Burns builds Open lead after Fox's historic round and DeChambeau's fightback

Sam Burns takes a two-shot lead into the final round of The 154th Open, as Ryan Fox matched major history and Bryson DeChambeau stayed in title contention.

Burns - playing alongside DeChambeau - boosted his hopes of a maiden major title after mixing six birdies with a lone bogey in a third-round 65 at Royal Birkdale, lifting him to 10 under ahead of Fox and Si Woo Kim.

Fox had capitalised on benign conditions earlier in the day to post a eight-under 62, joining Burns and overnight leader Lucas Herbert the previous day in equalling the lowest major round in men's history.

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Herbert scrambled a closing par to post a one-over 71 and share fourth with Ryan Gerard, while DeChambeau is the only past major champion inside the top 10 heading into an intriguing Sunday.

DeChambeau responded to being handed a two-shot penalty for a rules infringement the previous day to briefly get within two of the lead, only to bogey the final-hole of a one-under 69 and fall four strokes behind.

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Home favourite Tommy Fleetwood bogeyed two of his last four holes to slip five strokes back, with defending champion Scottie Scheffler six adrift after a level-par 70 and Rory McIlroy sitting eight behind.

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