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

American stars battling to make cutpublished at 17:16 BST 18 July

American major champions Phil Mickelson (+1 after 16) and Dustin Johnson (+2 after 15) are both hovering around that cut line - currently two over par will be good enough to make the weekend.
Former US Open winner Wyndham Clark is two under for the day through six holes, and three over par overall.
One man unlikely to make it though, barring an incredible back nine, is Brooks Koepka. The five-time major winner is five over for the tournament after eight holes of his second round.
Home favourites set for early exitpublished at 17:12 BST 18 July
Harrington +9, N Hojgaard -4, McKibbin +3 (18)
Andy Gray
BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

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There was really warm applause for Padraig Harrington and Tom McKibbin as they walked into the 18th colleseum, and again as they sank their par putts.
Harrington, the two-time champion and ice cream lover, had the honour of hitting the opening tee shot yesterday but his Open has come to a close.
In a classy gesture as he exited, he gave his ball to the young man who had been carrying the scorecard for the second round, and he looked surprised and grateful in equal measure.
At the other end of his career, Northern Ireland's McKibbin is also set for an early exit. With the cut line fluctuating between one and two over, it looks like he will fall just short of making the weekend.
Aftermath of the rainpublished at 17:10 BST 18 July

Not sure they're all wearing sensible shoes.
I can see a few pearly white trainers in that queue.
Postpublished at 17:10 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -6 (9)

Not much to report from Matt Fitzpatrick on the ninth - a routine par.
He's gone out in 34, with four birdies and two bogeys on the card.
The former US Open champion is two shots off the lead.
Par for Lipublished at 17:09 BST 18 July
Li -8 (15)

Fine response from Haotong Li at the 15th as he finds the green in two and then goes close from 17 feet to a bounceback birdie.
It keeps him tied at the top though.
Three holes to play.
A trio of birdiespublished at 17:09 BST 18 July
Rahm -3, Schauffele -1, Spaun E (7)

Ooof, almost an eagle for Xander Schauffele on the seventh!
His chip from the front of the green rattles into the cup and somehow stays up.
And then Jon Rahm goes close with a long putt for a three! It's all happening.
Birdies for those two, as well as JJ Spaun, who is back to level par for the tournament.
Gotterup eagles the 12thpublished at 17:06 BST 18 July
Detry +1, Gotterup -6, Westwood -1 (12)

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With six holes to go in his round Lee Westwood is still ticking along with pars to ensure he makes the cut.
The big mover in his group is Chris Gotterup.
The American's approach shot on the 12th left him with an eight-foot putt to move himself to six under, and he duly obliged.
Par for Jordanpublished at 17:03 BST 18 July
Jordan -2 (11)

More trouble off the 11th tee for Matthew Jordan but he salvages it well, chipping onto the green and leaving three feet for par.
He has absolutely no trouble at all in draining that.
A much-needed par to stop the rot.
What's the cut line?published at 16:59 BST 18 July

It's the second day of a major so here's your first update on the cut line.
The top 70 and ties make the weekend and currently the line is hovering at +2.
American's Dustin Johnson and Wyndham Clark are still on the course at +3 while Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin needs a birdie at the last to keep the home fans happy.
Scheffler on the marchpublished at 16:58 BST 18 July
Lowry -2, C Morikawa +4, Scheffler -6 (6)

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Scottie Scheffler is on the march now as he notches up back-to-back birdies - and in some style.
The world number one's tee shot at the par-three sixth lands 34 feet wide of the pin but Scheffler's putter is red hot at the moment and he sinks it prompting loud cheers from the crowd.
'I'm playing great but can't get ahead of myself'published at 16:57 BST 18 July
Harman -8 (65)
BBC Radio 5 Live

Clubhouse leader Brian Harman spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live after his six-under 65 in round two:
On whether he feels the same as he did on the Friday in 2023 when he won The Open: "I can't get too far ahead of myself. It's important not to get ahead of yourself, I'm playing great which I'm pleased about.
"It's been an odd year, I got a win then another really close to a win - other than that I've been struggling, I've not been playing good golf, so it's been really nice to get off to a good start in such a big tournament."
On the elements of his game he's been most pleased with: "I drove it great, when I got chances with the iron I got them in close, I holed a couple of decent par putts - nothing too long but when I had to get it up and down I did. I just played smart and made my putts."
On his plans for tonight: "Probably lay around the hotel room, maybe a light workout but nothing crazy."
Li makes first errorpublished at 16:54 BST 18 July
Li -8 (14)

OK then, Haotong Li has made his first mistake of The Open and finally the only bogey-free player left in the field drops a shot.
A sloppy chip left him short of the green and then his putt was never on line.
He drops back into a share of the lead.
Bogey for Fitzpatrickpublished at 16:51 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -6 (8)

Matt Fitzpatrick goes left with his approach to the eighth and has eight feet left for par.
No, sir. A bogey halts the positive momentum of back-to-back birdies.
Back-to-back bogeys for Jordanpublished at 16:50 BST 18 July
Jordan -2 (10)

A bit of a heavy-handed drive at the 10th from Matthew Jordan enters the rough left of the fairway.
He digs it out and finds the green with his third shot, leaving 11 feet to save par.
Oh! His ball slides alongside the cup and he's home in five. That's back-to-back bogeys for the Englishman.
Postpublished at 16:45 BST 18 July
Rahm -2, Schauffele E, Spaun +1 (6)

JJ Spaun drops a shot on the par-three sixth.
His tee shot came up short of the green and his second flew 30-odd feet past the flag.
Pars for Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm.
Scheffler moves to five underpublished at 16:45 BST 18 July
Lowry -2, C Morikawa +4, Scheffler -5 (5)

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Scottie Scheffler's tee shot at the fifth leaves him within 60 yards from the pin and he backs it up with a solid approach shot to create a birdie chance.
The American's putting game looks a bit more on song today and he drops one in from seven feet to move in a tie for fourth at five under.
Shane Lowry, meanwhile, shakes his putter in anger, after missing a birdie opportunity of his own.
Who is Li?published at 16:43 BST 18 July
Li -9 (13)

You'd be forgiven for not knowing a huge amount about our current leader Haotong Li.
The 29-year-old has four victories on the DP World Tour, including earlier this year in Qatar.
He actually finished third on his Open debut at Royal Birkdale in 2017 but has only made the cut once in four appearances since.
The world number 111 has never really been in this territory before.
Par for Lipublished at 16:43 BST 18 July
Li -9 (13)

Chance for Haotong Li to really press home his advantage over at the 13 as he sizes up a 17-footer for birdie.
It's never on line and he'll take the par.
Five holes to go.
Gotterup moves to three underpublished at 16:38 BST 18 July
Detry +1, Gotterup -3, Westwood -1 (10)

Lee Westwood is chugging along. He's one over for the round during a fairly consistent day.
The experienced Englishman starts his back nine with par at the 10th. American Chris Gotterup rolls in his second birdie of the day to move to three under.
Another Fitzpatrick birdiepublished at 16:35 BST 18 July
Fitzpatrick -7 (7)

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Matt Fitzpatrick found himself left of the seventh green but gets down in two for a birdie four and he's now two off the lead.
Four birdies in his first seven holes today, alongside a bogey on the fifth.

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