Scottie Scheffler continued his run of dominance on Sunday, winning the Open Championship by four strokes, his third major championship in the past two years and fourth overall.

Rory McIlroy made his feelings clear to the bosses of The Open Championship moments after Scottie Scheffler was crowned the Champion Golfer of the Year

There’s a clear No. 1 and No. 2 in the world golf rankings right now: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Both have had outstanding 2025 campaigns, but over the last four days—despite The Open Championship serving as a homecoming for McIlroy in Northern Ireland—it was all Scheffler.