To say Paul Curry has been playing steady golf recently would be a huge understatement.

The Colchester golfer was in danger of missing the cut on Friday as he stood one over par with 11 holes still to negotiate, but he managed to par every one of them to survive with a shot to spare.

The remarkable run continued on Saturday as Curry parred every one of Lytham's 18 holes for the steadiest of Open cards.

There is no official record for the longest run of consecutive pars, though Nick Faldo shot 18 pars in his final round at Muirfield in 1987 to clinch victory.

Curry, meanwhile, has promised to spice up his round on Sunday.

Nick Faldo and caddy Fanny Suneson are getting married next month - but not to each other.

Faldo will wed for the third time when he ties the knot with Valerie Bercher while his recently reunited caddy will do the deed in Sweden.

The pair have been discussing a live video link up from their respective receptions, but Suneson has no intention of giving him any advice on this occasion.

The Open Championship will not return to Royal Lytham for another 10 years, following the re-introduction of Royal Hoylake to the championship rota system.

It is only five years since the last tournament at the venue, but the arrival of another North West course to compliment Lytham and Birkdale means the Blackpool links will fall down the pecking order.