The Open 2024: third round – as it happened

• Billy Horschel holds 54-hole lead after low-scoring day for early starters and battle with elements for those out late
• Official leaderboard

The rain is beginning to come down now. Umbrellas up. The greens suddenly not running quite as quickly as they were. Russell Henley, coming off the back of a birdie blitz at 4, 5 and 6, tries to make it four in a row at 7, but leaves his 20-foot putt a couple short. He remains at -1. See also the in-flight Thriston Lawrence, whose 30-foot birdie attempt up 12 stops one full rotation short. He's still -4.

It's difficult to keep these things going, mind. Justin Thomas had been going along like a train until dropping his first shot of the day at 13; now he's shipped another, the result of driving into a bunker at 15. He's back to level par for the tournament and just (just!) four under for his round.