Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland shared the lead of The Open going into the final day as the pair look to battle it out for the title.

Along with the famous Claret Jug, the American took home £1.15 million. Martin Slumbers, the Chief Executive of the R&A, said: “There have been significant changes in prize money over the last year. Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland shared the lead of The Open going into the final day as the pair look to battle it out for the title.

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McIlroy lifted the Claret Jug in 2014 and won the US PGA Championship a month later, having made his major breakthrough at the US Open in 2011, but a barren ...

His back nine could never live up to what went before but three birdies and two bogeys saw him catapult himself up the leaderboard from joint-last to tied 13th at the close Rory McIlroy will change that with a win on Sunday. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. His outward total of 30 was two short of the record lowest score for an Open front nine – set by Denis Durnian at Birkdale in 1983 – and one off Tony Jacklin’s St Andrews front-nine Open best from 1970. “I’ve got myself in a great position after three days. Round of the day

2.50pm: Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy (-16); 2.40: Cameron Young, Cameron Smith (-12); 2.30: Si Woo Kim, Scottie Scheffler (-11); 2.20: Dustin Johnson (- ...

But I am enjoying it so far. - Scottie Scheffler -11 (2.30pm) - Cam Smith -12 (2.40pm) - Cameron Young -12 (2.40pm) - Scottie Scheffler -11 (2.30pm) - Cam Smith -12 (2.40pm) - Cameron Young -12 (2.40pm) This is unlike any other tournament really, The Open at St Andrews. It certainly hasn't disappointed being on the grounds this week. - Scottie Scheffler -11 (2.30pm) - Cam Smith -12 (2.40pm) - Cameron Young -12 (2.40pm) - 2.40: Cameron Young, Cameron Smith (-12)

A record crowd descended on St Andrews this afternoon for the climax of the 150th Open Championship, with overnight leaders Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland ...

The superb rounds rocketed the pair up the leaderboard into a tie for fifth but still a distant five strokes behind McIlroy and Hovland. Tied at -16, four shots clear at the top of leaderboard, the final pair went off the first at 2.50pm and will have been looking over their shoulders at the chasing pack. record crowd descended on St Andrews this afternoon for the climax of the 150th Open Championship, with overnight leaders Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland the last to tee off.

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Rory McIlroy, in search of his first major since 2014, is tied for the lead with Norway's Viktor Hovland entering Sunday's final round at St. Andrews.

Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner, Dean Burmester, Abraham Ancer, Sadom Kaewkanjana and Xander Schauffele are all at 11 under. Cameron Smith, who led heading into Saturday’s third round, has two birdies on the front to pull within three shots of the lead. First-round leader Cameron Young is also three back, while 2013 champion Adam Scott, 2017 champ Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood and Si Woo Kim are five back.