-2 Noreen, Hogggaard, Rose, Thomas, Kirk, McNeely, Kim, Hotsby; -1 Scott, Henley, Wallace

Defending champion Harman hits a great shot to get himself out of the rough and within a few yards of the hole in the 10th.

Surprisingly, English player Sam Hotsby joined the top leaders after scoring birdies on the third and fourth holes.

Meanwhile, 2016 champion Henrik Stenson – who won the Open the last time it was held here – made a putt, although his shot bounced slightly and landed close to the fairway.

Still at +4, but Stephen Jager gets the first eagle on the 14th.

-2 Noreen, Hoggard, Rose, Thomas, Kirk, McNeely, Kim; -1 Scott, Finau, Henley

Rose had a tough shot to take the lead, but missed and capitalized to end the day at -2.

Thomas made a one-putt on the 17th hole, joining the leaders with a -2. His tee shot on the 18th hole was clean, landing just right of the fairway.

Kirk is the latest to narrowly miss a shortstop, so he’ll likely stay at -2 as well.

Ram misses a birdie putt on the 11th hole, so he’s likely to stay on par.

McIlroy makes par on the ninth hole to stay two ahead.

-2 Noreen, Hoggard, Rose, Kirk, McNeely, Kim; -1 Scott, Finau, Thomas, Henley

McIlroy was in deep territory but his second shot was better, landing just wide of the green on the par-5 ninth hole.

Ram will look to get back into contention when he makes his way through the 11th hole, but he won’t score a point here.

-2 Noreen, Hoggard, Rose, Kirk, McNeely, Kim; -1 Scott, Finau, Thomas, Henley

Hoggard scores a par to finish the day with a 69, two under par and level with group leader Alex Noren.

Justin Rose is now on the 18th hole as well, and his 151-yard shot goes over the pin, but it will give him a chance to score a point.

Thomas tees off on the 17th hole and makes his way between the hole and the green, with a slight chance of scoring a point.

McNeilly joined the leaders at -2. Harman, who was ahead by one when the back nine began, hit to within a few yards of the pin with his third putt on the ninth.

McIlroy double-faulted on the eighth, so he’s +2. Then he makes his way into the rough with a tee shot on the ninth, too.

-2 Noreen, Hoggard, Rose, Kirk, McNeely, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olsen, Thomas

Rose came very close to scoring the first tee shot when his shot went wide on the 17th hole. But his tee shot came up a little short.

Adam Scott looks set to get back into the lead on his final hole of the day, and his second putt lands on the green with a good chance of scoring a point. But he pulls the ball out, even though he should have made par.

Hojgaard is looking to build a clear lead when he closes out the match, and his second putt on the hole gives him a good chance to score a point. But he also hits the ball outside the hole, even though he will go into the match with the lead.

Back to McIlroy on the 8th hole… He hit the ball well but it came back, so he got flustered. But he got out on the third try. He also missed a foul attempt…

On the 10th, Ram narrowly missed one of the day’s shots when his short ball went out, but he still managed to make it 1-1.

-2 Noreen, Hoggard, Rose, Kirk, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olsen, Thomas

Kim birdies on the third hole to stay with the leaders at -2, though Adam Scott and Russell Henley drop to -1.

dechambeau now six more After only eight holes he got a foul on the eighth hole.

Thomas hits the green with his third shot on the 15th hole, but he won’t score a point here. But he will score a point.

Rose’s third shot on the par-five 16th hole put him one step away from making the birdie that would give him a clear lead.

-2 Noreen, Hoggard, Scott, Rose, Kirk, Henley, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olsen, Thomas

Thomas tees off on the 15th hole looking to get back into the lead, but his putt goes into the fairway.

Hoggaard hits the opening shot on the 17th hole, but his shot misses the hole. On the 16th hole, Rose lands on the fairway with his first shot and narrowly misses the hole with his second, putting him in position to try for a point.

McIlroy’s putt on the seventh hole was a bit over-par, but he’s still on course for par.

Harman failed to score a point on the seventh hole, hitting a difficult shot from left to right that landed outside the fairway.

-2 Noreen, Hoggard, Scott, Rose, Kirk, Henley, Kim; -1 Wallace, Olsen, Thomas

Rose was still at -2 when he started play on the 15th hole, while Hoggard moved to -2 after making a point on the same hole.

Finau’s putt on the ninth hole went out but he gave up and stayed at -1.

Ram plays against the wind with his second shot on the ninth hole, hitting the ball from 202 yards.

McIlroy remains on the same level as he makes his way into the seventh round.

-2 Rose, Henley, Noreen, Scott, Kim; -1 Hoggard, Wallace, Olsen, Thomas

Ram made his first point of the day when he made a short putt on the eighth hole, putting him on par. Kim made another on the second hole of the day, putting him on par-2.

Justin Thomas starts the 14th hole with a tee shot that lands narrowly next to the green, while Rose should tie after a short putt on the green on the 15th hole.

A good shot from Finau would give him a good chance to score a point, while McIlroy would miss the red, earning another par after misjudging his birdie.

DeChambeau starts the three-putt eighth round with a shot that goes over the green and ends in the rough.