The R&A announced The Open will carry the same prize pool as 2024's record-setting purse with the winner taking home a $3.1 million check like Xander Schauffele did last year. That is a handsome payday but not one all that uncommon at this time in professional golf.

Scheffler recorded a pair of birdies and an eagle at the seventh hole to create the separation going into Sunday. The impressive round gave him the 54-hole lead. He is 3-for-3 in majors when he owns the lead after the third round. The latest win came at the 2025 PGA Championship.

Li Haotong is in contention to become the first man from China, a country of 1.4 billion people, to win a major golf championship.

John Parry's tee shot at the 192-yard No. 13 landed at the front of the green, took a couple of bounces and hopped straight into the cup.

Smylie Kaufman learned a hard broadcasting lesson at the British Open on Friday: Always assume the mic is live. The former PGA Tour winner-turned-NBC Sports reporter was on duty during Round 2 at Royal Portrush when an awkward technical glitch led to an unexpected NSFW moment on air.

After three rounds, the American is closing in on his fourth major with a bogey-free 67 to claim a four-shot lead at Royal Portrush.

Rory McIlroy climbed the leaderboard Saturday at the 2025 Open Championship thanks in large part to an electric eagle putt on the par-five 12th.