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

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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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Postpublished at 19:53 BST 19 July

We'll be here for a little while longer with more reaction to the third round, and some videos of the best moments.
'Scheffler was just majestic'published at 19:52 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14 (67)
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

Scheffler’s round just exuded patience. He got off to a slow start, not quite hitting it close, not quite taking his chances and then from hole five and six onwards it was just majestic.
He just keeps executing his shots, shot after shot, fairway to green.
And when he did make a couple of slight errors, he got out of jail and gave Matt no momentum really and his putting let him down.
Postpublished at 19:49 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14 (67)

Three rounds in the sixties for Scottie Scheffler.
Only four players have managed that this week - Scheffler (68-64-67), Li Haotong (67-67-69), Tyrrell Hatton (68-69-68) and Nicolai Hojgaard (69-69-69).
Scheffler ends with four-shot leadpublished at 19:46 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14 (67), Fitzpatrick -9 (71)

A par on 18 for Matt Fitzpatrick means he'll be in the penultimate group on Sunday after a level-par 71 today. He's in third place on his own.
And it's a safe two-putt par on the last for Scottie Scheffler, who goes round in 67 without a bogey on the card.
Scheffler has one hand on the Claret Jug with 18 holes left to play.
'It was so much fun'published at 19:43 BST 19 July
McIlroy -8 (66)

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Rory McIlroy says he had 'fun' in his third round at The Open, praising the atmosphere at Portrush:
"It was incredible. It was so much fun. I rode my luck at times, but it was an incredible atmosphere out there. I feel like I've given myself at least half a chance tomorrow."
On his eagle at the 12th: "It's one of the largest roars I've ever heard on a golf course, it was a really cool moment."
Postpublished at 19:42 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14, Fitzpatrick -9 (17)

Matt Fitzpatrick plays first from the 18th fairway and sends his approach to within 25 feet.
Scottie Scheffler follows him to almost the exact same spot.
Game face on from the world number one as he strides towards the green, putter in hand.
Postpublished at 19:41 BST 19 July
Li -10 (69)
Andy Gray
BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

Compared to some of the names at the sharp end of the leaderboard, Li Haotong is a relative unknown at this stage.
He's greeted with warm applause as he walks onto the 18th, and again when he sinks his final putt.
He hadn't made a cut at the Open since 2018. Now it looks like he'll be partnering Scottie Scheffler on the final day.
It's some story.
Bogey finish for Lipublished at 19:41 BST 19 July
Li -10 (69)

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A closing bogey for Li Haotong after he found the bunker off the tee - an odd choice of driver there for Li given he's been excellent at finding fairways and that club just made it a bit tougher.
Still, at 10 under he's in the final group tomorrow as things stand along with Scottie Scheffler.
'Fitzpatrick will be really frustrated'published at 19:39 BST 19 July
Fitzpatrick -9 (17)
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

I think Matt is going to be really frustrated. I think he’s played well enough to have certainly hung with Scottie and maybe even pick up some shots on him. He just hasn’t been able to get it over the line.
He hasn’t been able to get the ball in the hole. A few too many mistakes and every time he got going, there was a momentum change from either Scottie or a mistake from Matt.
I think he will be frustrated considering he has not played badly at all.
Any hope of stopping Scheffler?published at 19:36 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14, Fitzpatrick -9 (17)

Barring a complete capitulation on the 18th, Scottie Scheffler will be leading The Open heading into the final round.
In one sense, there's hope for the field. Only one man - Tiger Woods - has ever won The Open while world number one.
However, Scheffler has won his past nine tournaments when holding the outright lead after 54 holes.
The very definition of a "good front-runner".
The American crashes his tee shot straight down the fairway on 18.
Bogey for Fitzpatrickpublished at 19:33 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14, Fitzpatrick -9 (17)

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Matt Fitzpatrick can't get up and down from that awkward spot near the greenside bunker and he drops a shot.
Fitzpatrick is now five shots off Scottie Scheffler's lead and two behind second-placed Li Haotong, who is up ahead of the final group playing the 18th.
Hatton ends eight underpublished at 19:31 BST 19 July
Hatton -8 (68), R Hojgaard -6 (70)

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Tyrrell Hatton posts a three-under-par 68 but it could have been three or four shots better than that if his putter been a little hotter. So many efforts from 20-25 feet that were close but not close enough today.
The Englishman will start tomorrow's final round six shots off the lead if Scottie Scheffler pars the last.
Rasmus Hojgaard bogeys the last to end six under, the same score as his twin brother Nicolai. Might they be playing together on Sunday?
Postpublished at 19:27 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14, Fitzpatrick -10 (16)

Matt Fitzpatrick's second shot is from a horrible spot. It dribbles down towards a greenside bunker - but stops right on the edge of it. A tricky chip coming up.
Scottie Scheffler is on the green after going left off the tee.
Postpublished at 19:25 BST 19 July
Hatton -8 (17)

Only three groups left on the golf course now, as the shadows start to lengthen.
The weather conditions have been magnificent today, it must be said, and the sun still shines over Royal Portrush as Tyrrell Hatton sends his approach to the 18th green.
Slightly overhit - he'll have about 45 feet for a closing birdie that his play today really does deserve.
Birdie puts Li into secondpublished at 19:22 BST 19 July
Li -11 (17)

Right now, China's Li Haotong is the nearest challenger to Scottie Scheffler after he drained a 20 footer on 17 for a birdie to progress to 11 under.
He was in the rough off the tee but hit a nice second, and an even nicer third to continue his fine championship so far.
Just the two bogeys all week for Li so far.
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English joins McIlroy at -8published at 19:22 BST 19 July
English -8 (68), MacIntyre -6 (70)

Harris English has not managed to finish off with a birdie as his eight-footer stays up.
He's into the house at eight under par. Joining him, but a further two shots back, is Scotland's Bob MacIntyre who never quite got going today.
Scheffler goes four clearpublished at 19:19 BST 19 July
Scheffler -14, Fitzpatrick -10 (16)

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Matt Fitzpatrick is about 50 feet from the hole and he hits his putt about 48 feet. The line was great, just a tiny amount more needed on the power gauge.
Now then, Scottie Scheffler - in!
Remarkably that's his first birdie of the back nine.
He's four ahead of the rest now and playing metronomic golf.
Can anyone stop him lifting that Claret Jug tomorrow evening?
Postpublished at 19:15 BST 19 July
Hatton -8, R Hojgaard -7 (17)

Pars for both of these two on the 17th.
Tyrrell Hatton had the chance of a 20-footer for a three but no joy for the Englishman.
Postpublished at 19:15 BST 19 July
English -8, MacIntyre -6 (17)

Chris Gotterup and Rory McIlroy share the clubhouse lead as it stands but they could be leapfrogged very shortly by Harris English who has wafted in a beautiful second shot.
He'll have eight feet to get to nine under par.
Postpublished at 19:14 BST 19 July
Scheffler -13 (15)
Jonathan Bradley
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

I thought Scottie Scheffler might beat that birdie attempt to the hole on 15 there.
It's all quite serene out here with the final group.
The crowds after Rory McIlroy finished have not filtered back down the course and, of course, those roars from elsewhere around Royal Portrush have stopped too.

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