THE SCORES

At Southport, England--Par 70; 36-Hole Scores

Brian Watts: 68-69--137 -3

a-Justin Rose: 72-66--138 -2

Tiger Woods: 65-73--138 -2

Nick Price: 66-72--138 -2

Thomas Bjorn: 68-71--139 -1

Davis Love III: 67-73--140 E

Mark O’Meara: 72-68--140 E

Fred Couples: 66-74--140 E

Stephen Ames: 68-72--140 E

Jim Furyk: 70-70--140 E

Jesper Parnevik: 68-72--140 E

Gordon Brand Jr.: 71-70--141 +1

David Duval: 70-71--141 +1

Vijay Singh: 67-74--141 +1

Raymond Russell: 68-73--141 +1

Lee Janzen: 72-69--141 +1

Tom Kite: 72-69--141 +1

Scott Dunlap: 72-69--141 +1

Peter Baker: 69-72--141 +1

Brad Faxon: 67-74--141 +1

Eduardo Romero: 71-70--141 +1

Payne Stewart: 71-71--142 +2

Loren Roberts: 66-76--142 +2

Santiago Luna: 70-72--142 +2

Steve Stricker: 70-72--142 +2

John Huston: 65-77--142 +2

Bob Estes: 72-70--142 +2

Lee Westwood: 71-71--142 +2

Peter O’Malley: 71-71--142 +2

Bob May: 70-73--143 +3

Shigeki Maruyama: 70-73--143 +3

Sandy Lyle: 71-72--143 +3

Robert Allenby;: 67-76--143 +3

Des Smyth: 74-69--143 +3

Gary Evans: 69-74--143 +3

Brandt Jobe: 70-73--143 +3

Greg Turner: 68-75--143 +3

Philip Walton: 68-76--144 +4

Carlos Franco: 71-73--144 +4

Andrew Coltart: 68-76--144 +4

Michael Long: 70-74--144 +4

Patrik Sjoland: 72-72--144 +4

Stewart Cink: 71-73--144 +4

Trevor Dodds: 73-71--144 +4

Mark Brooks: 71-73--144 +4

a-Sergio Garcia: 69-75--144 +4

Naomichi Ozaki: 72-73--145 +5

Ignacio Garrido: 71-74--145 +5

Nick Faldo: 72-73--145 +5

Frankie Minoza: 69-76--145 +5

Jose Maria Olazabal: 73-72--145 +5

Dudley Hart: 73-72--145 +5

Mark James: 71-74--145 +5

Phil Mickelson: 71-74--145 +5

Sven Struver: 75-70--145 +5

Steen Tinning: 69-76--145 +5

Fredrik Jacobson: 67-78--145 +5

Kazuhiko Hosokawa: 72-73--145 +5

Billy Mayfair: 72-73--145 +5

David Howell: 68-77--145 +5

Joakim Haeggman: 71-74--145 +5

Steve Jones: 73-72--145 +5

Larry Mize: 70-75--145 +5

David Frost: 72-73--145 +5

Andrew Clapp: 72-73--145 +5

Rodger Davis: 76-70--146 +6

Michael Campbell: 73-73--146 +6

Justin Leonard: 73-73--146 +6

David Carter: 71-75--146 +6

Ian Woosnam: 72-74--146 +6

Greg Chalmers: 71-75--146 +6

Ernie Els: 72-74--146 +6

Costantino Rocca: 72-74--146 +6

Andrew McLardy: 72-74--146 +6

Andrew Oldcorn: 75-71--146 +6

Katsuyoshi Tomori: 75-71--146 +6

Sam Torrance: 69-77--146 +6

a-Didier de Vooght: 70-76--146 +6

Mark Calcavecchia: 69-77--146 +6

Curtis Strange: 73-73--146 +6

Robert Giles: 72-74--146 +6

****

Nonqualifiers

Thomas Levet: 72-75--147 +7

Brian Davis: 72-75--147 +7

Jeff Maggert: 73-74--147 +7

Phillip Price: 72-75--147 +7

Craig Parry: 73-74--147 +7

Barry Lane: 72-75--147 +7

Keiichiro Fukabori: 70-77--147 +7

Colin Montgomerie: 73-74--147 +7

Bob Tway: 68-79--147 +7

Tony Johnstone: 73-74--147 +7

Paul McGinley: 72-75--147 +7

Carl Suneson: 77-70--147 +7

Peter Mitchell: 76-72--148 +8

Joe Durant: 74-74--148 +8

Yoshinori Mizumaki: 71-77--148 +8

Glen Day: 75-73--148 +8

Peter Senior: 71-77--148 +8

a-Simon McCarthy: 73-75--148 +8

Severiano Ballesteros: 73-75--148 +8

Toru Taniguchi: 71-77--148 +8

Darren Clarke: 73-75--148 +8

Bernhard Langer: 74-75--149 +9

Derrick Cooper: 72-77--149 +9

Paul Lawrie: 73-76--149 +9

Richard Bland: 71-78--149 +9

Tom Watson: 73-76--149 +9

JP Hayes: 70-79--149 +9

Paul Azinger: 76-73--149 +9

Padraig Harrington: 73-76--149 +9

Gary Brown: 74-75--149 +9

Grant Dodd: 70-79--149 +9

Retief Goosen: 74-76--150 +10

Tom Lehman: 71-79--150 +10

David Shacklady: 76-74--150 +10

John Lovell: 72-78--150 +10

Jean Louis Guepy: 74-76--150 +10

a-Matt Kuchar: 75-75--150 +10

Scott Hoch: 73-77--150 +10

Corey Pavin: 74-76--150 +10

Per-Ulrik Johansson: 74-76--150 +10

Kyoung Ju Choi: 70-80--150 +10

Lee Jones: 77-73--150 +10

Skip Kendall: 74-77--151 +11

Stephen Leaney: 75-76--151 +11

John Daly: 73-78--151 +11

Gary Player: 77-74--151 +11

Matthew McGuire: 74-77--151 +11

Miguel Angel Jimenez: 73-78--151 +11

Mark McNulty: 73-78--151 +11

Howard Clark: 73-79--152 +12

Stephen Allan: 72-80--152 +12

Ross Drummond: 74-78--152 +12

Steven Young: 74-78--152 +12

Fredrik Henge: 75-77--152 +12

Frank Nobilo: 76-77--153 +13

Andrew Magee: 75-78--153 +13

Russell Claydon: 74-79--153 +13

Mats Hallberg: 77-77--154 +14

Daren Lee: 76-78--154 +14

Steven Armstrong: 76-78--154 +14

Robert Karlsson: 72-82--154 +14

Graham Spring: 74-80--154 +14

Steve Alker: 73-81--154 +14

Mark Litton: 75-80--155 +15

Toru Suzuki: 78-77--155 +15

Ben Crenshaw: 76-79--155 +15

Gary Orr: 78-78--156 +16

Bradley Dredge: 78-78--156 +16

Stuart Appleby: 76-80--156 +16

Greig Hutcheon: 73-83--156 +16

Scott Henderson: 77-80--157 +17

Peter Hedblom: 76-82--158 +18

Jeff Remesy: 77-82--159 +19

Withdrew

Steve Elkington: 75

Francis Howley: 78

a--Amateur

THE HOLE OF THE DAY: No. 17

* Yardage: 547.

* Par: 5.

* Stroke average: 4.38.

* Rank: 18th.

* Key fact: Justin Rose made eagle here and so did Nick Price. Tiger Woods made the first of two closing birdies that salvaged his round.

THE TEE TIMES

Tee times, pairings for third round of British Open today at Royal Birkdale (a-amateur). All Times PDT:

12:30 a.m.--Andrew Clapp

12:40 a.m.--Curtis Strange, Robert Giles

12:50 a.m.--a-Didier de Vooght, Mark Calcavecchia

1 a.m.--Katsuyoshi Tomori, Sam Torrance

1:10 a.m.--Andrew McLardy, Andrew Oldcorn

1:20 a.m.--Ernie Els, Costantino Rocca

1:30 a.m.--Ian Woosnam, Greg Chalmers

1:40 a.m.--Justin Leonard, David Carter

1:50 a.m.--Rodger Davis, Michael Campbell

2 a.m.--Larry Mize, David Frost

2:10 a.m.--Joakim Haeggman, Steve Jones

2:20 a.m.--Billy Mayfair, David Howell

2:30 a.m.--Fredrik Jacobson, Kazuhiko Hosokawa

2:40 a.m.--Sven Struver, Steen Tinning

2:50 a.m.--Mark James, Phil Mickelson

3 a.m.--Jose Maria Olazabal, Dudley Hart

3:10 a.m.--Nick Faldo, Andrew Coltart

3:20 a.m.--Naomichi Ozaki, Ignacio Garrido

3:30 a.m.--Mark Brooks, a-Sergio Garcia

3:40 a.m.--Stewart Cink, Trevor Dodds

3:50 a.m.--Patrik Sjoland, Michael Long

4 a.m.--Carlos Franco, Frankie Minoza

4:10 a.m.--Greg Turner, Philip Walton

4:20 a.m.--Gary Evans, Brandt Jobe

4:30 a.m.--Robert Allenby, Des Smyth

4:40 a.m.--Shigeki Maruyama, Sandy Lyle

4:50 a.m.--Peter O’Malley, Bob May

5 a.m.--Bob Estes, Lee Westwood

5:10 a.m.--Steve Stricker, John Huston

5:20 a.m.--Loren Roberts, Santiago Luna

5:30 a.m.--Eduardo Romero, Payne Stewart

5:40 a.m.--Peter Baker, Brad Faxon

5:50 a.m.--Scott Dunlap, Tom Kite

6 a.m.--Raymond Russell, Lee Janzen

6:10 a.m.--David Duval, Vijay Singh

6:20 a.m.--Jesper Parnevik, Gordon Brand Jr.

6:30 a.m.--Stephen Ames, Jim Furyk

6:40 a.m.--Mark O’Meara, Fred Couples

6:50 a.m.--Thomas Bjorn, Davis Love III

7 a.m.--Tiger Woods, Nick Price

7:10 a.m.--Brian Watts, a-Justin Rose