Overview
- Sam Burns began the final day with a two‑stroke lead at 10‑under as he chased his first major on Sunday, having surged with a record‑equalling 62 and a 65 earlier in the week.
- Cameron Young produced a late front‑nine charge to reach 10‑under and set the clubhouse target before a bogey at the 18th left the leaderboard tightly packed.
- Si Woo Kim, Ryan Fox and Lucas Herbert remained within a few strokes of the lead and Bryson DeChambeau stayed in contention despite a controversial two‑shot penalty that drew widespread TV‑replay scrutiny.
- Tommy Fleetwood thrilled the home crowd with a long opening putt but sat several shots back, while defending champion Scottie Scheffler finished around seven‑under and fell out of title contention.
- Tournament officials confirmed a record $17.75 million purse with $3.2 million to the winner and broadcasters scheduled final‑round coverage across Peacock, NBC and USA Network, concentrating global viewership on the closing hours.