cabrera moves into contention

By Phil Casey, PA Sport

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Argentina's Angel Cabrera can follow in the footsteps of compatriot Roberto de Vicenzo by winning the Open Championship at Hoylake.

But he revealed Seve Ballesteros had been the inspiration behind his challenge for a first major title after a third-round 66 left him just two shots off the lead held by Tiger Woods.

De Vicenzo lifted the Claret Jug when the Open was last played here in 1967, and Cabrera admitted: "It is very special because the last time it was won by an Argentinian, but at this moment I'm really not thinking about the history, I'm thinking about Cabrera.

"I'm 35 and it's 39 years since it happened so I don't remember very much about it!

"I played a practice round with Seve and I said to him, 'How do you play this golf course?'.

"Seve said, 'The closer you get it to the green the more chance you have', and that's the way I've played it."

Tiger Woods used his driver just once in the first two rounds, but Cabrera, one of the longest hitters on tour, added: "I hit my driver whenever I can."

The 36-year-old from Cordoba finished fourth at Carnoustie in 1999, just one shot outside the play-off eventually won by Scotland's Paul Lawrie.

But he had missed the cut in four of his last five appearances and has just one top-10 finish on the European Tour this season - although that did come in the US Masters where he finished eighth.