Dominator Scottie Scheffler wins the Open Championship 2025

Scottie Scheffler wins the Open Championship 2025. The American beat the competition almost effortlessly on the final day in Royal Portrush, Ireland. Scheffler secured his fourth major title overall and second this year with the Open Championship. The 29-year-old receives 3.1 million dollars in prize money for his victory. Harris English finished second, four strokes behind, with Chris Gotterup, who had only qualified for the tournament at the last minute a week earlier, a further stroke behind in third place.

There was no more excitement on the Irish coast on Sunday. Scheffler was sometimes six, sometimes seven, sometimes even eight strokes ahead of the competition. Even when he dropped two shots with a double bogey on hole 8, things didn't get dicey. Scheffler had taken his chances early on to nip any nascent hopes that he might still be able to catch the world number one in the bud. And while he seemed to hole almost every Putt, Matt Fitzpatrick, Li Haotong, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the chasing pack missed opportunities to put pressure on the leader.

Only one win missing after the Open Championship

Scheffler is now the next contender for the career Grand Slam, which McIlroy achieved at the Masters in April. The dominator of recent years is now only missing the US Open to have won every major tournament in golf once. "It's a very special feeling," said the winner. "I grew up waking up early and watching the Open on TV. It's pretty cool to be standing here with the trophy." Scheffler also had words of praise for the sometimes frenetic fans, which he experienced especially on the first two rounds with local hero Shane Lowry: "It was a great week, it was a lot of fun to play here and the course was in excellent condition. I got to play with Shane (Lowry) and the support he got was really special."

"To my family, my wife and my son, thank you so much for the support, I couldn't do it all without you guys. I can't wait to get home and celebrate," Scheffler continued. "I'm very grateful to be in a position to achieve something like this. It took a lot of work and a lot of patience."

Matti Schmid and Sepp Straka make the cut

After Stephan Jäger missed the cut, Matti Schmid was the only remaining German in the field at the 153rd Open Championship. However, with a 79 on Saturday, the Bavarian lost the chance of a top placing. On Sunday, he recorded a 70 (-1) and improved to 69th place. Sepp Straka from Vienna finished tied 52nd with a total score of even Par.