Shane Lowry rebounds brilliantly to sit one off the Open lead

Alongside Lowry at four-under was world number one Scottie Scheffler whose cold putter finally warmed up with two straight birdies at holes 7 and 8, and fellow American Russell Henley. All to play for down the stretch.

BACK IN THE GAME: Shane Lowry celebrates on the fifth green as he rebounds brilliantly after yesterday's disappointment.Picture: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Shane Lowry went 17 holes without a birdie, from the 4th on Saturday to the 4th on Sunday. He lost eight shots to a double bogey and six bogeys in that stretch. Now the Offaly man is right back in the hunt for a second Open title after four birdies in five holes on his front nine.

It looked close to curtains for the 2019 champion when he lost a shot at the par-four third, but it was instead the cue for a blistering return to form by a man who had led at the halfway stage after rounds of 66 and 69 before a tormenting 77 in round three.