15:52
Bryson DeChambeau isn't going anywhere
DeChambeau -6, Suber -4 (8)
Another huge par save for DeChambeau over at the 8th, this time from the sand.
He clenches his fist.
Ryan Fox
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.
The Open leaderboard
19 Jul 2026
15:50
Scheffler stumbles
Scheffler -7 (14*)
Tommy Fleetwood and Scottie Scheffler are both three back of the lead now.
American Scheffler makes a mess of the 13th hole, missing right of the fairway with his tee shot and failing to save par from the edge of the green.
15:48
Rory McIlroy stumbles to the finish line
McIlroy -1 (71)
McIlroy closes with a bogey to card a 1-over 71 and finish on 1-under par overall for the 154th Open.
A week to forget for McIlroy.
Rory McIlroy
15:45
Si Woo Kim takes the lead
Kim -10 (7*)
Wow. He's got another one.
Si Woo Kim holes a putt from just off the green at the 6th to snatch the lead after Sam Burns' brief meltdown.
15:43
Fleetwood bogey
Fleetwood -7 (10*)
Tommy Fleetwood makes a mess of the 9th.
He elects to hit an iron off the tee and goes long with his approach.
Perhaps there was too much adrenaline.
In the end, he does extremely well to save bogey.
15:41
Burns nightmare
Burns -9, Fox -9 (6*)
Burns records back-to-back bogeys to drop out of the lead.
It's all getting away from the American at the minute.
15:36
Don't rule out Si Woo Kim
Gerard -6, Kim -9 (5)
Si Woo Kim moves to within one of the lead, two-putting for birdie at the 5th.
15:32
Here comes the defending champion
Scheffler -8 (15*)
Scheffler sends his tee shot into the par-3 14th into the heart of the green.
From 14 feet, it's an outside chance.
He buries it.
Birdies flying in everywhere!
15:30
Tommy Fleetwood moves within two!
Fleetwood -8, Neergaard-Petersen -4 (8)
Electric scenes as Tommy Fleetwood sends a cracking approach into the par-4 8th and converts.
Huge fist pump.
Two off the lead.
15:24
Gutsy par save from DeChambeau
DeChambeau -6, Suber -5 (6)
Scrappy stuff from the king of content.
Rough with his drive, more rough with his approach.
Still, he manages to chip to 10 feet and hole hit par putt from 10 feet.
15:20
Burns leads by one
Burns -10, Fox -9 (4)
Not great tee shots from our leaders at the par-3 4th.
Fox finds the trap but makes a sandy par.
Burns, meanwhile, now leads by one.
His tee shot finds the front edge of the green and he misjudges his chip, leaving 15 feet for par.
He misses and drops back to 10-under.
15:18
Fleetwood frustration
Fleetwood -7, Neergaard-Petersen -5 (7)
Fleetwood misses the green at the par-3 7th.
He plays a beautiful wedge shot that looks destined to find the cup, but no!
Fleetwood looks up to the sky. How did that not drop?
15:16
Young strikes
C. Young -9 (15*)
Cameron Young is greenside in two at the par-5 14th. He plays a neat chip towards the flag to give himself a great look.
It looks destined to just miss right, but catches enough of the edge to drop.
Now Young is TWO back.
15:14
Dry spell
C. Young -8 (14*)
After making the turn in 29, Cameron Young is without a birdie on the back nine. Four birdies in a row.
Let's see if he can find a much-needed birdie at the par-5 14th.
15:12
Ryan Fox saves par from 20 feet
Burns -11, Fox -9 (4*)
Ryan Fox is out of position with his tee shot.
He punches towards the green and ends up on the front edge.
He hits his pitch too firmly and his ball races 20 feet past the cup.
He wastes no time over his lengthy par putt.
It drops!
15:10
DeChambeau saves par
DeChambeau -6, Suber -5 (5)
Bryson DeChambeau would've banked on a birdie at the driveable par-4 5th.
He ends up left of the green but hits a bad chip, then races his birdie putt from 20 feet about six feet past the cup.
DeChambeau manages to hold his nerve though to avoid dropping six back.
15:02
Herbert and Aberg drop back
Herbert -6, Aberg -5 (4*)
Lucas Herbert finds the sand at the 4th and pays the price.
Aberg is also knocked back after making an untidy bogey.
15:00
Birdie for Fleetwood
Fleetwood -7, Neergaard-Petersen -6 (5)
Excellent stuff from Tommy Fleetwood, who finds the left edge of the green at the driveable par-4 5th.
Fleetwood gets the flatstick out and his snaking putt has every chance of going in.
It doesn't drop.
Gimme birdie, though.
Tommy Fleetwood
14:56
Birdies from the leaders
Burns -11, Fox -9 (2)
If Sam Burns has any nerves then he's not showing them.
The leader hits his approach into the second green to five feet and finds the cup after watching his playing partner, Ryan Fox, drain a birdie putt of his own from 15 feet.
14:54
Scheffler turns in 31
Scheffler -7 (10*)
Scheffler's hot putter finally turns cold.
The American cannot convert from six feet at the 9th green.
Decent start though.
What wins this? 11-under?
14:47
Slow start from Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau -6, Suber -5 (3)
DeChambeau is not a happy man.
He finds the putting surface at the 3rd but is 60-odd feet away.
A par from there will feel like a win, mind.
14:46
Par starts for the leaders
Burns -10, Fox -8 (1)
Ryan Fox and Sam Burns have long-range birdie putts at the 1st.
Both do well to walk off the green with pars.
14:43
Fleetwood stuck in neutral
Fleetwood -6, Neergaard-Petersen -5 (4)
After his electric start, Tommy Fleetwood follows with three pars in a row.
14:32
Back-to-back pars for DeChambeau
DeChambeau -6, Suber -5 (3*)
DeChambeau has 21 feet for par at the 2nd. Another one slides by. Par.
14:31
Nerve-settler for Lucas Herbert
Herbert -7, Aberg -6 (1)
Lucas Herbert finds the green at the 1st... but he's 56 feet away.
He manages to two-putt for his par.
Aberg's birdie effort burns the edge.
