Lowry played immaculate golf as players of the calibre of Lee Westwood, Paul Lawrie and Paul McGinley all shot 77, Rory McIlroy a 76 and Welshman Jamie Donaldson, joint second at halfway, a 78.
There was, however, disappointment for a host of big names, including Nick Dougherty, Scott Drummond, Paul Lawrie, Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood, as they all missed the weekend cut at even par.
Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie of Scotland and Paul Gow of Australia followed at 8 under, while Sweden's Parnevik finished at 7 under.
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Then there was Paul Lawrie of Scotland destroying the Fed Ex Champion winner Brandt Snedeker.
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Other than those interviews another huge thrill was speaking to Paul Lawrie after his win last year.
Paul Lawrie, Stephen Gallacher and Colin Montgomerie all finished one better off than Drysdale on six under par for the week.
Originally 10th reserve, he was paired with former Open champion Paul Lawrie and 2002 rookie of the year Nick Dougherty but out-scored them both.
Scotland's Paul Lawrie, who had started the round in second spot, carded a 73 to drop to sixth overall along with Austria's Markus Brier.
Choi, from Korea, are two shots back from Fernandez-Castano on four-under while five players were tied on three-under, including 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie.
And he is the first player from the United Kingdom to win a major since Paul Lawrie triumphed in the Open at Carnoustie in 1999.
England's Robert Rock shot 69 to be level with McIlroy, while compatriot Paul Casey carded 66 to be equal fifth with Scotland's Paul Lawrie (73).
One shot ahead on three under par is a group of four players including America's Matt Kuchar (70) and Scotland's Paul Lawrie who shot a 72 to go with his opening 69.
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Paul Lawrie came back from the dead at 10 over on the third day to win the Open Championship at Carnoustie in one of the most gripping conclusions in the competition's history.
Also teeing off will be Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay, the only Scot to have won on the European Tour this season, and compatriots Andrew Coltart, Alastair Forsyth, Paul Lawrie, Gary Orr and Marc Warren.
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Fisher and Lee Westwood were best placed in the second-last group to become the first Briton since Paul Lawrie in 1999 and the first Englishman to win the Open since Nick Faldo in 1992.
He was one shot ahead of Scotland's 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie, who was tied in another big group including Frenchmen Thomas Levet and Jean Van de Velde, the runner-up at Carnoustie in 1999.
England's Danny Willett, Scot Paul Lawrie, Irishman Shane Lowry, Frenchman Julien Quesne, Indian Jeev Milkha Singh and Dane Thomas Bjorn are all in the group with current Open champion Ernie Els a shot further back.
Colsaerts and Poulter join world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Johnnie Walker winner Paul Lawrie, McDowell, Francesco Molinari, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Peter Hanson and Kaymer in the team for the September 28-30 event.
He would need to beat the record for the biggest comeback after 54 holes in Open history - held by Paul Lawrie, who won via a play-off at Carnoustie in 1999 after leader Jean van de Velde made a hash of the final hole in regulation.
The Chinese youngsters will be up against the likes of Europe's Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley and Scotland's Ryder Cup player Paul Lawrie at the Binhai Lake course, but if Ye finds that youth is not quite a match for experience he has a secret weapon to hand.
Damien McGrane ended in six over after a 76 while Paul McGinley and Peter Lawrie both missed the cut.
But then Lawrie did it and standing there in the rain on the 18th green at Carnoustie interviewing Paul, who I had known since he turned pro, was superb.
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