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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14th hole
Tommy is staring down the barrel of a bogey as his third shot falls away to the right of the green, Lowry (-15) will have a difficult but doable putt for par.
16th hole
Fowler (-6) follows up his birdie on 15 with a glorious tee shot to the middle of the 16th green.
14th hole
Lowry keeps the game interesting by leaving his par putt short and making a bogey to go to (-14). Fleetwood (-9) needs to sink this one, but doesn't. It kisses the right edge and rolls by. Double bogey for Tommy and surely the Claret Jug is heading to Shane Lowry.
15th hole
Brooks Koepka (-7) shoots back up the leaderboard with a birdie on the 15th. He's tied in third with Tony Finau which would be his lowest finish in major tournaments this year.
16th hole
Rickie Fowler has a chance to join them at 7-under but misses the birdie putt. A par on 16 keeps him a (-6).
15th hole
Shane Lowry (-14) looks as though a weight has been taken off his shoulders. He pumps his tee shot on the 15th down the fairway with Tommy Fleetwood (-9) following him.
A horror show of a round for JB Holmes doesn't just affect him, his partner Brooks Koepka isn't best pleased at the rate that JB's been zigzagging the course:
15th hole
Fleetwood (-9) has a resigned look about him as he pitches his second into the 15th. Lowry (-14) played first and put it close but Fleetwood doesn't get inside of his ball.
18th hole
John Rahm finishes his round of 75 with a birdie on the last. It's been hard work out their today and Rahm looks happy that it's over. His playing partner Tony Finau makes it home with a level par round of 71, exceptional in these conditions. He sits third on the leaderboard at (-7).
15th hole
The resistance of Tommy Fleetwood (-9) is over. His leaves his birdie short of the hole and can only make par. In response Shane Lowry (-15) holes his birdie putt, to great cheer from the crowd, and he knows that he's a step closer to the Claret Jug.
16th hole
The pressure has all but left Shane Lowry (-15) he aims left where it's safer on Calamity Corner and reaches the front edge of the green. Fleetwood (-9) reaches the edge too but the one on the left side of the putting surface. Six shots in front with two and a half to play.
18th hole
Lee Westwood (-6) finishes off his Open Championship with a par at the last. It's been a tough day for Lee, and everyone else at the top of the leaderboard. He cards a final round 73 with six bogeys and four birdies.
17th hole
Koepka's (-7) third shot out of the bunker on the 17th is a good one, he gives himself a strong chance to make a par.
16th hole
Tommy Fleetwood (-9) holds on to his two-shot lead over third with a three on 16. Shane Lowry (-15) also keeps his lead at six shots.
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