The Open 2021 LIVE: Leaderboard and reaction as Collin Morikawa wins the Claret Jug at Royal St George’s

Straight down the middle from Morikawa, and Oosthuizen follows suit. The South African will of course be frustrated with how this one has slipped away, but Morikawa has earned this position. Four birdies, no bogeys (as it stands), and some sensational iron and recovery play has sparked his round.

And this is his first ever appearance at an Open Championship - remarkable.

Spieth’s birdie putt at 18 breaks left and the 2017 champion taps in for his par to complete a round of 66 and finish on -13. If it wasn’t for those back-to-back bogeys at 17 and 18 last night, as well as those two opening bogeys earlier today, he would have been right in there. His play over the rest of today’s round has been glimmering at times.

Morikawa’s birdie puts runs a couple of inches wide before he taps in for par.

Just one more hole to go.

Morikawa punches his approach into the front of the 17th green. It just about makes it on and hangs there, about 15 feet from the hole.

Spieth finds the back of the green with his final approach shot of the week at 18. He needs a birdie here but is 10 feet or so away.

Rahm’s birdie putt at 18 goes left and doesn’t break, so he finishes at -11. He didn’t quite take all his chances today but those four birdies in a row on the back nine lit up his round, as he finishes with a four-under-par 66.

Morikawa finds the left edge of the fairway with his drive. It’s safe.

Two holes to go, two shots to spare. This is what is means.

Morikawa still had some work to do after he left his birdie putt short, but he rolls in his par putt to maintain his two-shot lead. There hasn’t been a single blemish on the 24-year-old’s score card all day.

Oosthuizen sends his birdie attempt left of the hole but doesn’t get the break as he taps in for par.

At 18, Rahm goes at the flag and lands his ball to 12 feet of the pin.

Morikawa lands his ball on the green from the 16th tee. It’s around 20 feet away but it’s safe, which is all he could ask for. Oosthuizen, needing something huge now, goes closer and lands 10 feet away.

Spieth hits a nice approach into the green at 17 to set up another birdie chance - but he can’t take it. The Claret Jug moves closer to Morikawa.

At the 18th, Mackenzie Hughes makes birdie at the last to finish -8 overall while Dylan Frittelli finishes -9, which is good enough for an outright grip of fifth place.

Another clutch putt from the leader! Morikawa does very well from the rough to get his ball down onto the green and within six feet of the hole. Still, it leads to a tough par putt, which he makes! Cold-blooded from Morikawa. That was a superb up and down to save par under a huge amount of pressure.

Oosthuizen can’t convert his birdie putt from 15 feet, and neither could Spieth at the hole ahead. Both players move on with their pars.

At 17, Rahm’s birdie run ends as his putt lips out of the hole. It’s as you where all round.

Morikawa sends his drive at 15 to the right side of the fairway, narrowly avoiding the pair of threatening bunkers on the edge of the short stuff. Oh no... that’s a poor second shot. He finds the rough at the back of the green. That could be a tough up and down from there.

Spieth lands his tee-shot on the green at the par-three 16, but he didn’t threaten the pin in the same way as Rahm a few moments ago.

Huge! Morikawa makes his birdie at 14, rolling the ball up the slope of the green and into the hole to move to -15! With Spieth heating up out there, Morikawa had to respond, and he did so there.

Spieth’s birdie putt at 15 is inches away, so he remains two behind.

Rahm taps in for his birdie at 16 - for his fourth birdie in a row - while Oosthuizen does the same at 14. Both players move to -11.