Scottie Scheffler takes a narrow one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick heading into the third round of the 153rd Open.
Scheffler, 29, fired a brilliant second round of 7-under 64 to vault to the top of the leaderboard, a place many people expected him to be at the start of the week.
The World No.1 is looking to win The Open for the first time in his career and also win a second major title in 2025.
Should the American etch his name on the famous Claret Jug this Sunday then he will move to within one leg of completing the career grand slam.
Scheffler, who has two Masters wins and a PGA title to his name, finds himself at 10-under par and one shot clear of England's Fitzpatrick heading into Saturday's third round.
Scheffler and Fitzpatrick will begin their third round at 3.35pm.
Brian Harman, who won The Open in 2023, starts the third round in a tie for third on 8-under par alongside China's Haotong Li.
Other players in contention include Tyrrell Hatton, Bob MacIntyre, Rasmus Hojgaard, Harris English and Chris Gotterup on 5-under.
Here's how we stand heading into Saturday's third round:
Scottie Scheffler | -10 | 64 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -9 | 66 |
Brian Harman | -8 | 65 |
Haotong Li | -8 | 67 |
Harris English | -5 | 70 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | -5 | 68 |
Bob MacIntyre | -5 | 66 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -5 | 69 |
Chris Gotterup | -5 | 65 |
Rory McIlroy has plenty of work to do to get back in the hunt for a second Open title at 3-under par.
Defending champion Xander Schauffele is also well off the pace at 2-under par, but he did record his 69th straight cut which is now the sixth longest cut streak in PGA Tour history.
Shane Lowry, who won The Open last time out at Portrush, was assessed a two-shot penalty after the round for a moving a ball and he fell from 2-under to level par.
Jon Rahm also finds himself at level par, one shot ahead of Bryson DeChambeau, who struck an impressive 65 to make the cut on the number at 1-over par.
But a host of big-name players missed the cut at The Open.
Here's a look at some notable third round tee times at The Open.
Tee Time | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
11:30 am | Shane Lowry | Jon Rahm |
12:00 pm | Viktor Hovland | Jordan Spieth |
1:05 pm | Tommy Fleetwood | Justin Thomas |
2:00 pm | Ludvig Aberg | Justin Rose |
2:20 pm | Sam Burns | Lee Westwood |
2:30 pm | Jordan Smith | Rory McIlroy |
2:45 pm | Keegan Bradley | Nicolai Hojgaard |
2:55 pm | Tony Finau | Chris Gotterup |
3:05 pm | Harris English | Robert MacIntyre |
3:15 pm | Tyrrell Hatton | Rasmus Hojgaard |
3:25 pm | Haotong Li | Brian Harman |
3:35 pm | Matt Fitzpatrick | Scottie Scheffler |
Scroll down to keep up to speed with latest scores, leaderboard updates from round three at The Open...
Scheffler -10, Fitzpatrick -10 (2)
Scheffler is off the green on the 2nd.
His tee shot looked good, but this is links golf and you should never breathe a sigh of relief until your ball stops.
Scheffler's ball catches the slope and makes its way down the gully, but he makes no mistake from 10 feet to save his par.
Fitzpatrick makes his three.
Matt Fitzpatrick magic on 2.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025
Matt makes an eagle to tie the lead with Scottie. pic.twitter.com/IUt8fhKGDl
McIlroy -6, (8*)
No roars for Rors on the 7th.
The Ulsterman misses from 11 feet.
This will feel like a chance missed!
A 3-wood off the tee on the 8th finds the middle of the fairway.
Hatton -5, R Hojgaard -4 (4)
Tyrrell Hatton is not a happy man over on the 4th.
He tells his caddie Hugo Dobson that he blocked his approach, but his golf ball catches a slope on the green and makes its way towards the middle of the dancefloor.
An outside chance at birdie doesn't drop and he records his fourth straight par.
America's Wyndham Clark fired a 66 today to vault up the leaderboard into a tie for 10th.
Clark didn't feel like speaking to reporters in the mixed zone here, though.
The golfer declines requests for an interview, no doubt because he wants to avoid questions about his suspension from Oakmont.
Earlier in the week it was confirmed the club have banned Clark over his outburst of anger at the US Open last month.
H. Li -9 (3)
Haotong Li picks up a birdie at the 3rd to move into solo second.
He's three clear of the group in third.
M. Fitzpatrick -10, S. Scheffler -10 (2)
Wow. Matthew Fitzpatrick is off to the left of the second green.
He chips over the mount and watches his golf ball drop for a welcome eagle.
Scheffler has an eagle chance of his own.
What can he muster? Three-putts for a par.
We are tied at the top.
Harman -7, Li -8 (2)
Brian Harman had a complete disaster to start the day, recording a double bogey after failing to get out of the greenside trap.
He's got one back, though.
R. McIlroy -6 (7*)
Beautiful, booming drive from the Northern Irishman over on the 7th.
"This hole is a gift today," says Sky Sports Iona Stephen.
Rose -5 (8)
Rose shanks his second shot and it leads to a bogey, a good one at that in the end.
The Englishman falls back to 6-under and he's now four adrift of Scheffler, who is heading down the easy par-5 2nd.
Harman -7 (2)
Harman makes a bounceback birdie on the par-5 2nd.
Three behind.
R.Hojgaard -4 (3)
Hojgaard misses a tiddler for par on the par-3 3rd.
Poor start, six back.
McIlroy -6 (6)
McIlroy finds the heart of the green at the par-3 6th where the pin is tucked back in the right corner.
He then sends his 40 footer up to two feet left of the hole for a safe par.
Scheffler -10, Fitzpatrick -8 (1)
Scheffler two putts for par.
Fitzpatrick makes bogey after missing a tiny putt for par.
Scheffler two ahead.
Harman -6 (1)
Harman went left into the greenside bunker and then failed to get his ball out with his third.
It led to a double.
Harman back to 6-under.
McIlroy -6 (5)
It's a disappointing par at the short par-4 5th for McIlroy.
He went way left off the tee but chipped up to 10 feet.
McIlroy narrowly missed his birdie putt and tapped in for a par.
Not what he wanted there.
Rose -6 (7)
It's a fifth birdie in six holes for Rose, who surges up to 6-under par.
Rose gets up and down for birdie on the easy par-5 7th.
Four back.
Scheffler and Fitzpatrick are now just teeing off in the final pairing.
Clark -5 (F)
There will be no thumping of locker rooms today as Clark cards a solid 66 to move to 5-under per.
He will likely be a long way off the pace come the end of the day but a decent week for the American, who will be looking to maintain some form ahead of a potential pick in the US Ryder Cup team.
Gotterup -6 (2)
Last week's Scottish Open champion Gotterup two putts for birdie on the easy par-5 2nd.
Gotterup moves four back.
McIlroy -6 (4)
McIlroy splits the fairway and then fires a dart into six feet short of the hole on the lengthy par-4 4th.
The home favourite then drains the birdie putt to huge cheers and cries of 'Rory, Rory, Rory...'
It's a third birdie in four holes for the career grand slam champion.
What a start from Rory.
Rose -5 (6)
It's four birdies in five holes for England's Rose, who moves to 5-under par.
Justin Rose is in the zone.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025
He has four birdies in his last five holes. pic.twitter.com/NYxWvxjxR3
English -6 (1)
English knocks in a six footer for birdie at the par-4 1st.
Henley -6 (12)
Henley is making the biggest move of the day so far.
The American has just eagled the par-5 12th to move to 6-under for the round and the championship.
Henley will very much be assured of a place in the US Ryder Cup team this September.
Five birdies, and now one eagle.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025
Russell Henley is into the top five. pic.twitter.com/2vMe5z3cp1
Fleetwood -4 (9)
Fleetwood sends home a 15 footer for birdie on the par-4 9th to move to 4-under par.
Schauffele -4 (7)
Schauffele drains an eagle putt on the par-5 7th to move up to 4-under par.
Xander Schauffele moves to four-under with the second eagle of the day on 7. pic.twitter.com/QD8ceR1bqJ
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 19, 2025
