Alayna Finau and Tony Finau attend the Happy Gilmore 2 world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 21, 2025, in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix)

But, with 36 holes left, the Claret Jug is still very much up for grabs. Scheffler is paired up with Matt Fitzpatrick, who held a share of the lead after Thursday and then backed that up with a 5-under 66 on Friday. He's starting just a shot back from Scheffler. Brian Harman and Haotong Li are tied at 8-under to start the day, too.

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Scottie Scheffler tamed the competition at Royal Portrush en route to his four-stroke victory to claim the claret jug at The 153rd Open Championship. Scheffler

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