Does major golf get better than this?
The 2024 British Open is completely up for grabs after an eventful Saturday reshuffled the leaderboard.
Billy Horschel enters the final round with the lead at 4-under, but he has plenty of competition to fight off if he wants to secure his first major championship. Six golfers (Sam Burns, Thriston Lawrence, Russell Henley, Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose, Daniel Brown) sit one shot behind Horschel at 3-under, and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler remains in the hunt just two shots back.
USA TODAY Sports provides live updates, highlights and more from Royal Troon Golf Club in the deciding round below.
Jon Rahm off to fast start
Will someone go really low on Sunday and put some pressure on the leaders? With the unpredictable weather at the British Open, there’s always a chance a low score in the clubhouse could stand up if conditions take a rapid turn for the worse.
Two-time major champion Jon Rahm could be that player − especially after he birdied the first three holes of his final round. The Spaniard nailed birdie putts of 17 and 24 feet on No. 1 and 2, before sticking his approach shot on No. 3 to within four feet. Another one-putt green moved Rahm to 1-under for the championship, just three shots behind leader Billy Horschel.
Windy conditions at British Open Sunday
The forecast for Sunday’s final round calls for a chance of a few brief showers from late afternoon with passing showers possible from early evening. Winds will be out of the southwest at 12-15 mph with gusts of 18-24 mph early and easing slightly later in the day.
High: 17°C (63°F).
Ryan Fox finishes with a 4-under 67 final round
Ryan Fox of New Zealand has posted Sunday’s best round for now, firing six birdies for a 4-under 67. He finishes the Open at 5-over.
Jordan Spieth goes 2-under through the front nine
After going par, par, par on the first hole of the first three rounds, Jordan Spieth opened Sunday’s final round with a birdie and went par, birdie, par through the first four holes.
Spieth bogeyed the par-3 fifth hole, he closed out the front nine a par, two birdies and a bogey, 2-under 34 through the first nine holes. He sits at 5-over through 11.
How to watch 2024 British Open on TV
The Open will be broadcast live on NBC, with coverage also on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. The tentative broadcast schedule is as follows (all times Eastern):
Round 4: Sunday, July 21
British Open 2024 live stream
Live coverage and featured groups can be followed on the live stream on Peacock, as well as Fubo.
2024 British Open leaderboard
Follow along for live scoring updates from Royal Troon.
2024 British Open tee times: Round 4
All times Eastern
2:35 a.m. — Darren Fichardt, Andy Ogletree
2:45 a.m. — Luis Masaveu, Young-han Song
2:55 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Tom McKibbin
3:05 a.m. — Ryan Fox, Hideki Matsuyama
3:15 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Rickie Fowler
3:25 a.m. — Tommy Morrison, Corey Conners
3:35 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Marcel Siem
3:45 a.m. — Jeunghun Wang, Matthieu Pavon
4 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Jorge Campillo
4:10 a.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Richard Mansell
4:20 a.m. — Rasmus Højgaard, Kurt Kitayama
4:30 a.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Jordan Spieth
4:40 a.m. — Jacob Skov Oleson, Alex Cejka
4:50 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Robert MacIntyre
5 a.m. — Harris English, Guido Migliozzi
5:10 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Mackenzie Hughes
5:25 a.m. — Tom Hoge, Adrian Meronk
5:35 a.m. — Austin Eckroat, Brian Harman
5:45 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Si Woo Kim
5:55 a.m. — Matt Wallace, Abraham Ancer
6:05 a.m. — Max Homa, Jason Day
6:15 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Eric Cole
6:25 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Cameron Young
6:35 a.m. — Joe Dean, Ewen Ferguson
6:50 a.m. — Dean Burmester, Patrick Cantlay
7 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Minkyu Kim
7:10 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Brendon Todd
7:20 a.m. — Calum Scott, Matteo Manassero
7:30 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa
7:40 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Alex Noren
7:50 a.m. — Laurie Canter, Chris Kirk
8 a.m. — Sean Crocker, John Catlin
8:15 a.m. — Daniel Hillier, Shubhankar Sharma
8:25 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Sungjae Im
8:35 a.m. — Matthew Jordan, Justin Thomas
8:45 a.m. — Adam Scott, Shane Lowry
8:55 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Daniel Brown
9:05 a.m. — Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele
9:15 a.m. — Russell Henley, Sam Burns
9:25 a.m. — Thriston Lawrence, Billy Horschel
2024 British Open weather for Round 4
According to Accuweather, Sunday’s forecast at Royal Troon calls for a morning shower, followed by intervals of clouds and sunshine. Chance of precipitation is 40%. High temperature of 63 degrees.
2024 British Open odds
Who won British Open last year?
American Brian Harman claimed his first career major by playing four rounds of consistent, steady golf in the soggy conditions at Royal Liverpool to win the 2023 British Open by six strokes.
With only two career victories on the PGA Tour, Harman entered Sunday’s final round with a five-shot lead. He closed with a 1-under 70 as Jon Rahm, Tom Kim, Jason Day and Sepp Straka all tied for second place.
Where is 2024 British Open?
The 152nd British Open tees off at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, for the 10th time. Royal Troon first hosted The Open in 1923, when English golfer Arthur Havers defeated American Walter Hagen by one stroke.
Royal Troon went on to host the Open eight more times, most recently in 2016, when Sweden’s Henrik Stenson defeated Phil Mickelson by three strokes to win his first and only major title.
