15:51
Putting surface found by Xander and Rosey
The Postage Stamp will not claim Rose or Schauffele as a victim on major championship Sunday.
Both find the green and have great looks at birdie...
Xander Schauffele
The Open Championship Final Round LIVE updates as Xander Schauffele wins at Royal Troon
Welcome to live golf scores, updates and commentary from the final round of The Open Championship at Royal Troon.
Xander Schauffele has won his second major of the season at The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon.
Schauffele, 30, carded a flawless final-round 65 on the famed Ayrshire links to seal his second career major in the space of two months.
His 65 marked the low round of the day.
Schauffele finished the week on 9-under par.
The American superstar has now won two of the last three majors.
Schauffele's ninth PGA Tour victory also now sees him replace Rory McIlroy as the second best player in the world.
For the first time since 1982, all four majors have been won by American golfers - Schauffele (US PGA, The Open), Scheffler (The Masters), Bryson DeChambeau (US Open).
Xander Schauffele
Justin Rose birdied the last for a 67 to finish two shots behind Schauffele in a tie for second with Billy Horschel (68).
The Englishman told us he was 'gutted' to come up shy in his bid for his first Claret Jug but that he was also 'super proud' of his efforts.
Thriston Lawrence had grabbed the outright lead heading into the back nine but he could not live with Schauffele's birdie barrage on the back nine.
The South African played the back nine in 1-over par to finish the week in solo fourth on 6-under par.
Schauffele trailed Lawrence by two shots when going out in 34 but he rallied thereafter with four birdies in the space of six holes from the 11th.
And nobody could keep pace with him.
Schauffele's birdie on the tough par-4 11th, where he fired a dart to two feet from the left rough, was the only one there all day.
Elsewhere, Scottie Scheffler duffed his tee shot down the 18th as he slumped to a 71.
The World No.1 finished T7 with LIV Golf's top performer of the week, Jon Rahm.
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15:48
Horschel moves out in front again
Horschel -6, Lawrence -5 (6)
Billy Horschel looks cool as a cucumber right now.
He strikes at the par-5 6th, curling in a 15-footer.
Lawrence misses his birdie chance...
15:46
Rose saves par
Rose -5 (7)
Rosey has a tester for his par at the 7th from about four feet.
It drops!
Postage Stamp next...
15:44
There's nothing like a roar from the crowd at The Open
15:42
Xander is not giving up
Schauffele -4, Rose -5 (7*)
Schauffele strikes at the short par-4 7th.
The little maestro tucks in a birdie putt after zipping a wedge close from 69 yards.
What can Rosey do?
15:40
Back-to-back birdies for Scottie
Scheffler -4, Brown E (8)
Holy smokes.
Scheffler finds a birdie at the Postage Stamp.
That's two in a row.
He confidently strides to the 9th tee only one stroke off the lead.
Ominous for the rest of the field.
Brown makes bogey...
15:38
Leaderboard update
A quick reminder you can see the live leaderboard at the top of the page.
15:38
Russell Henley stakes his claim
Henley -4, Burns -2 (5)
Wow.
Here comes Russell Henley.
Both players birdie the par-3 5th hole with superb shots into the green.
15:36
Do not rule out Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler -3, Brown -1 (7)
A short par-4 means one thing for the world number one.
A birdie chance.
Can he produce something?
He can.
From 44 yards, he has a gimme putt to move back to 3-under after that sloppy bogey a moment ago.
Brown also takes advantage.
15:34
Lowry birdie
Lowry -4, Scott -1 (8)
Wow.
Shane Lowry has just made his fourth birdie in his last five holes at the Postage Stamp.
From 13 feet, he finds the centre of the cup.
15:32
World class from Horschel
Horschel -5, Lawrence -5 (5)
Horschel was in trouble at the 5th hole, finding the deep bunker.
He played a superb shot from the sand to save his par.
Lawrence follows with a par after making birdie at the previous hole.
15:28
Rose birdie chance
Justin Rose sets up yet another opportunity for birdie at the 6th hole.
Meanwhile, Lowry is wincing as he watches his tee shot at the Postage Stamp.
He desperately wants it to sit.
And it does.
Sigh of relief for Lowry.
15:26
Lowry back in business
Lowry -3, Scott -1 (7)
Just superb from Lowry.
He sets up the easiest of birdies at the 7th.
From 69 yards, he knocks his approach to two feet.
Lowry is now two back and is heading to the Postage Stamp.
Now, this hole was his undoing yesterday.
What can he muster now?
15:24
Brown's race is run, surely?
Brown E, Scheffler -2
Brown drops another shot, his third in his last three holes, at the par-5 6th.
That's surely it now?
Scheffler also goes backwards having found the bunker off the tee and needing to splash out sideways.
The American misses from 10 feet to save his par.
15:20
Perfect response from Billy
Horschel jumps into the solo lead again, courtesy of a birdie at the 4th hole after putting his wedge from 80 yards within 10 feet.
He moves to 6-under.
Only eight players are under par now.
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15:18
Rose and Xander settle for par
Rose -5, Schauffele -3 (5)
Both players escape the par-3 5th without dropping a shot.
Not an easy hole today...
15:17
Bogey for Rahm
Rahm -1 (11)
Rahm locates his tee shot at the 11th and takes a penalty drop.
He's miles back playing his third stroke, but puts his golf ball back in play and gets up and down for bogey.
It was as good as it could've been after the tee shot...
15:13
Lowry can't believe it
Lowry -2, Scott -1 (5)
Lowry was within 115 yards playing his third into the 5th.
It's not great by his standards, and he has 50 feet for birdie.
His effort was superb and was tracking right into the centre of the cup.
But it's an inch short! So close.
Scott also makes a five.
15:10
Justin Rose appreciation post - will he keep this up? It's all started very well...
Justin Rose
15:09
Brown loses further ground
Brown -1, Scheffler -3 (5)
Sloppy bogey from Brown at the par-3 5th hole.
He's now four back.
Is his race run, already?
Scheffler settles for a par.
15:05
Justin Rose takes the solo lead
J. Rose -5, Schauffele (4)
Rose does everything he needs to do at the par-5 4th hole.
Fairway. Lay up. Stick it close. Put the ball in the cup.
Huge roars for Justin.
Schauffele settles for par but Rosey is vibing.
15:04
Lawrence grabs a share of the lead after Horschel mistake
Lawrence -4, Horschel -4 (3)
Thriston Lawrence finds an incredible stroke of fortune with his tee shot at the third, that was heading left.
The lie is perfect, and he takes advantage.
Lawrence converts from 12 feet to move to 4-under and into a three-way tie for the lead after Horschel was forced to splash out from the fairway bunker.
The group following Justin Rose are cheering wildly.
I wonder why...
15:01
Rahm in trouble
Rahm is in a world of hurt at the 11th hole.
His tee shot is heading right and he implores his golf ball to go.
It doesn't.
Straight into the gorse bush...
14:59
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14:58
Brown bunker trouble
Brown -2, Scheffler -3 (4)
Brown and Scheffler both find the bunker near the green of the par-5 4th hole.
Scheffler gets out and gets down in two for his par.
Brown, however, takes two strokes to get out after smashing his third shot into the lip of the bunker.
He holes a tester for bogey, but will drop back.
