AT A GLANCE

Third-round leaderboard

-16 (200)

Rory McIlroy 66-66-68

-10 (206)

Rickie Fowler 69-69-68

-9 (207)

Sergio Garcia 68-70-69 Dustin Johnson 71-65-71

-8 (208)

Victor Dubuisson 74-66-68

-7 (209)

Edoardo Molinari 68-73-68 • Full scores, Page 43.

Big advantage

McIlroy has the largest 54-hole edge at the British Open since Tiger Woods also led by six at St. Andrews in 2000.

Good odds

No player has blown a six-shot lead on the final day at golf’s oldest major championship.

Shot of the day

McIlroy’s 5-iron from 239 yards rolled up 10 feet from the cup at No. 18 to set up his second eagle in a span of three holes.

Where’s Tiger?

Nowhere close to the lead. Woods had a double bogey and a triple bogey on the way to a 73 that left him 19 shots behind McIlroy.

Defending champ

Phil Mickelson didn’t get the score he needed in prime conditions for going low. He was 15 shots behind after a 71.

Two tees

The R&A’s unprecedented decision to start early off two tees looked justified when heavy rain pounded Royal Liverpool less than an hour after the round ended.

Noteworthy

With another round in the 60s, McIlroy would tie or beat the major-championship record for the lowest score in relation to par — Woods’ 19-under score at the 2000 British Open.

Television

5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ESPN.