Golf Scheffler near the Open victory

In this season Scottie Scheffler has already won a major – the PGA Championship last May – and now it is one step away from the second, the most prestigious and oldest of all tournaments, the open Championship: in Portrush, in Ireland in the North, he cemented his advantage and after the third day he guides with four advantage of the Chinese Hootong Li. A ride without errors, with an eagle and two birdies for a -4 of the day, brought the number 1 of the world to a total of -14: unless sensational surprises, which in golf are always possible, Claret Juug is in its hands. His three laps (68, 64, 67) were the usual demonstration of power, precision and coldness.

mcilroy recovery

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In excellent head positions, the performance of the idol of the house, Rory Mcilroy: for him a turn in 66 strokes (-6) that led him to fourth place, but the comeback now seems really difficult because Scheffler is six lengths away and it is not like that throws away such a treasure: on the 17 previous occasions in which he found himself in his head after 3 laps he then won the tournament 11, including the last 7 times. And above all he did it in the three majors who won in his career: the 2 Masters of 2022 and 2024 in addition to the aforementioned PGA Championship. Curious what happened to Rory while hit his ball from the Rough: suddenly another ball appeared out of nowhere, buried under the grass, of which no one had noticed. A kind of magic that went around the web …

Molinari back

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There is only Francesco Molinari who is playing on the weekend because Matteo Manassero and Guido Migliozzi have not passed the cut. Chicco was very regular (72, 71, 71) but it is behind the standings: 56th with a total of +1.