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

'Rory sets out intentions'published at 15:02 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -5, Smith -2 (2)
Graeme Storm
Two-time European Tour winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

He's set the gauntlet down here, he's set out his intentions.
We said he needs to be about three under today by the fifth, and he's well on his way to doing that.
'Excitement building around Rory'published at 15:01 British Summer Time 19 July
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

The big mounds beyond the second green gave everyone a good look at that putt.
Not to be but another birdie is greeted with a roar.
You can feel the excitement building now and this has the making to be a great day.
Hit it Rory!published at 15:00 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -5, Smith -2 (2)

Oh Rory McIlroy, hit it! McIlroy's got his hands on his knees as he gives that eagle try a great roll, but maybe just a couple of rolls short as it pulls up just a few inches short of landing the big bird.
The crowd tried willing that one home but it just ran out of juice. Still, it's two birdies in two holes and the McIlroy charge is officially ON!
Triple bogey for Lowrypublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 19 July
Lowry +2, Rahm -1 (14)

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It's not Shane Lowry's week is it? After that penalty incident yesterday (we've got an update on that coming) he's now made a triple-bogey seven on the 14th.
Him and Jon Rahm were already prowling around like two grumpy, angry grizzly bears at Royal Portrush and that mood will not get any better after that.
You'd make a fortune following this group around with a swear jar...
Henley on the marchpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 19 July
Henley -4 (11)

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Russell Henley is quietly chipping away at the lead.
He's just found his fifth birdie of the day at the 11th, taking him to four under on the day and in the Championship.
That's a share of 10th as it stands for the American.
Rory with a ripperpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -4, Smith -3 (1)

Only the second hole, but Portrush is getting excited as Rory McIlroy smashed a drive away 314 yards - not quite on the fairway but only just off it and not bad at all.
He then rips a three iron from 262 yards out and it gets a nice bounce onto the green to leave a 30 footer for eagle.
Imagine the noise if he makes that!
This happened earlier...published at 14:51 British Summer Time 19 July
Parry -4 (17)

Englishman John Parry produced a moment of magic on the par-three 13th earlier - the first ace of the 2025 Open.
He's bogey-free for his round heading down the last. He'll be round in 66 if he can par the 18th.
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'How good is that?' - England's Parry hits first hole-in-one of 2025 Open
'Rory tries to calm himself'published at 14:51 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -4, Smith -3 (1)
Graeme Storm
Two-time European Tour winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

Rory was taking a deep breath and taking it all in, trying to calm his heart rate down and talking to his caddy while Jordan Smith finished off his hole.
Open stat attackpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 19 July

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Before starting his third round, Rory McIlroy had hit the fewest fairways of anyone to make the cut. His success rate of 32.1% over the first two days ranked him 150th in the field
Cue hitting the fairway on the first today.
Interestingly, the person to hit the second-fewest fairways of anyone to make the cut is leader Scottie Scheffler. He’s managed to do so just 39.3% of the time, ranking him 137th in the field ahead of starting his next round.
But a warning for the field - Scheffler’s approach play has been as peerless as ever, ranking second for SG approach (+6.81) BUT he’s also first for SG putting (+6.39).
Can anyone stop him if he putts well today?
See you in New Yorkpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 19 July
Faith Harper
BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

There's been a lot of talk about US Ryder Cup captain, Keegan Bradley this week.
He was on the range just beside Rory, who has a very nice Team Europe club cover to show off.
Just a little reminder that we're getting closer and closer to what should be an epic battle at Bethpage.
'Unbelievable scenes at first'published at 14:46 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -4, Smith -3 (1)
Graeme Storm
Two-time European Tour winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Absolutely amazing. Unbelievable scenes at this first hole. He got the line off Jordan Smith and he's putted with perfection.
Rory's recordpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 19 July

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Rory reflects on his Royal Portrush record
Rory McIlroy could do with a low one today, and he's made a great start. He's also gone low, very low, here before.
He shot 65 on Friday here in 2019 but just missed the cut and going back even further he shot 61, breaking the course record at Royal Portrush, as a 16 year old.
Roars for Rorypublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -4 (1)
Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Royal Portrush

I've ambled back into the media tent to grab a bite to eat before the action really kicks in.
Big mistake.
A huge roar pierces through the tarpaulin roof - and we are about 500 yards from the green. It grabs the attention of every soul in here.
I was lucky enough to be at Augusta National in 2019 when Tiger Woods won the Masters. The cheers there were big. They were nothing on that.
Perfect birdie start!published at 14:43 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -4, Smith -3 (1)

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An early Rory roar at Royal Portrush as McIlroy lands a huge curling putt from over 30 feet away up and over a huge hill in the first green - tracking all the way but maybe curling too much before it straightens up and dives into the hole.
Cue a huge outburst of noise from the fans and plenty of "come on Rory" as he strides off to the second.
Perfect start.
Rose starts wellpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 19 July
Rose -3 (3)

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Another man making back-to-back birdies is Justin Rose.
The Masters runner-up, who also finished second at last year's Open, bogeyed the first but has bounced back on the second and third.
Birdies for Abergpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 19 July
Aberg -4 (3)

Ludvig Aberg has made back-to-back birdies at the second and third to improve to four under.
Just a second Open Championship for the young Swede this and you have to keep reminding yourself of that fact as he's made just an astonishing impact in the pro game.
He famously became the first man ever to play in the Ryder Cup before taking part in a single major championship, and handled it brilliantly. Some player.
Watch Fleetwood's eagle on the secondpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 19 July
Fleetwood -3 (6)

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An eagle on the second for Fleetwood
England's Tommy Fleetwood bogeyed his first hole today but bounced back brilliantly with an eagle at the second.
Fleetwood, the runner-up at Portrush in 2019, followed that with a birdie on six to be two under for his round at the moment.
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Get Involvedpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 19 July
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Ali Bruce-Ball called it the Roro-coaster.
We've heard it dubbed the McIlroy Express. Whatever you call it, we are in for a ride this afternoon.
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Rory finds a fairway!published at 14:36 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -3, Smith -3

Rory McIlroy hit just nine out of 28 fairways in the opening two rounds, that's the worst record of any player still left in the Open Championship - but he's found one already today.
A much better tee shot off the first sees him find the left half of the fairway as he gets into double figures for the week for fairways hit - could be a good omen for today?
Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 19 July
McIlroy -3, Smith -3 (14:30 BST)
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

Once again, the first hole is abuzz with Rory fever.
In truth, it may not be quite as busy as Thursday and Friday, but he's still the biggest draw out here at the moment. He has to be thinking 64.
A big afternoon in store for Englishman Jordan Smith, too. He's been on the scene for a good while though and will definitely relish this.
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Hughie's: The first hole at Royal Portrush is a 420-yard par four.

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