Hatton -7 (5)
Another bogey for Hatton.
He misses a four footer for par.
Not happy.
Hatton -7 (5)
Another bogey for Hatton.
He misses a four footer for par.
Not happy.
Gotterup -9 (4)
Gotterup drains a huge left to right birdie putt from around 50 feet on the par-4 4th.
Scheffler -15, Li -10 (2)
Scheffler chips long past the pin on the par-5 2nd and it leads to a par.
Li played a clumsy greenside bunker shot over the other side of the green and then he failed to convert a six-footer for par.
Scheffler now extends his lead to five shots.
McIlroy -9, Fitzpatrick -8 (3)
McIlroy two putts for par from 35 feet at the par-3 3rd.
The home favourite remains at 9-under in a tie for third.
Fitzpatrick's poor start continues with a bogey and he's back to 8-under.
DeChambeau -8 (15)
DeChambeau is 6 under for the round after a birdie on 15.
He's up to T6 now.
Incredible move back up the board having shot a 78 on Thursday.
Schauffele -8 (4)
Schauffele cans a lengthy birdie putt on the 4th to move to 8-under.
McIlroy -9, Fitzpatrick -9 (2)
McIlroy two putts for birdie from the right edge of the green at the easy par-5 2nd.
No such luck for Fitzpatrick though, who missed the green with his third shot.
Both six back.
English -9 (2)
English curls in a birdie from 10 feet on the par-5 2nd.
The laidback American moves into a tie for third on 9-under.
Six back.
Li -11 (1)
Li rolls in a four-footer to match Scheffler's birdie on the 1st.
He remains four back.
Scheffler -15 (1)
Game over.
Etch the name of Scottie Scheffler on the Claret Jug now please.
Scheffler stiffs his approach to a foot on the par-4 1st.
Birdie and to 15-under.
A statement start from Scottie. pic.twitter.com/eQ34Bc7lss
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2025
Fitzpatrick -9, McIlroy -8 (1)
It's pars all round for the penultimate pairing at the par-4 1st.
McIlroy two putted from 35 feet while Fitzpatrick got up and down from the back of the green.
Not the start either wanted.
Matsuyama -8 (12)
Four birdies in a row for Matsuyama, who moves to an impressive 6-under for the round and to 8-under for the championship.
Hatton -8 (2)
Sloppy bogey from Hatton on the par-5 2nd.
He found the bunker off the tee and was forced to splash out less than 100 yards.
From there he missed the green with his third shot and then missed a short four footer for par.
Back to 8 under and likely out of it now.
McIlroy -8 (1*)
McIlroy is greeted onto the 1st tee to huge cheers and applause.
He finds the fairway with iron to cries of 'Rory, Rory, Rory...'
R.Hojgaard -8 (2)
Hojgaard rolls in two early birdies on 1 and 2 to move into contention at 8-under par.
His twin Nicolai is not having such luck with a bogey at 1 to fall back to 5-under par.
Hatton -9 (1)
Hatton makes an early move.
He finds the fairway with an iron then stiffs his approach shot to four feet under the hole.
The Englishman cans the putt for birdie and moves into a tie for third on 9-under.
Five back.
The crowd at the driving range has got noticeably bigger over the last few minutes.
Wonder why.
Rory McIlroy is going through his final preparations now.
MacIntyre -6, R. Hojgaard -6 (1*)
Robert MacIntyre pledged to attack from the very start today in order to try and catch Scottie Scheffler.
Fairway found at 1...
H. Hall -7, J. Rose -7 (4*)
Birdies for the English pair at the 3rd. Cracking start.
B. DeChambeau -6 (10*)
Bryson DeChambeau grabs his fourth birdie of the day at the 9th.
What might have been...
J. Rose -6 (3*)
Justin Rose is on the green in two at the par-5 2nd with a long eagle putt. It's a great effort, but he'll have to settle for a par.
Rory McIlroy arrives with his caddie Harry Diamond.
McIlroy tees off with Matthew Fitzpatrick at 2.20pm, with the leaders following 10 minutes later.
I've never seen anything like what we saw yesterday.
The support and adulation McIlroy has received this week from his home fans has been remarkable to witness.
Will he win The Open? It's unlikely. But there should be fireworks.
J. Rose -5, H. Hall -5 (1)
How Justin Rose would love to win an Open Championship one day.
At 44, Rosey knows that he won't get too many more opportunities.
He has an outside chance to get to 6-under on the 1st hole, but his ball just slides by the cup.
B. DeChambeau -5 (7)
DeChambeau continues his charge up the leaderboard on championship Sunday at Royal Portrush.
A third birdie of the day drops at the par-5 7th, courtesy of a six-foot putt up the hill.
What a remarkable turnaround this has been for DeChambeau, who carded a 78 on Thursday and looked as though he was going to be one of several big names who missed the cut.
S. Lowry -2 (66)
Huge ovation for the 2019 champion golfer of the year as he strides up the 18th fairway to bring his Open to a close.
Lowry has work to do to salvage a par as he's missed the green left.
Can he finish with a bit of magic?
Yes! Lowry almost holes out. Easy par.
That's a 66. The best score of the day so far...
SO close... pic.twitter.com/l388ZZyhKi
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 20, 2025