The Open 2025 LIVE: Round three leaderboard, tee-times, golf scores & updates

Summary

Full coverage of day three of the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush
World number one Scottie Scheffler holds four-shot lead at -14
China's Haotong Li will partner him after closing at 10 under par
A level par round of 71 leaves Matt Fitzpatrick at -9
Rory McIlroy shoots five-under 66 to finish at -8, alongside Tyrrell Hatton
Defending champion Xander Schauffele of USA closes at -7
England's John Parry makes hole-in-one at 13th
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Paul Higham, Phil Cartwright, Joe Bradshaw, Ros Satar and Henry Cowling

Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 19 July
Hatton -5, R Hojgaard -4 (4)

Tyrrell Hatton has another birdie putt from that 25-30 foot range and it's another great try, but nothing is dropping for him right now.
A fourth straight par for the Englishman.
Sun not shining on MacIntyrepublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 19 July
MacIntyre -4 (4)
Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at Royal Portrush

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Especially on hazy days like today, us ginger-skinned Scots need to be mindful of slapping on the suncream.
Bob MacIntyre smeared himself with a right old dollop of the stuff on the first tee. Arms, neck and face and ears all got a good going over.
But if you look closely on the TV coverage, you might spot he's not quite rubbed in a dab of it on the top of his right ear, which troubles me more than it probably should.
He'll more likely be troubled by the fact he's dropped one on four. Just not got it going yet today...
Macintyre slips backpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 19 July
English -6, MacIntyre -4 (4)

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While plenty of players are making moves today, Robert MacIntyre takes a frustrating step backwards at the fourth.
He's paid the price for a poor second shot that picked out the rough and he's dropped to four under par.
Steady from partner Harris English though, and he remains in touch.
Birdie for Lipublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 19 July
Harman -6, Li -9 (3)

Li Haotong rolls in a seven footer for birdie on the third to get to within one of the lead, but it's disaster again for Brian Harman who misses a tiddler for par so makes a bogey to go along with his double at the first.
USA v England on Open leaderboardpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 19 July

There's a huge amount of different nationalities playing in The Open this year, but two dominating right now.
There are seven Americans in the top 14 and five players from England - the other two coming from China and Northern Ireland (bet you can't guess who that is?).
Scheffler three-putts for parpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 19 July
Scheffler -10 (2)

Scottie Scheffler's eagle putt from 50 feet comes to rest about four feet past the hole.
And the world number one misses the one on the way back!
Par-par start for Scheffler, who is now in a share of the lead after Matt Fitzpatrick's eagle three.
Eagle for Fitzpatrick!published at 16:02 British Summer Time 19 July
Fitzpatrick -10 (2)

That's some way to bounce back from a short miss for par on the first!
Matt Fitzpatrick is off to the left of the second green in two, but the Englishman chips over a little mound and straight into the cup!
We wait to see what Scottie Scheffler, who has an eagle putt shortly, will do but for now he's in a share of the lead.
Follow or choose a spot?published at 16:02 British Summer Time 19 July
Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Royal Portrush

One of the (many) brilliant things about Royal Portrush is the amount of vantage points from which to watch the action unfold.
The dunes that frame the holes provide great viewing spots but what's your plan of action? Are you in the pack, following your favourite player's every move?
Or are you finding a spot like this one that affords terrific views down the 17th fairway to the green, with the 13th next to it and 12th in the distance... there's the added bonus of the 18th fairway directly behind you...
Thumbs up for following. Thumbs down for staying put.
Bounceback birdie from Brianpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 19 July
Harman -7, Li -8 (2)

Nice response from Brian Harman on the second as he makes a birdie to get one of those shots back he lost on the first.
Mentality has never been a problem for the American left-hander.
Big drive alert!published at 15:59 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -6, Smith -1 (6)

Rory McIlroy's feeling it today - and he's showing it on the seventh as he winds up and launches an absolute monster of a drive.
Just the 370 yards!
If you ever get the chance to attend an event McIlroy's playing in just go down to the range and watch him hitting driver - it's like a different sport!
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Back-to-back birdies for Finaupublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 19 July
Finau -5 (4)

It was an unwanted opening bogey on the first for Tony Finau, but he quickly made amends with back-to-back birdies.
That's five under for the 35-year-old, who started his tournament with rounds of 70 and 68.
Scheffler a putting machinepublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 19 July
Scheffler -10 (1)
Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Royal Portrush

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Scottie Scheffler had 11 one-putts in the second round. That's the best of his major career.
A couple of years ago, his putting was his Achilles heel. But in September 2023, he got in touch with putting coach Phil Kenyon. Within a year he'd won a second Masters title, Olympic gold and seven PGA Tour events.
This year he's won three times, including the US PGA Championship.
I spoke to Phil about the work he's being doing with Scottie prior to this week and also picked up a little advice for putting on links greens.
Postpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 19 July
Scheffler -10, Fitzpatrick -8 (1)
Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at Royal Portrush

Scottie Scheffler strode off ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick as they left the first green, the gap between them having doubled in the space of one hole. A sign of things to come today?
Rose escapes with bogeypublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 19 July
Rose -5 (8)

When you make a mistake, minimise the damage and that's exactly what Justin Rose has done at the eighth.
It's only one shot gone, which could have been a whole lot worse after scrubbing around in the rough throughout the hole.
Bogey for Rasmuspublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 19 July
Hatton -5, R Hojgaard -4 (3)

It's been a sound start from Tyrrell Hatton, who can't quite find the cup from 20 feet for birdie but does extend his streak of pars at the beginning of his third round.
Rasmus Hojgaard three-putts from 30 feet, with the par putt from less than four feet never troubling the hole. A bogey for the Dane.
Such has been the quality of scoring elsewhere, that's dropped him into a tie for 15th.
Postpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 19 July
English -6, MacIntyre -5 (3)

We're not seeing anything of Harris English and Bob MacIntyre but they have both navigated the second and third holes without any change to their scores.
They stay four and five shots back respectively.
'Rory's all business today'published at 15:52 British Summer Time 19 July
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy took the opportunity to study the leaderboard just short of the fifth green so he knows Russell Henley and Justin Rose have made big moves too.
On Thursday and Friday, McIlroy was chatting away to Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood as he went round.
He's all business today - although he is still acknowledging the amazing levels of support on each hole.
Just a parpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -6, Smith -2 (6)

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Another par for Rory McIlroy on the sixth hole with another nice lag putt from a mile away - 50 feet if you're interested - leaving him a just a two footer for a three.
Funny one this, as Rory is three under through six which is a great start, but a combination of being so far behind Scottie Scheffler and having two great chances to be a couple of shots better off means there's almost a sense of disappointment about the place.
Golf eh!
'Unforced error from Fitzpatrick'published at 15:51 British Summer Time 19 July
Fitzpatrick -8 (1)
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

That’s an unforced error from Matt Fitzpatrick. He hit a pretty good first putt, obviously ran a little fast but that’s more to do with nerves more than anything else.
Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 19 July
Scheffler -10, Fitzpatrick -8 (1)

Scottie Scheffler is bidding to become just the fourth player to win a Masters, US PGA Championship and Open before the age of 30, after Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
This'll be his final chance - Scheffler turns 30 next June, before the 2026 Open at Royal Birkdale.
A great tee shot from the world number one on the second, a par-five he could easily reach in two.

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