1988 Open Championship Third round Third round

| Place | Player | Country | Score | To_par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 70-67-69=206 | −7 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | 67-71-70=208 | −5 |
| T2 | Nick Faldo | England | 71-69-68=208 | −5 |
| 4 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | 73-69-67=209 | −4 |
| T5 | Andy Bean | United States | 71-70-71=212 | −1 |
| T5 | Larry Nelson | United States | 73-71-68=212 | −1 |
| T5 | Don Pooley | United States | 70-73-69=212 | −1 |
| T5 | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | 72-71-69=212 | −1 |
| T9 | Fred Couples | United States | 73-69-71=213 | E |
| T9 | Brad Faxon | United States | 69-74-70=213 | E |
| T9 | Gary Koch | United States | 71-72-70=213 | E |
| T9 | Peter Senior | Australia | 70-73-70=213 | E |