The road to the Open is back and a bountiful of top golfers are making their way at the prestigious 150^th Open.  The big question is –Will India’s Anirban Lahiri make his way at the Open which celebrates its landmark year? India’s top golfer Anirban Lahiri on the leaderboard as he shot 3-over 74 and fell to tied 61st at the end of the John Deere Classic here. He was tied 24th at the end of the second round.

After a fine 67 in the second round the 74 in the third was disappointment and a big blow to his hopes of making it to the 150th Open in two weeks. He however has another chance at the Scottish Open, which will be joint-sanctioned with the PGA Tour.

Lahiri had two birdies on 10th and 11th and three bogeys and a double on the sixth. He missed a lot of putts as things just did not fall in place.

It has been a tough run for Lahiri, who missed three starts before this week's John Deere. He was second at the PLAYER's Championship.

Meanwhile, J.T. Poston made up for two back-nine bogeys with an eagle on the par-5 17th, shooting a 4-under 67 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round.

Poston, who was tied second last week in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut, is now 19-under 194 at TPC Deere Run.