Golf-Rahm hangs tough to stay in contention


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 18 Jul 2021

Jul 17, 2021; Sandwich, England, GBR; Jon Rahm plays his shot from the first tee during the third round of the Open Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports

SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Jon Rahm dug deep to eke out a third-round 68 on Saturday and keep alive his hopes of adding the British Open title to the U.S. Open crown he picked up last month.

The powerful Spaniard started the tournament slowly with a 71 but moved into contention with a second-round 64 and overcame a bogey on the par-five seventh to collect three birdies on the back nine and move within four shots of the lead.

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