The leaders are two shots clear of another American, Kevin Chappell, who is seven under after a 67 playing with Spieth.
Behind him, Francesco Molinari of Italy is six under, while Tiger Woods is five under after a 66 as he searches for his first major title in a decade.
Richard Sellers
Richard Sellers
An inspired Woods set the clubhouse benchmark early on Saturday.
The 42-year-old, who started the day at level par, rolled back the years with a sparkling 66 – his lowest score at a major in seven years – to move to five-under-par.
On a day where glorious conditions were making for favourable scoring, the 14-time major champion reached the turn in 33 and birdies at 10, 11 and 14 briefly had him six-under.
A bogey at 16 derailed his momentum slightly and luck was on his side when a wayward tee shot at the last just stayed out of the Barry Burn.
Rory McIlroy is also five under after third-round 70, as is England’s Tommy Fleetwood and America’s Zach Johnson.
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Champion Spieth in three-way tie for the lead as Woods and McIlroy remain in Open contention
LAST UPDATE | 21 Jul 2018
AMERICAN TRIO JORDAN Spieth, Xander Schauffele and Kevin Kisner are tied for the lead after a thrilling third round at the British Open on Saturday.
Reigning champion Spieth boosted his chances of retaining the Claret Jug with a six-under-par 65 to move to nine-under overall at Carnoustie.
But Schauffele, who at 24 is the same age as Spieth, joined his compatriot at the top of the leaderboard thanks to a 67 that featured six birdies.
Meanwhile, Kisner, who had shared the lead at the halfway stage along with Zach Johnson, remains right in contention after a bogey-free round of 68.
The leaders are two shots clear of another American, Kevin Chappell, who is seven under after a 67 playing with Spieth.
Behind him, Francesco Molinari of Italy is six under, while Tiger Woods is five under after a 66 as he searches for his first major title in a decade.
An inspired Woods set the clubhouse benchmark early on Saturday.
The 42-year-old, who started the day at level par, rolled back the years with a sparkling 66 – his lowest score at a major in seven years – to move to five-under-par.
On a day where glorious conditions were making for favourable scoring, the 14-time major champion reached the turn in 33 and birdies at 10, 11 and 14 briefly had him six-under.
A bogey at 16 derailed his momentum slightly and luck was on his side when a wayward tee shot at the last just stayed out of the Barry Burn.
Rory McIlroy is also five under after third-round 70, as is England’s Tommy Fleetwood and America’s Zach Johnson.
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