19:17   Congratulations Louis. See you at Royal St George's 2011.

18:39   Bobby Locke, Gary Player, Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen: South Africa's Open Champions.

18:38   Oosthuizen: "It's unbelievable. I'm glad I had 7 shots on the 18th tee-box!"

18:34   Only six bogeys all week for the new Champion Golfer of the Year, Louis Oosthuizen!

18:32   And that's it! As good a weekend performance as you'll see from a Champion. Wonderful golf.

18:31   Casey finishes up with a five, but it's still a great week for the Englishman.

18:29   Your Champion isn't taking any chances. Sensible golf on 18, as it has been all week.

18:19   Smart play from Oosthuisen sees him bogey 17 with another perfect, 4-foot putt. Leads by 7.

18:13   Westwood on lack of early birdies: "It was difficult out there and the pin positions were tough."

18:08   Casey +3 today, but nothing detracts from that magnificent round of 66 yesterday.

17:59   Westwood makes his way up 18 asking 'what if'?. Superb performance again, though.

17:47   Unbelievably, Rory McIlroy finds himself in tied-2nd. Impressive comeback after acute disappointment.

17:37   Jin Jeong: "It was a dream come true. I finished eagle - I don't think I can forget that moment."

17:29   Kaymer birdies 15 to move into a share of 2nd on -9. Interesting battle for the runners-up spot, this.

17:22   Rory McIlroy bounces up the 18th fairway to warm applause. Not this time, but soon...

17:15   A 3 for our leader on 12, but a 7 for Casey. The lead's now 8 and he doesn't look like letting go.

16:55   Jin Jeong eagles the last! Emulates Manassero by doing the Amateur/Silver Medal double. A dream debut.

16:53   Casey puts his tee-shot in thick gorse on 12. Looks like they've found it but it doesn't look pretty.

16:49   Excellent 10-foot, par-putt holed by the South African on 11. He seems to be unflappable!

16:36   Westwood misses from 3 feet on the 12th. Back to -7 wearing a look that says: "Not this time, Lee".

16:30   Ken Brown on Oosthuizen's approach at 10: "18 inches from being 18 inches away". But away she goes...

16:28   Tiger and Lucas Glover marching up 18 now. Not Tiger's year, but great to have him at St Andrews.

16:20   He dropped one at the 8th, but it's an eagle at the 9th - AMAZING! Clear by four...

16:08   Oosthuizen so impressive at the moment - every chance that the Europeans are in a battle for 2nd place.

16:06   Graeme McDowell: "I played beautifully today, I really did. It's the best I've played all week."

16:02   Things are starting to happen now, Kaymer birdies the 8th to take 3rd on his own at -9.

16:00   Westwood birdies 9 to turn in 35. Scoreboard ticks to -8 as he strides confidently to the 10th.

15:57   3 birdies in 6 holes around the turn for JB Holmes, and he's up to tied-7th on -6.

15:56   Luke Donald finishes 3, 2 for a 69. You won't see a better closing couple than that this week!

15:54   Stenson birdies the 7th to reach -8. Tied-3rd with Martin Kaymer and in with a chance!

15:50   Sean O'Hair now -2 today - the 3-time PGA Tour winner in position to challenge for 2nd place at least.

15:32   McIlroy's doing well today. -2 for the day and -6 for the Championship. Another good Major performance.

15:23   Incredibly, Jeff Overton's current score of -2 for the day is the best on course! Much tougher this afternoon...

15:14   It's pretty cagey out there at the moment, begging for someone to make a move.

15:09   Wind coursing over the Old at a speed of about 25mph, certainly at the 5th. Not easy out there.

15:07   Retief Goosen and Sean O'Hair have picked up a couple of shots. Their tied-6th on -6.

14:48   2009 winner Stewart Cink completes his round and surrenders his crown. He's been a worthy Champion.

14:47   Oosthuizen misses narrowly on 2, and does so again on 3. Only a matter of time, one feels...

14:27   "One birdie in the last seven groups over the opening 5 holes," says Wayne Grady.

14:26   Fine stroke into the 2nd from Oosthuizen. Looking every inch as calm and assured as he did yesterday.

14:07   The crown goad Henrik Stenson to leap the Swilcan Burn which he does, athletically!

14:02   The final game of the 150th Anniversary Open Championship is underway...here we go!

13:46   Westwood Ho! The Englishman gets his final-round title bid underway with Spaniard Canizares.

13:31   A lot of creaking and squeaking in the media centre - the wind must be picking up a bit.

13:28   Another monster putt holed, this time by McDowell! "They're good players," reveals Wayne Grady.

13:21   And Fowler completes a rare 3, 3 finish. A round of 67 for the American, dressed in Oklahoma State orange.

13:19   An eagle for Matt Kuchar on the 18th hole! Long putts are dropping left, right and centre!

13:10   Former amateur No.1 Rickie Fowler birdies 17 with a putt from...wait for it...130 feet. WOW!

13:06   Peter Alliss: "Holmes, Watson and Moriarty are all in attendance today..." Elementary, Peter.

13:03   Casey: "If I have a similar round today, who knows what could happen...It's gonna be a hoot!"

13:01   US Open Champ McDowell is playing beautifully today. -4 through 11, he's tied-8th on -5...

12:56   Glorious Scottish sunshine bathing the Old Course in light now. Shaping up to be a stunning final day...

12:51   A birdie for Lefty on the 5th. -2 for today's round and clearly enjoying himself!

12:46   Oosthuizen: "I was too tired to think about the 4-shot lead last night. I slept fine." Cool.

12:43   Andersson Hed recovers from double-bogey at 5 with eagle at 7. Wide smile & ball into the crowd!

12:37   Beach volleyball taking place on the West Sands today - different sets of spikes on show.

12:34   Soren Kjeldsen eagles 9 from 60 feet to go out in 33! The Dane's tied 21st with the inward half to play.

12:27   Woods back the old putter today - new one lasted 3 days before 'Old Faithful' reappeared. Birdies 1st.

12:25   Tiger gets his final round underway wearing his traditional red, Sunday shirt. Nice to see again.

12:12   Alvaro Quiros has quietly slithered up the leaderboard. -5 for today and for the week! Tied 8th now!

12:09   Monty's talking about his European Ryder Cup team - the 2010 Captain is spoiled for choice this year!

11:44   2008 Masters Champ Immelman birdies 14 to reach -3. Flawless golf today from the South African.

11:37   Matt Kuchar goes out in -4 32. Up with compatriot Overton now in tied-18th on -3.

11:22   Jeff Overton makes 3 at the 1st to move to -3 & tied-18th. 1 of 9 Americans with an outside chance.

11:13   Scottish Open Champion Molinari -4 for the day, the Italian up to tied-26th now. Forza Edoardo!

11:11   Louis Oosthuizen, 27, is a product of the Ernie Els Foundation. Golf is clearly in excellent health.

11:04   2 Champions, 20 years apart, are playing the 2nd. Cink (2009) and Calcavecchia (1989) paired together.

10:59   Trevor Immelman & Matt Kuchar both -3 for the round and both up to tied-26th place on -2.

10:29   Daly sporting starred and striped trousers today. Never wears a patterned top - wonder why?

10:22   Heath Slocum and Eduardo Molinari have mastered the front-9 today. Both out in 33. Both -1.

10:00   Ryo Ishikawa starts his round with back-to-back birdies. -2 for the Championship now.

09:25   First out Richard S Johnson is finished. Not much more than 2 hours that round. Time for him to put his feet up!

09:11   Poulter -4 now after going out in 32. 9 more birdies and he's in with an outside chance!

09:08   Darren Clarke birdies the first to get back to level. Thoughts of yesterday's 77 forgotten.

08:46   Poulter birdied 4,5 and 6 to reach -3 today and +1 for the week. Too little, to late, though.

08:42   Another birdie for Poulter, this time at 6. 3 in 4 holes now for the effervescent Englishman.

08:35   Fact: 53 double-bogeys or worse on the front-9, 108 on the back, so far this week.

08:32   Out first, Richard S Johnson takes 1hr 10mins to reach the turn in -2!

08:27   Malaysia's Danny Chia storms out of the blocks today! -2 through 3 after back-to-back birdies.

08:23   South Africa, England, Germany, England, Spain, Sweden: The top 6 at The Open.

08:10   A birdie for Ian Poulter at the 3rd - not the week he was anticipating, I'd wager.

08:00   And there's a birdie at the 1st for Jason Day, too. Greg Norman's replacement starting well...

07:46   The first birdie of the day goes toZach Johnson - a 3 at the 1st for the 2007 Masters Champ.

07:32   The weather's set fair(ish) for the day. The wind could gust up to 30mph, though.

07:06   The first game of the final day is away down the first. Leader Oosthuizen off at 2.05pm. Here we go!