PGA Tour Brunch | The Open
Third Round Coverage of the 2025 Open Championship | Portrush
PORTRUSH (Northern Ireland) - On Friday, Scottie Scheffler (1st/-10) took his 19th career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and fourth this season (Texas Children’s Houston Open/T2, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson/Won, Travelers Championship/T6); 7-for-18 to date.
It’s his fourth 36-hole lead/co-lead in major championships; 2-for-3 to date (2022 Masters Tournament/won, 2023 PGA Championship/T2, 2024 Masters Tournament/won).
Scheffler is a 16-time PGA TOUR winner in search of fourth victory of the 2025 season (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, PGA Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday).
Matt Fitzpatrick (2nd/-9) made his 10th start at The Open Championship, with a T20 at Royal Portrush in 2019 as his best finish. Fitzpatrick was the winner of the Silver Medal in 2013 (Muirfield), given to the Low Amateur at The Open.
The Open | Notes
Cut moved 70 professionals to the weekend at 1-over (143) from a field of 147 professionals and nine amateurs.
Xander Schauffele made the cut for the 69th straight time, dating to the 2022 Masters Tournament. It’s the sixth-longest streak in TOUR history behind Tiger Woods/142; Byron Nelson/113; Jack Nicklaus/105; Hale Irwin/86 and Dow Finsterwald/72.
Updated standings for the five first-round co-leaders: Matt Fitzpatrick (2nd/-9), Haotong Li (T3/-8), Harris English (T5/-5), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (T17/-2), Jacob Skov Olesen (T51/+1)
Notable Cuts include: Jason Day, Si Woo Kim, Patrick Cantlay, Patrick Reed
The Open | Leaderboard after 36 Holes
1 Scottie Scheffler 68 64 132 (-10)
2 Matt Fitzpatrick 67 66 133 (-9)
T3 Brian Harman 69 65 134 (-8)
T3 Haotong Li 67 67 134 (-8)
Full Leaderboard: (The Open)
The Open | Tournament Overview
COURSE: Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush Northern Ireland
YARDAGE/PAR: 7,381 yards and a Par 71
ARCHITECT: Harry Colt
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Xander Schauffele
PRIZE Money (Purse/Winner’s Share): $17,000,000/$3,100,000
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TheOpen
PGA TOUR SITE: (The Open)
The Open | Cutline, Tee Times and Weather
Cutline: The cutline fell at (+1). A total of 70 professionals at 1-over (143) from a field of 147 professionals and nine amateurs
Tee Times: (link)
Tournament Tee Times start early AM at 4:35am (ET)/9:35am (local) and continue through 10:35am (ET)/3:35pm (local).
Weather: For Saturday, possible low cloud and mist to start. Good spells of dry and bright weather expected with some chance of scattered showers developing. High: 22°C (72°F).
Sunday 20th - Greater chance of wet conditions with spells of rain or showers, possibly heavy at times, most likely through the middle part of the day.
PGATourBrunch will post by 11:59pm (EDT) Saturday (tomorrow night).
How to Watch The Open
Saturday, July 19, 2025 - (All Times Eastern)
Tune in later tonight, or very early, depending how you look at it.
1:00am - 5:00am - The Open Championship, Round 3 (R&A)
5:00am - 7:00am - USA Network
7:00am - 3:00pm - NBC Sports and NBC Sports App
4:00am-to-7:00pm - The Open Radio (Sirius XM Radio) and Open Radio
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Barracuda Championship, Round 3 (Golf Channel)
The Open | What They’re Saying
Can Anyone Stop Scheffler (PGATourCom)
Scottie’s Shining (Golf Week)
Official Site (TheOpen)
The Open (CBS Sports)
How to Watch the Third Round (PGATourCom)
Open Radio (TheOpen)
Data Golf Stats (DataGolf)
Information on the Barracuda Championship
The Barracuda Championship is the 34th of 36 events in the FedEx Cup regular season. The tournament utilizes the dreaded Modified Stableford Scoring System of Golf. The winner pockets $720,000 from a tournament purse of $4m.
*For Information on the Barracuda, please visit HERE
Barracuda Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 Rico Hoey +13 +13 +26
T2 Erik van Rooyen +11 +14 +25
T2 Max McGreevy +9 +16 +25
4 Tom Vaillant +8 +15 +23
The Barracuda | What They’re Saying
Tournament Overview (PGATourCom)
How to Watch The Barracuda (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 19, 1987 - Nick Faldo pars all 18 holes in the final round of the Open at Muirfield to win his first of three Open Championships. Faldo won by one stroke over runner-up Paul Azinger. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
From The Open:
From the Barracuda:
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