Rory McIlroy feels even more keen towards being open over the weekend
Rory McIlroy says he’s in a much better place in Portrush six years ago and knows that full belief this weekend is important.
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Scotty Schaeffler made the most of the second round and led the third day of the 153rd Open Championship.
The world’s No. 1 and tournament favourite was in the second round at Royal Port Rush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, shooting a 7-under par 64 when zoomed to the top of the leaderboard. Schaeffler will be sitting on -10 entering the third round on Saturday, July 19th. One stroke is better than Matt Fitzpatrick.
Schaeffler shot a 3-under 68 on the first day, shooting one shot from the lead in the first round. He grabbed Fitzpatrick and lead share in the second round after a 17-foot birdie putt in the 16-foot hole.
Two different groups are bundled behind them. Brian Herman and Haotong Lee are tied up at 8 under, with five other people sitting in -5 in the third round. Hometown’s favorite, Rory McIlroy, opens day 3 tied up on the 12th day at -3.
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Scotty Schaeffler took the lead again on the 7th on the Eagle putt, while Fitzpatrick continued walking into the same hole with birdie putts. Schaeffler is currently 12 under and has a pair of Perfleurs to close his first nine holes. Rory McIlroy is back five times after another long putt for the Eagle in par 5 12th place for 532 yards.
- 1. Scotty Schaeffler: -10
- 2. MattFitzpatrick:-10
- 3. HaotongLi:-9
- 4. Tyrell Hutton: -8
- T5. Chris gotterup:-7
- T5. Xander Schauffele:-7
- T8. Brian Herman: -6
- T8 Russell Henry:-6
- T8. Robert Macintyre:-6
- T8. Rory McIlroy:-6
Schaeffler now takes two shots ahead after Fitzpatrick Bogie
The third round of 36 holes leader Scotty Schaeffler began, and his first hole ended with a par. Meanwhile, Matt Fitzpatrick was slightly off between his par putts and returned to 8 under, tied second in Haotong Li. Brian Herman made a birdie putt on the second to return to 7 under after the second bogey.
10:30 ET score
- 1. Scotty Schaeffler: -10
- 2. MattFitzpatrick:-9
- T3. Brian Herman: -8
- T3. Haotong Li:-8
- T5. Russell Henry: -6
- T5. Harris English: -6
- T5 Chris gotterup:-6
- T5. Rory McIlroy:-6
- T9. Tyrell Hutton: -5
- T9. Nikolai Hodzigard: -5
- T9. Robert Macintyre:-5
- T9. Justin Rose: -5
- T9. Wyndham Clark: -5
McIlroy’s tee shot in No. 1 escaped off the fairway, but he made up for it with the second shot, earning a reasonable shot on birdie. His 36-foot birdie putt is true, and he repeated feats in the second hole, winning the Masters Champion 5-under for the tournament.
Canada’s Corey Connors had their third round to sneak up towards the top of the leaderboard to get a chance with a top 10 finish. The Connors jumped to 41 locations since the start of the third round, with second round leader Scotty Schaeffler having 4 unders and six shots from the set set.
John Parry, who had a hole-in-one at 192 yards No. 13, also moved to the tie in 10th place in the round 5-under. Bryson DeDanbaugh finishes his third round and will begin playing on Sunday at 2 under after the age of 68 on Saturday.
Open Championship Leaderboard: Scores after the second round
This is the top golfer at the 2025 British Open after two rounds of play. For the full leaderboard, click here:
- 1. Scotty Schaeffler: -10 (f)
- 2. Matt Fitzpatrick: -9 (f)
- T3. Brian Herman: -8 (f)
- T3. HaotongLi: -8 (f)
- T5. rasmushøjgaard: -5(f)
- T5. Tyrrell Hutton: -5 (f)
- T5. Robert McIntyre: -5 (f)
- T5. Harris English: -5 (f)
- T5. Chris gotterup: -5(f)
- T10. Tony Finau: -4 (f)
- T10. Nikolai Hodzigard: -4 (f)
Open Championship 2025: TV, streaming, where to watch
Live coverage for this year’s Open Championship is provided by NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel and Peacock. Live streaming is available via Fubo. Fubo offers a free trial version for new subscribers.
Round 3 – Saturday, July 19th
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- 3:05pm: Golf Channel has been live since its opening
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Open Championship Tea Time Today: British Open Pairing
The opening times and pairings for the third round of the Open Championship are as follows:
- 4:35am: Matty Schmidt, Corey Conners
- 4:45am: Seppa Straka, Hideach Maxya
- 4:55am: Takumi Kanaya, Adrian Sadia
- 5:05am: Sebastian Soderbergh, Henrik Stenson
- 5:15am: Thomas Detrey, Jacob Skoff Olesen
- 5:25am: Who is Nathan, Bryson Deccanbo
- 5:35am: Maverick McNerry, Sliston Lawrence
- 5:45am: Justin Leonard, John Parry
- 6am: Andrew Novak, Sergio Garcia
- 6:10am: Jesper Svesson, Francesco Molinari
- 6:20am: Riki Kawamoto, Wyndham Clark
- 6:30am: Shane Laurie, John Laurm
- 6:40am: JJ Spaun, Dustin Johnson
- 6:50am: Phil Mickelson, Jonattan Vegas
- 7am: Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth
- 7:15am: Russell Henry, Antoine Rosner
- 7:25am: Roman Landgasque, Daniel Burger
- 7:35am: im, Dean Im, Dean Bermester
- 7:45am: Matt Wallace, Akshay Battia
- 7:55am: Jason Cocrack, Lucas Glover
- 8:05am: Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
- 8:15am: Aaron Rye, Ricky Fowler
- 8:30am: Mark Leishman, Oliver Lindell
- 8:40am: Ryggs Johnston, Xander Schauffele
- 8:50am: Christopher Laytan, Matthew Jordan
- 9am: Ludvig Aberg, Justin Rose
- 9:10am: Harry Hall, Christian Bezidenhout
- 9:20am: Sam Burns, Lee Westwood
- 9:30am: Jordan Smith, Rory McIlroy
- 9:45am: Keegan Bradley, Nikolai Hodzigard
- 9:55am: Tony Finau, Chris Gottap
- 10:05am: Harris English, Robert McIntyre
- 10:15am: Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Højgaard
- 10:25am: Haotong Li, Brian Harman
- 10:35am: Matt Fitzpatrick, Scotty Scheffler
2025 Open Championship Odds
After the second round conclusion, according to BetMgm, the probability of winning British Open:
- Scotty Scheffler-165
- Matt Fitzpatrick +500
- Brian Herman +1200
- Haotong Li +2500
- Rory McIlroy +2500
- Tyrrell Hatton +2500
- Robert Macintyre +2800
- Chris gotterup +5000
- Harris English +6000
- Rasmus hojgaard +6600
- Xander Schauffele +10000
- Ludvig Aberg +12500
- Nikolai Whaigard +12500
- Tony discusses +2500
- Justin Rose +15,000
- Sam Burns +15,000
After the rain fell overnight, the weather channel is seeking cloudy skies at the Royal Portrush for most of Saturday’s third round. Early tee time players start under cool conditions with temperatures just above 60 degrees before turning to highs in the 60s. There are a few chances that the shower might return late in the morning, but you need to clear it relatively quickly.
The 153rd edition of the Open Championship takes place at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. This is the third mark that Royal Portrush held tournaments following 1951 and 2019.
The cut line fluctuated between one and two overs throughout the second round on Friday, but landed in one overs towards the weekend. Here are some notable golfers who missed the cut:
- Joaquin Niemann: +2(f)
- Jason Day: +2 (f)
- Zach Johnson: +3 (f)
- Sime Kir Kir: +3 (f)
- Tom Kim: +3 (f)
- Patrick Cantray: +3 (f)
- Stewart Sink: +4 (f)
- Michael Kim: +4 (f)
- Patrick Reed: +5 (f)
- Min Woo Lee: +5(f))
- Darren Clark: +6 (f)
- Louis Oosthuizen: +6 (f)
- Colin Morikawa: +7 (f)
- Brooks Koepka: +7 (f)
- Cameron Smith: +8 (f)
- Adam Scott: +9 (f)
- Padraig Harrington: +9 (f)
Here is the latest winners at the British Open. For a complete list of winners, see here.
- 2024: Xander Schauffele
- 2023: Brian Herman
- 2022: Cameron Smith
- 2021: Collin Morikawa
- 2019: Shane Laurie
- 2018: Francesco Morinari
- 2017: Jordan Spieth
- 2016: Henrik Stenson
- 2015: Zach Johnson
- 2014: Rory McIlroy
- 2013: Phil Mickelson
- 2012: Ernie
- 2011: Darren Clark
- 2010: Louis Oosthuizen
- 2009: Stewart’s Zinc
- 2008: Padraig Harrington
- 2007: Padraig Harrington
- 2006: Tiger Woods
- 2005: Tiger Woods
- 2004: Todd Hamilton
- 2003: Ben Ourtis
- 2002: Ernie
- 2001: David Duval
- 2000: Tiger Woods
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