BLOG#261 Results The OPEN Championship July 20, 2025

BLOG#261 Results The OPEN Championship July 20, 2025

ROUND 1 Rain early, cloudy PM. #11 play as expected most difficult.

1 J S Oleson(800/1)-4 67 Birdies 1st hole bogies 18th, EAGLES #12. RD276 FINISH 68+6

1 Matt Fitzpatrick-4 67 Eagles #2 bodies #3 then 3 birdies. FINISH 4-11

1 Harris English-4 67 Seven birdies 3 bogies one on #14. FINISH 2-13

1 Haotong Li(350/1)-4 67 Bogie free RD, finished 3rd at OPEN 2017, OWGR 111. FINISH 4-11

6 Scottie Scheffler-3 68 Starts with 2 birdies then 2 bogies but birdies 16&17. FINISH W-17

6 Tyrell Hatton-3 68 Four birdies 1 bogie on #11. FINISH 16-7

10 Nicolai Hojgaard-2 69 DB on #11, 4 birdies, last week low RD4, 64. FINISH 14-8

10 R Fowler-2 69 Three bogies 5 birdies. FINISH 14-8

10 Brian Harman-2 69 Three bogies, 1 on #14, 5 birdies. FINISH 10-9

20 R. McIlroy-2 69 Drives poorly but putts well despite a few short misses. FINISH 7-10

20 Jon Rahm-2 69 Three birdies 2 bogies. FINISH 34-3

70 L Aberg+2 Starts with 2 bogies ON 1st 3 holes then par rest of the way. FINISH 23-6

144 B DeChambeau+7 78 DBs on #4&13, 3 bogies #9, 17&18, 0 birdies. FINISH 10-9

ROUND 2 Heavy rain off and on early then Sunny later.

1 Scottie Scheffler-10 64 Only bogie on #11, 2 long putts 16&17 for lead.

2 Matt Fitzpatrick-9 66 Makes 23’ par saving putt on #18 fro the lead.

2 Brian Harman-8 65 Bogie free RD 6 birdies including #18.

3 HT Li-8 67 Only bogie #14 in 2 RDs`.

5 Chris Gotterup-5 65 Won last week up 40 spots 2 eagles 3 birdies bogie #14.

5 Robert MacIntyre-5 66 Bogies #16 with 6 birdies climbs 27 spots. FINISH 7-10

5 Tyrell Hatton-5 69 Two bogies one on #14 four birdies.

5 Harris English-5 70 Three more bogies, 6 in 2RDs. Birdies #11.

13 Rory McIlroy-3 69 Starts with birdie but then 2 bogies 3 more birdies, 1 on #14.

17 Ludvig Aberg-2 67 Great start with 4 birdies front 9 but only par on back. 4XB#11.

35 Jordan Spieth E 69 Six bogies 1st 2 RDs. Still to many bogies! FINISH 40-2

35 Phil Mickelson E72 One of his better 2 RDs since joining LIV. 76 RD3. FINISH 56+1

51 B DeChambeau+1 65 back 1 bogie on #11, 7 birdies, 4 on last 7 holes.

Cut Nieman, Day, Fox, Griffin+2/ Tom Kim, Cantlay, Greyersman+3

Potgeater, Reed+5/ Koepka, Morikawa+8/ Cam Smith+8/ Scott+9

ROUND 3 Sunny warm best weather day yet.

1 S Scheffler-14 67 Bogie free RD eagles #7, birdies #8&16, 0 bogies.

2 H Li-10 69 Two bogies including #18 3 birdies, will be in final group.

3 M Fitzpatrick-9 71 Bogies 1st hole, eagles 2nd, then +1 with bogie on 11.

4 C Gotterup-12 68 Two bogies 3 birdies eagles #12.

4 R McIlroy-8 66 Birdies 3 of 1st 4 holes then only bogie #11, eagle 12.

14 J Rose Bogies-5 68 six birdies , then 2 bogies a DB 3 birdies.

14 L Aberg-5 68 Bogie free with 3 birdies.

34 B DeChambeau Starts with bogie then 4 birdies front 9 pars back 9.

FINAL ROUND

1 S Scheffler-17 68 Four RDs under 70, dominating performance. $3.1M

2 H English-13 66 Has had a great year, 2nd at PGA, won Farmers. $1.8M

3 C Gotterup-12 #1&3 last 2 weeks after missing 9 of 20 cuts since Sentry. $1.1M

4 HT Li-11 70 Ciuld not match Scheffler 3 bogies DB on 14 but played great $731K

4 Fitzpatrick-10 Last 2 Rds not as good as 1st 2, but 3 top 10’s last 3. $731K

7 R McIlroy-10 69 Front 9 gets to-10 but DB on #10 and he is out of it. $452K

10 DeChambeau-9 64 If not for the 78 on RD 1 he would have been right in this. $305K

COMMENTARY After a so/so RD1 he starts to take over with birdies on #16&17, then 64 RD 2, 67 RD3 and closes with keeping his lead at 4. He was at his best again to get his 4th major.