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“Everything felt like a Thursday, rather than a Sunday of a major championship”.

American Johnson produced a brilliant birdie putt on his last hole to move 15 under but Leishman showed nerves of steel with his next shot on the 15, retaining his one shot lead with a 10 footer just as Johnson was making his way for the clubhouse.

At least he was in elite company. Spieth has won four tournaments this year, including two majors – the Masters and U.S. Open – and he’s finished in the top five in six others.

Masters and US Open champion Jordan Spieth, playing alongside Johnson, remained at five under after three bogeys and three birdies in his 13 holes.

The next major will be the PGA Championship, which will take place at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Kohler, Wisconsin.

Former UAB golfer Paul Dunne is preparing for a second run at The Open Championship.

Jordan Spieth supporters brought a little bit of Austin to St. Andrews, Scotland on Sunday. He took 10 putts on the inward nine.

Those are three of the contenders to win an Open Championship at some point, but there has to be a real danger that numerous leading hopes produced by England Golf over the last two decades are in danger of missing the boat.

Danny Willett believes he is still in contention for a first major title, despite shooting a level-par round of 72 on Sunday and dropping back down the leaderboard at the 144th Open Championship. His 70 was a unusual effort, having started with an ugly double-bogey 6 but then...

Jordan Spieth was a stroke behind the leaders with a shot at his third consecutive major tournament victory.

With Rory McIlroy out of the upcoming Open Championship Justin Rose is happy to be the man all British hopes are pinned on at St Andrews.

This year it is being hosted at the home of golf, St. Andrews, Scotland. Yet, during this Open week, the only topic of real interest to anyone remotely associated with golf is whether the precociously talented youngster can fly back to America with the Claret Jug for company.

Certainly there are golf psychologists who would applaud Johnson’s grasp of golf as a mind game.

In the group ahead was Tiger Woods, who spent Monday with Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland. Maturity is the aspect of Spieth’s character that instantly hits anybody who spends time in his company.

The Texan, 21, has claimed the first two Majors in 2015 and is now bidding for three in a row at The Open.