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

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler began his bid for the third leg of the career Grand Slam on Sunday, taking a four-shot lead into the final round of the British Open at Royal Portrush.

Provided Scheffler simply enters a veritable cruise control, this year's Open Championship seems like it's far and away his to lose. He's just been that good, that locked in, that focused. He's playing it's his major to win, and no one else even has a realistic chance:

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot 67 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead at The Open Championship. His odds to hoist the Claret Jug went from +500 entering Thursday's play to +210 after round 1, -175 after round 2 and now -700 entering the final round.

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.

Scheffler won three titles in the span of a month, one of those being his third major victory at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. It was another laugher, Scheffler winning this one by five shots and cementing his spot as the best golfer in the world.

Scottie Scheffler's name lurked menacingly on the leaderboard early at the 2025 Open Championship after a 68 sent him into Round 2 just one shot back of the leaders. He wound up five off the pace set by Brian Harman and Haotong Li when he teed off Friday only to conclude his second round in a flurry,