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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.
USA TODAY Sports will have complete final round coverage from Royal Portrush, so make sure to check back for live updates.
Open Championship 2025 leaderboard
Click here for the latest leaderboard updates and tee times.
- 1. Scottie Scheffler: -14 (9:30 a.m. ET)
- 2. Haotong Li: -10 (9:30 a.m. ET)
- 3. Matt Fitzpatrick: -9 (9:20 a.m. ET)
- T4. Rory McIlroy: -8 (9:20 a.m. ET)
- T4. Chris Gotterup: -8 (9:10 a.m. ET)
- T4. Harris English: -8 (9:10 a.m. ET)
- T4. Tyrrell Hatton: -8 (9 a.m. ET)
- 8. Xander Schauffele: -7 (9 a.m. ET)
- T9: Russell Henley: -6 (8:50 a.m. ET)
- T9: Nicolai Højgaard: -6 (8:50 a.m. ET)
- T9. Robert MacIntyre: -6 (8:40 a.m. ET)
- T9. Rasmus Højgaard: -6 (8:40 a.m. ET)
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
Live coverage of this year’s Open Championship will be provided by NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel and Peacock. Live streaming is also available via Fubo, which is offering a free trial for new subscribers.
All times Eastern
Final Round: Sunday, July 20
- 4-7 a.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app and Fubo
- 7 a.m.-2 p.m.: Watch on NBC, Peacock and Fubo
- 2-4 p.m.:Â 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.
All times Eastern
- 3:30 a.m.:Â Riki Kawamoto, Matti Schmid
- 3:40 a.m.:Â Phil Mickelson, Dean Burmester
- 3:50 a.m.:Â Andrew Novak, Sebastian Soderberg
- 4 a.m.:Â Jacob Skov Olesen, Shane Lowry
- 4:10 a.m.:Â Viktor Hovland, Antonie Rozner
- 4:20 a.m.:Â Ryggs Johnston, Adrien Saddier
- 4:30 a.m.:Â Jordan Spieth, Romain Langasque
- 4:40 a.m.:Â Matthew Jordan, Francesco Molinari
- 4:55 a.m.:Â Justin Leonard, Sergio Garcia
- 5:05 a.m.:Â Sepp Straka, Thomas Detry
- 5:15 a.m.:Â Jason Kokrak, Aaron Rai
- 5:25 a.m.:Â Jhonattan Vegas, Daniel Berger
- 5:35 a.m.:Â Henrik Stenson, Maverick McNealy
- 5:45 a.m.:Â Jordan Smith, Takumi Kanaya
- 5:55 a.m.:Â Rickie Fowler, Sam Burns
- 6:10 a.m.:Â Jon Rahm, Akshay Bhatia
- 6:20 a.m.:Â Thriston Lawrence, Jesper Svensson
- 6:30 a.m.:Â Nathan Kimsey, Bryson DeChambeau
- 6:40 a.m.:Â Tony Finau, Hideki Matsuyama
- 6:50 a.m.:Â Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
- 7 a.m.:Â John Parry, J.J. Spaun
- 7:10 a.m.:Â Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Keegan Bradley
- 7:25 a.m.:Â Lucas Glover, Marc Leishman
- 7:35Â a.m.:Â Dustin Johnson, Sungjae Im
- 7:45Â a.m.:Â Lee Westwood, Corey Conners
- 7:55Â a.m.:Â Justin Rose, Harry Hall
- 8:05Â a.m.:Â Kristoffer Reitan, Ludvig Aberg
- 8:15Â a.m.:Â Matt Wallace, Oliver Lindell
- 8:25Â a.m.:Â Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark
- 8:40Â a.m.:Â Robert MacIntyre, Rasmus Hojgaard
- 8:50Â a.m.:Â Russell Henley, Nicolai Hojgaard
- 9 a.m.:Â Xander Schauffele, Tyrrell Hatton
- 9:10Â a.m.:Â Harris English, Chris Gotterup
- 9:20Â a.m.:Â Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 9:30Â a.m.:Â Scottie Scheffler, Haotong Li
2025 Open Championship odds
British Open odds according to BetMGM, after Round 3:
- Scottie Scheffler:Â +600
- Rory McIlroy:Â +2000
- Haotong Li: +2500
- Matt Fitzpatrick: +2500
- Tyrrell Hatton:Â +4000
2025 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.”
