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After shooting the lowest consecutive 36-hole score (62-65) in major golf history during Rounds 2 and 3 at the 2026 Open Championship, Sam Burns sits atop the leaderboard with a two-stroke lead and is the betting favorite to win the title at +142. It's a remarkable turnaround after the 29-year-old was tied for 106th following the first round, which left him with odds of 325-1.
On Saturday, Ryan Fox became the third golfer at this tournament to card a major championship record-tying 62, which has him tied for second on the leaderboard and third on the odds board at +780, with only Si Woo Kim ahead of him at +465. Lucas Herbert, who shot the other previous 62 here along with Burns, had a poorer third round and has fallen to +1750 to lift the Claret Jug as a result.
Previous odds leader Scottie Scheffler sits at 4-under through three rounds, which has dropped him out of the favorite conversation and into more long-shot territory at 26-1, tied with Tommy Fleetwood. Bryson DeChambeau, who was assessed a controversial two-stroke penalty Friday, lengthened from 10-1 to 14-1 after shooting 1-under in the third round.
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