World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler delivered a masterful performance to claim his first Claret Jug and fourth career major, cruising to a four-shot victory at The Open Championship held at Royal Portrush.
Scheffler, who already boasts two Masters titles and a recent PGA Championship win in May, now has three legs of the career Grand Slam. A victory at next summer’s US Open would make him just the sixth player in history to complete the feat.
The 29-year-old entered the final day with a four-shot lead and quickly widened the gap with three birdies in his opening five holes. Despite a double-bogey on the par-four eighth, Scheffler reached the turn five shots ahead. A steady back nine, capped with one final birdie, sealed a three-under-par 68, finishing the tournament at 17 under.
Harris English, with a brilliant final-round 66, claimed second place—his second runner-up finish at a major this season—while Chris Gotterup, fresh off his Genesis Scottish Open win, finished third, one shot further back.
Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Haotong Li shared fourth place, as Rory McIlroy’s quest for a home-soil victory ended in a tie for seventh alongside defending champion Xander Schauffele and Robert MacIntyre at 10 under.
Scheffler’s dominant win at Royal Portrush further cements his position as the game’s top player and sets the stage for a historic Grand Slam attempt at the 2026 US Open.
