The Open 2025 LIVE: Round 2 leaderboard, golf scores & radio from Royal Portrush

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Full coverage of the 153rd Open from Royal Portrush
World number one Scottie Scheffler shoots stunning 64 to lead at -10
Matt Fitzpatrick's fine round of 66 had given him clubhouse lead at -9
2023 Open Champ Brian Harman is one further back alongside Haotong Li at eight under par
Bob MacIntyre (66) and Tyrrell Hatton (69) finish at -5
Rory McIlroy finishes at three under par (69)
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Live Reporting

Paul Higham, Phil Cartwright, Joe Bradshaw, Henry Cowling, Ros Satar and Tim Abraham

Hats offpublished at 12:52 BST 18 July
Faith Harper
BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

I've seen a few questionable fashion choices out on the course this week but I have to hand it to these guys, the hats are pretty cool!
Postpublished at 12:52 BST 18 July
Hatton -5 (11)

Tyrrell Hatton drops a four-footer for par on the 11th, given that hole played nearly half a shot over par on average in round one, he's making up ground on the field.
He then pounds a drive down the par-five 12th, which was statistically the easiest hole yesterday.
Hojgaard bogeys 14thpublished at 12:49 BST 18 July
Bezuidenhout -3, R. Hojgaard -5, Langasque -1 (14)

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After consecutive birdies Denmark's Rasmus Hojgaard surrenders his place at the top of the leaderboard with a bogey at the 14th. The 24-year-old fluffs a fairly straightforward putt for par
Playing partners Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Romain Langasque both save par.
Postpublished at 12:48 BST 18 July
English -5 (8)

Over to Harris English who is putting for birdie at the eighth.
It's not threatening the hole but it's a tidy enough par as he heads to the final hole of the front nine.
Postpublished at 12:47 BST 18 July
DeChambeau +4, MacIntyre -3, Rose -3 (10)

Birdie attempts of between 30-40 feet for Bob MacIntyre and Justin Rose on the 10th.
Safe two-putt pars for the European Ryder Cup duo.
Scott heading homepublished at 12:47 BST 18 July
Scott +9 (79)

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Five weeks ago, we watched the 2013 Masters champ Adam Scott make a real move to win the US Open in miserable conditions at Oakmont.
The popular Australian will not be sticking around this weekend though.
An ugly +8 round Portrush today means he has dropped from one over par after the first day to nine over right now.
Postpublished at 12:44 BST 18 July
Hatton -5 (10)

No dramas on the 11th for Tyrrell Hatton who pings his drive down the middle of the fairway and then finds the heart of the green with his second.
The pin is back left so he's got a 30-footer for birdie coming up.
Aberg birdies the ninthpublished at 12:42 BST 18 July
Aberg -2, Hovland E, Spieth E (9)

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Ludvig Aberg has holed some long putts today and here's another, from about 30 feet to make birdie on the ninth.
He's out in 32 and only four shots off the lead now.
That's more than 101 feet's worth of putts holed by Aberg in his round so far today.
Mickelson bogeys the firstpublished at 12:41 BST 18 July
Mickelson E (1)

No Phil Mickelson magic from the greenside bunker on the first - he's unable to save par from there and he drops back to level par.
McIlroy misses birdie chancepublished at 12:36 BST 18 July
Fleetwood -2, McIlroy -1, Thomas E (8)

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Rory McIlroy scratches his nose after missing a chance to putt for birdie on the eighth. It was about a 15-footer but the ball just curls away from the hole at the crucial moment.
Tommy Fleetwood's body language is definitely more upbeat than the Northern Irishman compared to yesterday. Fleetwood does not quite generate enough power but is not too hard on himself when he picks up the ball and moves on.
Postpublished at 12:35 BST 18 July
Harman -6 (11)

Co-leader Brian Harman is short and right of the 11th green but a well-played chip leaves him five feet for par.
Anyone who watched him win at Hoylake a couple of years ago will know he rarely misses from that range. And he doesn't miss here either.
Postpublished at 12:34 BST 18 July
Hatton -5 (10)

The radar slightly off for Tyrrell Hatton on the 10th, who is pin-high but on the fringe of the green, 10 yards to the left.
A chip and a tap-in par follows and he heads to the 11th, which played the hardest hole on the course yesterday.
Umbrellas and suncream in equal demandpublished at 12:32 BST 18 July
Faith Harper
BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

Having come prepared for another day of wind and rain the sunshine was a pleasant surprise! At the minute it's quite warm out on the course.
That said there's a few pretty angry looking grey clouds on the horizon.
It's been a rotation between full waterproof gear and suncream this week. Northern Irish weather, you just have to love it!
'MacIntyre in excellent position'published at 12:32 BST 18 July
DeChambeau +4, MacIntyre -3, Rose -3 (9)
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

He's barely missed a fairway and given himself a lot of birdie chances.
He's in an excellent position and let's hope he can keep it going today.
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Postpublished at 12:32 BST 18 July

Save your money and go watch some golf.
Plenty of good stuff happening around Royal Portrush at the mo.
Who doesn't love a bit of merch?published at 12:31 BST 18 July

Unless you are fortunate enough to be playing with Phil Mickelson this week and able to snatch some goodies off him (a la Ryan Peake), you'll have to make your way to the shop in the spectator village.
And here's your warning... you'll have to queue to get in!
English creeps back to five underpublished at 12:30 BST 18 July
English -5 (7)

While Harris English has stood still at -4, three players have leapfrogged him on the leaderboard.
Good chance to respond at the par-five seventh and he duly obliges, tucking home a birdie putt.
He moves to five under, one back.
Birdies for Rose and DeChambeaupublished at 12:30 BST 18 July
DeChambeau +4, MacIntyre -3, Rose -3 (9)

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Birdie chances for all three of this group on the ninth...
Robert MacIntyre leaves his from 25 feet just short but it's a comfortable par. The Scot is out in 33 with no bogeys on the card.
Justin Rose, in a lovely pale pink polo shirt, tries from 20 feet up the hill - in it goes! He joins Bob at three under for the tournament, three behind the leaders.
Bryson DeChambeau drains his birdie putt too! He's three under for the front nine and four over par overall. He needed something magical today to make the weekend and, you know what, he might just do it...
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Get Involvedpublished at 12:28 BST 18 July
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Name that Snail - still more!
Name for the snail 🐌 Shane Slowry
Anon.
For the snail, can’t believe you missed the open goal that is: Wee shell, me
Darren Aitcheson
Gastropodraig Harrington
Richard
Full kudos for deploying the full range of scientific terminology here.
Snowman for Olesenpublished at 12:26 BST 18 July
JS Olesen E (1)

I was given Jacob Skov Olesen to cover.
Think I can hang up my keyboard and go home.
Way left with his first shot, he took a drop and hit another, this time going way right.
Another drop later he finally got to the first green but it's a most untimely eight - a snowman - on the card for the overnight co-leader.
It plummets him from four under to level par.
And totally off our radar.

153rd Open Championship

Date:: 17 - 20 July 2025
Course:: Royal Portrush GC
Par:: 71
Yards:: 7,346
Prize Money:: $16,500,000

Rank	Player	Total	Total	Thru	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 4	Strokes
1	Scottie Scheffler	17 under par	17 under par	finished	68	64	67	68	68	267
2	Harris English	13 under par	13 under par	finished	67	70	68	66	66	271
3	Chris Gotterup	12 under par	12 under par	finished	72	65	68	67	67	272
4	Haotong Li	11 under par	11 under par	finished	67	67	69	70	70	273
4	Matthew Fitzpatrick	11 under par	11 under par	finished	67	66	71	69	69	273
4	Wyndham Clark	11 under par	11 under par	finished	76	66	66	65	65	273
7	Xander Schauffele	10 under par	10 under par	finished	71	69	66	68	68	274
7	Rory McIlroy	10 under par	10 under par	finished	70	69	66	69	69	274
7	Robert MacIntyre	10 under par	10 under par	finished	71	66	70	67	67	274
10	Russell Henley	9 under par	9 under par	finished	72	70	65	68	68	275
10	Brian Harman	9 under par	9 under par	finished	69	65	73	68	68	275
10	Bryson DeChambeau	9 under par	9 under par	finished	78	65	68	64	64	275
10	Corey Conners	9 under par	9 under par	finished	74	69	66	66	66	275
14	Nicolai Hoejgaard	8 under par	8 under par	finished	69	69	69	69	69	276
14	Rickie Fowler	8 under par	8 under par	finished	69	72	70	65	65	276
16	Jesper Svensson	7 under par	7 under par	finished	71	72	68	66	66	277
16	Justin Rose	7 under par	7 under par	finished	69	71	68	69	69	277
16	John Parry	7 under par	7 under par	finished	72	71	67	67	67	277
16	Hideki Matsuyama	7 under par	7 under par	finished	74	69	68	66	66	277
16	Rasmus Hoejgaard	7 under par	7 under par	finished	69	68	70	70	70	277
16	Tyrrell Hatton	7 under par	7 under par	finished	68	69	68	72	72	277
16	Tommy Fleetwood	7 under par	7 under par	finished	73	68	69	67	67	277
23	J. J. Spaun	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	69	68	68	68	278
23	Maverick McNealy	6 under par	6 under par	finished	69	74	69	66	66	278
23	Dustin Johnson	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	69	67	69	69	278
23	Lucas Glover	6 under par	6 under par	finished	69	72	68	69	69	278
23	Ludvig Aaberg	6 under par	6 under par	finished	73	67	68	70	70	278
28	Oliver Lindell	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	68	68	71	71	279
28	Harry Hall	5 under par	5 under par	finished	73	67	68	71	71	279
30	Kristoffer Reitan	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	68	68	72	72	280
30	Keegan Bradley	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	67	70	71	71	280
30	Akshay Bhatia	4 under par	4 under par	finished	73	68	70	69	69	280
30	Daniel Berger	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	70	70	68	68	280
34	Lee Westwood	3 under par	3 under par	finished	69	70	69	73	73	281
34	Justin Thomas	3 under par	3 under par	finished	72	69	69	71	71	281
34	Aaron Rai	3 under par	3 under par	finished	69	72	71	69	69	281
34	Jon Rahm	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	72	69	70	70	281
34	Sergio Garcia	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	73	70	68	68	281
34	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	3 under par	3 under par	finished	67	73	69	72	72	281
40	Jordan Spieth	2 under par	2 under par	finished	73	69	72	68	68	282
40	Shane Lowry	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	72	74	66	66	282
40	Jason Kokrak	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	70	71	70	70	282
40	Nathan Kimsey	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	72	68	71	71	282
40	Takumi Kanaya	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	72	69	70	70	282
45	Matt Wallace	1 under par	1 under par	finished	73	69	66	75	75	283
45	Henrik Stenson	1 under par	1 under par	finished	75	68	69	71	71	283
45	Jordan Smith	1 under par	1 under par	finished	71	68	72	72	72	283
45	Thriston Lawrence	1 under par	1 under par	finished	73	70	68	72	72	283
45	Matthew Jordan	1 under par	1 under par	finished	68	72	73	70	70	283
45	Thomas Detry	1 under par	1 under par	finished	72	71	70	70	70	283
45	Sam Burns	1 under par	1 under par	finished	70	69	72	72	72	283
52	Sepp Straka	level par	level par	finished	72	71	70	71	71	284
52	Adrien Saddier	level par	level par	finished	72	71	72	69	69	284
52	Marc Leishman	level par	level par	finished	73	68	68	75	75	284
52	Sung-Jae Im	level par	level par	finished	71	71	67	75	75	284
56	Jhonattan Vegas	1 over par	1 over par	finished	72	70	70	73	73	285
56	Phil Mickelson	1 over par	1 over par	finished	70	72	76	67	67	285
56	Tony Finau	1 over par	1 over par	finished	70	68	72	75	75	285
59	Antoine Rozner	2 over par	2 over par	finished	72	70	73	71	71	286
59	Justin Leonard	2 over par	2 over par	finished	70	73	70	73	73	286
61	Romain Langasque	3 over par	3 over par	finished	71	71	72	73	73	287
61	Dean Burmester	3 over par	3 over par	finished	71	71	76	69	69	287
63	Andrew Novak	4 over par	4 over par	finished	71	72	74	71	71	288
63	Francesco Molinari	4 over par	4 over par	finished	72	71	71	74	74	288
63	Riki Kawamoto	4 over par	4 over par	finished	72	70	78	68	68	288
63	Ryggs Johnston	4 over par	4 over par	finished	74	66	74	74	74	288
63	Viktor Hovland	4 over par	4 over par	finished	73	69	73	73	73	288
68	Jacob Skov Olesen	6 over par	6 over par	finished	67	76	73	74	74	290
69	Matthias Schmid	8 over par	8 over par	finished	73	70	79	70	70	292
70	Sebastian Soederberg	11 over par	11 over par	finished	73	70	75	77	77	295