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A thrilling 2025 golf season has reached the conclusion of its final major as The Open Championship wraps up its 153rd playing Sunday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The oldest golf tournament in the world is consummating its return to Portrush for the first time after a six-year absence with the Claret Jug set to be awarded on site for just the third time in event history.

While Xander Schauffele entered as the reigning Champion Golfer of the Year, all eyes have been focused on hometown favorite Rory McIlroy, the No. 2 golfer in the world. Already a three-time winner this season -- including locking up his first Masters to complete the career grand slam -- it was thought McIlroy would be the clear favorite entering Royal Portrush. Instead, following a brief struggle stretch, McIlroy was second on the odds board behind Scottie Scheffler.

That has proven to be the correct decision by oddsmakers as Scheffler shot a career-low round of 64 in a major championship to move into a one-stroke lead entering the weekend, an advantage he's extended to four strokes going into the final round. Early in Round 4, Scheffler ballooned his lead to seven shots, and despite scoring a rare double bogey before making the turn, he is well on his way to run away with the Claret Jug on Sunday afternoon.

While McIlroy has been firmly in contention -- far better than he stood at the weekend in 2019 at Royal Portrush when he missed the cut -- he's failed to match -- let alone exceed Scheffler shot for shot down the stretch. Instead, it is HaoTong Li and Chris Gotterup providing Scheffler's greatest competition Sunday.

The Claret Jug and $3.1 million winner's share from the 2025 Open purse are still up for grabs, and some golf left to play, anything can happen at Royal Portrush. It is a links course, after all. Be sure to stick with CBS Sports for The Open Championship leaderboard live updates and coverage throughout the final round.

While attending The Open Championship is undoubtedly a memorable experience, simply being able to watch golf on one of the game's grandest stages each year is an incredible treat. CBSSports.com has been thrilled to bring you wall-to-wall coverage of The Open all week.

Enough talking about it. Here's how you can watch as much of The Open as possible in its final round. 

All times Eastern

2025 Open Championship TV schedule

Round 4 -- Sunday, July 20

Round 4 start time: 3:30 a.m. [Tee times]

Open live stream: 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Peacock

  • Featured Groups -- 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    4:29 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth & Romain Langasque
    6:09 a.m. -- Jon Rahm & Akshay Bhatia
    8:04 a.m. -- Ludvig Åberg & Kristoffer Reitan
    8:39 a.m. -- Robert MacIntyre & Rasmus Højgaard
  • Featured holes -- 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Early TV coverage: 4-7 a.m. on USA Network, Fubo (Try for free)
TV coverage: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on NBC, Fubo (Try for free)