Scottie Scheffler, British Open and PGA championship
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Open Championship winner Scottie Scheffler is showing off the spoils of his latest victory, bringing the Claret Jug with him to the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere.
Scheffler is beginning to lap the field with his dominance on the PGA Tour, even drawing comparisons to a legendary racehorse.
Scottie Scheffler capped off his dominant 2025 season by winning his fourth major title at the British Open at Royal Portrush on Sunday. But that wasn’t the only milestone he hit. With the victory, Scheffler officially entered one of the most exclusive clubs in golf, the PGA Tour’s $90 Million Club.
Scheffler enters Sunday's round with a massive four-shot lead at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, which has him on the cusp of claiming his fourth career major championship and his first ever Claret Jug. The top-ranked golfer in the world fired a bogey-free round on Saturday with ease, and nobody else seemed able to even make a dent in his lead.
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Home favourite Rory McIlroy birdied three of his first four holes to mount a third-round charge as world number Scottie Scheffler maintained his British Open lead in perfect scoring conditions on Saturday.
Dominant world number one Scottie Scheffler takes a four-shot lead into the final round of the British Open on Sunday, leaving local hero Rory McIlroy praying for a miracle.Victory would see him become only the second player after Tiger Woods to win the British Open while ranked world number one.