ST ANDREWS, Scotland — Calm returned to St Andrews after the weather-related mayhem of the first two rounds with a birdie buffet fuelling a burst of low-scoring in the belated British Open third round on Sunday.
Australian Marc Leishman helped himself to eight birdies in an eight-under par 64 to move within a stroke of 36-hole leader Dustin Johnson while England's Eddie Pepperell briefly shared the lead before driving out of bounds at the 17th.
With the 50mph blasts of Saturday, which caused a 10-hour delay and forced the first Monday finish since 1988, replaced by light breezes, the soft greens and fairways proved irresistible to several major champions out early.