Sam Burns was not even planning to tee off at Royal Birkdale until his daughter was born early, but now stands on the brink of his first major at the British Open.

Burns fired a 65 after shooting a 62 in the second round as he chases his first major title.

Sam Burns has a great chance to win a major he never planned on playing. Burns shot a 65 on Saturday to build a two-shot lead over Ryan Fox and Si Woo Kim going into the final…

Burns leads the way on 10 under par ahead of Sunday’s final round.