Scottie Scheffler takes a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick heading into the weekend at the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush.
Scheffler, 29, fired a brilliant second round of 7-under 64 to vault to the top of the leaderboard, a place many people expected him to be at the start of the week.
The World No.1 is looking to win The Open for the first time in his career and also win a second major title in 2025.
Should Scheffler etch his name on the famous Claret Jug this Sunday then he will move to within one leg of completing the career grand slam.
Scheffler, who has two Masters wins and a PGA title to his name, finds himself at 10-under par and one shot clear of England’s Fitzpatrick heading into Saturday’s third round.
Brian Harman, who won The Open in 2023, is in a tie for third on 8-under par alongside China’s Haotong Li.
Other players in contention include Tyrrell Hatton, Bob MacIntyre, Rasmus Hojgaard, Harris English and Chris Gotterup on 5-under.
The Open R2 Leaderboard
Scottie Scheffler
-10
64
Matt Fitzpatrick
-9
66
Brian Harman
-8
65
Haotong Li
-8
67
Harris English
-5
70
Rasmus Hojgaard
-5
68
Bob MacIntyre
-5
66
Tyrrell Hatton
-5
69
Chris Gotterup
-5
65
Rory McIlroy has plenty of work to do to get back in the hunt for a second Open title at 3-under par.
Defending champion Xander Schauffele is also well off the pace at 2-under par, but his eligibility for the weekend marks his 69th straight cut and the sixth longest cut streak in PGA Tour history.
Shane Lowry, who won The Open last time out at Portrush, was assessed a two-shot penalty after the round for a moving a ball and he fell from 2-under to level par.
Jon Rahm also finds himself at level par, one shot ahead of Bryson DeChambeau, who struck an impressive 65 to make the cut on the number at 1-over par.
But a host of big-name players missed the cut at The Open.
The Open Round 3 Tee Times: Saturday 19 July
GolfMagic has listed the third round tee times at the 153rd Open below…
The Open Round 3 Tee Times (local)
Tee Time
Player 1
Player 2
9:35 am
Matti Schmid
Corey Conners
9:45 am
Sepp Straka
Hideki Matsuyama
9:55 am
Takumi Kanaya
Adrien Saddier
10:05 am
Sebastian Soderberg
Henrik Stenson
10:15 am
Thomas Detry
Jacob Skov Olesen
10:25 am
Nathan Kimsey
Bryson DeChambeau
10:35 am
Maverick McNealy
Thriston Lawrence
10:45 am
Justin Leonard
John Parry
11:00 am
Andrew Novak
Sergio Garcia
11:10 am
Jesper Svensson
Francesco Molinari
11:20 am
Riki Kawamoto
Wyndham Clark
11:30 am
Shane Lowry
Jon Rahm
11:40 am
JJ Spaun
Dustin Johnson
11:50 am
Phil Mickelson
Jhonattan Vegas
12:00 pm
Viktor Hovland
Jordan Spieth
12:15 pm
Russell Henley
Antoine Rozner
12:25 pm
Romain Langasque
Daniel Berger
12:35 pm
Sungjae Im
Dean Burmester
12:45 pm
Matt Wallace
Akshay Bhatia
12:55 pm
Jason Kokrak
Lucas Glover
1:05 pm
Tommy Fleetwood
Justin Thomas
1:15 pm
Aaron Rai
Rickie Fowler
1:30 pm
Marc Leishman
Oliver Lindell
1:40 pm
Ryggs Johnston
Xander Schauffele
1:50 pm
Kristoffer Reitan
Matt Jordan
2:00 pm
Ludvig Aberg
Justin Rose
2:10 pm
Harry Hall
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2:20 pm
Sam Burns
Lee Westwood
2:30 pm
Jordan Smith
Rory McIlroy
2:45 pm
Keegan Bradley
Nicolai Hojgaard
2:55 pm
Tony Finau
Chris Gotterup
3:05 pm
Harris English
Robert MacIntyre
3:15 pm
Tyrrell Hatton
Rasmus Hojgaard
3:25 pm
Haotong Li
Brian Harman
3:35 pm
Matt Fitzpatrick
Scottie Scheffler
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