Breaking News: Slocum finishes round three at Birkdale

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Heath Slocum made the cut at the British Open.
The former Milton grad finished round two tied for 69th place at9-over par, which was the cut line for this years British Open atBirkdale.
Slocum, who at one point was tied for third on Thursday,experienced a rough back nine on day two as he played the finalnine holes at 6-over par. He is expected to tee off around 2 a.m.locally today.
Slocum is now tied with Phillip Archer, Ariel Canete, Simon Kahn,Paul Casey, Nick O'Hern, Lee Westwood, Andres Romero, Ernie Els,Davis Love III, Lucas Glover, Martin Wiegele, Jose-Filipe Lim,Pablo Larrazabal, and Michael Campbell.
Fellow Milton grad Boo Weekley was done in by the elements and dayone.
Weekley who started the open with a first round score of 10-overpar, could not get the magic going on day two as he finished hissecond trip to the open at 13-over par and in a tie for 124thoverall.
Joining Weekley at 13-over are Tim Clark, Gary Boyd, and AngelCabrera.
KJ Choi is your current leader at 1-under par while Greg Norman isone stroke back at even par after two days.
Update 1
Heath Slocum got off to an interesting start as he lost a stroke tothe leaders with a bogey on the first hole of round three.
Slocum now finds himself at 10-over for the tournamnt after threeholes of the third round and tied for 76th overall.
Today Slocum is playing this round with Paul Casey, who has losttwo strokes to the leaders himself andis now at 11-over par.
The leaders K.J. Choi and Greg Norman are still several hours awayfrom teeing off.
Update 2
Slocum has lost another stroke with a bogey on the sixth hole.
This is the third straight round where this hole has caused Slocumproblems as he is now in a tie for 76th at 11-over par for thetournament.
Slocum is at 2-over for the day.
The leaders are still several hours away from teeing off atBirkdale.
Update 3
The increased winds at Birkdale seems to be posing even moreproblems today.
Due to the high winds, which could be even more intense for theleaders, officials moved forward the tees at holes 6, 11, and 16.
Moving the tee forward didn't help Slocum as indicated in theprevious update, as he bogeyed the hole for the third consecutiveround.
Despite that Slocum is hanging in there and remains at 2-over onthe day after seven holes.
For the tournament Slocum is tied for 77th overall at 11-over parwith Nick O'Hearn.
Update 4
Heath Slocum has lost another stroke on the field, but remains tiedfor 77th overall.
Slocum bogeyed the ninth hole as he finished the front nine at3-over par.
Overall for the tournament Slocum is +12.
Update 5
Heath Slocum has started the back nine with a par at No. 10 toremain at 3-over for the day and 12-over for the tournament.
Slocum is now approaching No. 11, which is one of the three holeswhere tournament officials moved the tees forward due to the strongweather conditions.
Yesterday during round two this is the hole where Slocum's troublesbegan as he bogeyed No. 11 and went on to shoot 6-over par for thefollowing seven holes.
Update 6
Heath Slocum scored par at No. 11 and is now tied for 75th placeoverall.
While the Milton grad remains at 3-over for the day and 12-over forthe tournament, he is moving up the leaderboard while the rest ofthe field has issues with the weather conditions at Birkdale.
Update 7
A par at No. 12 and Heath Slocum continues to move up theleaderboard.
Slocum has three pars after starting the back nine today atBirkdale.
For the round Slocum is 3-over par and 12-over for the tournament,but he is now on the No. 13 where he carded his only double bogeyfor the entire British Open so far.
Update 8
Heath Slocum has completed 14 holes at Royal Birkdale and is at3-over par for the day sits in a tie for 72nd place overall.
For the tournament Slocum is 12-over par, but has seemed in controlover the back nine which gave him fits yesterday and saw his scorebaloon to almost missing the cut.
The leaders are still a few hours away from teeing off as KJ Choiis 1-under par to lead the tournament, while Greg Norman is a shotback at even par after two rounds.
Update 9
Heath Slocum birdied No. 15 and is now in a tie for 61st placeoverall at the British Open as day three is well underway.
Slocum, who strung together five straight pars on the back ninebefore the birdie, is tied for 61st place overall and 11-over parfor the tournament.
Slocum is now on the 16th hole, which is the third hole of theround where tournament officials moved the tees up due to the highwinds players are experiencing today at Birkdale.
Update 10
Birkdale might give you a stroke back, but it can also take itaway.
After carding his first birdie of the day at No. 15, Heath Slocumfelt the wrath of Birkdale with a bogey on No. 16.
The former Milton grad is now at 3-over for the round and 12 overfor the tournament.
With two holes left to play, Slocum is tied for 66th place overall.
Update 11
Former Milton grad Heath Slocum is still swinging at Birkdale.
Slocum posted his second birdie of the round and back nine at No.17 and is now headed to the final hole of the day.
Slocum is now 2-over par for the day and 11-over for the tournamentas he is currently tied for 59th place overall.
Update 12 at 6 a.m.
Heath Slocum finished his third round at Birkdale and the coursejumped up and bit the former Milton grad on the final hole.
After carding two birdies an a bogey on holes 15 through 17, Slocumcarded a double bogey on No. 18 and he is now 4-over for the dayand 13-over for the tournament.
He is currently in the clubhouse tied for 69th place overall.
KJ Choi your leader at 1-under par after the second round and GregNorman who is at even par after day two are set to tee off a coupleof hours later this morning.
After the third round is complete, the Press Gazette will updateyou on news from Birkdale and give you Slocum's tee time for thefinal round.