It's Madness, I Tell You. MADNESS!

I don't know what to mention. I definitely do not know what to say. The third round of the Open Championship gave us such a lot of potential storylines -- a lot of which we could not in all likelihood have expected -- that I don't see any way to bet what is going to appear.

This photograph (from the europeantour.Com internet site) of amateur Paul Dunne and Louis Oosthuizen on foot together in spherical three -- which, btw, could be the very last pairing on Monday -- quite a lot sums up the unpredictability of this Open.

• Paul Dunne , a student from UAB (that's the University of Alabama at Birmingham, for readers unfamiliar with the US colleges), has an opportunity to become the first amateur to win the Open since Bobby Jones back in 1930. He's currently tied for the lead at -12. And three shots back, amateur Jordan Niebrugge could possibly do it as well.
• Louis Oosthuizen , the "defending" champion from the last Open played at St. Andrews (2010), could join the small table of champs to win two Opens there. He also co-leads.
• And the third co-leader is Jason Day , in position to finally get a major of his own.
• A single shot behind them is Jordan Spieth , possibly ready to join Ben Hogan as the only other man to win the first three legs of the Grand Slam in a single season.
• Who would have predicted Padraig Harrington to be a mere two shots back, in position to win his third Open and fourth major overall? If the weather turns nasty, he has to be considered a favorite after his "mudder" wins at Carnoustie and Royal Birkdale.
• And nine players sit three shots back at -9, including Niebrugge, Sergio Garcia , and numerous major winners like Retief Goosen , Justin Rose , Adam Scott and Zach Johnson .
• Then there were the unexpected stumbles by Dustin Johnson and Danny Willett , who shot +3 and even par respectively, to make their jobs much harder today.

Given that Spieth was 5 back to start the day and still couldn't take the third round lead, you have to guess that anyone more than 3 shots back doesn't have much of a chance, especially since nasty weather IS predicted. (Although DJ or Willett might rally if the weather is bad, since both played well in the bad weather of the first two rounds.)

It's been a long time considering the fact that I can don't forget an Open that turned into, properly, so wide open. You can make a valid case for any of the primary contenders... And given how this season has performed out so far, you is probably proper!

Obviously the Limerick Summary is postponed till Tuesday due to the fact we don't have a winner but. But who is aware of who the recipient could be? It looks to be one wild Monday finish!