Portrush crowd goes wild as Shane Lowry sinks seventh birdie of the day

Shane Lowry continued his stellar form at the Open on Saturday with a scintillating round that saw him take a four shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood.

The Offaly native entered the third day of the Open tied for first place at -8 under after shooting back-to-back round scores of 67 at Royal Portrush before completing his third round with a remarkable round of 63 with five birdies on the back nine. https://twitter.com/TheOpen/status/1152647748161875968 Chants of ole, ole, ole accompanied Lowry as he made his way to the green on the 18th with the Irish golfer now favourite to claim a first major of his career. He finished in second place at the US Open in 2016 and now has a real chance to claim a first Claret Jug.

"My mind is still a bit fuzzy," Lowry told Sky Sports. "I really enjoyed today. Obviously I played great golf and the crowd were incredible. I just felt so comfortable out there. I'm hoping to feel that comfort tomorrow. "I have a tough 24 hours ahead of me but there's no where I'd rather be. I have a four shot lead in a championship in Ireland and tomorrow is going to be incredible no matter what happens."