2002 Open Championship Third round Third round

| Place | Player | Country | Score | To_par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 70-66-72=208 | –5 |
| 2 | Søren Hansen | Denmark | 68-69-73=210 | –3 |
| T3 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 68-70-73=211 | –2 |
| T3 | Sergio García | Spain | 71-69-71=211 | –2 |
| T3 | Justin Leonard | United States | 71-72-68=211 | –2 |
| T3 | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | 68-68-75=211 | –2 |
| T3 | Scott McCarron | United States | 71-68-72=211 | –2 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | England | 68-75-68=211 | –2 |
| T3 | Des Smyth | Ireland | 68-69-74=211 | –2 |
| T10 | Steve Elkington | Australia | 71-73-68=212 | –1 |
| T10 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 69-67-76=212 | –1 |
| T10 | Thomas Levet | France | 72-66-74=212 | –1 |
| T10 | Peter Lonard | Australia | 72-72-68=212 | –1 |