Saturday was supposed to deliver clean, decisive golf on both sides of the Channel. Instead, fog at The Renaissance Club and a coronation-in-waiting at the Evian Championship left Sunday carrying more unfinished business than either tour would like.
In Scotland, Rory McIlroy’s overnight share of the lead unravelled inside two holes once his delayed third round finally began, while in south-east France, Haeran Ryu’s record-breaking Saturday has turned the year’s final women’s major into something close to a procession.
The result is a golfing weekend now juggling two majors’ worth of storylines against a shrinking window to finish them. The Genesis Scottish Open still has the back end of round three to complete before Sunday’s final round can even begin, and Evian’s leaders tee off on Sunday for a title that already looks close to decided. Two fog delays inside six hours, a five-shot swing at the top of the Scottish Open leaderboard, and a major championship record broken by a single stroke – Saturday crammed in more golf than most weeks manage. With The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale now five days away, the real question is whether either leaderboard settles before travel plans become the bigger headache.
What happened at the Genesis Scottish Open on Saturday?
Thick coastal fog forced two separate suspensions of round three at The Renaissance Club, first at 10.45am local time and again in the afternoon as visibility deteriorated once more. Rory McIlroy, who had shared the overnight lead, opened his delayed round with bogeys at the third and fifth to slip back to seven under, while Michael Thorbjornsen and Matthew Fitzpatrick moved to the top of a congested leaderboard.
Who leads the Genesis Scottish Open heading into the final round?
With round three unfinished, the leaderboard remains provisional, but this is how it stood when play was last suspended on Saturday:
| Position | Player | Score | Thru |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Michael Thorbjornsen | -11 | 13 |
| T1 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -11 | 8 |
| T3 | Johnny Keefer | -10 | F |
| T3 | Kevin Roy | -10 | 16 |
| T3 | Wyndham Clark | -10 | 15 |
| T3 | Chris Gotterup | -10 | 10 |
| T3 | Min Woo Lee | -10 | 8 |
| T3 | Jordan Smith | -10 | 7 |
| – | Rory McIlroy | -7 | In progress |
It is a sharp turnaround from Friday, when McIlroy had grabbed a share of the lead with an opening 65, and from Scottie Scheffler’s missed-cut exit a day earlier, which had already thinned out the field’s biggest names before the weather even became a factor.
How did the rest of Scottish Open week unfold at The Renaissance Club?
The tournament opened with Scheffler and McIlroy both beginning their title bids on Thursday, and LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm arrived chasing a rare piece of history, with his own bid detailed heading into the week. Defending champion Chris Gotterup, fresh off victory at the John Deere Classic, has been the tournament’s form horse across the rain-hit week and now sits firmly inside the top group ahead of Sunday.
What is happening at the Evian Championship this weekend?
While Scotland dealt with fog, Haeran Ryu was rewriting the record books in France. According to CBS Sports and Golf Channel, Ryu fired an 11-under 60 in Saturday’s third round at Evian Resort Golf Club, the lowest round in major championship history for a men’s or women’s major, to move three shots clear heading into Sunday’s final round. It caps a week that began with Aki Iwai’s overnight lead, continued through Lottie Woad’s clubhouse target of 64 and Charley Hull and Jeeno Thitikul’s chase, and included an early exit for Nelly Korda, whose bid for a third straight major ended at the halfway cut.
What’s next in golf this week?
Both leaderboards resume on Sunday, with the Scottish Open needing to finish round three before any final-round assault begins. Attention then turns quickly to Royal Birkdale, which stages a Last-Chance Qualifier on Monday for the season’s third men’s major, before The Open Championship itself gets under way on Thursday.
Golf Talking Points: 11th July 2026 Facts
Has the Genesis Scottish Open finished? No. As of 11th July 2026, round three remains unfinished after two fog suspensions, with the final round still to follow on Sunday.
Who leads the Genesis Scottish Open? Michael Thorbjornsen and Matthew Fitzpatrick were tied at 11 under when play was last suspended on Saturday, one shot clear of a chasing group at 10 under.
Has the Evian Championship been won? No. Haeran Ryu held a three-shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round after a record 11-under 60 on Saturday.
When does The Open Championship start? The Open Championship begins Thursday 16th July 2026 at Royal Birkdale, preceded by a Last-Chance Qualifier at the same venue on Monday 13th July.
