World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler coasts to a four-stroke lead heading into Sunday’s final round at The Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Scheffler will go off with Haotong Li on Sunday. Li went 2-under in the third round to play his way into the final group, where he'll be the first player from China to be in the last pairing in the final day of a major in history. Matt Fitzpatrick is alone in third at 9-under.

There was a moment in the middle of the afternoon Saturday at Royal Portrush where it still felt like anything was possible at the 2025 Open Championship. All scenarios were still on the table. Hope ran rampant around the property as the third round trundled on and player after player made birdie after birdie.

Scottie Scheffler is living up to his status as the top favorite to win the Open Championship by taking the lead after the second round.

Scheffler leads another major championship after three rounds. This time, he’s four shots clear at the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he fired a 4-under 67 Saturday to push to 14 under.

Matt Fitzpatrick was paired with Scheffler on Saturday and opened the day trailing by a stroke. He shot even par and now trails by five. When Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis asked the 2022 U.S. Open champion what he’s expecting from Scheffler in the fourth round, Fitzpatrick took a breath, shook his head and resorted to wishful thinking.

Scottie Scheffler shot a 4-under 67 at Royal Portrush Golf Club to improve to 14-under 199 – his lowest 54-hole total at a major

Xander Schauffele figured he needed a “blackout” performance Sunday at The Open to have any chance of catching Scottie Scheffler.

He’s the type of player who can cause a championship to feel like it’s over simply by the way he approaches each new task in front of him.

Another major championship means another opportunity for Scottie Scheffler, but success at the Open Championship and golf in general isn’t what fulfills the American.