PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - Scottie Scheffler kept a cool hand on the tiller to stay on course for his first British Open title with a serene 67 on a spectacular day of shot-making in Saturday's third round.

The Open 2025 hots up entering the weekend with Rory McIlroy impressing in the third round at Royal Portrush. The home hopeful has moved to eight under as he hopes to use a feverish home crowd to drive his bid for the Claret Jug.

The group at five-under 137 included Harris English (70), Harman’s former teammate at Georgia; Tyrrell Hatton of England (69) and Chris Gotterup (65), who wasn’t even planning to be at Royal Portrush until winning the Scottish Open last week.

Scottie Scheffler successfully navigated the adverse weather conditions to post an excellent first round at the Open Championship.

If Scottie Scheffler is still wrestling with just why he wants to win the Open Championship, he’s doing a remarkable job of hiding it.

Scottie Scheffler made eight birdies on another wild afternoon of weather at Royal Portrush, and the result was a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick.

Home favourite Rory McIlroy birdied three of his first holes to begin a third-round charge in perfect scoring conditions at the British Open on Saturday.

Scottie Scheffler finishes strong with a 3-under 68 at The Open, confident in his game despite driving accuracy issues.

Scheffler may be indifferent to obtaining another accolade, but there appears to be no stopping his top-notch play