TROON, SCOTLAND — The wind wouldn't stop, and neither would Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson, who pulled away from the field in the third round of the Open Championship at Royal Troon.
On a gloomy day that saw winds gusting to 30 miles per hour and greens going un-mowed, the 46-year-old American and the 40-year-old Swede traded the lead several times, but Stenson shot 33 on the difficult closing nine to post a three-round total of 12-under-par 201, one better than his playing partner.
The Stenson-Mickelson pairing was essentially match play, as no other player mounted a charge.