With six birdies coming home, Westwood rocketed back up the leaderboard with an Open record-tying back-nine 29.

The Portrush Sons of Ulster were reported to have turned down £20,000 to postpone Saturday’s parade, with unionist politicians praising it as a success.

Scottie Scheffler shot a 4-under 67 at Royal Portrush Golf Club to improve to 14-under 199 – his lowest 54-hole total at a major

Finau fired a 1-over-par 72 in the third round to go with his rounds of 70-68 and that effort left him watching the contenders pull away. Most of the movers and shakers fired rounds of four to five under par as Scottie Scheffler rocketed to a huge lead heading into Sunday.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler was quick to point out the British Open was only at the halfway point at Royal Portrush. Considering the world's No. 1 player was in the lead , it felt like a sprint Saturday for so many players to catch up.

Scheffler leads another major championship after three rounds. This time, he’s four shots clear at the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he fired a 4-under 67 Saturday to push to 14 under.

When the Royal Portrush Golf Club was founded, it was called simply “the Country Club.” Starting in 1892, the club was renamed “the Royal Country Club,” and in 1895, it became the “Royal Portrush Country Club.” The changing names have to do with the British royal family, and the history of royal golf clubs.

Mike Gibson remembers seeing Rory McIlroy play as a 15-year-old kid and knew he had something special Rory McIlroy plays from the rough at the fifth yesterday. Photo: Ramsey Cardy / Sportsfile The draw for Thursday’s opening round had just been announced ...