Scottie Scheffler claimed a fourth major title and completed a third leg of the career Grand Slam by cruising to a dominant four-shot victory at The Open.

The world No 1 took a four-shot lead into the final day at Royal Portrush and quickly asserted further control by making three birdies in his first five holes, with Scheffler reaching the turn five ahead despite a double-bogey at the par-four eighth.

Scheffler added one more birdie to close out a three-under 68 and end the week on 17 under, with his victory – following his PGA Championship success in May – now giving him the chance to complete the career Grand Slam next June at the US Open.

The 29-year-old finished comfortably ahead of Harris English, who carded his second major runner-up finish of the season after a final-round 66, with last week’s Genesis Scottish Open winner Chris Gotterup a further shot back in third.

Wyndham Clark shared fourth place alongside Matt Fitzpatrick and Haotong Li, as Rory McIlroy’s bid for a historic victory on home soil ended in a share of seventh with defending champion Xander Schauffele and Robert MacIntyre.

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What’s next?

The PGA Tour heads to Minnesota for the 3M Open, starting on Thursday at TPC Twin Cities, while the next DP World Tour event is the Nero Championship in Scotland from August 7-10.

The Senior Open begins on Thursday at Sunningdale, before the women’s major season concludes with the AIG Women’s Open from July 31-August 3 at Royal Porthcawl. Stream the PGA Tour, majors and more top sport with no contract.