Champion xander schauffele

Champion Xander Schauffele: World No.1 golfer Scottie Scheffler tightened his grip on an all-star leaderboard at The Open after a round of 67, which left him four shots clear at Royal Portrush.

Scheffler did not drop a shot in the evening sunshine and carded an eagle and two birdies to build an ominous advantage over those in the chasing pack. Haotong Li heads that group and will play in Sunday’s final pairing after carding a 69, while Matt Fitzpatrick could not match his Friday heroics and went round in level par to trail Scheffler by five.

Rory McIlroy had an exhilarating round of 66 and sits alongside Chris Gotterup and Tyrrell Hatton on eight-under-par, with reigning Champion Xander Schauffele a shot further back.