K.J. Choi recovers from back-to-back double bogeys to take lead into Sunday at The Senior Open Championship

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Despite back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16, K.J. Choi leads by one stroke over Richard Green entering the final round of The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex.

This is his third time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Is 1-for-2 converting those into victories (first time in a 72-hole event)
The 54-year-old seeks his second win on PGA TOUR Champions (80th start).
- Last win: 2021 PURE Insurance Championship
Making his 16th start of the 2024 season, he has four top-10 finishes.
- Best finish of 2024: T4 (two times: Mitsubishi Electric Classic; Kaulig Companies Championship)
- Entered the week No. 11 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
He seeks his first major title on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Best finish in a senior major: T3 (two times: 2021 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship; 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship)
Making his second appearance at The Senior Open, he finished T14 in 2023.
He will play in the last group of the final round for the first time this season.
A win on Sunday would be the second victory by a player from South Korea on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Previous instance: K.J. Choi (2021 PURE Insurance Championship)
In two appearances when Carnoustie hosted The Open Championship, he finished T49 (1999) and T8 (2007).

The 53-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (45th start).
- Best finish: second (two times: 2023 Dominion Energy Charity Classic; 2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship)
Making his 16th start of the 2024 season, he has four top-10 finishes.
- Best finish of 2024: second (KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship)
- Entered the week No. 5 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
Seeks his first major title on PGA TOUR Champions.
- Best finish in a senior major: second (2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship)
Making his third appearance at The Senior Open, his best finish is T7 (2023).
Will play in the last group of the final round for the second time this season
- Is 0-for-1 converting those into victories
Finished T4 at the 2007 Open Championship, which was played at Carnoustie
- Carded the low score of the final round with 64

For the second consecutive day, Arjun Atwal recorded the low round, shooting 5-under 67 on Saturday. He sits in third at 6-under. The 51-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (13th start).
- Best finish on PGA TOUR Champions: third (2023 PURE Insurance Championship)
2016 champion Paul Broadhurst sits in fourth at 4-under after carding 69. His victory at the 2016 Senior Open was the last time this event was contested at Carnoustie. The 58-year-old seeks his seventh win on PGA TOUR Champions (191st start).
- Last win: 2024 Invited Celebrity Classic
Seeking his first win on PGA TOUR Champions, Angel Cabrera posted 70 and sits in fifth at 3-under.
- Best finish on PGA TOUR Champions: T17 (2024 Kaulig Companies Championship)
Two-time runner-up (2022, 2023) Padraig Harrington and 18-hole leader Stephen Ames are each T6 at 2-under. Both players seek their third win of the season, which would match Ernie Els for the most by any player on PGA TOUR Champions in 2024.
- Note: Harrington won the 2007 Open Championship held at Carnoustie.