Nine Holes Into the Final Round, Greg Norman Still Leads the British Open

Fifty-three-year-old Greg Norman admitted to being nervous on the first tee Saturday, so I can only imagine what was going through his mind a few hours ago when he found himself in the final group on the last day of the British Open with a two-shot lead over defending champion Padraig Harrington.

Whether it was nerves, old age, or unbelievably tough conditions (hi, 35 mph winds!), the two-time Open winner bogeyed his first three holes, and four of his first seven. But Norman parred Nos. 7, 8 and 9 to make the turn as the sole leader at 6-over for the tournament.

Harrington, his closest competitor, seems perfectly suited for par-you-to-death golf, but after doing just that for the first six holes, he carded bogeys on the final three holes on the way out and is now one shot behind Norman.

Currently, Ian Poulter is playing the best golf of the day -- he's currently 8-over through 13, just two shots off the lead -- but this tournament is wide open. Anthony Kim -- the next Tiger Woods (obviously) -- promised to be aggressive during today's round, and through 11 holes he's 2-over for the day (9-over for the week), just three strokes off the lead.

A Norman victory would arguably be more impressive than Woods' Torrey Pines U.S. Open performance, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. In the meantime, join the FanHouse Live Blog for constant updates -- just like CNN or the Weather Channel.