SOUTHPORT, England (AP) – Jordan Spieth did his part on a day of low scoring at the British Open, and now is one round away from the third leg of the Grand Slam.
The lowest score in major championship history was already in the books Saturday when Spieth was still warming up on the range at Royal Birkdale. Then the 23-year-old Texan delivered a bogey-free performance at Royal Birkdale that he punctuated with a 20-foot birdie on the final hole for a 5-under 65.
That gave Spieth a three-shot lead over Matt Kuchar, who did his best to keep pace and shot 66.
It was the second round this week that Spieth kept bogeys off his card, and this time he really didn’t come close to one.
“Pretty stress-free,” Spieth said. “On a Saturday with a lead in a major, that’s as good as I can ask for.”