The R&A announced The Open will carry the same prize pool as 2024's record-setting purse with the winner taking home a $3.1 million check like Xander Schauffele did last year. That is a handsome payday but not one all that uncommon at this time in professional golf.

Scheffler, after starting the day with six straight pars, ended up posting a 4-under 67 in the third round of the British Open. That gave the top-ranked golfer in the world a massive four-shot lead entering the final day of play in Northern Ireland.

Scheffler recorded a pair of birdies and an eagle at the seventh hole to create the separation going into Sunday. The impressive round gave him the 54-hole lead. He is 3-for-3 in majors when he owns the lead after the third round. The latest win came at the 2025 PGA Championship.

Li Haotong is in contention to become the first man from China, a country of 1.4 billion people, to win a major golf championship.

Follow along for leaderboard updates, scores, highlights and more from the third round of the 2025 British Open Championship.

Smylie Kaufman learned a hard broadcasting lesson at the British Open on Friday: Always assume the mic is live. The former PGA Tour winner-turned-NBC Sports reporter was on duty during Round 2 at Royal Portrush when an awkward technical glitch led to an unexpected NSFW moment on air.

SHOT OF THE DAY: John Parry made the first hole-in-one at this British Open, an 8-iron on the par-3 13th hole. SAVE OF THE DAY: Scheffler was buried in deep rough behind the 11th green when he chopped it out to 10 feet and made par.

Rory McIlroy climbed the leaderboard Saturday at the 2025 Open Championship thanks in large part to an electric eagle putt on the par-five 12th.