UPDATE (1:58 p.m.) - Zach Johnson won the British Open after a four-hole playoff with Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman. Oosthuizen missed a birdie put to force a sudden death playoff with Johnson. The win is Johnson’s second career major victory.

UPDATE (1:45 p.m.) - With one playoff hole left, Zach Johnson has a 1-shot lead after all three golfers bogeyed hole 17.

UPDATE (1:25 p.m.) - Zach Johnson birdied the second playoff hole and now has a one-shot lead in the four-hole playoff over Louis Oosthuizen, who parred the hole. Marc Leishmann also parred and is now 3 shots behind Johnson.

UPDATE (1:10 p.m.) - Zach Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen birdied the first playoff hole and have a two stroke lead over Marc Leishman, who three putted to bogey the hole. Three playoff holes left to decide a winner.

UPDATE (12:51 p.m.) - Louis Oosthuizen will join Zach Johnson and Marc Leishman in a 3-way playoff to decide the British Open. Like Johnson, Oosthuizen birdied hole 18 to finish the day at (-15). The playoff will start with four holes. If there is no winner after those four holes, they will continue to play holes in a sudden death format.

UPDATE (12:39 p.m.) - Zach Johnson and Marc Leishman are headed to a playoff to decide the British Open after finishing the tournament at (-15). The only question is if Louis Oosthuizen will join them. Oosthuizen is one shot back and playing hole 18 now. Jordan Spieth and Jason Day parred hole 18 to finish at (-14).

UPDATE (12:28 p.m.) - Jordan Spieth bogeyed hole 17 to drop to (-14) with one hole to play, tied with Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day. Zach Johnson and Marc Leishman are tied for the lead at (-15) in the clubhouse and are likely headed to a playoff to decide the championship.

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UPDATE (12:20 p.m.) - Marc Leishman parred 18 to finish at (-15), tied with Zach Johnson for the lead in the clubhouse. Jordan Spieth is also at (-15) on hole 17. Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day are one shot back with 2 holes to play.

UPDATE (12:07 p.m.) - Jordan Spieth birdied hole 16 to tie Zach Johnson and Marc Leishman at (-15) in the final round of the British Open. Leishman parred hole 17 and has one hole left. Zach Johnson birdied hole 18 and has finished his round. Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day are one shot back. The final group is on hole 16. If there is a tie, there would be a playoff to determine the winner.

UPDATE (11:50 a.m.) - Zach Johnson is now tied for the lead at the British Open after Marc Leishman bogeyed hole 16. Both Johnson and Leishman are at (-15). Leishman is now moving to the hardest hole on the PGA tour, the 17th at St. Andrews. Zach Johnson bogeyed the hole earlier today. He birdied hole 18 to finish at (-15) for the tournament. Jordan Spieth, Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day are tied for third at (-14).

UPDATE (11:37 a.m.) - Zach Johnson birdied hole 18 to end the day at (-15) and currently sites one shot behind the leader, Marc Leishman, who is at (-16) through hole 15.

UPDATE (11:25 a.m.) - Zach Johnson bogeyed hole 17, the most difficult hole on the PGA tour, to drop to (-14) and 2 shots behind the leader, Marc Leishman. Leishman is through 14 at (-16). Louis Oosthuizen is alone in second at (-15). Johnson is tied for third with Jordan Spieth and Jason Day.

UPDATE (11:05 a.m.) - Zach Johnson is now alone in second place after Adam Scott bogeyed holes 14 and 15 to drop to (-13). Johnson is at (-15) through hole 16, one shot behind Marc Leishman at (-16) through hole 13. Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Louis Oosthuizen are tied for third at (-14). The final groups are through hole 10.

UPDATE (10:51 a.m.) - Zach Johnson is no longer leading the British Open. Marc Leishman birdied hole 12 to move to (-16) and into the lead by himself. Johnson and Scott are tied for second at (-15). Johnson has 3 holes left to play.

UPDATE (10:35 a.m.) - Zach Johnson is now in a 3-way tie for the lead in the final round of the British Open. Marc Leishman birdied the 10th hole to tie Johnson and Adam Scott at (-15) for the tournament. Leishman is currently on hole 11, Scott is playing hole 13 and Johnson is on 14. The final group is on hole 9.

UPDATE (10:23 a.m.) — Zach Johnson made his first bogey of the day at hole 13 to drop into a tie for the lead with Adam Scott at (-15) for the tournament. Scott is through 12 holes. The last group is through 8 holes, so there still is a lot of golf to play. Jordan Spieth double bogeyed hole 8 but then had a birdie on hole 9 to move to (-13).

UPDATE (10:05 a.m.) — Adam Scott birdied hole 10 to again tie Zach Johnson at (-15) for the tournament lead, he is shooting (-6) for the day. But moments later, Zach Johnson birdied the 12th hole to get sole possession of the lead at (-16). He is shooting (-7) for the day, which would be the best round of the day to this point. Jordan Spieth birdied holes 5 and 6 to move to a tie for third at (-14) and is shooting (-3) for the day.

UPDATE (9:43 a.m.) — Moments after Adam Scott birdied hole 9 to tie Zach Johnson at (-14) for the lead in the final round of the British Open, Zach Johnson birdied hole 10 to regain sole possession of the lead at (-15). Jordan Spieth birdied the par 5 fifth hole to move to (-13), in a tie for third with 3 other golfers.

FIFE, Scotland — Through 9 holes, Cedar Rapids native Zach Johnson held the outright lead in the final round of the British Open.

Johnson is shooting (-5) for the day, so far, to get to (-14) for the tournament but the more difficult back 9 still is to play. A group of golfers including Adam Scott, Padraig Harrington, Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman are tied for second at (-13). Jordan Spieth is in a group tied for 6th at (-12).

The final group is through just 5 holes, so there is a lot more golf to go. Click here to see the live leaderboard. We’ll continue to update Zach’s standings.