The Open 2025 LIVE: Final round leaderboard, golf scores & radio from Royal Portrush

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Scottie Scheffler wins fourth major title and first Claret Jug by four shots at Royal Portrush
World number one cards final round of 68 to finish at 17 under par
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US duo Harris English (-13) and Chris Gotterup (-12) closest challengers
England's Matt Fitzpatrick shoots two-under 68 to finish in share of fourth at -11
Home favourite Rory McIlroy closes at -10
American Bryson DeChambeau wraps up with brilliant 64, a final-round record at Royal Portrush
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Scottie Scheffler wins The Openpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 20 July

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Thanks for your company over the past four days!
As always, it's a pleasure being able to cover this great championship and we hope you've enjoyed following it with us.
We'll be covering plenty more golf over the next few weeks, including the AIG Women's Open later this month and also the Ryder Cup in September.
For now, make sure you catch up with the highlights of The Open final round on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer.
Relive the best bits of The Openpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 20 July

Oh, go on then.
Soak up the best shots of The 153rd Open - and hey, only 362 days until we get to do it all over again!
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The best shots from The Open Championship at Royal Portrush
Watch Scheffler's winning momentpublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

But the last word belongs to this chap.
A class apart.
The dominant force in golf right now.
The Champion Golfer of the Year for 2025 is Scottie Scheffler.
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'Special moment' - Scheffler wins The Open
McIlroy delights his home crowdpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 20 July
McIlroy -10 (69)

A word before we leave you for Rory McIlroy, who returned to Northern Ireland this week and treated his home fans to a wonderful four days of entertainment.
The Masters winner finished in a tie for seventh place alongside Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and defending champion Xander Schauffele.
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'The people's champion' - McIlroy receives rapturous reception on the 18th
More Scheffler statspublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

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More Scottie Scheffler stats for you to show just how special his effort was this week, and how he did the damage:
- Par threes: He led the field by going -3 on the par threes this week.
- The 16th: Calamity Corner was so tough but Scheffler was -3 this week with three birdies.
- Greens in regulation: He hit 56 of 72 greens for the tournament.
- Putting: Scheffler made 11 of 14 putts from that crucial five-to-10 feet range.
- Bogey-free run: He went 32 holes without dropping a shot until the eighth today, when he made a double bogey.
'First person I look for when I win is my wife'published at 20:03 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

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Scottie Scheffler on looking for his wife after a win:
"Every time I’m able to win a tournament the first person I look for is my wife Meredith. I didn’t see her at first but then I saw my dad and saw Meredith and she’s always the first person I want to celebrate with.
"She knows me better than anyone, she’s my best friend. I wouldn't be able to do it without her support. It’s not a lifestyle that’s suited to everybody, but we’re very grateful. It’s fun - being able to celebrate tournaments like this."
'A very special feeling'published at 19:58 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

Scottie Scheffler on what it means to win The Open:
"It’s a very special feeling. It takes a lot of work to get to this point in my career. This was a tough week - it was challenging. The course was playing really tough. I had to focus very hard over the course of the weekend.
"This one was different from the PGA (in May) because I had a decent lead to start the day. At the PGA, I felt like I struggled on the front nine and then was able to push forward and win it on the back nine.
"This one, I felt like I built up a lead. It got a little close there after the double bogey on eight but as I bounced back at nine I was able to keep a pretty sizeable lead for most of the day."
'Lucky I get to live out my dreams'published at 19:56 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

Scottie Scheffler has been asked about some comments he made in his pre-tournament news conference, when he said he sometimes wondered what the point was of winning golf tournaments:
"I think we live in a day and age where clickbait is what people look for and you can shorten a five-minute clip into three words. I think it underestimates what I was trying to communicate. Maybe I didn't do as effective a job as I would have hoped to at communicating that.
"At the end of the day, I have a tremendous amount of gratitude for moments like these. I've worked my entire life to become good at this game and play for a living. It’s one of the great joys of my life to be able to compete out here.
"To be able to win The Open at Portrush is a feeling that's hard to describe.
"I grew up a kid in Texas that wanted to play professional golf. I don't know why I'm so lucky that I get to live out those dreams. It's something I'm very grateful for and if someone's going to listen to those comments this week, I'd encourage them to listen to all of it.
"It's amazing to win The Open but having success in life, whether it's work or golf, is not what fulfils the deepest desires of your heart. This is a cool feeling and I can't wait to get home and celebrate with the people that have helped me along the way. It’s just tough to describe when you haven’t lived it.
"Just because you win a golf tournament doesn’t make you happy - there’s more to life than playing golf. But I'm pretty excited to celebrate this one."
Keys to victory: How Scheffler claimed the Claret Jugpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

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What were the keys to Scottie Scheffler's brilliant Open Championship victory?
Well, three things provided the bedrock for his success:
- Limit mistakes: Scheffler led the field in not making bogeys, with just four this week. If you're not going backwards then you've got a decent chance at The Open.
- Bouncing back: Scheffler dropped shots on four holes - and picked up a shot on the very next hole twice. That was especially crucial in the final round to slam the door shut on his closest challengers.
- Putting: You need to make putts to win majors and just as a few challengers threw their hats into the ring, Scheffler pulled off three brilliant putts in a row from the fifth-seventh holes to keep things going - making efforts from 14, 16 and 15 feet on consecutive holes to make a birdie and two brilliant par saves.
Put those facets of the game together and Scheffler is one tough cookie to beat on the golf course.
Postpublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

Scottie Scheffler's news conference is ongoing - you can watch it live at the top of this page.
We'll have some of the main quotes from it shortly.
Final leaderboardpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 20 July

-17 Scheffler (US)
-13 English (US)
-12 Gotterup (US)
-11 Clark (US), Fitzpatrick (Eng), Li (Chn)
'Other players in Scheffler's shadow'published at 19:43 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open
Andrew Murray
Former European Tour winner on 5 Live

They’re in his shadow. There’s no question about it.
That was an extreme exhibition of ball control, from all sorts of lies.
He is unquestionably the best. I’ve run out of superlatives.
'Scheffler so good players have to admit it'published at 19:40 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

Usually players wouldn’t admit a player being that far ahead of them, but he’s that good he's blown over that line and it’s the first time I’ve seen that from these players.
Watch Scheffler's news conference livepublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

New Open champion Scottie Scheffler is speaking to the media right now.
You can watch his news conference by clicking on the link at the top of this page.
How Scheffler won The Openpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 20 July

Highlights get under way at 20:00 BST on BBC Two.
But if you like your highlights in snappy bitesized chunks, check out the below!
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Scheffler 'masterclass' seals Open title
'Scheffler becoming as dominant as Tiger was'published at 19:32 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

You can nearly start talking about him in the same breath as Woods. When he set these records, you thought no one would be able to come along and challenge them. He's becoming as dominant as Tiger was.
When you listen to players, they almost sound defeated, as if there wasn't a chance to beat him.
'Scheffler the best in every category'published at 19:29 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open
Andrew Murray
Former European Tour winner on 5 Live

He’s off the scale in every category.
He’s the best in every discipline of the game.
He’s mentally tougher than everyone else.
Scheffler's prolific win ratepublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

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The Scottie Scheffler rise has been meteoric in golf terms, and talk about the floodgates opening - he had something of a growing reputation for not being able to close out a tournament, but once he won one, they came in spades.
From his first-ever PGA Tour victory, a play-off success over Patrick Cantlay at the Phoenix Open in February 2022, just a little over three years and five months have elapsed during which Scheffler has won 17 times - including four majors!
Oh, and the Olympics too!
Here's his year-by-year wins:
- 2022: Four wins (Masters)
- 2023: Two wins (Players Championship)
- 2024: Seven wins (Masters, Players, Tour Championship)
- 2025: Four wins (US PGA, Open Championship)
Postpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open

When Scottie Scheffler wins majors, he wins them by a good margin.
'I did a good job of staying focused'published at 19:22 British Summer Time 20 July
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open
BBC Radio 5 Live

Open winner Scottie Scheffler has been talking with BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter:
"I'm feeling tired, but feeling pretty good. This was a long week but it was a successful one and I did a good job this week of handling myself mentally and I'm fortunate to be here with the trophy.
"I just tried to keep my head down and execute shots, it’s a tough course. You’ve got to be focused and I did a good job of staying focused."
On holding the Claret Jug: "It's hard to put into words right now. I’ll be bringing this one back home with me to have a better look."

153rd Open Championship

Date:: 17 - 20 July 2025
Course:: Royal Portrush GC
Par:: 71
Yards:: 7,346
Prize Money:: $16,500,000

Rank	Player	Total	Total	Thru	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 4	Strokes
1	Scottie Scheffler	17 under par	17 under par	finished	68	64	67	68	68	267
2	Harris English	13 under par	13 under par	finished	67	70	68	66	66	271
3	Chris Gotterup	12 under par	12 under par	finished	72	65	68	67	67	272
4	Haotong Li	11 under par	11 under par	finished	67	67	69	70	70	273
4	Matthew Fitzpatrick	11 under par	11 under par	finished	67	66	71	69	69	273
4	Wyndham Clark	11 under par	11 under par	finished	76	66	66	65	65	273
7	Xander Schauffele	10 under par	10 under par	finished	71	69	66	68	68	274
7	Rory McIlroy	10 under par	10 under par	finished	70	69	66	69	69	274
7	Robert MacIntyre	10 under par	10 under par	finished	71	66	70	67	67	274
10	Russell Henley	9 under par	9 under par	finished	72	70	65	68	68	275
10	Brian Harman	9 under par	9 under par	finished	69	65	73	68	68	275
10	Bryson DeChambeau	9 under par	9 under par	finished	78	65	68	64	64	275
10	Corey Conners	9 under par	9 under par	finished	74	69	66	66	66	275
14	Nicolai Hoejgaard	8 under par	8 under par	finished	69	69	69	69	69	276
14	Rickie Fowler	8 under par	8 under par	finished	69	72	70	65	65	276
16	Jesper Svensson	7 under par	7 under par	finished	71	72	68	66	66	277
16	Justin Rose	7 under par	7 under par	finished	69	71	68	69	69	277
16	John Parry	7 under par	7 under par	finished	72	71	67	67	67	277
16	Hideki Matsuyama	7 under par	7 under par	finished	74	69	68	66	66	277
16	Rasmus Hoejgaard	7 under par	7 under par	finished	69	68	70	70	70	277
16	Tyrrell Hatton	7 under par	7 under par	finished	68	69	68	72	72	277
16	Tommy Fleetwood	7 under par	7 under par	finished	73	68	69	67	67	277
23	J. J. Spaun	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	69	68	68	68	278
23	Maverick McNealy	6 under par	6 under par	finished	69	74	69	66	66	278
23	Dustin Johnson	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	69	67	69	69	278
23	Lucas Glover	6 under par	6 under par	finished	69	72	68	69	69	278
23	Ludvig Aaberg	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	67	68	70	70	278
28	Oliver Lindell	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	68	68	71	71	279
28	Harry Hall	5 under par	5 under par	finished	73	67	68	71	71	279
30	Kristoffer Reitan	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	68	68	72	72	280
30	Keegan Bradley	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	67	70	71	71	280
30	Akshay Bhatia	4 under par	4 under par	finished	73	68	70	69	69	280
30	Daniel Berger	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	70	70	68	68	280
34	Lee Westwood	3 under par	3 under par	finished	69	70	69	73	73	281
34	Justin Thomas	3 under par	3 under par	finished	72	69	69	71	71	281
34	Aaron Rai	3 under par	3 under par	finished	69	72	71	69	69	281
34	Jon Rahm	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	72	69	70	70	281
34	Sergio Garcia	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	73	70	68	68	281
34	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	3 under par	3 under par	finished	67	73	69	72	72	281
40	Jordan Spieth	2 under par	2 under par	finished	73	69	72	68	68	282
40	Shane Lowry	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	72	74	66	66	282
40	Jason Kokrak	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	70	71	70	70	282
40	Nathan Kimsey	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	72	68	71	71	282
40	Takumi Kanaya	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	72	69	70	70	282
45	Matt Wallace	1 under par	1 under par	finished	73	69	66	75	75	283
45	Henrik Stenson	1 under par	1 under par	finished	75	68	69	71	71	283
45	Jordan Smith	1 under par	1 under par	finished	71	68	72	72	72	283
45	Thriston Lawrence	1 under par	1 under par	finished	73	70	68	72	72	283
45	Matthew Jordan	1 under par	1 under par	finished	68	72	73	70	70	283
45	Thomas Detry	1 under par	1 under par	finished	72	71	70	70	70	283
45	Sam Burns	1 under par	1 under par	finished	70	69	72	72	72	283
52	Sepp Straka	level par	level par	finished	72	71	70	71	71	284
52	Adrien Saddier	level par	level par	finished	72	71	72	69	69	284
52	Marc Leishman	level par	level par	finished	73	68	68	75	75	284
52	Sung-Jae Im	level par	level par	finished	71	71	67	75	75	284
56	Jhonattan Vegas	1 over par	1 over par	finished	72	70	70	73	73	285
56	Phil Mickelson	1 over par	1 over par	finished	70	72	76	67	67	285
56	Tony Finau	1 over par	1 over par	finished	70	68	72	75	75	285
59	Antoine Rozner	2 over par	2 over par	finished	72	70	73	71	71	286
59	Justin Leonard	2 over par	2 over par	finished	70	73	70	73	73	286
61	Romain Langasque	3 over par	3 over par	finished	71	71	72	73	73	287
61	Dean Burmester	3 over par	3 over par	finished	71	71	76	69	69	287
63	Andrew Novak	4 over par	4 over par	finished	71	72	74	71	71	288
63	Francesco Molinari	4 over par	4 over par	finished	72	71	71	74	74	288
63	Riki Kawamoto	4 over par	4 over par	finished	72	70	78	68	68	288
63	Ryggs Johnston	4 over par	4 over par	finished	74	66	74	74	74	288
63	Viktor Hovland	4 over par	4 over par	finished	73	69	73	73	73	288
68	Jacob Skov Olesen	6 over par	6 over par	finished	67	76	73	74	74	290
69	Matthias Schmid	8 over par	8 over par	finished	73	70	79	70	70	292
70	Sebastian Soederberg	11 over par	11 over par	finished	73	70	75	77	77	295

Last updated 20th July 2025 at 18:47

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Catch up with best reaction after Scheffler wins The Open

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Live Reporting

Scottie Scheffler wins The Openpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 20 July

Relive the best bits of The Openpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 20 July

Watch Scheffler's winning momentpublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 20 July

McIlroy delights his home crowdpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 20 July

More Scheffler statspublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 20 July

'First person I look for when I win is my wife'published at 20:03 British Summer Time 20 July

'A very special feeling'published at 19:58 British Summer Time 20 July

'Lucky I get to live out my dreams'published at 19:56 British Summer Time 20 July

Keys to victory: How Scheffler claimed the Claret Jugpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 20 July

Postpublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 20 July

Final leaderboardpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 20 July

'Other players in Scheffler's shadow'published at 19:43 British Summer Time 20 July

'Scheffler so good players have to admit it'published at 19:40 British Summer Time 20 July

Watch Scheffler's news conference livepublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 20 July

How Scheffler won The Openpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 20 July

'Scheffler becoming as dominant as Tiger was'published at 19:32 British Summer Time 20 July

'Scheffler the best in every category'published at 19:29 British Summer Time 20 July

Scheffler's prolific win ratepublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 20 July

Postpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 20 July

'I did a good job of staying focused'published at 19:22 British Summer Time 20 July

153rd Open Championship

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