One of the earliest and highest-profile players to take his talents to the LIV Golf tour, DeChambeau was a two-time winner in his first full season there in 2023 and picked up another victory when he went 19-under par in Korea in May.

World number one Scottie Scheffler will be overwhelming favourite to claim his first British Open title when he begins his final round with a four-stroke lead of a packed chasing field at Royal Portrush on Sunday.

Scottie Scheffler ignited his bid for a maiden British Open title by surging through the field to take a one-shot lead after the second round at Royal Portrush on Friday. The world number one brushed aside two torrential rain showers in Northern Ireland to fire a seven-under par 64,