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Koivun set a new tournament record to hold off Scheffler on just his third professional outing

DeChambeau was docked two shots after the second round at Royal Birkdale

The 17-year-old fell short of match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur after losing a 14-player playoff for the final two spots

Chief executive Scot O’Neil is leading the search for £260m of new money after the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia announced it was withdrawing backing at the end of the year

The agreement is set to run for at least the next three years, marking a significant development in professional golf

Trump had no issue intervening at the World Cup to suspend USA striker Folarin Balogun’s ban to much controversy

The New Zealander beat out Cameron Young with a stunning birdie on the 18th for his maiden major, with home town favourite Tommy Fleetwood fading in a dramatic final day at Royal Birkdale

He was one of only three players in the final 12 groups to shoot under par on a chaotic final day when Royal Birkdale finally showed its teeth.

Scheffler defended DeChambeau and maintains he is not a ‘cheater,’ but hopes for ‘stricter’ rules moving forward

The world number two admitted he was “stuck in neutral” for most of his four rounds at Royal Birkdale.

Three successive bogeys dropped him back from the leaders.

The hometown hero began his final round of The Open with a spectacular birdie at the first hole.

The Masters champion holed a 20-footer on the second to get to three under, still seven behind leader Sam Burns.

A final round thriller could be in store at Royal Birkdale

The fallout from DeChambeau’s two-shot penalty on Friday evening continued as the American lapped up the drama at Royal Birkdale

Burns leads the way on 10 under par ahead of Sunday’s final round.

The American was looking to make up lost ground on Saturday.

The Masters champion was among a number of upset players after DeChambeau’s late-night drama at Royal Birkdale due to the American being handed a two-shot penalty

The American was hit with a two-shot penalty after his second round.

The New Zealander is the third player to shoot 62 of the week at Royal Birkdale.

The two-time US Open champion was the focus of attention after being hit with a two-shot penalty after his second round on Friday.

The American was penalised for improving the area for his backswing on the fifth at Royal Birkdale.

The American was penalised for improving the area for his backswing on the fifth hole at Royal Birkdale

DeChambeau will play over the weekend ‘fired up’ by a controversial two-stroke penalty

DeChambeau was alleged to have accidentally improved his lie, while Herbert and Burns hit major-record rounds of 62

A bogey at the last cost Australian Herbert his place in history with a new mark.

The allegation levelled at the two-time major champion was that he had improved his stance as he attempted to escape from deep rough on the fifth.

While the distance-measuring gadgets are permitted by LIV Golf, they are banned in most other competitive golf events

The Masters champion ensured he made the cut with a second-round 67 on Friday

The second round of the 154th Open witnessed two rounds of 62 within 20 minutes.