Nappy factor? New dad Sam Burns steals march on chasing pack to lead Open

Sam Burns, who has not won a major, shakes hands with Bryson DeChambeau after the third round. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

After one of the more fiery 24 hours in Open history, how appropriate that a golfer named Burns leads going into the final round at Royal Birkdale.

While Rory McIlroy directed spicy barbs at Bryson DeChambeau, as the row over the American’s behaviour after he was docked two shots for a rules infringement rumbled on, Sam Burns was coolness personified.