Ernie Els to wish him and well Golf

Ernie Els to wish him and well Golf Saturday morning . Player (FSY) left him a message at his hotel. Maybe it's time for the 27-year-old Oosthuizen to start thinking he could be the next South African with a claret jug.

"I don't think anyone was thinking I was going to be up there," Oosthuizen said. "You've heard yourself, no one can actually say my surname, so they don't even know who I am out there. It's great being up there. I just want to enjoy everything about it. I loved it out there. It was great fun for me. And hopefully, tomorrow will be the same."

Oosthuizen was at 15-under 201. A victory Sunday would make him the first player since Tony Lema in 1964 to win his first major at St. Andrews.

"The Open at St. Andrews would be something special," Oosthuizen said. "It's one of those things you dream of."

Casey went out in 31 when the wind was at its strongest, and mostly into his face. He finished off a bogey-free round of 67 that puts him in the final group of a major for the first time. He was at 11-under 205.

It might be a two-man race between players who have never seriously challenged in a major.

Oosthuizen was seven shots clear of Martin Kaymer (FSY) of Germany, who had a 68 and was alone in third. Another shot behind — and eight shots out of the lead — were Henrik Stenson (FSY) (67), Alejandro Canizares (FSY) (71) and Westwood (71), who didn't make a birdie on the front nine but did well to at least stay in the game.

Americans have won six of the last eight Opens at St. Andrews, but they have disappeared in this one. Dustin Johnson (FSY) birdied his last two holes for a 69 and was nine shots behind