Scott takes 4-shot lead into Open final round

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Scott takes 4-shot lead into Open final round

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Adam Scott will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the British Open.

22 July,2012 02:43 am

Australian Adam Scott, seeking his first major title, fired a two-under par 68 on Saturday to seize a commanding four-stroke lead after the third round of the British Open at Royal Lytham.Scott, who began the day one stroke off the pace, birdied the par-5 seventh and par-4 eighth, added another at the par-5 11th and took his lone bogey of the round at the par-4 13th before parring his way to the clubhouse.The Aussie stood on 11-under 199, one stroke off the Opens 54-hole record, to stand four strokes ahead of Northern Irelands Graeme McDowell, his partner in Sundays final pairing, and American Brandt Snedeker, who stumbled to a 73.McDowell, the 2010 US Open champion and runner-up at last months US Open, fired a 67 to stand second alongside Snedeker on 203.Tiger Woods, trying for his 15th major title and his first major triumph since the 2008 US Open, fired a 70 to stand fourth on 204, one stroke ahead of 2007 Masters champion Zach Johnson and three-time major winner Ernie Els.