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. The ‘Big Easy’ cruises into tied second on five under after another gain at the 12th.
Els has a ridiculously good record in this event: wins in 2002 and Royal Lytham and a mighty total of 13 top 10s. These days you’ll find him on the Champions Tour and a third place in the Senior Players Championship last week meant he arrived in St Andrews in good heart. He was runner-up in the 2000 Open at St Andrews but had to settle for tied 34th in 2005, a missed cut in 2010 and tied 65th in 2015., one of just two par threes on the course, will give him another look at birdie. His 15-footer won’t drop though but it’s another safe par ticked off and he stays in a tie for fourth on -4.
Just plotting his route ahead, the par-four 12th is an obvious birdie chance but the 13th is currently the hardest hole on the course, averaging 4.5, half a stroke above its par. From there, he has the par-five 14th and then the contrasting difficulties of 17 and 18. The Road Hole is the second hardest hole while the closer is the second easiest .. I’ll start with the news that Cameron Smith has two-putted the last for birdie after driving the green and that’s a 5-under 67 for the Aussie. He’s the new clubhouse leader, two back from Cameron Young, who smashed a huge drive at 16 but failed to make his birdie.
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