The Open 2025: Tee times and third round schedule at Portrush including Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler

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The third round of The Open begins on Saturday with home favourite Rory McIlroy out early and in need of a low round to remain in contention to win a second Claret Jug at Royal Portrush.

McIlroy carded a first round of 70 and backed it up with a round of 69 on Friday but he was outclassed by Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick and The United States’ Scottie Scheffler who sit in the top two spots on the leaderboard.

Fitzpatrick had a share of the lead after the first round and shot a brilliant 66 ending with a 23 foot putt on 18 to save par whil Scheffler recorded eight birdies on Friday to take the outright lead at -10.

Matthias Schmid and Corey Conners head out first on Saturday morning at 9.35am BST with Fitzpatrick and Scheffler, in the final pairing, taking to the course at 3.35pm.

See all the groupings and tee times for Saturday’s third round at Royal Portrush below:

The Open 2025 tee times