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Scottie Scheffler wins The 153rd Open in Royal Portrush masterclass
21 Jul 25
6 mins
Scottie Scheffler delivered a masterclass at Royal Portrush to win The 153rd Open and lift the famous Claret Jug.
The 29-year-old won by four shots, with a 17-under-par total of 267, after a dominant performance on the County Antrim coast. He becomes the first golfer since Tiger Woods to win The Open while world No1. Harris English finished in second place, with Chris Gotterup one shot further back at 12-under-par after an enthralling week which also saw Champion Golfers Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy finish inside the top 10. Scheffler began his final round leading by four before hitting a stunning approach to 16 inches at the 1st to make birdie, before picking up further shots at the 4th and 5th. He did offer some hope to the chasing pack with a double-bogey at the 8th, but birdies at the 9th and 12th saw him regain control before closing out the victory in style.
Scheffler celebrates after securing victory in The 153rd Open.
Afterwards, Scheffler said, "It’s a pretty special feeling," he said. "I grew up waking early watching this (The Open) on TV. It’s pretty cool to be standing with the trophy.
"It has been a great week, it was a ton of fun to play here and the course was in tremendous condition. I got to play with Shane (Lowry) and the support he got was really special.
"To my family, my wife and son, thanks so much for the support, I couldn’t do any of this without you. I can’t wait to get home and celebrate."
Across the week almost 280,000 fans converged on the famous Dunluce Links, significantly surpassing the attendance of 237,750 at Portrush in 2019.
And the American paid tribute to the fans who turned out to create an outstanding spectacle, while reflecting on the reception he got while walking to the 18th green.
“It's a very special walk,” he said. “To be honest with you, walking up 18, I didn't really know if I was going to get that much support from the crowd.
“The crowd, I think, wanted somebody else to win this week, and I kind of got to play spoiler a little bit, which was fun as well.
“It really was a great reception. I heard a lot of the fans supporting me out there today. It was a really cool environment to be able to play in.
“Being able to walk up 18 with the tournament in hand is a really tough thing to describe. It's a really cool feeling.
“I have a lot of gratitude towards being able to accomplish something like this. It's taken a lot of work and a lot of patience.
“It's a high level of focus over 72 holes of a tournament. This was, I felt like, one of my best performances mentally. We did a really good job of staying in it all week.”
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