1997 Open Championship Third round Third round

| Place | Player | Country | Score | To_par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | 70-66-66=202 | –11 |
| 2 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | 67-66-71=204 | –9 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | United States | 69-68-70=207 | –6 |
| T3 | Justin Leonard | United States | 69-66-72=207 | –6 |
| T5 | Stephen Ames | Trinidad and Tobago | 74-69-66=209 | –4 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | United States | 67-72-70=209 | –4 |
| T5 | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | 74-68-67=209 | –4 |
| T8 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 76-68-66=210 | –3 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | England | 73-70-67=210 | –3 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | United States | 72-74-64=210 | –3 |