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

McKibbin 'frustrated to miss cut'published at 20:08 BST 18 July
Tom McKibbin +3 (F)

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Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin looks set to miss the cut at his home Open after ending the second round on three over par: "It's very frustrating. I started off lovely and I was playing lovely. I was one under after seven and made a silly mistake on eight.
"It's been a frustrating last two days. I've played some really nice golf. I think it's the best I've played in the four majors I've played in. There was just a few silly mistakes.
"It's very frustrating with the way I think I've been playing. I birdied the first and made some really nice chances, and to drop those shots that I didn't think were too poor of a shot, they were more of a mistake, that's what is more frustrating than anything.
"It was a great week, the whole way through with the crowds and everything, but it wasn't meant to be."
Postpublished at 20:07 BST 18 July
Lowry -2, C Morikawa +8, Scheffler -9 (16)

Scottie Scheffler and Shane Lowry are both in with birdie chances on the penultimate hole after making the green with handy approach shots.
Birdie for Schauffele at 17published at 20:04 BST 18 July
Rahm -1, Schauffele -3, Spaun E (17)

Up ahead of Scottie Scheffler at the 17th green, Xander Schauffele has nine feet to get his fifth birdie of an excellent round.
In it goes.
He's been excellent today.
A frustrated JJ Spaun assesses his missed par putt as he drops to level for the tournament.
Postpublished at 19:59 BST 18 July
Andy Gray
BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

The fine details at Royal Portrush.
I wonder what happens to the tee boxes at the end of the tournament.
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Scheffler goes nine underpublished at 19:58 BST 18 July
Lowry -2, C Morikawa +8, Scheffler -9 (16)

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Scottie Scheffler grabs a share of the lead at Royal Portrush.
The American downs a putt from 17 feet on the par-three 16th to collect a birdie and join Matt Fitzpatrick at the top of the standings.
Two holes go, can the world number one pull a short or two clear?
'Fitzpatrick made it look easy'published at 19:55 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -9 (66)
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

Fantastic effort from Matt Fitzpatrick.
His ball striking has been brilliant today. In the last few holes there was obviously a few looser ones when the weather came in but before that he was in full flow, and it was a pleasure to watch.
He made it look very easy - centre of the fairway, centre of the green, rolling puts in.
The weather came in and just messed him up a little bit, but he will be pleased with that overall
Fitzpatrick pars the lastpublished at 19:48 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -9 (66)

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Wow, what a par putt!
Matt Fitzpatrick holes for a four from 25 feet or so and he will sign for a 66.
Will that be enough to lead The Open on his own overnight, or will Scottie Scheffler have something to say about that?
Long par putt left for Fitzpatrickpublished at 19:46 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -9 (17)

Matt Fitzpatrick takes his time over his chip from the left of the green. There is a lot of distance and some undulations to negotiate.
The Englishman doesn't get enough on it and he's still got more than 20 feet to go for par.
Lowry birdies 15published at 19:46 BST 18 July
Lowry -2, Morikawa +8, Scheffler -7 (15)

Great pace from Scottie Scheffler as he putts from off the side of the 15th green.
It's not going in but it delivers a stress-free par.
Delight for Shane Lowry as his putter delivers for him.
He's up to two under par.
Bogey for Rahmpublished at 19:43 BST 18 July
Rahm E, Schauffele -2, Spaun -1 (16)

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A bogey on 16 won't help Jon Rahm's mood.
His par attempt from about five feet slides by the edge of the hole.
Postpublished at 19:42 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -9 (17)

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Matt Fitzpatrick leads the field for birdies made (12) and strokes gained around the green (+3.35).
Can he finish with a flourish at the last?
The distance is good, but the line is not. The bank feeds it even more left and he'll need to scramble a par from off the green for a 66.
We said two over might not be enough to make the cut - Fitzpatrick's playing partner Ryan Fox, on three over, almost holed from the fairway for eagle that would have definitely got him into the weekend! Now he needs to make birdie from seven feet, and then hope...
Postpublished at 19:37 BST 18 July
Lowry -1, Morikawa +8, Scheffler -8 (14)
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

In contrast to last night when the crowds stayed in tremendous numbers to follow Rory McIlroy, there is much more room to move about out here.
There's still plenty of noise being generated, though, with the world number one walking down the 15th to chants of: "There's only one Scottie Scheffler!"
Postpublished at 19:37 BST 18 July
Lowry -1, Morikawa +6, Scheffler -8 (14)

The rough took a little bit off Scottie Scheffler's approach into the 15th green and his ball comes up short.
He may be looking enviously at the balls of Shane Lowry and Collin Morikawa, which are positioned very nicely on the putting surface
What is the cut line?published at 19:36 BST 18 July

Exactly 70 players are at one over par or above, so if it stays the same, anyone below that mark will be going home before the weekend.
Still a little way to go in round two though, so it could very quickly change.
'Rahm has been grumpy for five or six holes'published at 19:34 BST 18 July
Rahm -1, Schauffele -2, Spaun -1 (15)
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

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We feel nothing’s really happening with this group but they’re all under par, they’re all right in this tournament.
We’ve talked a lot about Tyrrell Hatton and how he seems to get annoyed and he doesn’t let it affect the next shot but Jon has just looked grumpy for five or six holes.
Postpublished at 19:33 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -9 (17)

How will Matt Fitzpatrick recover from that missed birdie putt on the previous hole? When you're leading a tournament and you miss a short putt like that, it's got to come as a massive shock to the system.
His drive down the 18th is a great one, in position A on the fairway.
Postpublished at 19:31 BST 18 July
Lowry -1, Morikawa +6, Scheffler -8 (14)

Four holes to go for Scottie Scheffler and he's just found the first cut of rough down the right hand side of the 15th fairway.
Here's our flyover of the hole to help you picture it.
His ball is just past the final fairway bunker.
Media caption,
Skerries: The fifteenth hole at Royal Portrush is a 429-yard par four.
Postpublished at 19:30 BST 18 July
Rahm -1, Schauffele -2, Spaun -1 (15)

Jon Rahm dribbles a putt from the front of the 15th green towards the cup and secures another par.
It's been another one of those days that the Spaniard regularly seems to have at majors, when everything seems in decent order but that spark just fails to ignite.
JJ Spaun bogeys the hole but these three should all be around for the weekend, barring anything silly down the final stretch.
Postpublished at 19:27 BST 18 July

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They're currently debating on 5 Live whether those at one under par are still in this tournament.
Even though Matt Fitzpatrick just missed that, he still has an eight-shot advantage.
And about 26 players in between.
What do you think?
Thumbs if the likes of Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood are still in with a shout at -1.
Fitzpatrick misses three-footer for birdiepublished at 19:27 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -9 (17)

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Oh my word - the old horseshoe around the cup and Matt Fitzpatrick misses the birdie chance to move clear.
Wowzers.

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