ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Kevin Kisner showed the way on Saturday.

Kisner, with an early tee time in the third round of the British Open after he made the cut on the number at even par, posted a 7-under 65 to get to 7-under for the tournament and a tie for 13th place.

For the rest of the field, particularly the players higher on the leaderboard, Kisner’s round showed that there is a low score out there to be had on the Old Course. Maybe it helped Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland, the co-leaders by day’s end.

“It’s just a fun place to stroll around and play golf, and when the putts are going in, it makes it even more enjoyable,’’ Kisner said.

“Maybe the greens [were] a little more receptive today. I don’t know why but the green speeds were faster today and softer.’’

Kisner, not one of the long hitters in the game, has made comments recently that he cannot compete in majors anymore because the best players are so long. This week has been different, though.

“I can compete here for sure,’’ he said. “When it’s playing that firm and fast, length is not overly dominant need. [I] didn’t play great the first day at all, played better [Friday]. I strive my game on lag putting, and it’s been atrocious the first two days and way better today. So obviously the score got way better.’’

Bryson DeChambeau is one of the biggest hitters in the game and because of that he has been urged by spectators to take his driver out at every tee for every par-4 and par-5, a request DeChambeau often declines because the Old Course requires more accuracy than brawn.

“Look, I’m trying to win a major, so I’m trying to play where I can have the best opportunity to make birdie,’’ he said. “It’s fun. I know I’m going to get booed. I have no problem with that whatsoever. If anything, it’s good banter.’’

DeChambeau, who missed time after having surgery in April on his left hand and wrist, said he’s “probably 97 to 98 percent now.’’

One of the PGA Tour players who joined the Greg Norman-led LIV Golf tour, DeChambeau was asked if he believes the Saudi-backed league will ever get World Ranking points. LIV Golf has applied to get points for its events, but the board members for the points system include the powers at the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and all four major championships — all of which see LIV Golf as a threat.

“I think over the course of time it will all work itself out,’’ DeChambeau said. “I think in some capacity we’ll find a way to coexist and work together through this to make the best entertainment we possibly can for the world.’’

Jordan Spieth, who won the 2017 British Open and also has Masters and U.S. Open wins on his résumé, knows a little bit about sleeping on a 54-hole lead.

“I’ve been fortunate to have quite a number of them,’’ said Spieth, who’s 8-under and a a tie for 11th after he shot 68 Saturday. “It’s always a little uneasy. If you can take your mind off of it going to bed, watch a show or a movie and stay off your phone. As long as you get to sleep, it’s not really an issue. It’s if you wake up in the middle of the night and all of a sudden you start thinking versus just getting back, it can kind of keep you up a bit.

“[The leaders] are teeing off at 4 in the afternoon,’’ Spieth added. “Even if you don’t sleep well, you’ve got time from 8 to noon if you need to go back to sleep. It’s almost frustrating that the tee times are so late over here. I understand why, obviously for television back in the States, but as a player, it’s a bit unfortunate when you’ve done that work and then you just sit around pretty much the whole day. It’s a little more challenging sleeping on it.’’

Saturday was a bit of a celebrity day at the Open. Former Hofstra and Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright, in Scotland on a golfing trip with his wife, Patty, and some friends, visited St. Andrews and took in some of the golf from a balcony at the famed Rusacks Hotel alongside the 18th fairway.

Also in the area were Peyton, Eli and Cooper Manning, all of whom played golf with John Daly at nearby Kingsbarns on Saturday, a day after Daly missed the cut.