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The Open
Scottie Scheffler enters the fourth and final round of the 2025 Open Championship on top of the leaderboard.
Scheffler shot a 4-under par 67 in the third round at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. He’s lived up to the billing as the World No. 1 and tournament favorite.
He took the lead Friday during the second round and has pushed his score to 14-under, putting him four strokes ahead of Haotong Li, who is second on the leaderboard at 10-under.
Matt Fitzpatrick is in third place at 9-under. He had finished the second round in second place before slipping to third on Saturday.
Rory McIlroy, a native of Northern Ireland, is among a group of four golfers (Chris Gotterup, Harris English and Tyrell Hatton the others) tied for fourth place at 8-under.
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Open Championship 2025 leaderboard
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1. Scottie Scheffler: -14 (9:30 a.m. ET)2. Haotong Li: -10 (9:30 a.m. ET)T3. Tyrrell Hatton: -9 (1)T3. Matt Fitzpatrick: -9 (9:20 a.m. ET)T5. Rasmus Højgaard: -8 (3)T5. Rory McIlroy: -8 (9:20 a.m. ET)T5. Chris Gotterup: -8 (9:10 a.m. ET)T5. Harris English: -8 (9:10 a.m. ET)T9. Bryson DeChambeau: -7 (12)T9. Hideki Matsuyama: -7 (11)T9. Tommy Fleetwood: -7 (10)T9. Harry Hall: -7 (6)T9. Ludvig Aberg: -7 (5)T9. Robert MacIntyre: -7 (3)T9. Xander Schauffele: -7 (1)
Northern Ireland native Rory McIlroy is officially on the course after teeing off at 9:20 a.m. ET. McIlroy begins the day at 8-under, which puts him in a four-way tie for eighth place behind Scottie Scheffler.
Rasmus Højgaard is making his move early after birdies on Nos. 1 and 2 to get his score to 8-under overall. Højgaard is six shots off leader Scottie Scheffler. His tee shot on No. 2 found some deep rough, but Højgaard got back on track with his second shot, and his third shot gave him a 16-foot birdie putt that he drilled.
DeChambeau set up a 2-foot birdie putt on No. 12 with a spectacular chip from behind the green. After he tapped in he found himself at 5-under for the day and 7-under for the tournament. That’s good enough to get him into a cluttered seven-way tie for ninth place.
Hideski Matsuyama has strung together three consecutive birdies to move to 7-under for the tournament. He’s in a seven-way tie for ninth place.
Robert MacIntyre and Rasmus Højgaard teed off on No. 1, and Nicolai Højgaard and Russell Henley are next. The four currently find themselves in a large tie for 11th place at 6-under, which is eight strokes off leader Scottie Scheffler.
Bryson DeChambeau is at 4-under for the day after nine holes, making four birdies with five pars to get to 6-under overall. He’s now in a tie for 11th place with 10 other golfers.
Justin Rose and playing partner Harry Hall have both notched birdies on two of their first three holes to get to 7-under for the tournament. That puts them in a tie for eighth place. Rose’s drive in the par 3 third hole stuck to within 5 feet of the hole. He tapped in for the birdie. Hall also made birdie on No. 3, but had a much tougher putt — a 19-footer that found the cup.
Bryson DeChambeau has gone from nearly missing the cut to threatening to crack the top 10 at Royal Portrush. DeChambeau scored 7-over 78 during Round 1, but went 65 and 68 the past two days. He’s started his final round much like the previous two with three birdies on the first seven holes to run his overall score to 5-under. DeChambeau is in a tie for 15th place.
Feeling much better, 2019 Open Championship winner Shane Lowry enters the clubhouse all smiles after carding a 5-under 66.
“I’m very happy I finished the way I did today because the one thing I was most disappointed about yesterday was I didn’t get to enjoy yesterday. Like, I was so sick on the course,” Lowry said on the NBC broadcast after his round. “I was just trying to survive it there.”
Lefty went into the day at a distant 5-over, but he played a mostly mistake free final round with five birdies and 13 pars to give him a 4-under 67 for the round. He finishes 1-over for the tournament.
Ireland native Shane Lowry started his final round with par-bogey but then went on a run. He wrapped up the front nine with birdies on five of the final seven holes, and has played 1-under on the back nine to give him a score of 5-under for the day. Lowry is 2-under for the tournament, currently sitting in a tie for 40th place.
Where to watch Open Championship: TV channel, streaming Sunday
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Final Round: Sunday, July 204-7 a.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app and Fubo7 a.m.-2 p.m.: Watch on NBC, Peacock and Fubo2-4 p.m.: Golf Channel live from The Open
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The Open tee times today: British Open pairings
For a full list of tee times, you can find Sunday’s starts here.
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3:30 a.m.: Riki Kawamoto, Matti Schmid3:40 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Dean Burmester3:50 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Sebastian Soderberg4 a.m.: Jacob Skov Olesen, Shane Lowry4:10 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Antonie Rozner4:20 a.m.: Ryggs Johnston, Adrien Saddier4:30 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Romain Langasque4:40 a.m.: Matthew Jordan, Francesco Molinari4:55 a.m.: Justin Leonard, Sergio Garcia5:05 a.m.: Sepp Straka, Thomas Detry5:15 a.m.: Jason Kokrak, Aaron Rai5:25 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Daniel Berger5:35 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Maverick McNealy5:45 a.m.: Jordan Smith, Takumi Kanaya5:55 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Sam Burns6:10 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Akshay Bhatia6:20 a.m.: Thriston Lawrence, Jesper Svensson6:30 a.m.: Nathan Kimsey, Bryson DeChambeau6:40 a.m.: Tony Finau, Hideki Matsuyama6:50 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas7 a.m.: John Parry, J.J. Spaun7:10 a.m.: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Keegan Bradley7:25 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Marc Leishman7:35 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Sungjae Im7:45 a.m.: Lee Westwood, Corey Conners7:55 a.m.: Justin Rose, Harry Hall8:05 a.m.: Kristoffer Reitan, Ludvig Aberg8:15 a.m.: Matt Wallace, Oliver Lindell8:25 a.m.: Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark8:40 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Rasmus Hojgaard8:50 a.m.: Russell Henley, Nicolai Hojgaard9 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Tyrrell Hatton9:10 a.m.: Harris English, Chris Gotterup9:20 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick9:30 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Haotong Li2025 Open Championship odds
British Open odds according to BetMGM, after Round 3:
Scottie Scheffler: +600Rory McIlroy: +2000Haotong Li: +2500Matt Fitzpatrick: +2500Tyrrell Hatton: +40002025 Open Championship predictions
Predictions made ahead of The Open Championship:
Golf.com: Rahm to have a top-7 finish
Brady Kannon writes: “Rahm played tremendous golf from tee-to-green at Oakmont — one of the very best in the entire field — but his putting was awful. He finally found a hot putter on the final day, shot a 67 and finished seventh. Not only am I looking for the top players and good current form, but I also want golfers who are well-versed in links-style golf. Rahm fits the bill as he has finished top-7 at the Open Championship in three of the past four years and has won the Irish Open three times.”
Golf Digest: Rory McIlroy
Alex Myers writes: “If you had said before the season that McIlroy would be coming back to his home country with three wins and a major under his belt in 2025, you’d have made him a clear favorite.”
BetMGM: Sepp Straka
Nick Hennion writes: “For Straka, his distance won’t be punished at the Open like it would at the Masters and PGA. That should allow his two best attributes – iron play and putting – to shine. Amongst all PGA Tour players this season, Straka ranks second in SG: APP, first in greens in regulation percentage and 16th in SG: Putting. Based on those factors, the price alone is worth it for Straka to claim his first major title.”
