Golf - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 22, 2017 China’s Haotong Li hits his tee shot on the second hole during the third round

SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) - China's Li Haotong soared up the British Open leaderboard with a superb last-round 63 on Sunday and at one stage looked to have a chance of becoming the second Asian man to win a major title. When leader Jordan Spieth dropped three shots early in his round, Li was only two behind but the American fought back to win the title and the 21-year-old world number 107 ended up third, three strokes behind runner-up Matt Kuchar. "It's not that I ever felt like I was playing Jordan today," Kuchar said. “If you keep it in play, it’s almost hard to make a bogey out there, you know?” McIlroy said. The first weekend score is in the books at the British Open - and it's a good one. Spieth, the world number three and twice major champion, will tee off in the final group out with fellow American Matt Kuchar who trails him by two shots.
In golf, South African Branden Grace shoots 62 in the third round at Royal Birkdale, becoming the first golfer ever to do so at a men's major championship.