19:42
Sealed with a kiss
Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler moves one leg away from career grand slam with victory at The Open
Open Championship Final Round Leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler wins The Open for the first time in his career.
Scottie Scheffler has won The Open for the first time in his career at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
Scheffler, 29, closed with a steady round of 68 on the Dunluce Links to finish 17-under par and see out a commanding four-shot victory over his compatriot Harris English.
The win marks a fourth major title of Scheffler's career and his fourth win of the 2025 PGA Tour season.
Scheffler also now moves to within one leg of completing the career grand slam.
The American has two Masters titles, a PGA Championship and now an Open Championship to his name.
Scheffler will have a chance to achieve golf immortality, just as Rory McIlroy did at The Masters in April, when he rocks up at Shinnecock Hills for the US Open next June.
If you believe in fate, the final round of the 2026 US Open falls on Scheffler's 30th birthday.
Only six golfers in the modern era have completed the career grand slam (McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen).
Scheffler now becomes the fourth player to win The Masters, PGA and The Open all before the age of 30, joining Woods, Nicklaus and Player.
Last week's Scottish Open champion Chris Gotterup continued his impressive recent form with a solo third finish at The Open.
Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick and Haotong Li rounded out the top five on 11-under par.
Home favourite Rory McIlroy failed to ignite for much of the final round and his closing round of 69 saw him finish tied seventh on 10-under par alongside defending champion Xander Schauffele and Robert MacIntyre.
LIV Golf superstar Bryson DeChambeau vaulted up the board with a brilliant 64 to finish the week in tied 10th on 9-under par.
An incredible result given he started the week with a disastrous 78, his worst opening score at at major.
Scottie Scheffler | -17 | 68 |
Harris English | -13 | 66 |
Chris Gotterup | -12 | 67 |
Wyndham Clark | -11 | 65 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -11 | 69 |
Haotong Li | -11 | 70 |
Xander Schauffele | -10 | 68 |
Robert MacIntyre | -10 | 67 |
Rory McIlroy | -10 | 69 |
Scroll down this page to see how The Open was won and lost at Royal Portrush...
20 Jul 2025
19:03
Scottie clasps his hands on the Claret Jug for the first time
Scottie Scheffler
18:54
Scottie celebrates with wife Meredith and baby boy Bennett
Scottie Scheffler
18:53
Photos from 18th green
It looks like Scottie enjoyed this one, even if he said celebrations only typically last a couple of minutes at the start of the week!
Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler
18:44
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open
Scheffler -17 (F)
Scottie Scheffler wins The Open
Scheffler finds the left of the green and two putts for par.
He finishes at 17-under par and four shots clear of English.
Scheffler is now one leg away from completing the career grand slam at the US Open next June.
Congratulations Scottie, a fourth career major title and a fourth win of the 2025 season.
The winning putt.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2025
This is the one. pic.twitter.com/uZd6bhtkNF
18:30
McIlroy 69
McIlroy -10 (F)
McIlroy chips up just short of the pin for a tap-in par on 18.
He finishes the week in a tie for seventh.
18:29
Scheffler par at 17
Scheffler -17 (17)
Scheffler two putts for par on the short par-4 17th and he will take a commanding four-shot lead down the par-4 18th.
I think even I could finish this off for him.
18:28
McIlroy walks down 18
McIlroy -10 (17*)
McIlroy receives huge cheers from the home fans as he walks onto the 18th green.
An emotional McIlroy purses his lips as he takes in the reception.
18:23
English 66, Gotterup 67
English -13, Gotterup -12 (F)
English finishes the week in solo second on 13-under par courtesy of a brilliant 66.
His playing partner went round in an equally impressive 67 to finish in solo third on 12-under par.
Two great weeks in a row on the links for Gotterup, who won the Genesis Scottish Open last week.
Every chance both players will feature on the US Ryder Cup team this September.
18:11
Leaderboard update
Scottie Scheffler | -17 | 16 |
Harris English | -13 | 17 |
Chris Gotterup | -12 | 17 |
Wyndham Clark | -11 | 65 |
Robert MacIntyre | -10 | 67 |
Xander Schauffele | -10 | 68 |
Rory McIlroy | -10 | 16 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -10 | 16 |
Haotong Li | -10 | 16 |
18:07
English second
English -13 (17)
It's another birdie for English, who moves into solo second on 13-under par.
English's performance this week will more than likely see him play his way into the US Ryder Cup team this September.
18:05
Scheffler par
Scheffler -17 (16)
Scheffler narrowly misses out on a fourth two on the tough par-3 16th this week.
His 15 footer misses narrowly on the left side.
It's a safe par and he remains at 17-under par.
17:55
Three to go for Scheffler
Scheffler -17, Li -10 (15)
Scottie Scheffler continues to tick off the holes and he navigates an easy par at the 15th.
Li gets one back.
17:50
A birdie finally drops for Rory McIlroy
McIlroy -10, Fitzpatrick -9 (15)
Contrasting fortunes for McIlroy and Fitzpatrick at the 15h.
McIlroy gets close with his approach and finds his second birdie in four holes.
Fitzpatrick drops back with a messy bogey.
17:47
Scheffler ticks off another par
Scheffler -17, Li -9 (14)
Scottie Scheffler finds fairway and green in regulation and two-putts for a par.
He's getting closer now.
Li, meanwhile, makes a complete hash of the 14th.
His tee shot found the fairway bunker and, from there, could only advance his golf ball about 100 yards.
His third sailed through the green and, after eventually finding the putting surface, he two putts for an ugly double bogey six to drop way down the leaderboard.
17:40
Not Rory McIlroy's day
McIlroy -9, Fitzpatrick -10 (13)
There's still huge crowds following Rory McIlroy, who want to see a few more birdies from their man to close out the 2025 Open.
Another chance goes begging at the 13th.
17:33
Scheffler par
Scheffler -17, Li -11 (13)
Scheffler can't stretch his lead to six.
Li gets up and down for his three.
17:26
Relentless Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler -17, Li -11 (13*)
Scottie Scheffler is slowing no signs of slowing down.
A glorious iron fizzes through the air and lands nine feet away.
Li has gone left, but he's on the edge of the green.
Scottie powers on.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2025
A birdie on 12 and this approach on 13 has him at 17-under. pic.twitter.com/mQJc8PtJmk
17:23
Pars for McIlroy and Fitzpatrick
McIlroy -9, Fitzpatrick -10 (13)
Rory McIlroy needs birdies.
A so-so 7-iron finds the middle of the green. It's an outside look at a two.
It's low. And short.
Fitzpatrick makes his fifth par in a row.
Rory McIlroy
17:20
Scheffler leads by five
Scheffler -17, Li -11 (12)
Haotong Li settles for a par.
Scheffler makes no mistake with his short birdie putt and moves five shots clear.
17:16
Birdie chance for Scheffler
Scheffler -16, Li -11 (12*)
Li and Scheffler have a crack at the 12th green in two strokes.
Both miss, and it's Scheffler who has the easier chance to get up and down for a birdie.
Li elects to putt up and over the mound and races it by some 30 feet.
Scheffler chips to about eight feet or so.
17:14
Gotterup gets to 12-under
English -11, Gotterup -12 (13)
English and Gotterup both have makeable birdie putts at the par-3 13th.
Gotterup is the only one to walk off the green with a two.
17:10
McIlroy gets one back
McIlroy -9, Fitzpatrick -10 (12)
Rory McIlroy produced the fireworks here yesterday by jarring a 56-eagle putt.
He's four feet closer today, but this one doesn't drop. It's a simple birdie for McIlroy, though, and he gets one stroke back.
Fitzpatrick settles with a par.
17:08
Here's that fabulous birdie putt from Li
Take a look at this superb putt from Haotong Li...
Haotong Li holes from off the green. He's five off the lead. pic.twitter.com/wKPHEdAbgj
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2025
17:07
Eagle drops for Harris English!
English -11, Gotterup -11 (12)
Let's check in with some of the chasers.
Harris English and Chris Gotterup, who won the Scottish Open last week, both have eagle putts at the 12th.
English goes first from 32 feet... it's in! Where did that come from?
Gotterup will be kicking himself though, as his effort never had a chance.
He tidies up his birdie.
