Two years after having a putt to win a record-equalling sixth Open title and become the oldest major winner, 61 year-old Tom Watson again rolled back the years at a wet and windy Royal St George's.
As the forecast bad weather duly arrived on the Kent coast to send scores soaring, Watson covered the front nine in 34, one under par, to improve to one over for the championship.
At that stage Watson was the only player on the course under par for the day and just five shots off the lead shared by Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke and former US Open champion Lucas Glover.
Almost inevitably Watson was unable to maintain such form, three-putting the 11th and dropping another shot on the 12th and a further shot on the 18th, to fall back to two over for the day.
With 77 the average score on the third day, Watson's round of 72, leaving him four over for the championship, will likely see him shoot upthe Open leaderboard unless the weather improves.
As the forecast bad weather duly arrived on the Kent coast to send scores soaring, Watson covered the front nine in 34, one under par, to improve to one over for the championship.
At that stage Watson was the only player on the course under par for the day and just five shots off the lead shared by Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke and former US Open champion Lucas Glover.
Almost inevitably Watson was unable to maintain such form, three-putting the 11th and dropping another shot on the 12th and a further shot on the 18th, to fall back to two over for the day.
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