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Theegala Climbs With Best Round Of The Week As Burns Takes Control At Royal Birkdale
Dell Technologies Match Play: Sahith Theegala produced his best golf of the week to climb steadily up the leaderboard in the third round of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, carding a 2-under 68 to move into a tie for 29th heading into Sunday's final round.
The Indian-American, supported by Hero, looked set for an even bigger leap before a bogey on the closing hole denied him a place inside the top 25. Even so, his third-round effort marked a significant improvement after opening rounds of 71 and 69 and ensured he will take positive momentum into the final day.
Theegala, who had missed the cut in each of his previous three Open Championship appearances, began confidently with birdies at the second and seventh to turn in 2-under 33. A bogey at the 10th briefly stalled his progress, but he responded impressively with birdies at the 14th and 16th to reach 3-under for the tournament. A closing bogey dropped him back to 2-under overall, but the 68 lifted him from tied 52nd overnight to tied 29th.
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