Scottie Scheffler builds 4-shot lead at British Open
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The final round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush will feature Scottie Scheffler trying to convert a four-shot lead into his first Claret Jug and fourth career major title. Scheffler put distance between himself and the field with a Saturday 67 to reach 14 under, four clear of Haotong Li (-10) in second.
The 153rd Open Championship concludes Sunday at Royal Portrush. USA Network, NBC and Peacock will have wall-to-wall live coverage from Portrush, Northern Ireland, including featured groups (TBD; all times EDT): Here’s how to watch the men’s final major of the season at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
SHOT OF THE DAY: John Parry made the first hole-in-one at this British Open, an 8-iron on the par-3 13th hole. SAVE OF THE DAY: Scheffler was buried in deep rough behind the 11th green when he chopped it out to 10 feet and made par.
The R&A announced The Open will carry the same prize pool as 2024's record-setting purse with the winner taking home a $3.1 million check like Xander Schauffele did last year. That is a handsome payday but not one all that uncommon at this time in professional golf.
Scheffler will go off with Haotong Li on Sunday. Li went 2-under in the third round to play his way into the final group, where he'll be the first player from China to be in the last pairing in the final day of a major in history. Matt Fitzpatrick is alone in third at 9-under.
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Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and others made strong gains on Saturday, but they are still far off from Scheffler, so they may be relegated to competing for second place. Full list of Sunday tee times can be found on the tournament website.
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