Six years after his emotional missed cut at Royal Portrush, McIlroy stuck around for four days of heavy praise from the hometown crowd, which showered McIlroy all the way through his 10-under performance and T-7 finish.

After just two swings in the Sunday’s final round of the British Open, it already seemed close to over. After two holes, it definitely felt over. After four holes, engraver Garry Harvey could start etching the name of Scottie Scheffler into the claret jug,

The top-ranked golfer in the world cruised to a four-shot win at the British Open at Royal Portrush to claim his first ever Claret Jug and a fourth career major championship. As a result, that sent him back to the United States with a $3.1 million check.

Scottie Scheffler shaped spectacular shots, calmly caressing rugged Royal Portrush for a final round 3-under 68 on Sunday to win his first British Open title.

He shot 78 in the opening round at Royal Portrush and looked well on the way to missing the cut in his second straight major. Instead, he flipped a switch and instead shot under par the next three days and earned himself a top-10 finish with a stellar closing 54 holes, finishing as the lowest LIV golfer on the leaderboard.

The final round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush will feature Scottie Scheffler trying to convert a four-shot lead into his first Claret Jug and fourth career major title. Scheffler put distance between himself and the field with a Saturday 67 to reach 14 under, four clear of Haotong Li (-10) in second.

One hour into the final round, his lead already was seven shots and no one got closer than four the rest of the way at Royal Portrush.

A champion will be crowned. Follow along for leaderboard updates, scores, highlights and more from the final round of the 2025 British Open.

Temper again got the best of Sergio Garcia. On Royal Portrush’s par-5 second, the Spaniard sent his tee shot soaring to the left. The swing was barely completed when the former Masters champ recoiled,