Jake Knapp is loving links golf so much he'd like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday ...

Sepp Straka had eight birdies in his round of 64, also joined by Nico Echavarria and Victor Perez atop the leaderboard ...

With the clock ticking towards The Open at Portrush next week, there is some urgency around the world No 2's performances here.