No drama: Scheffler adds The Open, 3rd Slam leg

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Scottie Scheffler captured the 3rd limb of the vocation Grand Slam connected Sunday, cruising to a four-stroke triumph successful the Open Championship astatine Royal Portrush.

Scheffler became conscionable the 4th subordinate successful Open Championship past to sprout 68 oregon amended successful each 4 rounds, joining Collin Morikawa (2021), Henrik Stenson (2016) and Jesper Parnevik (1994).

The commencement of Scheffler's last circular was ideal. From the archetypal chopped of rough, Scheffler deed his attack to the close broadside of the greenish connected the slope. The shot trickled backmost and past rolled down to 10 inches from the cupful for a tap-in birdie.

Scheffler already won the PGA Championship by 5 shots this year. He won the Masters past twelvemonth by 4 shots and the Masters successful 2022 by 3 shots. No 1 has ever won each of their archetypal 4 large titles by 3 shots oregon more.

He became conscionable the 3rd golfer to triumph aggregate majors by 4 oregon much strokes successful a azygous year, joining Ben Hogan (1953: Masters, U.S. Open, The Open) and Tiger Woods (2000: U.S. Open, The Open).

This was an bonzer trial due to the fact that of the cheers, not each of them for him. There was axenic adulation for Rory McIlroy playing earlier a location assemblage successful Northern Ireland. He started the circular six shots behind, needing his top closing circular successful a large and assistance from Scheffler, but McIlroy coiled up 7 backmost successful a necktie for seventh.

McIlroy, the Masters champion, became conscionable the sixth subordinate to triumph the vocation slam earlier this year.

The Associated Press and ESPN Research contributed to this report.