Nobody was going to catch Scottie Scheffler on Sunday afternoon. The top-ranked golfer cruised to another dominant outing to claim the British Open. Scheffler, who entered the day with a massive four-shot lead, pushed it to seven at one point en route to his four-shot victory at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Nobody even came close to catching him. Advertisement …
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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 …
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 »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 …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler builds 4-shot lead at Open Championship
Jul 19, 2025, 04:18 PM ET PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler moved within one round of claiming the third leg of the Grand Slam on Saturday when he made an eagle and two big par saves for a 4-under 67 in the Open Championship that gave him a four-shot lead at Royal Portrush. The roars belonged to Rory McIlroy, …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler fires 64, takes lead into weekend at The Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The rain pounded Royal Portrush right when Scottie Scheffler poured in a birdie putt on his first hole Friday in The Open. No matter. Nothing stopped the world’s No. 1 player on his way to a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead going into the weekend. Scheffler made eight birdies on another wild afternoon of …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler sets a daunting target at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had no idea what was coming his way Friday in the British Open. He warmed up in a short-sleeved shirt. The umbrella was out when he walked off the first green. For the thousands at Royal Portrush watching him, they knew exactly what to expect from the world’s No. 1 player, and Scheffler …
Read More »Open Championship 2025 Round 2: What to know as Scottie Scheffler takes the lead
In between summer showers, golf’s inevitable force of nature stormed to the front of the Open pack on Friday. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler carded a second-round 64, the lowest score of his already-decorated major-championship career. Supplementing Scheffler’s usual brilliant iron play has been some of the best putting in his career to date. Frankly, it’s been a terrifying development …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler takes lead at the Open as Fitzpatrick drives British hopes | The Open
Imagine he cared. Imagine he really cared. Scottie Scheffler used media duties before the 153rd Open Championship to assess the pointlessness of golf in the grand scheme of life. “If I win, it’s going to be awesome for two minutes,” Scheffler asserted. The world No 1 should already prepare for his 120 seconds of ecstasy. There is an air of …
Read More »British Open Round 2 live updates, leaderboard: Can Scottie Scheffler survive the weather that’s arrived at Royal Portrush?
The second round of the British Open is underway and the Claret Jug is still very much up for grabs. There were five golfers tied for the lead when play finally ended on Thursday night, including Jacob Skov, Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpartick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will start Round 2 just a single shot behind …
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