Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top player, holds the outright lead after 36 holes at the 2025 Open Championship, as action resumes on Saturday with third-round play at Royal Portrush.

Open champion Scottie Scheffler's winner's check will match what Xander Schauffele received in 2024: a payday of $3.1 million.

Scheffler enters the final day of play at the Open Championship with a comfortable lead, looking to keep his spot at the top of the leaderboard on Sunday.

It is the first time in major championship history that five or more men, each playing under different flags, were tied for the lead.

Xander Schauffele has bounced back from a poor start to rise into second place in the Ryder Cup standings. He'll be on Team USA. JJ Spaun's US Open win has all but secured him a spot, the first rookie on the projected team. But from there, the standings tighten up.

The 153rd Open Championship, at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, runs Thursday, July 17, through Sunday, July 20.

At the Open Championship at Portrush this week, the players cross onto the Valley course now and again, perhaps without even knowing it.

Jon Rahm shrugged off complaints on the pace of play at The Open Championship 2025. The Spaniard downplayed the alleged slow play at Royal Portrush Golf Club after Bryson DeChambeau made harsh comments on the same. Rahm, ahead of the final round of the 153rd British Open, said the delay in play could be credited to the major’s big field.

Rory McIlroy gave the home crowd plenty to roar about on Saturday, but he's playing a distant fifth on the leaderboard