The Open round four review: Sam Burns leads into Sunday, can Fleetwood make history?

Selected: -8 Young (10), Fox (14:20), Kim (14:10); -7 Scheffler (7), Gerard (14:10), Herbert (14:00); -6 Henley (13), Fleetwood (2), DeChambeau (1), Aberg (14:00)

-5 Lowry (5), Suber (1); -3 McIlroy (12); -2 MacIntyre (10)

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Jon Rahm's hopes are pretty much over barring something spectacular in the remainder of his round after an errant tee shot at the seventh results in a bogey.

Shane Lowry has been on par patrol ever since notching back-to-back birdies on the third and fourth holes.

Fleetwood -6, Neergaard-Petersen -5 (3)

It's fairways and greens for Tommy Fleetwood on three - he's not that close with the approach but 25 feet still offers up a chance of birdie.

It's not particularly close though the effort from Fleetwood, the speed was good but he played it down the wrong line. Nothing wrong with his golf so far though.

Cameron Young makes his first real error of the day, coming up short right on the par-four 11th.

His ball trundles down into a little swail, from where he plays a lovely little bump and run down to a few inches and tidies up for par.

He thrives in links conditions.

Ben CroucherBBC Sport journalist at Royal Birkdale

The media centre here at Royal Birkdale is directly behind the clubhouse and 18th grandstands, so we normally hear about the good shots before we see them on the monitors.

So far today, it's been pretty quiet from those galleries, in part with many choosing to follow the leaders on the far side of the course, but also because not a single player of the 32 to finish so far have made birdie.

So if one of the contenders needs a red number to get their hands on that Claret Jug this evening, they may want to get their scoring done early.

Over at the second green, Bryson DeChambeau does have another birdie chance but it's not as presentable as the one he missed at the first.

Twenty one feet and his putt slides by. He has to settle for par.

Sam Burns may not be the biggest story at Royal Birkdale, but he's one of the best as it's been a true emotional rollercoaster for the American in the past month or so.

Firstly, he suffered US Open heartbreak when he came within inches of at least forcing a play-off with Wyndham Clark and was almost in tears as he trudged away from Shinnecock Hills.

Then there was the huge high of the birth of his second child, with baby Belle arriving 11 days early - she was due on the Tuesday of Open week. Wife Caroline convinced Burns to then make a late dash to The Open - and now he leads heading into Sunday.

Burns could become just the seventh man to finish second at the US Open but then win The Open in the same season and it'd be another one for the famous 'nappy factor' in golf.

Tyrrell Hatton was the most recent man to win right after welcoming a new arrival into the family, with the emotional high and shifting perspective said to lessen the pressure on golfers out on the course.

"If I was aware of that, I'd have like eight kids by now," said Burns when quizzed about it!

Ryan Gerard actually spoke at a news conference after finishing his round yesterday about the support he's received from some of the people of Liverpool.

"I think some of the kids think I am Steven Gerrard - playing football then trying to play professional golf," he said.

"There's been quite a few songs - some of them I can't repeat. The lads have been out in full force.

"It's not even spelled the same way but I will take any support I can get. It's been a lot of fun."

Ooooh, Ludvig Aberg burns the right edge with his birdie try on the first.

Lucas Herbert two putts from 56 feet for a par so no early stumbles from this two-ball.

Russell Henley keeps his momentum going with a must-make birdie putt at the par-five 14th.

Six under for the round and three back.

Probably needs a couple more birdies over his last four holes to really make Sam Burns sweat.

The top of the leaderboard going into Sunday's final round had a somewhat unfamiliar feel as it contained a handful of players that would not have been on many people's lips when discussing pre-tournament favourites.

Among the players who started the day in the top 10:

However, alongside the likes of Americans Jackson Suber and Ryan Gerard, there are three players who have suffered the heartbreak of finishing runner-up as a major - local favourite Fleetwood, leader Sam Burns and Sweden's Ludvig Aberg.

Can one of that trio secure a coveted first major, or will an unheralded name go on lift the Claret Jug?

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Along with commentary of the golf from Royal Birkdale, there will be updates from the many other sporting events taking place today and a preview of tonight's World Cup final.

Scheffler -7, Ballester -2 (7)

Scottie Scheffler misses the target with a long birdie putt on seven but he gives it a good roll - it wasn't easy that one but these guys still get confidence from hitting good putts from that kind of range.

And it looks like he's rolling the rock pretty nicely today.

We'll be bringing you a packed leaderboard on a beautiful final day at The Open.

There's also a thrilling third ODI between England and India going on, the Belgian Grand Prix and the small matter of the World Cup final later this evening.

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Things have not gone to plan for Alex Fitzpatrick over the weekend.

The Englishman was four under at the halfway mark after rounds of 69 and 67, but his challenge has fallen away over the final 36 holes.

Fitzpatrick made only two birdies across the final two days and has ended the tournament at six over par after a closing round of 77.

Alistair Bruce-BallBBC Radio 5 Live presenter at Royal Birkdale

You can just feel that sense of anticipation and excitement building at Royal Birkdale.

Fans are daring to dream about what could be for Tommy Fleetwood.

Jonathan JurejkoBBC Sport golf reporter at Royal Birkdale

The volume was cranked up to the max when Fleetwood sunk that 75-foot putt on the first.

Fleetwood has to stay calm as the chaos swirls around him.

The galleries are bouncing. Hundreds of grinning fans are bounding up along the ropes on the second fairway to follow their hero.

The dunes around the green barely have a patch of sand without a bum planted on it.

Despite missing the fairway left on 10, Cameron Young punches another supremely struck approach to 10 feet.

But this putt agonisingly skims the edge and he stays two back. Huge chance that.

Fleetwood -6, Neergaard-Petersen -5 (1)

Not to be on the second for Tommy Fleetwood who leaves himself a tough swinger putt up and across the side of a hill - he never hits it high enough, or hard enough really, to stand a chance.

So it's just a par and a chance to just catch a breath.

That was a tasty approach from Bryson DeChambeau into the first green as he plops it inside 10 feet from out of the first cut.

Birdie chance for a perfect start? Swerves away at the last and misses on the right side.

Playing partner Jackson Suber makes an unforced error with his second shot and drops a shot.

Herbert -7, Aberg -6 (14:15 BST)

After his stunning 62 on Friday, Lucas Herbert stumbled yesterday evening, shooting two-over 38 on his inward nine.

Just three shots back, the Australian can clearly go low, but he'll need to put himself in better spots as he's ranked 106th in strokes gained off the tee.

But maybe it's Ludvig Aberg's time. The sweet-swinging Swede has played beautifully over the past two days, shooting 66 and 67 to sit four shots back.

The two-time Ryder Cup player has six top-10s this including a tie for fourth at the US PGA Championship. He certainly has all the tools to make a charge towards the Claret Jug.

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