Brits in with chance for Major glory

a 65 to equal the best round of the day, he finished on two over for the tournament and failed to make the cut.

Fleetwood, who is chasing leaders Holmes and Lowry on eight under, said: “I’m happy with the challenge.

“It’s not all going to be singing and dancing through a Major.

“But when these chances come, you want to take them and you want to be known. It’s your chance of putting your name in the history of the game.

“You don’t know how many times you’re going to get the chance to compete at the back end of a draw on Saturday or Sunday in a Major – and it’s important to embrace it and enjoy it.

“I’m not going to tee off and say, ‘I’m going to love this whatever happens’. I want to make it happen. I want to win a Major.”

It was not such a happy day for Darren Clarke who blew his chances of making the cut on his home turf with a meltdown on the final hole.

Former Open winner Clarke, who has a house next to the course, struck a painful triplebogey seven, ending on three over.