Round 3, Open Championship

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The first groups are ready to tee off in today's third round of the 138th Open Championship. Here's how it sets up:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time Players   1:25 p.m. BST No. 1 Camilo Villegas, Boo Weekley Two great personalities on TOUR playing together and in contention for the Claret Jug. 1:45 p.m. BST No. 1 Angel Cabrera, Jim Furyk With the Green Jacket in hand already, Cabrera can win his second major of the year. Furyk is stalking his first major win since 2003. 3:00 p.m. BST No. 1 Tom Watson, Steve Marino Could you think of a more unlikely pair to be heading into Saturday tied for the lead?

PREVIEW: PGA.com Interactive Producer T.J. Auclair previews Saturday's third round from Turnberry:

What a crazy 138th Open Championship it's been so far at Turnberry. First we had a 59-year-old, former five-time champ in Tom Watson tied for the 36-hole lead with much younger Steve Marino -- an alternate who got in the field last Sunday -- at 5 under. On the other end of the spectrum, we had Tiger Woods missing the cut for just his fifth time as a professional and just for the second time in a major. You try to figure this one out.

Moving day will no doubt be fun to watch as the third round rolls on Saturday. Can Watson keep it going? Will someone make a charge? Could that someone be Sergio Garcia at 1 under? Does he finally win that first major?

Based on the forecast, it appears that anything could be possibe. Turnberry is supposed to stay dry this weekend with winds increasing as the day wears on.

It's anyone's ballgame, but Watson is the clear-cut, sentimental favorite.

Thus far at Turnberry

Round Leader Low round (par 70) Key links Miguel Angel Jimenez (-6) 64: Miguel Angel Jimenez Daily Wrap-Up | Live Report Watson's magical day | Notebook Steve Marino/Tom Watson (-5) 67: Daniel Gaunt Daily Wrap-Up | Live Report | Photo Gallery | Notebook

Stat of the day

This marks the 41st time Tom Watson has held the 36-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR, the most recent being the 1998 AT&T Pebble Beach where he eventually finished T9. The last time he led/co-led after 36 holes and went on to win was the 1987 Nabisco Championship.

The Film Room

Round 2 Recap The 138th Open Championship has reached the halfway point. PGA.com's Brett Wright takes a look back at all of the second-round action. Watch it Ageless wonder Tom Watson remains in first place after posting a second-round 70. Watson talked with TNT's Jim Huber and reflected on what has been a magical run so far. Watch it First-round highlights Tiger Woods talks with the media about his 4-over par 74, which would keep him from competing in the weekend rounds. Watch it

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