Overview

• Scottie Scheffler holds a four-stroke lead entering the final day of The Open at Royal Portrush.
• Joaquín Niemann missed the cut for a second straight major despite four wins on the LIV Golf circuit this season.
• Phil Mickelson publicly apologized on X for predicting in March that Niemann would overtake Scheffler this year.
• Niemann remains golf’s top earner with over $17.5 million in career prize money driven by his LIV Golf success.
• Mickelson’s error highlights the perils of high-profile forecasts under social-media scrutiny in professional golf.