British Open 2021: Golfers who can catch Louis Oosthuizen as 54-hole leader looks to answer 'major' question

Jordan Spieth and Collin Morikawa top the list of those breathing down King Louis' neck

The ending to the 2021 major championship season will be a culmination of the theme that has coursed its landscape throughout. Will Louis Oosthuizen win this major championship? is the question that has been asked since the PGA Championship found its heart on Day 2 at Kiawah Island, and it's still being asked two months later as the 149th Open Championship concludes at Royal St. George's on Sunday. The answer to date has unfortunately been, "No." But this event has been a bit different. Only once has Oosthuizen led outright after either 36 and 54 holes at a major. That was at the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews, which he won. He has again led outright after 36 and 54 holes this week at Royal St. George's, and given how close he's come at other times – six runner-up finishes at majors – and how well he's played in the final round of them all, that is a significant detail. Oosthuizen shot a 1-under 69 in Round 3 of The Open on Saturday as he went to war against playing partner Collin Morikawa (68) and three-time major winner Jordan Spieth (69). He leads the former by one and the latter by three. For the first time this week, though, Oosty wobbled coming down the stretch. After going out in 33, he bogeyed two of his first four on the back side as Morikawa started raining darts.