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The Herald Scotland
an hour ago
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- The Herald Scotland
Rory McIlroy scorecard today: Score from British Open Round 3
McIlroy's biggest moment of the day came when he eagled the Par 5 12th hole to bounce back from his lone bogey on Hole 11. He also finished with four birdies on the afternoon. REQUIRED READING: British Open leaderboard second-round scores: Scottie Scheffler surges into lead Despite the strong day, McIlroy is still sitting six strokes behind leader Scottie Scheffler, the latter of whom is searching for his first win at the British Open. Here's a look at how McIlroy scored in the third round of The Open Championship: Rory McIlroy score today McIlroy shot a 5-under 66 in the third round of The Open Championship on Saturday, July 19. Following an opening-round score of 1-under 70 and 2-under 69 in round two. He is now tied for fourth at 8 under par through three days of competition. First round score: 1-under 70 1-under 70 Second round score: 2-under 69 2-under 69 Third-round score: 5-under 66 5-under 66 Total score: 8 under par Here's how McIlroy fared on each hole on July 19, which included a whopping four birdies and an eagle. Par for hole and round score in parentheses
Yahoo
5 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Scheffler increases lead at The Open Championship
Scottie Scheffler had a fantastic third round at The Open Championship, shooting a 4-under 67, improving to -14 and continuing an impressive career that could end with Scheffler retiring as one of the best golfers ever.
Fox Sports
5 hours ago
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- Fox Sports
Bryson DeChambeau Slams ‘Out of Control' Pace of Play at The Open Championship
Pace of play on the links is an inexact science, and Bryson DeChambeau didn't mince words when discussing what he referred to as "out of control" pacing during The Open Championship this weekend. Speaking after his third round, DeChambeau, whose front nine at Royal Portrush went far quicker than his back nine, proposed a "very simple" solution. "You individually time everybody for their whole entire round," DeChambeau said, according to "It's very simple. Nobody wants to do it because people are too scared to get exposed, which I'm an advocate for. I'd love to be timed, and I have no problem with that. My putting — I'm more deliberate and take more time on that, but when it comes to iron shots and off the tee, I'm pretty fast." Many of Thursday's rounds loomed around or just went over the six-hour mark. Friday wasn't much better. DeChambeau got behind the eight-ball on Thursday, shooting a 78 on Day 1, followed by a 65-stroke round on Day 2. "I can tell you, [the] first two rounds — it was out of control what I saw," DeChambeau said, according to Sports Illustrated. "That's the way people play. Long story short, one day I hope we can have a better system." "It's not difficult at all," added DeChambeau, who is tied for 34th place headed into Sunday. "I think it would be more fair towards everybody," DeChambeau said, per "You know if somebody is playing slower, the [official] can go up to them and say, 'Hey man, you're over par with your time.' All you do is you just time them for every shot — he gets there, puts the bag down, and how long it takes them to hit that shot … to walk to the green — it's not rocket science. You time how long someone takes individually, and then you separate that from the other person playing. You start-stop on them the whole entire thing." Scottie Scheffler has a four-stroke lead on Hao-Tong Li for first place at 14 under par going into the final day of the tournament. [MORE: Bryson DeChambeau Changes Mindset, Makes Cut at The Open Championship] The PGA Tour is reducing field sizes for the majority of non-Signature events next spring. The maximum field size will go down from 156 players to 144, and single-course events played prior to daylight savings time will drop to 120 (they're currently 144 or 132), while events from daylight savings time until the Masters will cap at 132 players. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience PGA Tour LIV Golf recommended Item 1 of 3 Get more from the PGA Tour Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
NBC Sports
7 hours ago
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- NBC Sports
Scheffler increases lead at The Open Championship
Scottie Scheffler had a fantastic third round at The Open Championship, shooting a 4-under 67, improving to -14 and continuing an impressive career that could end with Scheffler retiring as one of the best golfers ever.
CNN
8 hours ago
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- CNN
Unrelenting Scottie Scheffler leaves Open field in his wake. Can anyone catch him?
Calamity Corner: even the name of Royal Portrush's 16th hole is enough to send a golfer's heart racing. If anything was going to knock Scottie Scheffler off his unrelenting march through The Open Championship on Saturday, then the dreaded par-three, with its chasmic drop-off along the right, might have been the most likely source. Two metronomic swings of the club later, the American was plucking his ball out of the cup for birdie, barely a flicker of a reaction on the world No. 1's face as he began his stride to the next tee. It was a perfect encapsulation of the clinical precision with which Scheffler once again plotted his way across Northern Ireland's Causeway Coast, as a bogey-free third round 67 powered the tournament favorite into a commanding four-shot lead with 18 holes to play at the 153rd edition of the major. An eagle at the par-five seventh hole proved the peak of yet another imperious display by the 29-year-old, who has not dropped a shot since bogeying the 11th enroute to a major career-low 64 on Friday. 'I think it would be silly to say that you can never let your mind wander, but I think most of what I can control is the time I have when we're thinking about the shot and when I'm over the ball,' Scheffler told reporters. 'Most of that's just being committed to what I'm doing, so I'm not thinking about wind, I'm not thinking about how the ball is going to bounce. I have a picture of what I want to do, and that's what I'm committed to try and make happen.' At 14-under par overall, Scheffler is within touching distance of a first Claret Jug that would leave him a US Open crown away from joining Rory McIlroy in completing the career grand slam of all four major titles. It's an ominous state of play. The 16-time PGA Tour winner has converted his last seven 54-hole leads or co-leads on the circuit, according to PGA Tour Communications, and all three such advantages at majors; The Masters in 2022 and 2024, as well as May's PGA Championship. 'I'm excited for the challenge of tomorrow. Winning major championships is not an easy task, and I've put myself in a good position,' he said. 'I'm going to step up there on the first tee and I'm going to be trying to get the ball in the fairway, and when I get to the second shot I'm going to be trying to get that ball on the green. There's not really too much else going on.' There is some historical evidence for the chasing pack to cling onto, however. Tiger Woods is the only world No. 1 to arrive at The Open and win, albeit with the caveat that he did it three times in 2000, 2005 and 2006. What's more, closest challenger Haotong Li has pedigree on Open Sunday. The four-time European Tour winner fired a closing 63 at Royal Birkdale in 2017 to climb to third and register the best ever finish by a Chinese golfer at a men's major. The world No. 11 had thought about quitting the sport entirely in 2023 after struggles with the dreaded yips, an involuntary muscle tension in the wrist, contributed to a sharp dive in form, but impressed again with a third round 69 to set up a Sunday pairing with a historic talent. Asked how he got from where he was two years ago to where he is now, Li burst out laughing: 'I don't know. It's a miracle.' 'Four shots behind … (to) play with world No. 1,' he added. 'I'll just try to play my best out there and hopefully make something happen. I's going to be exciting.' England's Matt Fitzpatrick sits one stroke behind Li at nine-under overall after shooting even-par 71, the boost of a stunning chip-in eagle dampened by three bogeys across the back nine. It left the 2022 US Open victor to rue his putter after a Friday 66 had moved him within a stroke of Scheffler. 'Just made way less putts than Scottie … they just wouldn't go in,' the 30-year-old told reporters. 'His putting is night and day. From what you guys all talk about how bad it was at one point, I didn't really play with him in that period. He's just not missed a putt today … and that's obviously the difference that's taken him to this unbeatable run.' Home hero McIlroy is among the four-strong group sat six shots behind Scheffler at six-under overall, as an eventful 66 saw him pick up one stroke on his American rival. The world No. 2 had said he felt ready to make a much-needed run and duly tore out of the blocks, opening with a curling putt from over 36 feet for birdie before rolling in his third of the day at the fourth hole. His momentum was slowed in bizarre circumstances at the par-four 11th when he unearthed a hidden ball while swinging to escape thick rough, his actual attempt falling short of the green and ending in bogey. 'That is the most weird, ridiculous thing I've ever seen,' McIlroy reflected after his round. 'Then my ball came out really weird and spinny. Just so strange.' A stunning, 56-foot eagle putt on the following hole reignited the 2014 champion's round before another birdie at the 15th, but McIlroy is under no illusions about the size of the task he faces to reel in Scheffler and lift a second Claret Jug on home turf. 'He's playing like Scottie. I don't think it's a surprise … He's just so solid, he doesn't make mistakes,' McIlroy said. 'He's turned himself into a really consistent putter as well. So there doesn't seem to be any weakness there. Whenever you're trying to chase down a guy like that, it's hard to do.' McIlroy is joined in a share of fourth by England's Tyrrell Hatton, as well as American duo Chris Gotterup and Harris English.
