Smyth in four-way tie for lead

British Open Leaderboard - third round

3 under - Nick Price (Zim) (47)

Des Smyth (46)

Carl Pettersson (Swe) (46)

Soren Hansen (Den) (45)

2 under - Justin Leonard (USA) (54)

Justin Rose (54)

Sergio Garcia (Spa) (54)

Scott McCarron (USA) (53)

Thomas Bjorn (Den) (48)

Bob Tway (USA) (45)

Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) (43)

Ernie Els (Rsa) (43)

1 under - Steve Elkington (Aus) (54)

Peter Lonard (Aus) (54)

Corey Pavin (USA) (50)

Thomas Levet (Fra) (46)

Padraig Harrington (44)

Selected others:

Even - David Duval (USA) (54)

Ian Garbutt (54)

1 over - Jesper Parnevik (Swe) (54)

2 over - Darren Clarke (49)

4 over - Ian Woosnam (54)

Tiger Woods (USA) (48)

Colin Montgomerie (47)

5 over - Nick Faldo (54)

7 over - Phil Mickelson (USA) (54)