Viktor Hovland and Rory McIlroy embarked on one of the great back-and-forths in recent Open Championship history Saturday, setting the stage for a delightful championship Sunday.
With the famed Claret Jug up for grabs, Hovland and McIlroy are knotted at the top of the leaderboard. The pair dazzled in Round 3, posting matching 6-under 66s to wrest the lead from the two Camerons, Australian Cameron Smith and American Cameron Young, who both faltered after strong starts to the tournament.
McIlroy mentioned the need to play "boring golf," making sure not to extend himself too much, especially not after making birdie or, in one case, eagle.
Hovland is the underdog in this matchup, but the Norwegian has put together three wins during a little more than two years on the PGA Tour. If he can stay consistent, Hovland's name could be in the lights come the end of Sunday.
MORE: Open Championship 2022 Round 3 results
Here's everything you need to know about the final round of the Open Championship, including tee times, pairings and featured groups:
Open Championship 2022 featured groups
| Time (BST/ET) | Pairing |
|---|---|
| 4:30 a.m./9:30 a.m. | Justin Thomas, Marcus Armitage |
| 12:15 p.m./7:15 a.m. | Jon Rahm, Victor Perez |
| 2 p.m./9 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth |
| 2:10 p.m./9:10 a.m. | Adam Scott, Matt Fitzpatrick |
Open Championship tee times 2022
Round 4: Sunday, July 17
| Time (BST/ET) | Pairing |
|---|---|
| 7:20 a.m./2:20 a.m. | Sam Bairstow (A) |
| 7:30 a.m./2:30 a.m. | Jamie Rutherford, Wyndham Clark |
| 7:40 a.m./2:40 a.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, David Law |
| 7:50 a.m./2:50 a.m. | Sam Burns, Sungjae Im |
| 8 a.m./3 a.m. | Garrick Higgo, Adri Arnaus |
| 8:10 a.m./3:10 a.m. | Patrick Reed, Laurie Canter |
| 8:25 a.m./3:25 a.m. | Cameron Tringale, Joaquin Niemann |
| 8:35 a.m./3:35 a.m. | Aaron Jarvis (A), Jordan L. Smith |
| 8:45 a.m./3:45 a.m. | Barclay Brown (A), Danny Willett |
| 8:55 a.m./3:55 a.m. | Sebastian Munoz, Robert Dinwiddie |
| 9:05 a.m./4:05 a.m. | Lars Van Meijel, Yuto Katsuragawa |
| 9:15 a.m./4:15 a.m. | Kurt Kitayama, Jason Kokrak |
| 9:30 a.m./4:30 a.m. | Justin Thomas, Marcus Armitage |
| 9.40 a.m./4:40 a.m. | Paul Casey, Jason Scrivener |
| 9:50 a.m./4:50 a.m. | Justin De Los Santos, Tony Finau |
| 10 a.m./5 a.m. | Thomas Detry, Thriston Lawrence |
| 10:10 a.m./5:10 a.m. | Sergio Garcia, Casey Conners |
| 10:20 a.m./5:20 a.m. | Adrian Meronk, John Parry |
| 10:40 a.m./5:40 a.m. | Robert MacIntyre, Talor Gooch |
| 10:50 a.m./5:50 a.m. | Sadom Kaewkanjana, Abraham Ancer |
| 11 a.m./6 a.m. | David Carey, Lee Westwood |
| 11:10 a.m./6:10 a.m. | Harold Varner III, Joohyung Kim |
| 11:20 a.m./6:20 a.m. | Brad Kennedy, Filippo Celli (A) |
| 11:30 a.m./6:30 a.m. | Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk |
| 11:45 a.m./6:45 a.m. | Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Richard Mansell |
| 11:55 a.m./6:55 a.m. | Sahith Theegala, Min Woo Lee |
| 12:05 p.m./7:05 a.m. | Lucas Herbert, Xander Schauffele |
| 12:15 p.m./7:15 a.m. | Jon Rahm, Victor Perez |
| 12:25 p.m./7:25 a.m. | Nicolai Hojgaard, Will Zalatoris |
| 12:35 p.m./7:35 a.m. | Ian Poulter, Anthony Quayle |
| 12:55 p.m./7:55 a.m. | Dean Burmester, Aaron Wise |
| 1:05 p.m./8:05 a.m. | Dylan Frittelli, Russell Henley |
| 1:15 p.m./8:15 a.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Francesco Molinari |
| 1:25 p.m./8:25 a.m. | Trey Mullinax, Tyrrell Hatton |
| 1:35 p.m./8:35 a.m. | Shane Lowry, Brian Harman |
| 1:45 p.m./8:45 a.m. | Thomas Pieters, Kevin Kisner |
| 2 p.m./9 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth |
| 2:10 p.m./9:10 a.m. | Adam Scott, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 2:20 p.m/9:20 a.m. | Tommy Fleetwood, Dustin Johnson |
| 2:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. | Scottie Scheffler, Si Woo Kim |
| 2:40 p.m./9:40 a.m. | Cameron Smith, Cameron Young |
| 2:50 p.m./9:50 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland |
(A) denotes amateur.
