Neither Corey Conners or Nick Taylor were able to make much headway during moving day Saturday at The Open Championship.
Corey Conners (Listowel, Ont.) was 1-over par at Royal Birkdale in round three while Taylor (Abbotsford, B.C.) was 2-over, putting each of them well back of the lead.
Conners made three bogeys in a four-hole stretch in the middle of his round Saturday, knocking him back to eight shots back of leader Lucas Herbert at the conclusion of his round in a tie for 40th. Conners has made the cut in five straight Opens and came into this year’s tournament looking to build on a T10 finish last year at Royal Portush.
Taylor, who teed off early Saturday morning, played the front-nine 1-under par but made four bogeys coming home to put him at 72 for the day and 1-over for the week. He was tied for 58th as of Saturday afternoon.
Earlier on Saturday, New Zealand’s Ryan Fox carded an 8-under 62 to vault into a tie for the lead. He became the third player this week to shoot 62 and tie the record for the lowest round ever at a men’s major championship. Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns each turned in separate 62s within an hour of one another on Friday.
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Here is a hole-by-hole look at each of the Canadian’s rounds:
Corey Conners
| Hole | Par | Result | Score (Round) | Score (Week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | E | -2 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | E | -2 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -3 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -3 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -3 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -3 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -3 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -3 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | E | -2 |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | +1 | -1 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | +1 | -1 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | +2 | E |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | +2 | E |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | +2 | E |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | +2 | E |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | +2 | E |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | +1 | -1 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | +1 (71) | -1 |
Nick Taylor
| Hole | Par | Result | Score (Round) | Score (Week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | E | -1 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | E | -1 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | E | -1 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | E | -1 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | E | -1 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | E | -1 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | E | -1 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | E | -1 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -2 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -2 |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | E | -1 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | E | -1 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | +1 | E |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | +1 | E |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | +2 | +1 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | +3 | +2 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | +2 | +1 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | +2 (72) | +1 |