Stop me if you’ve heard this song and dance before, but Scottie Scheffler has a commanding lead going into Sunday. What’s unfamiliar, though, is that Scheffler is leading after 54 holes of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Historically, the top-ranked golfer in the world has struggled whenever he’s had to travel across the pond for The Open (at least …
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The Open 2025 leaderboard live updates: Golf scores, Open Championship coverage, Round 4 at Royal Portrush
Major championship season concludes Sunday morning with 18 holes standing between a loaded field at Royal Portrush and the crowning of Champion Golfer of the Year at the 2025 Open Championship. The man in front after 54 holes is the same man who held the top spot on the leaderboard entering the weekend as Scottie Scheffler enters the fourth round …
Read More »Open Championship 2025 Round 3: What to know as Scottie Scheffler nears a win
The Athletic has live coverage of the final round of the 2025 Open Championship. Scottie Scheffler, once again, is inevitable. The world’s top-ranked player authored another masterclass Saturday, firing a bogey-free 67 to take a four-shot advantage into the final round. Scheffler will enter championship Sunday on a run of 25 consecutive holes without a bogey. He’s in search of his …
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A Delta Air Lines flight from Omaha to Detroit was diverted to Cedar Rapids following a mid-air disturbance involving an unruly passenger. A 23-year-old man was taken into custody by Cedar Rapids police at the Eastern Iowa Airport shortly after 6 p.m., after allegedly attempting to open the aircraft’s emergency exit door during the flight. According to fellow passengers, the …
Read More »Buried ball baffles McIlroy in wild ride for hometown hero at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy picked up the ball from the thick rough, held it out in front of him and burst out laughing. It was one of the most baffling things to have happened to him on a golf course. Maybe one of the most frustrating, too. McIlroy was on a third-round charge at the British Open …
Read More »‘It’s inevitable’: Scottie Scheffler’s competitors on world No. 1’s Open dominance at Portrush
Scottie Scheffler leads another major championship after three rounds. This time, he’s four shots clear at the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he fired a 4-under 67 Saturday to push to 14 under. He’s bogeyed just three holes in three days while playing the par-3s in a combined 6 under, including Portrush’s Calamity Corner, the par-3 16th, in …
Read More »Shane Lowry’s British Open run down the drain after penalty, sickness
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Shane Lowry’s Portrush British Open defense won’t officially be dead until Sunday’s final round is complete. It didn’t officially end with the 3-over-par 74 he shot in Saturday’s third round. The place it really ended was on No. 12 in Friday’s second round when he was penalized two shots when TV replay showed his practice swing …
Read More »The Open 2025 leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler takes commanding lead, puts one hand on first Claret Jug
Scottie Scheffler’s march towards his first Claret Jug continued unimpeded Saturday as the three-time major champion moved ever-closer to his first win in The Open Championship. The world No. 1 shot a 4-under 67 to create further distance between himself and the field. He will go into Sunday’s final round at Royal Portrush with a four-stroke advantage over Haotong Li …
Read More »Rory McIlroy hits two balls in one shot during wild third round at The Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Rory McIlroy gave the home fans plenty to cheer about Saturday at The Open. He also left them bewildered with one of the strangest occurrences he could ever remember. Fortunate to draw a clean lie after a wild drive to the right of the 12th fairway, McIlroy smashed down on his short iron from 151 yards …
Read More »British Open Round 3 results, leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler breaks open 4-shot lead after Saturday
It took him a little while to get going, but Scottie Scheffler broke things open at Royal Portrush on Saturday afternoon. Scheffler, after starting the day with six straight pars, ended up posting a 4-under 67 in the third round of the British Open. That gave the top-ranked golfer in the world a massive four-shot lead entering the final day …
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