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Justin Rose put himself into position to win The Open Championship at Troon after making an excellent start to the final round alongside overnight leader Billy Horschel and South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence.
Rose, who shot to prominence at the 1998 Open at Royal Birkdale as the leading amateur, is bidding to win the Claret Jug for the first time and made two birdies in his first four holes.
2019 Open champion Shane Lowry fired himself into contention, while Americans Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele are also in pursuit. Jon Rahm was the early mover but the Spaniard’s hot start faded.
England’s major debutant Dan Brown dropped away on the front nine, after leading the Open heading up the 18th last night before carding a double bogey on the final hole.
Follow live scores and latest updates from the fourth and final round of The Open below:
The Open Championship 2024 – live updates from Royal Troon
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The 152nd Open Championship set for thrilling finale at Royal Troon in Scotland
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Leaderboard: -6 Rose (8), Horschel (6), Lawrence (7)
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-5 Schauffele (8)
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-4 Lowry (9), Scheffler (8), Henley (7)
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-2 Burns (6)
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-1 Rahm (12), An (10), Scott (8)
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E Brown (6)
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
16:09 , Chris Wilson
Lowry dropped a shot on 10, moving to -4.
Rose’s birdie attempt on nine is ambitious, and he falls short. He makes par though, and he’s shot 33 through the front nine. His playing partner, Xander Schauffele, can’t find the birdie either, so he stays on -5.
Burns sneaks up to -2, but there’s work to do to make some ground on the leaders.
Lawrence joins the leaders on -6 after holing a fairly straightforward putt on seven, and he’s got the Postage Stamp up next. So does Horschel, and he tees off straight into the greenside bunker.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:58 , Chris Wilson
Lowry’s blind tee shot at 10 takes him onto the fairway. Nice technique from the Irishman, cutting it left to right.
Rose has a birdie chance on the Postage Stamp but it’s from deep – and he holes it! What an effort, and he moves into the joint lead.
And an equally surprising event on nine Scheffler is putting from off the green for the birdie, but there’s too much on it. He misses the par putt, and it’s an easy knock to take the bogey, but he overcooks that too! He moves back to -2.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:48 , Chris Wilson
Rose is lying downhill as he goes for the birdie at seven, but it’s short. He makes par.
Lowry has his own birdie attempt on eight, but he misses too.
And it’s back-to-back birdies for Schauffele as he guides it in from short! He moves to-5.
But the joint lead isn’t shared for long! Moments later, Horschel tucks in the birdie putt to go to six-under.
Lawrence has the chance to join him, but he hasn’t read it well and he’ll settle for par.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:39 , Chris Wilson
Dan Brown has fallen back a little, staying at -1 as he narrowly misses a birdie putt.
On eight, Scheffler’s tee shot gives him a great birdie chance – he’s read the line well and sank it to move to -4!
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:37 , Chris Wilson
Lowry reads it well and sinks the birdie on eight, and he moves up to -4! Right among the contenders.
Schauffele responds by birdieing the sixth, and he moves level with the Irishman.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:33 , Jamie Braidwood
Rose is inches away from a birdie at the sixth, bending his knees as it sneaks past the hole.
One back, Horschel saves par impressively after finding the bunker at the par-3, as does Lawrence. It’s as you were.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:26 , Jamie Braidwood
Shane Lowry again!
A third birdie of the day for the 2019 Open champion! A lovely approach at the seventh leaves a five-foot putt for birdie, and he moves two shots off the lead.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:25 , Jamie Braidwood
Scheffler drops a shot after having to lay-up out of the fairway bunker at the sixth, while Brown makes his third bogey in a row to fall back to even par after starting the day a shot off the lead.
Fair to say his day has not gone to plan.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:22 , Jamie Braidwood
Horschel gets back into a share of a lead as the American bounces back with a birdie at the par-5 fourth, and Lawrence joins him as both players in the final group birdie the first par-5 of the day.
There’s a three-way lead now at the top of the leaderboard.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:17 , Jamie Braidwood
Rahm does indeed drop his first shot of the day, as his first bogey adds to four earlier birdies that had the Spaniard on the charge.
Rose had the distance right with his birdie effort but it stays high on the right, so the leader keeps ahead with a par at the 5th.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:11 , Jamie Braidwood
Rahm has reached the turn but has landed into trouble at the 11th with his drive, and looks set to be dropping his first shot of the fial round.
Scheffler had to settle for par on the par-5 fourth and drops his club after driving into the fairway bunker at the fifth, as Rose edged ahead.
What a story this could be as Rose makes two birdies through his first four holes. He will have a look from 20 feet on the par-3.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:05 , Jamie Braidwood
Birdie for Justin Rose!
And into the outright lead! A confident putt from the Englishman, his ball rattling the back of the cup.
He’s into the lead at -5.
Less good news for the other Englishman in the top-10, as Brown drops a bogey-fourat the par-3 fifth for his second bogey in a row.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
15:00 , Jamie Braidwood
Bogey for Horschel!
The leader drops a shot at the par-4 third, and there’s a big swing as his playing partner Lawrence rolls in a birdie putt to join him and Rose in the lead on -4.
Scheffler escapes wonderfully from the bunker on the par-3 fifth, while on the par-5 fourth Rose has rolled a lovely approach to inside 10 feet.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:56 , Jamie Braidwood
SHANE LOWRY!
The Irishman rolls in a monster putt on the par-3 fifth, from 30 feet or more!
Lowry roars as he gets to -2!
Brown, though, drops to join him after getting into trouble in the bunker while Scheffler makes his par.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:55 , Jamie Braidwood
Oooh. Horschel has drilled his approach on the third into the greenside bunker. Up ahead, Brown has landed into big trouble on the par-5 fourth, and his first attempt to get out of the steep bunker fails to clear the lip.
Scheffler ended up in the same bunker as Brown, but makes it out and onto the green in three. Burns drops a shot at the third, so joins the group on -2.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:46 , Jamie Braidwood
Rose misses the chance to join Horschel on -5, as his birdie putt never quite had the line.
Horschel ended up having a clear sight of the green and has landed his approach safely on the putting surface. The leader looks in a good position to make par.
Lowry moves back into the red after a sensational escape from the bunker on the par-5 fourth. He knocks in his birdie.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:43 , Jamie Braidwood
Rose has now landed a lovely approach into the third green and will have a look at a second birdie in a row from inside eight feet, while Schauffele sees a birdie putt of his own break left and miss.
Horschel has landed into the crowd on the left, but gets a drop. He’s way, way out from the fairway.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:38 , Jamie Braidwood
Birdie for Billy Horschel!
The overnight leader makes the perfect start with an opening birdie! Horschel moves to -5 as he rolls in from 12 feet or so… but the American has sent his drive at the second veering left.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:32 , Jamie Braidwood
Birdie for Justin Rose!
A brilliant start for the Englishman, as that approach into the second is rewarded. Rose rolls in his birdie putt, while Scheffler now jumps up to -3 with a birdie at the third. Plenty of early birdies for those at the front.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:31 , Jamie Braidwood
Schauffele almost chips in on the second, where Rose has given himself a great position to make birdie.
The leader is now underway, as Horschel makes a safe approach into the first green, but Lawrence lands in all sorts of bother in the fairway bunker.
14:27 , Chris Wilson
Both Rose and Schauffele make par on the first, while Scheffler finds the green from the rough to give himself a birdie chance on two. He doesn’t take it though, and stays on -2.
On the Postage Stamp, Rahm clips his tee shot with plenty of backspin and gets within a few feet of the pin – it’s a touch high though, and he knocks in for par.
Lowry has another birdie chance and it should be par for the Irishman, but he lips out! He’ll move to even.
Adam Scott has made a charge up the leaderboard too – he’s two shots off the lead after two birdies in three.
Brown birdies the second to make up for his earlier bogey. He’s back to -3. The last pair will be teeing off any moment now.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:21 , Chris Wilson
Rose takes the nine-iron to get him onto the green in regulation, but it rolls slightly down the hill. A small chance at a birdie, perhaps?
Schauffele’s second shot lands a few feet closer to the pin, creeping onto the green. A better birdie chance for the American, but he doesn’t take it.
On seven, Rahm has engineered another birdie attempt after landing his approach shot within a few feet of the pin, and he holes it to move to -2.
Burns and Henley, the penultimate pair, have just teed off.
Further down the course, it’s looking like Max Homa and Jason Day’s slim chances of contending are over, after three straight pars for Day and three bogeys in four for Homa.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:09 , Chris Wilson
Scheffler’s third shot on the first is more of a lay up than a putt attempt, and he’ll secure par.
On six, Rahm has worked himself another birdie attempt, but this one falls short. He’s at three pars and three birdies today (and -1).
More big names teeing off now, with Rose and Schauffele taking the stage. Slightly to the right and into the first cut for the Englishman, while the American’s shot is more central.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
14:02 , Chris Wilson
Mickelson and MacIntyre are coming to the end of their day, and the Scot finishes on +9 having shot three-over today. Mickelson pulled one shot back to end on +11.
Lowry has made par on the first, so he stays on -1. Dan Brown has teed off now, avoiding the deepest bit of the rough.
Thomas does end up with the triple bogey on the first, so he’s probably out of contention already with +3.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
13:53 , Chris Wilson
Shane Lowry is the latest to tee off, and he starts with a clean strike right down the middle of the fairway. He’s unlucky with the second shot, as it briefly looks like it’ll stay on the green before rolling back and into the sand trap.
Thomas’ second tee shot attempt earlier actually wasn’t very good – it landed right in the fairway bunker, so he’s looking at a triple bogey.
Rahm continues a solid day so far with another par, so he remains on one-under.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
13:40 , Chris Wilson
Some big names in the practice area now, with Justin Rose and Xander Schauffele not far off getting started for the day.
Justin Thomas, who starts the day on level par, begins by skewing his tee shot to the right and straight out of bounds. His second effort is better, but he’s potentially looking at a double bogey.
Rahm finds the green in regulation but it has a little bit too much on the spin, and it’s a difficult birdie shot. He makes a great effort, skimming the hole, but will have to take par.
Johnson has birdied the fifth to go to +1.
On 18, Spieth sinks a great birdie putt, curling round from right to left, to end the competition on +5, having shot 70 today.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
13:32 , Chris Wilson
On four, Rahm finds the edge of the rough on the fairway with his second shot, and he should have a birdie attempt.
Playing partners Day and Homa have both bogeyed the 10th, while Spieth makes the walk to 18 having just missed the birdie chance. He stays on +6.
Sung-jae Im, who had some brilliant form in the morning yesterday, has teed off too.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
13:17 , Chris Wilson
Rahm has sunk two three birdies to take himself to one-under. One to keep an eye on.
Jason Day has gone to -4 for the day and he joins Alex Noren on par – the Swede has two birdies through the first three holes.
Mickelson and MacIntyre are still plugging away on 15, with the former on +12 and the Scot on +7.
Spieth is up to +6 as he approaches the end of his day.
12:54 , Chris Wilson
Jason Day has three birdies over his last four holes, and he’s just +1 now.
Cantlay hasn’t been able to capitalise on his early birdie at the first – he’s missed three birdie shots in a row on the next three holes.
Dan Brown has arrived ahead of his tee time in around an hour – can he continue his historic weekend?
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
12:41 , Chris Wilson
Dustin Johnson and Colin Morikawa are the latest to tee off, starting the day two-over. They’ll be followed by Jon Rahm and Alex Noren.
Jason Day has his second birdie of the day, so he’s moved to +2.
MacIntyre and Mickelson, on +7 and +10 respectively, tee on the Railway 11th.
On 14, a nice tee shot gives Spieth the chance at a birdie, while Brian Harman has finished his front nine with three straight bogeys, taking him to +10.
12:21 , Chris Wilson
Great imagination from Mickelson to punch out of the rough on 11. He doesn’t make the green but he should make par anyway. Rob MacIntyre, his playing partner for the day, bogeys and goes to +7.
Calum Scott, the leading amateur, has teed off with Manassero. They’re starting the day on +3.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
12:05 , Chris Wilson
Patrick Cantlay is looking to gain early ground and he does so straight away, birdieing the first to go to two-over.
On 10, Rob MacIntyre bogeys to move to +6.
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
11:57 , Chris Wilson
Harman’s tough start has continued, with bogeys on both five and six, and he falls to +6.
Spieth has followed that brilliant birdie with back-to-back bogeys on nine and 10, so he’s at +5 now.
It certainly doesn’t look like any of the early starters are going to be challenging come the end of the day, with Max Homa the closest so far on +3 and one-under through three.
Migliozzi is three-under for the day through the front nine, but he’s still only at +3.
11:45 , Chris Wilson
And here’s the replay of that hole-in-one from Kim.
Third time lucky for Si Woo Kim as he aces 17th hole at Royal Troon
11:40 , Chris Wilson
South Korea’s Si Woo Kim gained his revenge on Royal Troon’s 17th hole in the third round with the first ace in Open history on the par three and the longest in major history.
Kim’s two previous attempts playing the 238-yard penultimate hole had resulted in a double bogey and a bogey but he arrived on the tee having birdied the 16th, his first since the short Postage Stamp eighth, but at seven over for the tournament.
He landed his tee shot short of the green and as it rolled up it tracked all the way to hole.
“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.
Third time lucky for Si Woo Kim as he aces 17th hole at Royal Troon
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
11:27 , Chris Wilson
Max Homa teed off around 15 minutes ago and he ended up making par on the first, so he stays at +5.
Jordan Spieth has sunk a birdie from around 20 yards straight out of the rough, so he continues his good start and moves to +3 (and three-under for the day).
Brian Harman is one shot behind Spieth, having shot one-under through three, and Rob MacIntyre has gone one shot behind him (to +5) after draining his third birdie of the day on the seventh.
Tee times
11:20 , Chris Wilson
Below are selected tee times to look forward to.
12:30 Dustin Johnson (US), Collin Morikawa (US)
12:40 Jon Rahm (Spa), Alex Noren (Swe)
13:25 Ben An (Kor), Sungjae Im (Kor)
13:35 Matthew Jordan (Eng), Justin Thomas (US)
13:45 Adam Scott (Aus), Shane Lowry (Ire)
13:55 Scottie Scheffler (US), Dan Brown (Eng)
14:05 Justin Rose (Eng), Xander Schauffele (US)
14:15 Russell Henley (US), Sam Burns (US)
14:25 Thriston Lawrence (SA), Billy Horschel (US)
What happens if the scores are tied?
11:10 , Chris Wilson
At The Open, there’s a four-hole aggregate play-off involving the first, second, 17th and 18th. The player with the lowest score from those four holes wins the Claret Jug, though if there’s still a tie after that, then it goes to sudden death to produce a winner.
There hasn’t been a play-off at The Open since 2015 at St Andrews, but two of the last four held at Royal Troon have gone to extra holes .
The Open Championship prize money
10:58 , Lawrence Ostlere
The Open is the oldest golf competition in the world and the winner will collect the famous Claret Jug, first awarded in 1872. They will also receive a healthy winners’ cheque from the R&A worth $3.1m (£2.4m).
The R&A raised the total prize fund to $17m (£13.4m) in 2024, up $500,000 from last year but still the lowest of the four major championships.
Bryson DeChambeau took home $4.3m for winning the US Open, Scheffler earned $3.6m for winning the Masters, and Schauffele received $3.3m for winning the US PGA Championship.
Asked before this year’s Open whether he was concerned by The Open’s position as the least lucrative event of the big four, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers replied: “A, I didn’t know, and B, I don’t care.
“While we will always offer a very competitive prize fund for the Open, our wider focus is on increasing participation and improving pathways in golf. We have to make choices about how we allocate resources and make the resources we have go as far as they can. Our responsibility is to ensure the game is thriving 50 years from now.”
The Open prize money: How much does the winner take home?
Bob MacIntyre admits Troon has brought him back down to earth
10:42 , Lawrence Ostlere
MacIntyre said: “A lot of people have been struggling this week. After yesterday’s (first) four holes, I thought I’d be sitting on my couch in Oban right now, not playing golf. It was a big effort last night and, coming out today, I didn’t have everything going.
“But that’s golf. Last week you were the champion and this week you’re just bottom of the pack.”
Bob MacIntyre admits Troon has brought him back down to earth
10:33 , Lawrence Ostlere
Robert MacIntyre admitted Royal Troon had brought him back down to earth as he struggled to replicate last week’s heroics.
The Oban-based left-hander celebrated long into the night after triumphing in his home Scottish Open last Sunday but it has been a different story in Ayrshire this week.
After battling to make the Open cut on Friday, the 27-year-old again found the going tough in the third round, carding a one-over-par 72 to sit on six over.
The back nine proved particularly challenging as he registered three bogeys, although he escaped with a par on the 18th after being forced to innovate and play a shot right-handed.
Horschel dreaming of Open win
10:25 , Jack Rathborn
“Envisioning myself holding that trophy on 18, walking out to the crowd and being congratulated as Open champion.
“That’s what I’m going to do again tonight and hopefully that comes true tomorrow.
“If it doesn’t, then I’ll get back on the grind and work harder to get back in a position like this again.”
The Open 2024 latest final round scores
10:16 , Jack Rathborn
Ryan Fox is the only man to make a birdie on the Postage Stamp today. There might not be many more today either…
Mickelson and MacIntyre have a large group following them, but both men are +1 today and T59 at +7 overall.
Jordan Spieth is -2 through three, to sit T33 at +4. Fox is one better for the day, -4 through 10, but back on +5 overall.
Horschel dreaming of Open win
10:04 , Lawrence Ostlere
American Billy Horschel has gone to bed every night this week contemplating winning The Open but he is closer than ever to that becoming a reality after grinding his way to the top of the leaderboard on a brutal third day at Royal Troon.
The 37-year-old shot a 69 in the worst of the wind and rain and, despite being six under at one point and bogeying the last, his four-under total was enough for a one-stroke 54-hole lead.
He benefited from Englishman Dan Brown double-bogeying the 18th to elevate him to that position but it is something Horschel has spent the last six nights imagining.
“Something I’ve done this year, and I’ve done a better job of it this week, is sort of manifest seeing myself holding the trophy before I go to sleep every night,” said the Floridian, whose travels overseas have made him something of an Anglophile with a liking for West Ham, darts and cricket.
The Open 2024 picks
09:56 , Jack Rathborn
Xander Schauffele is Rich Beem’s pick: “He’s got self-belief now.”
While David Howell agrees, but is perhaps going with heart: “I agree with Rich, but I think Rose is equipped to do it, I can’t imagine Rose’s career without a claret jug, so I’ll go with him.”
The Open 2024 tee times for round 4
09:51 , Lawrence Ostlere
Major debutant Dan Brown will play with world No 1 Scottie Scheffler today as they try to chase down the overnight leader, Billy Horschel, at Royal Troon.
Horschel and Thriston Lawrence will be last to tee off, at 2.25pm.
The Open 2024 tee times for round 4 on Sunday
Yesterday at The Open
09:36 , Lawrence Ostlere
The tradition after an ace is to buy drinks for everyone but Kim was not aware of that.
“I’ve got to buy Korean barbecue but it’s not my country so maybe I get fish and chips for my team,” he added.
Yesterday at The Open
09:25 , Lawrence Ostlere
Kim’s two previous attempts playing the 238-yard penultimate hole had resulted in a double bogey and a bogey but he arrived on the tee having birdied the 16th, his first since the short Postage Stamp eighth, but at seven over for the tournament.
He landed his tee shot short of the green and as it rolled up it tracked all the way to hole.
“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 and I was having a hard time on the front nine.
“I was feeling terrible about my shots (at the hole) the last couple of days. I made double Thursday and I made three-putt again yesterday: finally I got the hole-in-one, so I think I like it now.”
The Open 2024
09:20 , Jack Rathborn
There are currently 30mph winds swirling around Royal Troon this morning.
Conditions are tough and this could create great fluctuation later up and down the leaderboard.
Yesterday at The Open
09:09 , Lawrence Ostlere
South Korea’s Si Woo Kim had earlier made the first hole-in-one on the 17th in 10 Open Championships at Troon.
Kim was two over par after 16 holes but walked off the 17th back to level for the day after his tee shot pitched just short of the green and rolled inexorably into the cup on the 238-yard par three.
Yesterday at The Open
08:54 , Lawrence Ostlere
“That finish is why it’s a little bit deflating as I’ve ground it out today and through not hitting a bad golf shot I’ve dropped three,” Brown said.
“It’s a bit frustrating but at the start of the week if you’d told me I’d be one or two back going into the final round of the Open I’d have snapped your hand off.”
Yesterday at The Open
08:40 , Lawrence Ostlere
Brown bogeyed the 13th to drop back alongside Horschel and enjoyed another massive stroke of luck on the next, hooking his tee shot well left of the green but ending up with a perfect lie on a walkway.
He chipped to three feet to save par and also made a brilliant par on the daunting 15th, hitting driver off the tee and for his second shot before getting up and down from 40 yards short of the green.
After reclaiming the outright lead with a birdie on the 16th, Brown bogeyed the 17th and ran up a double on the last, where he was unfortunate to see his drive finish on the edge of a bunker.
Yesterday at The Open
08:25 , Lawrence Ostlere
Ireland’s Shane Lowry, who took a two-shot lead into the third round, struggled to a 77 to fall three shots off the pace in pursuit of his second Open title.
Lowry found himself three clear when Rose and Brown both bogeyed the first and again after holing from 16 feet for birdie on the fourth.
Another birdie putt from Lowry came up inches short on the 613-yard sixth and Brown took full advantage, a superb approach leaving a tap-in.
Brown’s drive on the seventh was so far off line that it almost hit Scheffler and Dean Burmester on the eighth green, but he was fortunate to end up with a clear shot and hit a superb third to three feet to set up an unorthodox birdie.
Minutes later there was a tie at the top after both he and Lowry found the Coffin bunker on the eighth, with Brown making a bogey and Lowry a double after hitting his second shot over the green.
Horschel’s fourth birdie of the day made it a three-way tie before a combination of bogeys across the 10th and 11th left the leading trio together on five under, but Brown birdied the 12th to edge into the outright lead.
Lowry, who had complained furiously about what appeared to be members of the broadcast media in the fairway on the previous hole, three-putted the 12th from off the green to fall two behind.
Yesterday at The Open
08:12 , Lawrence Ostlere
Horschel, who famously followed a 67 with an 85 in similar weather the last time Troon staged the Open in 2016, only put his rain jacket on between shots as he scrambled his way to an astounding 69 to finish four under par.
That gave the 37-year-old a slender lead over six players, with Brown joined on three under by compatriot Justin Rose, US PGA champion Xander Schauffele and a trio of players who had exploited ideal early conditions.
South African Thriston Lawrence, who teed off more than three hours before the final group, carded a superb 65 to set a clubhouse target which was matched by Sam Burns (65) and Russell Henley (66).
And as the weather took a significant turn for the worse, they steadily climbed the leaderboard to end the day in a tie for second, with world number one Scottie Scheffler ominously poised another stroke behind.
Yesterday at Royal Troon
08:02 , Lawrence Ostlere
Qualifier Dan Brown wrote another chapter in his incredible Open Championship story to set up a thriller of a final day at Royal Troon.
Brown, who birdied the 36th hole in qualifying to secure his major debut, defied miserable conditions to leave himself 18 holes away from a fairytale triumph.
The world number 272 held the outright lead until an unfortunate double bogey on the 18th, but a third round of 73 left him just a shot behind American Billy Horschel.
The Open 2024
Saturday 20 July 2024 22:09 , Lawrence Ostlere
Hello and welcome to what promises to be an enthralling day of major championship golf. Follow all the latest updates from the final round of The Open at Royal Troon.