2022 British Open final round

Both players top 16-under, ahead of the fourth and final round of the 150th Open Championship in Scotland on Sunday.

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[{"selector":"#anim-141fb186-6a22-4a12-aaa4-8e86ec43c2fa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The top of the leaderboard in the 150th Open Championship changed completely on Moving Day when Rory McIlroy and Victor Hovland scored an identical 66 to take the lead at 16-under.

[{"selector":"#anim-840f52d2-b64c-47b4-8031-34bbf462a9ef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(17.966165611741665%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Two golfers entertained a large crowd gathered around the Old Course in St Andrews as they started the day three strokes behind 36-hole leader Cameron Smith.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d8435fc6-ea9b-4328-b1e3-ca4f0d4df8e4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-4.060150420732576%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] "There, it had a slight match-play feel to it. I just needed to play well, and I'm glad I was able to shoot a round without any bogeys today "said Hovland.

[{"selector":"#anim-bd4ecf97-7057-4703-b79a-e79849a56283 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(41.39597035808424%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Any three of the four seasons can appear. You smile as you hear the sound of golf spikes striking sidewalks across town.