41am
Andrew Potter said | 12:41am | Report comment
Scott misses his approach shot on 6 in the same bunker as Tiger while on the 7th Snedeker has hooked his tee shot left int
12:38am
Andrew Potter said | 12:38am | Report comment
Snedeker holds a clutch par putt to stay in touch with Scott after 6 holes while Woods 3 putts for a triple bogey 7 to drop back to -3 and unless he does something extra special he won’t be winning today.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Snedeker -7
McDowell -6
Els -4
12:33am
Andrew Potter said | 12:33am | Report comment
Woods plays the bunker shot as he kneels outside the bunker and he splashes it out onto the green, he’s looking likely to make a
double bogey.
12:32am
Andrew Potter said | 12:32am | Report comment
Tiger in all sorts of trouble greenside on the 6th. He’s plugged under the lip of the bunker and fails to get the ball out and now must hit out sideways.
12:30am
Andrew Potter said | 12:30am | Report comment
McDowell drains his down hill par putt on the 5th, while Scott also holds his nerve to make his.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Snedeker -7
McDowell -6
Woods -6
12:29am
Andrew Potter said | 12:29am | Report comment
After missing the green on the 6th hole, Snedeker has a tough par putt coming up. The top 3 on the leader board look likely to make bogeys.
12:28am
Andrew Potter said | 12:28am | Report comment
Scott missed his approach shot on the 5th hole long right, and miss hits his chip to leave himself a tester for par, while McDowell also has an interesting putt for his par.
12:20am
Andrew Potter said | 12:20am | Report comment
Scott and McDowell comfortably make their pars on the 4th hole and are both 1 over for the day.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Snedeker -7
McDowell -6
Woods -6
12:18am
Andrew Potter said | 12:18am | Report comment
Scott and McDowell safely find the green with their approach shots on the par 4-4th hole, while Snedeker gets a terrible lie in the greenside bunker on the 5th hole and was destined to make bogey before draining his putt to remain in outright second.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Snedeker -7
McDowell -6
Woods -6
12:09am
Andrew Potter said | 12:09am | Report comment
Scott misses his putt and drops a shot on the third, but none of the other top 4 are able to make birdies and make it a two shot swing.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Snedeker -7
McDowell -6
Woods -6
12:04am
Andrew Potter said | 12:04am | Report comment
Scott’s ball unfortunately found the bunker and he splashed it out onto the green but will have a tough putt for his par,
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -11
Snedeker -7
McDowell -6
Woods -6
11:59pm
Andrew Potter said | 11:59pm | Report comment
Scott misses his approach shot to the 3rd short right but should be able to get up and down. McDowell has no problems hitting the green, safe shot to the heart of the putting surface.
11:56pm
Andrew Potter said | 11:56pm | Report comment
Par 4-3rd Don’t discount Tiger from winning the tournament. He leaves his putt for birdie on the 3rd hole sitting on the edge of the cup. Snedeker makes up and down once again from greenside, while Scott hits his tee shot slightly left but will have no problems from the first cut of rough.
11:52pm
Andrew Potter said | 11:52pm | Report comment
Scott hole his 3 foot birdie putt on the second hole to regain the shot he dropped at the first.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -11
Snedeker -7
McDowell -7
Woods -6
11:41pm
Andrew Potter said | 11:41pm | Report comment
Snedeker has the wedge working early, he has just a couple of feet left for par on the 2nd. McDowell drives it into the fairway bunker off the tee on two, while Scott splits the fairway.
11:38pm
Andrew Potter said | 11:38pm | Report comment
Par 3 1st – Not a good start for Scott at the Par 3-1st. He fails to get up and down, and drops a shot back to the field early.
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Snedeker -9
McDowell -9
Woods -8
11:50pm
Andrew Potter said | 11:50pm | Report comment
Ongoing leaderboard
Scott -10
Snedeker -7
McDowell -7
Woods -6
11:36pm
Andrew Potter said | 11:36pm | Report comment
Welcome to the live blog for the final round of the 2012 Open Golf Championship from Royal Lytham and St Anne’s Golf Club. In just 5 hours time we are hoping Adam Scott will be crowned Australia’s first major winner since 2006 and our first British Open winner since 1993.