Sam Burns heads into the final round of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale with a two-shot lead, sitting at 10 under par. He will tee off Sunday at 9:20 a.m. ET alongside Ryan Fox, who is at 8 under. According to CBS Sports, both Burns and Fox are among three players this week to match the men's major championship record with a round of 62.
The third player to shoot 62 is Lucas Herbert, also at 7 under, who tees off at 9 a.m. with Ludvig Åberg at 6 under. Si Woo Kim, also at 8 under, plays in the penultimate group with Ryan Gerard at 7 under, teeing off at 9:10 a.m.
Every player in the top five on the leaderboard entering Sunday is still searching for their first major championship victory. That fact sets up what CBS Sports described as a battle among players, the course, and their nerves.
Bryson DeChambeau is the only player in the top 10 who has won a major. He sits at 6 under and tees off at 8:50 a.m. alongside Jackson Suber, also at 6 under. DeChambeau has been a prominent story all week, both for his play and a rules controversy that extended deep into Friday night.
Tommy Fleetwood, who grew up in Southport, England, just miles from Royal Birkdale, has drawn massive galleries throughout the week. He sits at 5 under, five strokes behind Burns, and tees off at 8:40 a.m. Fans in the area were hoping to see Fleetwood make a charge on Saturday, but that run did not materialize.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler also failed to move up the board on Saturday and sits at 4 under. He tees off at 7:45 a.m. paired with Jose Luis Ballestar Barrio, who is at 3 under. Scheffler would need a significant final round to factor into the Claret Jug conversation.
The leaderboard is packed with players capable of shooting low numbers. All three men who tied the major record did so on a course that has clearly allowed scoring this week, which means Burns' two-shot lead is not necessarily safe. Fox, who shares the final pairing with Burns, is also a co-record holder and will be pressing from the start.
Burns tees off at 9:20 a.m. ET Sunday, with the Champion Golfer of the Year to be crowned at the conclusion of the round.