17:07
Back-to-back bogeys for Kim
Gerard -6, Kim -8 (13*)
Si Woo Kim is going backwards. Fast.
He pays the price for a poor tee shot at the par-3 12th, missing the green and failing to hole his putt from 14 feet.
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Ryan Fox produces electric finish to win The Open at Royal Birkdale
Ryan Fox produced the shot of his life on the 72nd hole of The Open to claim his first major championship title and break Cameron Young's heart.
The 39-year-old, from New Zealand, entered the 18th needing a par to force a sudden-death with the American or a birdie to win the Claret Jug.
Fox produced a moment of magic, hitting a towering iron shot from 172 yards to 11 feet and rolling in the putt to spark wild scenes.
He finished on total of 10-under, one clear of Young who had earlier tore round Royal Birkdale and posted a 64 to set the clubhouse target.
Young will be bitterly disappointed, especially as he came unstuck on the 18th after hitting his tee shot into the fairway bunker and smashing his approach into the lip.
It led to a devastating bogey and an agonising wait for the 29-year-old American.
Young watched an astonishing charge from the world number one, Scottie Scheffler, but the 2025 Open champion came up three shots shy of Fox.
Sam Burns, the 54-hole leader, could only muster a final round 72 to finish in solo third.
Home hope Tommy Fleetwood began the final round with dreams of still winning The Open but could only manage a 68 to finish in a share of fourth with Scheffler.
Fleetwood began his final round with a bang, holing a 73-foot putt for birdie but endured a torrid stretch around the turn.
Casey Jarvis, Lucas Herbert, Si Woo Kim, Adam Scott, Russell Henley, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Ludvig Aberg rounded out the top-10.
Bryson DeChambeau, who has endured a controversial week after incurring a two-shot penalty, had to settle for a share of 14th.
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17:04
Short!
Scheffler -8 (17*)
Scottie Scheffler sends his approach towards the green. It comes up short and trickles off right of the bunker. No bueno.
16:59
Wild tee shot from Scheffler
Scheffler -8 (18*)
Scottie Scheffler takes a swipe at his tee shot.
That is right and going right.
Looks like he's drawn a decent lie.
Make no mistake, he will be going for this pin.
16:58
Fox drops back
Burns -8, Fox -7 (12*)
Ryan Fox drops a shot at the 11th having put his third off the green.
Burns makes another par, but isn't creating too many birdie chances at the moment.
16:54
Scheffler birdie!
Scheffler -8 (18*)
Oh my word. Scheffler holes his birdie putt at the 17th.
Fist pump.
He marches towards the final hole.
Imagine!
16:53
Kim bogey
Gerard -6, Kim -9 (11)
Si Woo Kim finds the fairway bunker at the 11th and has no option but to lay up short of the green.
It leads to a bogey and he drops back into a tie for the lead with clubhouse leader Cameron Young.
The conditions are definitely getting harder now.
16:50
Magic from Scottie
Scheffler -7 (17*)
Scottie Scheffler finds his original ball but it's near the hospitality tent. He gets a drop, then sends a delightful shot towards the flag. Birdie chance incoming.
It needs to go.
16:47
Herbert bogey
Herbert -7, Aberg -5 (12*)
A blocked tee shot leaves Herbert with little hope of finding the green in two at the 11th.
He digs out well but his approach lands in the bunker.
He splashes out, but takes two from there.
16:43
Scheffler in deep trouble
Scheffler -7 (17*)
Scheffler is in deep trouble over at the 17th.
He fancies a crack in two, but is stuck behind a huge sand dune.
His attempt darts left and nobody knows where it went.
He reloads, and does exactly the same thing!
16:42
Fox and Burns steady pars
Burns -8, Fox -8 (10)
Ryan Fox and Sam Burns walk off the 10th green having both missed birdie putts from around 20 feet.
16:38
DeChambeau triple
DeChambeau -2 (12*)
Any hope DeChambeau had of winning The Open with a big finish has just vanished.
He visits the rough down the 11th fairway and takes more than one to get out.
It all leads to a messy triple bogey.
One would imagine the American will make a swift exit from Southport.
16:32
Reaction from Cameron Young (-9)
"If you’d asked me a number [at the start of the day], I would have said 10. Any time you’re leading a major championships, it’s hard. Sam [Burns] is a proven winner on PGA Tour, a great player in good form so I expect him to play well but it is hard.
"I’ll go in and watch for a little bit. I’ll be hanging around."
16:31
Scheffler three back
Scheffler -7 (16)
Scottie Scheffler's approach into the 16th is not great by his standards. Still, he has no trouble holing his birdie putt from 11 feet.
16:28
Fox stumbles
Burns -8, Fox -8 (9)
Ryan Fox is by the green in two shots at the 9th but watches his chip roll back to his feet.
It leads to a bogey.
Burns takes two putts for a par.
Onto the back 9.
16:27
Herbert finds another birdie
Herbert -8 (11*)
Herbert follows his birdie at the 9th with another at the 10th.
16:24
Go time for Scheffler
Scheffler -6 (16*)
Scottie Scheffler launches a monster drive down the 15th fairway, leaving himself about 90 yards in.
He requires birdies. And lots of them.
16:16
Herbert moves to within three
Herbert -7, Aberg -5 (9)
An important birdie putt drops at the 9th for Lucas Herbert.
Will he muster a big finish?
16:13
Fleetwood hopes over?
Fleetwood -5 (11)
It's all going wrong for Tommy as he gets out of position at the par-4 11th off the tee and leaves himself 11 feet for par.
Three dropped shots in a row.
Oh, Tommy Lad.
16:11
Cameron Young posts 64, sets clubhouse target of 9-under
Young -9 (64)
Cameron Young nearly holes his bunker shot for par.
He can't believe it.
"No way," he says.
He holes out from four feet to save bogey, post a 6-under 64 and set the target of 9-under.
16:07
Bryson DeChambeau bogey
DeChambeau -5, Suber -4 (9)
Bryson DeChambeau's race could be run.
He hits his tee shot at the 9th short of the green then pitches over the back.
DeChambeau chips to 20 feet but the distance proves too much this time.
Five back.
16:04
Disaster for Young!
Young -10 (17)
An absolute calamity finish for Cameron Young here.
After assessing his options from the trap, he elects to go for it but smashes the lip with his approach.
He's fortunate that his ball is sitting up in the rough.
He sends his approach towards the green but finds more sand.
This could be fatal...
16:01
Burns snaps bogey sequence
Burns -8, Fox -9 (7)
Two pars for these two at the par-3 7th.
15:59
Fleetwood hopes are fading fast
Fleetwood -6 (10)
Back-to-back bogeys for the Englishman, who makes a mess of the 10th having made a meal of the 9th.
15:57
Bunker!
Young -10 (18*)
Huge tee shot for Cameron Young.
He finds the bunker...
15:56
Cameron Young ties the lead
Young -10 (17)
Cameron Young sends his approach from the fairway at the par-5 17th towards the green.
It trundles off the right edge but he plays a delightful bump and run to three feet.
He converts, and now finds himself in a share of the lead.
Given the apparent choke-off going on right now, 10-under would be a fabulous total to set.
