Afternoon. Now then, here’s what the closing holes at Carnoustie are all about. The main news this morning was Ian Poulter’s charge up the leaderboard. After 14, he was five under for the day, and one under for the championship. But at 15 he hoicked his ball into a gorse bush - to a cry of “nice shot” from the gallery, causing Poults to reply “yeah, right” - and ended up carding double bogey. Lucky Slap indeed. Then he dropped another at the par-three 16th to move back to +2. And now he’s just dumped his drive at 17 into the Barry Burn. So another great round at Carnoustie falls to pieces over the closing holes, and it’s no Auld Claret Jug for Mr Troosers this year. Very sad.

12.20pm: Tiger tees off at the first… and finds the fairway! Well done! Now, no club-flinging tantrums today, please, Mr Tiger. And with his calm gameface on, he flings in a fine approach and sets himself up with a ten footer for bird. There’s a lesson to us all.

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