July 23, 2025 

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Royal Portrush didn’t stand a chance. Scottie Scheffler walked into The Open as the best player in the world… then walked out with a Claret Jug, a historic stat line, and his fourth major.

Let’s break it all down.

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Official World Golf Ranking Tracker & Movers

• Big Movers Up: Haotong Li rises 34 spots to 77th in the world after a strong week at The Open, Ryan Gerard moves up 27 spots after winning the Barracuda ; Chris Gotterup, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Jesper Svensson make noise at The Open as well

• Top 10: Harris English breaks into the Top 10 after a solo 2nd place at The Open, Ludvig Aberg falls out of the Top 10

Note: Rising / Falling includes biggest movers in the OWGR Top 150

FedEx Cup Points Tracker

• Top 10 Movements: Russell Henley moves to 4th in FedEx Cup points, Harris English moves to 6th 

PGA Tour Money List Tracker

• Top 10 Movements: Harris English rises to 8th in total money thanks to his strong performance at The Open; Scottie Scheffler brings his total for the season to over $19M 

Tourney Recap

2025 Open Championship Recap:

Scheffler’s Coastal Masterclass

Here we are yet again, talking about Scottie Scheffler in our tournament recap section.

Scottie wasn’t slightly better - he was in a league of his own this weekend, as the world No. 1 claimed his first Open Championship victory at Royal Portrush, firing a composed final‑round 68 to finish 17-under, four shots clear of Harris English in solo second. It marks his fourth major title, and second of the season, with only the U.S. Open standing between him and a career Grand Slam.

Final Round Narrative

Scheffler stepped onto the tee on Sunday carrying a four-stroke lead, which he immediately reinforced with early birdies on holes 1, 4, and 5. A double-bogey on the 8th tested him, but rather than buckle, he answered with a birdie on 9. His final-round 68 was a picture of controlled aggression, carrying a wire-to-wire grip all the way to the green of 18, where he tapped in and celebrated with family in tow.

Dominance by the Numbers

Par 3 Wizardry

• Scheffler played the par 3s at 6-under for the week, the best mark in Open Championship history 

• That includes handling Calamity Corner - a 230+ yard beast disguised as a par 3 - the rest of the field collectively made 349 bogeys or worse on par 3s this week

Historical Winning Margins: No One’s Done This Since 1871

• Scheffler is now the first player since John Henry Taylor (yes, the guy born in 1871) to win his first four professional majors each by three strokes or more

• Translation: Even when he’s winning, he’s pulling away. It’s not close. It’s command on the biggest stages in the sport

1,197 Days - Exactly

• In a wild symmetry stat from NBC, Scheffler’s win at Portrush came exactly 1,197 days after his first major victory at the 2022 Masters

• That’s the same number of days it took Tiger Woods to go from his first to his fourth…

What the Field Looked Like

• Harris English: finished solo 2nd, four shots behind Scheffler, matching his career-best finish in a major (which came earlier this season at the PGA… where he also lost to Scheffler)

• Chris Gotterup: last week’s Scottish Open champion proves his abilities on the links once again, finishing 3rd after a Sunday 67

• Rory McIlroy: Tied for 7th after a strong homecoming week - Rory brought huge galleries and had the crowd following every swing

• Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark: All tied for 4th after strong showings throughout the week - Li played in the final pairing with Scheffler and Fitz had a share of 1st place on Thursday

• Bryson DeChambeau: Recovered from an opening day 78 to finish at T10 following his Sunday 64

• Other Notables: Robert MacIntyre (T7), Xander Schauffele (T7), Corey Conners (T10), Russell Henley (T10), Brian Harman (T10)

• Notable Missed Cuts: Ben Griffin, Jason Day, Joaquin Niemann, Patrick Cantlay, Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka, Sahith Theegala, Collin Morikawa

Bottom Line

Scottie Scheffler arrived in Portrush as the best player in the world. He left being the most complete, mentally and technically, that we’ve seen in a long time. He beat the course, shrugged off pressure, and silenced every question about putting or links skepticism. We’ll remember Portrush ’25 as the place where the era became undeniable.

Inside the Head of a Champion: Scheffler’s Portrush Presser

Scottie caught the attention of many earlier this week during his presser. On Tuesday, the favorite didn’t talk about stats or strategy; instead, he went deep, questioning why he works so damn hard to win tournaments that, in his words, bring fulfillment… for only a moment.

He said:

“It feels like you work your whole life to celebrate winning… for like a few minutes… then it’s, ‘Alright, what’s for dinner?’”

Scheffler confessed that while golf’s epic moments - like gripping his first Masters green jacket - are surreal, they don’t feed “the deepest places of your heart.” He admitted he’d walk away from the game if it ever undermined his priorities (family & faith) - he isn’t seeking to inspire; he’s seeking meaning. While the admission might’ve been jarring in an era of polished PR waves, it actually unlocked something: it humanized him ahead of a major.

Because by Wednesday morning? He may have said he didn’t care about being the favorite… but come Thursday, he’d go out and show exactly why he is.

The Open Championship Quick Stats:

• Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green Leaders

  1. Corey Conners (+2.62)

  2. Matt Fitzpatrick (+2.54)

  3. Jesper Svensson (+2.51)

• Strokes Gained: Putting Leaders

  1. Scottie Scheffler (+2.27)

  2. Harris English (+2.10)

  3. Dustin Johnson (+1.79)

• Strokes Gained: Approach

  1. Scottie Scheffler (+2.54)

  2. Haotong Li (+2.20)

  3. Tyrrell Hatton (+1.51)

Only includes players who made the cut

Tourney Preview

2025 3M Open Preview

Fresh off of our final major of the season, The Tour lands in the Twin Cities next week for the 2025 3M Open - with players teeing it up at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota with a field that’s deeper - and more strategic - than it’s mid-summer / post-major slot might suggest.

Why This Field Matters

• With 30 of the world’s top 80 players committed, this is shaping up as the tournament’s strongest field to date. The draw features the likes of Sam Burns, Mav McNealy, Sungjae Im, Chris Gotterup, Akshay Bhatia, Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, and Tony Finau

• 2024 champion Jhonattan Vegas returns to defend amid ambitions to become 3M’s first back-to-back champion

• This is the second-to-last event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, meaning players around the top-70 bubble will be pouring in to lock down status and start the postseason on strong footing

Course Snapshot: TPC Twin Cities

• Arnold Palmer-designed with classic suburbia-meets-riverscape flow

• 27 water hazards across the course and 72 bunkers, with forgiving fairways - but big penalties for balls hit offline. It’s a track that punishes carelessness, not power

• Typically renders low scores (winners have posted between -15 and -24 in the past few editions), but Sunday often turns into a test of recovery - putting and scrambling become decisive

What’s the Deal With This Tourney?

What started as a senior circuit staple turned into the full‑powered PGA Tour stop no one saw coming.

Back in the '90s, Minnesota’s TPC Twin Cities in Blaine hosted the Burnet Senior Classic, which evolved into the 3M Championship in 2001. That 54-hole stop - and its Champions Tour legacy featuring favorites like Hale Irwin and Kenny Perry - ran through 2018.

Then, in 2019, the PGA Tour flipped the switch: enter the 3M Open, marking the Tour’s first regular stop in Minnesota in decades. The inaugural event saw Matthew Wolff eagle the 72nd to win by one stroke - and the rest was history.

3M Open Quick Stats:

• Course: TPC Twin Cities

• Par: 71

• Distance: 7,431 yards

• Purse: $8,400,000

• Recent Champs: Jhonattan Vegas (2024), Lee Hodges (2023), Tony Finau (2022), Cameron Champ (2021)

Picks & Players to Watch

• Top 20: Taylor Pendrith (+175), Jake Knapp (+200), Jacob Bridgeman (+300), Matti Schmid (+330)

Disclaimer: The picks and predictions in The Tee Sheet are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Ryder Cup Rankings Tracker

Team USA: 

• Things stay interesting on the Ryder Cup front: Keegan verbally confirms that Bryson is in, Harris English strengthens his case, and Chris Gotterup stays in the conversation

• Patrick Reed slides out of our table based on DataGolf’s probability model - one to keep an eye on

Team Europe:

• Matt Fitzpatrick strengthens his Ryder Cup case with a great performance at The Open

The Weekly Rundown

Stories to Know This Week

🏆 Barracuda Championship

• 25-year-old Ryan Gerard won the Barracuda this weekend at Tahoe Mountain Club (Gerard was a teammate of Ben Griffin while at UNC)

🔥 Bryson Confirmed by Keegan

• Keegan has made it official that Bryson will be on Team USA for the Ryder Cup this year:

  • “Bryson is going to be a very important piece to us winning the Ryder Cup… He brings so much. He brings energy, passion but most importantly, he’s one of the best players on the planet.”

🛑Wyndham Clark Gets Banned

• Wyndham Clark, has been indefinitely banned from Oakmont Country Club after fracturing locker-room property in a rage following his poor play at the 2025 U.S. Open

• The ban will remain in effect until Clark repays damages, makes a charitable contribution, and completes counseling

Author’s Note

That’s it for a week that gave us a dominant Open Champion, a stat sheet full of Tiger-level comparisons, and capped our final major of the season with a one-man-show for the ages.

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