The 152nd Open Championship - Day three digest

Everything you need to know from day three at the final Major Championship of the season.

Billy Horschel edged ahead, Si Woo Kim was chasing the ace, Robert MacIntyre showed his ambidextrous side and everyone was battling the elements on day three of The 152nd Open Championship.

Here is everything you need to know from Saturday at a wet and windy Royal Troon.

Horschel battles into lead

Horschel will take a one-shot lead into the final round after battling torrential rain all the way round Troon to card a 69. The American started the day five shots off the lead but found himself in a share as he turned in 32, with many of the leading players moving backwards in treacherous conditions on the Scottish coast. Despite some brilliant par saves on the back nine, he dropped two shots on the way home but still led the way at four under as he goes in search of a first Major Championship. English pair Dan Brown and Justin Rose, American trio Sam Burns, Russell Henley and Xander Schauffele, and South African Thriston Lawrence were then at three under, a shot clear of World Number One Scottie Scheffler, with overnight leader Shane Lowry the only other player under par.

Kim makes historic ace

Kim produced a magic memory for the history books with a hole-in-one on the 17th. Measuring 238-yards, almost double the length of the signature Postage Stamp eighth, Kim struck perfection with his three iron as his day drew to a close. It's the longest ace in recorded history at The Open Championship (since 1980), overtaking the effort by Frank Lickliter II at the 212-yard par-three fifth at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2001. "My caddie told me ‘You’d better hit hard with a three-iron’ so I did and as soon as I made good contact I see the ball over the fringe (thinking) ‘That must be maybe inside 20 feet’,” he said. "Then people are yelling at me as I didn’t realise the ball went in. It was amazing. I had plenty of holes-in-one in my life, maybe over 10 times, but I think this is the most memorable hole-in-one because it’s a Major and The Open." Troon had already been the scene of five previous aces in Open history.

The British links weather turned up

Early in the day, there were plenty of low scores but just before the leaders were about to tee off it started raining sideways. Some continued to score well, some did not, but it was certainly entertaining.

Is that right, Bob?

Is there anything the man can't do? Ryder Cup winner, win his home open for a Rolex Series title last week, made a stunning dash to the cut line here and now playing right-handed. The result may not have been ideal but, of course, MacIntyre made par. "I got a good bit of luck," he said. "Missed the bunker and then you get up there and you've got no shot. I couldn't even stand in the bunker and hit it. I just thought, 'why not hit it right-handed?'. As long as it was up the right, it was fine. The only place I couldn't go was left, so I kind of aimed at the right TV tower and just put a swing on it. As long as I hit the club face it was going to be all right. I would have done one probably recently but full swipe at it, I've not done one, I don't think, in my life."

Don't fall back, dude

Those were the words of Nicolas Colsaerts watching Cameron Young play this shot and we can understand why. One little sway and the American was tumbling into Coffin bunker. He kept his balance and played a beautiful shot to save par.

Bunker brilliance

Billy Horschel, these are very, very special.