British Open, Royal Portrush
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British Open, Scottie Scheffler
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Scottie Scheffler had all the time in the world to celebrate his latest major title. This British Open was never in doubt Sunday as
Rory McIlroy didn’t leave Portrush with the Claret Jug under his arm Sunday night, but he was a winner nonetheless at the 153rd British Open.
The world No. 1 added to his mind-numbing money totals with $3.1 million of the $17 million purse at Royal Portrush. He is now just shy of $100 million in official career earnings and over $19 million for the season. Here’s a breakdown of the total purse from the men’s final major of the season:
Lord Byron, who won a record 11 tournaments in a single season, famously gave up golf once he’d made enough money to buy the North Texas ranch he’d always wanted. Nelson had many fine qualities as a golfer, but quality of life remained his ultimate goal. Couldn’t help thinking of Byron last week while listening to Scheffler.
He shot 78 in the opening round at Royal Portrush and looked well on the way to missing the cut in his second straight major. Instead, he flipped a switch and instead shot under par the next three days and earned himself a top-10 finish with a stellar closing 54 holes, finishing as the lowest LIV golfer on the leaderboard.
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Golf Digest on MSNBritish Open 2025: Grading the winners and losers at Royal PortrushScottie Scheffler was a genius for nearly all of the week at Royal Portrush, and the result was a masterclass major performance in which the Texan essentially toyed with the field, ultimately winning by four shots while beating the next two best players in the world, No. 2 Rory McIlroy and No. 3 Xander Schauffele each by five shots.
After an opening 78, Bryson DeChambeau rallied with rounds of 65-68-64 to vault up the leaderboard and earn valuable Ryder Cup points.