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RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Bryson DeChambeau became embroiled in a fresh row with Open Championship bosses after shooting a third-round 69 on Saturday.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It was a little before 3pm when Bryson DeChambeau emerged from a network of secluded pathways and into the sightline of a small group of schoolkids.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: The best vantage point at Royal Birkdale is also the one with the worst view. But here we are, crowded under the wooden roof and squinting in the darkness.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Bryson DeChambeau became embroiled in a fresh row with Open Championship bosses after shooting a third-round 69 on Sat

After Cameron Young posted the -9 target after a best-of-the-day 64 a couple of hours earlier, double figures was the aim for those out on the course.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: On Friday, around the time Bryson DeChambeau was arguing his two-stroke penalty, a few of us made the same joke: 'How long before Donald Trump gets it overturned?'

Bryson DeChambeau reportedly tried to get US President Donald Trump involved in the dispute that saw him hit with a two-shot penalty at The Open.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: There are two conversations that have kept Katarina Johnson-Thompson from calling it quits. To date, only one of them has taken place.

For Tonda Eckert, the espionage drama that saw his side expelled in disgrace from the play-offs three months ago is one he cannot outrun; it cannot be parked behind an intern in the trees.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Jon Rahm's Ryder Cup future is in doubt once more after European golf bosses tightened their regulations around players hopping between tours.