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By Sam Lyon
From Chris in Hants via text on 81111: "Regardless of today’s outcome, this championship will live long in my memory. It has been an honour watching Tom Watson! What a player!"0835: And that brings me nicely to you guys – while the lower echelons of the leaderboard flay their way from tee to green this morning, I want you lot to get involved in a big, big way. You have two options, unless you are a master of smoke signals or own a particularly reliable carrier pigeon, text me on 81111 or, from 0900 BST, 606 will open its doors for you all to natter away from the comfort of your own homes. Lovely.BBC Sport’s Rob Hodgetts on Twitter: "Gentle murmur in media tent. Fairly empty but people drifting in. Calm before the storm. Blustery day with lots of cloud but sunny patches."0831: However, while Tom Watson’s success would warm the cockles of even Victor Meldrew’s heart, headline-writers the nation over would surely love a win for England’s father-to-be Ross Fisher – and he’s only a shot off the lead after three rounds. Compatriot Lee Westwood, too, would bring a smile to everyone’s faces should he rid himself of the nearly man tag and bag a first major title – but with just six shots separating the top 26 players it really is anyone’s Open. Mathew Goggin, Retief Goosen, Stewart Cink, Jim Furyk, Angel Cabrera – the list of contenders goes on and on – where’s your money0827: So, as Darren Clarke and Mark O’Meara get their final rounds under way, let’s have a look at where we stand shall we Well you’d have to have been living under a rock these past few days to have missed the fact that Tom Watson – has anyone mentioned he’s 59 – is on the brink of history at Turnberry, and what a story it would be. Twenty six years after his last Open triumph, the great American has been tearing up trees all weekend in Ayreshire and it would be a feature-writer’s dream if he were to win here today. Not to mention an inspiring story for every dad and grandad out there – courses all over Britain will suddenly be flooded by octogenarians fuelled by the belief ‘you’re never too old to win it’. My old man has already dusted off his bag and clubs and will be chopping his way round Hainault with yours truly next week – so get your replacement window orders in early, people. From Denis Broomfield, Hampton via text on 81111: "Great golf and great comments. BUT can someone coordinate the number of times the imminent arrival of the BABY FISHER is announced The whole world now k nows about the happy event. Let us know if and when Dad leaves Turnberry. But send parents and baby our best wishes."0821: American Paul Goydos and Japan’s Ryuji Imada are the next pairing having a swing out there, and the former apes Gaunt in bogeying the first. Imada takes a par, but with all due respect I don’t suppose many will be following his duo today – except mummy and daddy Goydos and Imada maybe.From Ken, Aberdeen via text on 81111: "Hold on Mrs Fisher, I’ve £5 e/w on your man at 35-1! Good luck with the baby afterwards! Could be called Claret" From Deano in Somerset via text on 81111: "Let’s hope Watson can show that experience does count in Golf. No matter what the age! Deano in Somerset." 0812: Australian Dan Gaunt, who fired the round of the day on Friday with a 67, is the first man out and about this morning at Turnberry and unfortunately he’s showing the form of his first and third rounds rather than the second as he takes a bogey five at the first. He’s now 13 over and I’m going to stick my neck out and say Dan Gaunt will not be winning the Open. Which should prompt some kind of Lazarus-esque comeback from the Aussie, no doubt…BBC Sport’s Mark Orlovac on Twitter: "Morning. Struggled to sleep last night, huge day ahead. Had a dream about Furyk though, maybe that’s a sign. Wonder how Watson’s feeling"
0805: Now then, what’s the weather doing at Turnberry, I hear you ask. As luck would have it, one of our men at the Open, Mark Orlovac, has just rung in and says: "It’s overcast, not raining at the moment, but it’s very blowy. I can see white horses on the sea". Be warned, though, rain is forecast…0800: Watson goes out at 1420 alongside Australia’s Mathew Goggin, with Britain’s Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher teeing it up 10 minutes before. But opening proceedings on his lonesome at 0800 is another Aussie, Daniel Gaunt. 0755: Morning folks. Today’s the day when we find out ifTom Watson can become the oldest Open championin history. The veteran eight-time major winner turns 60 on 4 September, but I’ll wager the celebrations will start early if he gets his mitts on the famous Claret Jug for the sixth time
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