Scottie Scheffler wins The Open, captures fourth major victory

Scottie Scheffler just capped off one of the best four-day stretches of his pro career.

On Sunday at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, Scheffler shot a 68 in the final round of The Open Championship, securing his fourth major victory in the process by finishing 17-under. He beat out Harris English (13-under) and Chris Gotterup (12-under) to win by four strokes. Rory McIlroy, the home favorite, made a push throughout the week, but ultimately finished tied for seventh at 10-under.

Scheffler became just the fourth-ever player to shoot 68 or under during every round at The Open. He posted a 68 on Thursday, a jaw-dropping 64 on Friday, a 67 on Saturday, and another 68 to close out the event on Sunday. Only Collin Morikawa (2021), Henrik Stenson (2016), and Jesper Parnevik (1994) have accomplished the same feat.

He is inevitable.

Scottie Scheffler wins his fourth major @TheOpen 🏆 pic.twitter.com/dqYNzZ7Ns4

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 20, 2025

The 29-year-old Scheffler likely created an even bigger gap atop the World Golf Rankings with Sunday’s win. He started this season with two career Major Championship wins in The Masters already under his belt. After a fourth-place finish at Augusta National, he won his first PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. Now the Champion Golfer of the Year with the Claret Jug going into his trophy case, Scheffler is just a U.S. Open victory away from a career Grand Slam.

And how about this for a crazy stat? The NBC broadcast noted that it took Scheffler 1,197 days between winning his first major and his fourth — the exact same amount of time it took Tiger Woods to do the same. Scheffler is now 10-0 when leading going into the final round. Only Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Woods have won four majors before turning 30.

The Open Championship final leaderboard

POS	PLAYER	SCORE	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOT
1	Scottie Scheffler	-17	68	64	67	68	267
2	Harris English	-13	67	70	68	66	271
3	Chris Gotterup	-12	72	65	68	67	272
T4	Wyndham Clark	-11	76	66	66	65	273
T4	Matt Fitzpatrick	-11	67	66	71	69	273
T4	Haotong Li	-11	67	67	69	70	273
T7	Robert MacIntyre	-10	71	66	70	67	274
T7	Xander Schauffele	-10	71	69	66	68	274
T7	Rory McIlroy	-10	70	69	66	69	274
T10	Bryson DeChambeau	-9	78	65	68	64	275
T10	Corey Conners	-9	74	69	66	66	275
T10	Russell Henley	-9	72	70	65	68	275
T10	Brian Harman	-9	69	65	73	68	275

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