The Open 2019 tee times: Sunday pairings brought forward due to threat of poor weather
Leaders will tee off at 1:47pm in an effort to avoid bad weather due to hit Portrush on Sunday evening
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Your support makes all the difference.The tee times for the final day at The Open have been moved forward by around an hour to avoid bad weather conditions, which are due to hit Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush course late in the evening.
The final group, which is currently set to be made up of Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood as they lead the way on -13 and -12 respectively, will take to the course at 1:47pm on Sunday afternoon.
The tee-off is an hour earlier than last year's final round at Carnoustie, and two hours earlier than when Lowry and JB Holmes started their third round on Saturday.
"Sunday tee times have been moved forward due to the adverse weather forecast," tournament organisers the R&A tweeted.
"The first tee time will be at 7:32am with the leaders beginning their final round at 1:47pm."
It is the second time this year that the final round of a major has been affected by weather, following the early finish to The Masters last April when Tiger Woods secured his 15th career major victory.
On that occasion, heavy thunderstorms expected in the afternoon lead to organisers deciding on a two-tee start and threesomes instead of pairings, though players will remain in twos at The Open and it has been decided that there is enough time for all groups to tee off from the first hole as planned.
Sunday tee times
7:32am – Ashton Turner
7:42am – Shubhankar Sharma (Ind), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thi)
7:52am – Eddie Pepperell, Nino Bertasio (Ita)
8:02am – Paul Waring, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
8:12am – Jason Kokrak (USA), Branden Grace (Rsa)
8:22am – Jim Furyk (USA), Callum Shinkwin
8:32am – Kevin Streelman (USA), Bubba Watson (USA)
8:42am – Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Kyle Stanley (USA)
8:57am – Paul Casey, Benjamin Hebert (Fra)
9:07am – Adam Hadwin (Can), Matt Wallace
9:17am – Francesco Molinari (Ita), Thomas Pieters (Bel)
9:27am – Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Andrew Wilson
9:37am – Yosuke Asaji (Jap), Steward Cink (USA)
9:47am – Joost Luiten (Ned), Doc Redman (USA)
9:57am – Innchoon Hwang (Kor), Ryan Fox (Aus)
10:07am – Yuki Inamori (Jap), Charley Hoffman (USA)
10:17am – Lucas Bjerregaard (Den), Ernie Els (Rsa)
10:32am – Aaron Wise (USA), Lucas Glover (USA)
10:42am – Patrick Cantlay (USA), Sergio Garcia (Spa)
10:52am – Mikko Korhonen (Fin), Dustin Johnson (USA)
11:02am – Rory Sabbatini (Slo), Robert MacIntyre (Sco)
11:12am – Romain Langaque (Fra), Kevin Kisner (USA)
11:22am – Tom Lewis, Graeme McDowell (Nir)
11:32am – Justin Harding (Rsa), Erik van Rooyen (Rsa)
11:42am – Tyrrell Hatton, Webb Simpson (USA)
11:52am – Byeong Hun-am (Kor), Matthew Fitzpatrick
12:07pm – Patrick Reed (USA), Justin Thomas (USA)
12:17pm – Sang Hyun-park (Kor), Russell Knox (Sco)
12:27pm – Xander Schauffele (USA), Cameron Smith (Aus)
12:37pm – Andrew Putnam (USA), Dylan Frittelli (Rsa)
12:47pm – Matt Kuchar (USA), Alex Noren (Swe)
12:57pm – Henrik Stenson (Swe), Jordan Spieth (USA)
1:07pm – Tony Finau (USA), Jon Rahm (Spa)
1:17pm – Danny Willett, Lee Westwood
1:27pm – Rickie Fowler (USA), Justin Rose
1:37pm – Brooks Koepka (USA), JB Holmes (USA)
1:47pm – Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry (Ire)
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7th hole
It is hammering down now, it's dark, wet and grim. Not so for Shane Lowry (-18) who holes his birdie putt to move into the lead by six. Fleetwood (-12) just about stays in touch with a stupendous putt to save par. But unless there's a change in fortunes the Claret Jug is heading into the hands of Ireland's Shane Lowry.
9th hole
The English pairing of Westwood (-9) and Willett (-8) both falter on the ninth by making bogeys. Three birdies and two bogeys in Westwood's front nine see him out in 35. But the outstanding play of Lowry means his nine shots back. Willett is even further behind but still goes out in 35.
8th hole
Both Fleetwood (-12) and Lowry (-18) are out of position off the eighth tee. Lowry over to the right but 200-yards away from the green. He nails his second from out of the rough and gets a good bounce forward making the ball reach the edge of the green. No such luck for Tommy whose ball is buried over to the left, he digs it out with severe power and the ball squirts back onto the fairway.
8th hole
It's hard to describe the level of rain, pounding, hammering, thundering just doesn't do it justice.
Fleetwood's (-12) third on eight pulls up well short of the hole. The greens are softening up now.
9th hole
Justin Rose (-6) in trouble off the tee, properly shanks his third shot right. I mean properly shanks it as well, amateur level stuff, he's having a poor day is Rosey.
8th hole
Lowry (-18) glides his birdie putt right up next to the hole, Fleetwood (-11) leaves his par attempt short again and drops a shot. Lowry (-17) gives him a reprieve however by missing his own putt for par.
10th hole
Lee Westwood (-10) gets his back nine off to the perfect start with a birdie to get back to double figures. He's two under for the day will need at least three more to be in with a shot at the title. Danny Willett (-8) is in for par.
9th hole
The final hole of the front nine for Lowry (-17) and Fleetwood (-11) both hit their tee shots over to the right, Lowry reaching the long stuff and Tommy the second cut.
11th hole
Westwood (-10) finds the fairway on the 11th with his drive which in these conditions is nothing short of amazing.
11th hole
Finau (-7) drops his first shot of the round on the 11th, his par putt was a long way away but he gets it in close.
9th hole
Brooks Koepka (-7) holds an 8 footer for a well thought par on the last hole on the front nine. Four bogeys, an eagle and four pars for Brooks in a front nine 38.
9th hole
201-yards into a gale for Tommy Fleetwood (-11) he smashes it from out the rough but the ball pulls up short of the green. Lowry's (-17) third is punched in low. It's great, and leaves him with a make-able putt to save par.
11th hole
Willett (-8) plays his third into the green and lands it far left of the hole. Westwood's third lands a lot closer to the hole and should give him a four for par.
9th hole
Beautiful touch from Fleetwood (-11) who chips his third shot in to around a couple of feet on the ninth which will give him a par. The pressure goes back onto Lowry who misses his 15ft par putt slightly to the left. He drops another shot and goes back to (-16). Fleetwood makes a par.
Lowry's front nine yields a level par 36, with three birdies and three bogeys. For Tommy he's gone round in 37, 1-over par.
Five shots separate the two with nine holes left to play.
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