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Scottie Scheffler says golf rivalries aren’t about personal jabs, noting his biggest opponent is the course itself, while Rory McIlroy commented on Bryson DeChambeau’s two‑shot penalty at The Open and supported the penalty as deserved.
Kevin Kisner criticized Bryson DeChambeau’s two-stroke penalty at the British Open, arguing penalties based on camera footage are unfair and that officials shouldn’t retroactively penalize players when they’re not present; the ruling came after DeChambeau was judged to have improved his lie on the fifth hole, dropping him from 7-under to 5-under and sparking mixed reactions before he finished tied for 14th.
Scottie Scheffler’s 17th-hole Temporary Immovable Obstruction (TIO) relief at the British Open drew fan and pundit backlash, as the ball wasn’t found yet relief was granted under a virtual-certainty rule; he hit the relief shot close to the hole, birdied 17, and finished fourth, three strokes behind winner Ryan Fox, amid ongoing controversy over the tournament’s rulings including Bryson DeChambeau’s penalty earlier in the week.
Bryson DeChambeau shot a 1-under 69 in Round 3 of the British Open, recovering from Friday’s two-shot penalty and sitting four back of leader Sam Burns, after a playful moment on the 18th and comments from peers like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Jon Rahm about the controversy.
During the Open's third round, Bryson DeChambeau mocked officials over a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie a day earlier, then signaled he wouldn’t play the next day after a confrontational moment with an R&A official. Rory McIlroy criticized DeChambeau, backing the officials and deeming the penalty justified.
Sam Burns shot 65 to take a two‑shot lead at 10-under in the third round of the British Open at Royal Birkdale, while Ryan Fox’s 62 vaulted him into solo second and Si Woo Kim joined the contention at eight-under; Rory McIlroy earned a 'winner' nod for bluntly criticizing Bryson DeChambeau’s penalty and persona, as DeChambeau carded 69 four off the lead, and notable chasers like Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young and Tyrrell Hatton faded on Moving Day ahead of Sunday's finale.
Sam Burns shot 65 to reach 10-under and take a two-shot lead into Sunday at the 2026 Open at Royal Birkdale, matching the lowest two-round total in major history (127) and leaving Ryan Fox and Si Woo Kim at 8-under behind; the leaderboard remains crowded with major champs like Scheffler, Rahm, Fleetwood and DeChambeau in contention as Moving Day wraps.
At Royal Birkdale for the Open, the 36-hole cut is projected at +1 (1-over), with a 92.7% chance it stays there; 70 players plus ties advance. If +1 holds, Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka would be on the weekend bubble, while Tom Kim (+3) and Matt Fitzpatrick (+4) would miss. Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Åberg have moved clear, while Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton and Jordan Spieth still contend to reach the weekend. The Open’s cut rules keep Top 70 and ties, and past years’ lines vary (e.g., +5 at Birkdale in 2017); weather could make the test even tougher this weekend.
Rory McIlroy made the Open Championship weekend as Round 2 concluded, while big names including Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman missed the cut. The projected cut line sits at +1 at Royal Birkdale, with Lucas Herbert leading on -8, Cameron Young Jackson Suber and Ryan Gerard at -6, Bryson DeChambeau and Sam Burns at -5, and Si Woo Kim at -5; several others sit around -4 as the field narrows to the top 70 and ties for the weekend.
Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns tied the Open's major-record by carding 62s in the second round, finishing eight-under and moving into contention for their first major title; Herbert opened with three straight birdies but bogeyed 18, while Burns, from a 73 start, closed with a back-nine surge including six birdies and no bogeys.
A betting-focused preview of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale highlighting sleeper bets led by Justin Rose, with Russell Henley, Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia, Sam Stevens, and Stewart Cink as top targets, backed by odds, course history, and recent form.
Joe Dean, a 32-year-old Englishman who once delivered groceries to fund his golf career, won the inaugural Last Chance Qualifier at Royal Birkdale with a 2-under 68 to earn the final berth in The Open, finishing one shot ahead of Andrew Wilson while Aldrich Potgieter stayed two behind as the first alternate. This will be Dean’s third Open appearance, and he’ll be married on Tuesday as he heads to the championship.
Rory McIlroy's US Open week at Shinnecock Hills ended quietly as he posted a 6-over total after back-to-back 73s and a Saturday back-nine collapse, leaving him two hours behind the leaders; he said the course 'won the battle' and plans to switch to links golf ahead of the British Open.
The Open Championship will return to Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2028, delaying a possible return to Turnberry."
Rory McIlroy's experience at the British Open in Portrush was more of a victory lap than a win, as Scottie Scheffler dominated the tournament to secure his fourth major, highlighting Scheffler's commanding performance and McIlroy's celebratory presence despite not winning.