American Brian Harman began his third round at The Open with a four-shot lead as Jon Rahm showed the chasing pack the way to surge into contention on Saturday.
Masters champion Rahm was in danger of missing the cut at one stage on Friday, but shot up the leaderboard by shooting the lowest round of the tournament with an eight-under-par 63 to get to six under.
The Spaniard moves into second place, one shot ahead of home favourite Tommy Fleetwood before he heads out with Harman in the final group.
Rahm was left frustrated by the brutality of Royal Liverpool’s 82 bunkers during his first round and four short missed puts in his second as he sneaked into the weekend at two over par.
But the world No 3 showed his class on a day when low scoring has been aided by heavy overnight rain softening up the course.
Rahm picked up six shots in his final nine holes to ramp up the pressure on the unheralded Harman.
History for Jon Rahm.
A Hoylake record 63 on moving day. pic.twitter.com/2BAvxiarFl
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 22, 2023
The American pulled clear of the field with a stunning six-under-par second round of 65 to move to 10 under.
But the 36-year-old’s temperament is set to be tested over the weekend as he aims to claim a first-ever Major championship and end a six-year wait to win any event.
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