The Open 2025 LIVE: Round 1 leaderboard, golf scores & radio from Royal Portrush

Summary

Full coverage of the 153rd Open from Royal Portrush
Five share lead at end of day one
England's Matt Fitzpatrick, Jacob Skov Olesen of Denmark and China's Haotong Li set the early pace at -4
South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English (US) joined them later
World number one Scottie Scheffler and England pair Matthew Jordan and Tyrrell Hatton are one shot back
Lee Westwood, 52, shoots fine two-under 69 and is alongside Justin Rose
Rory McIlroy finished at one under par on packed leaderboard

Live Reporting

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

Join us for the second round on Friday...published at 21:40 British Summer Time 17 July

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That's just about your lot for today on what has been a long and challenging day of links golf as the battle for the Claret Jug got under way.
Before you got make sure you read Peter Scrivener's report...
You can also browse the leaderboard at your leisure...
We'll be back with live text commentary on the BBC Sport website of the second round from Royal Portrush on Friday at 06:30am BST. There will also be live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Where next?published at 21:40 British Summer Time 17 July

We may be ending here but there's an incredible game developing at the Uefa Women's European Championship.
England have just scored two quickfire goals in the final 10 minutes to rescue their quarter-final against Sweden.
See how it all unfolds over here
Friday's key tee timespublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 17 July

Here's some of the key tee-times for Friday's second round:
08:36 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den), Romain Langasque
10:09 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Rory McIlroy (NI), Justin Thomas (US)
10:20 Harris English (US), Tony Finau (US), Nick Taylor (Can)
14:26 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Ryan Fox (NZ), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)
14:59 Jon Rahm (Spa), Xander Schauffele (US), JJ Spaun (US)
15:10 Shane Lowry (Ire), Collin Morikawa (US), Scottie Scheffler (US)
'Feel the support of an entire country'published at 21:33 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -1 (70)

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More from Rory McIlroy on the massed ranks supporting him around Royal Portrush:
"Absolutely incredible. I feel the support of an entire country out there, which is a wonderful position to be in, but at the same time, you don't want to let them down. So there's that little bit of added pressure.
"I felt like I dealt with it really well today. Certainly dealt with it better than I did six years ago. I was just happy to get off to a good start and get myself into the tournament.
"I didn't feel like I was walking into the unknown this time around, where last time I hadn't experienced that before. I hadn't played an Open at home. I didn't know how I was going to feel. I didn't know the reaction I was going to get, where this time I had a better idea of what was going to be coming my way."
As it stands...published at 21:31 British Summer Time 17 July

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'What a roar!' - Fitzpatrick shares Open lead with four-under 67
-4 Bezuidenhout (SA) English (US), Fitzpatrick (Eng), Li (Chi), Olesen (Den)
-3 Hatton (Eng), Jordan (Eng), Kaewkanjana (Tha), Scheffler (US)
-2 Fowler (US), Harman (US), N Hojgaard (Den), R Hojgaard (Den), McNealy (US), Rose (Eng), Westwood (Eng)
Selected others:
-1 Lowry (Ire), McIlroy (NI), Mickelson (US), Rahm (Spa)
E Schauffele (US)
Highlightspublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 17 July
BBC Two

If you have missed any of today's action a reminder that the highlights are currently under way on BBC Two and also available via iPlayer. Feel free to rewind to the start if you so wish.
'Really happy with where I am'published at 21:29 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -1 (70)

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Rory McIlroy, speaking after a one-under opening round:
"It was good. I had it going at three under through 10 and let a few slip there around the middle of the round. I steadied the ship well, played the last four at one under, and it was nice to shoot under par.
"It was a tough enough day, especially either chopping out of the rough or out of the fairway bunkers most of the time. So to shoot under par was a good effort.
"I'm surprised four-under is leading. I thought someone might have gone out there and shot 6 or 7 today. Only three back with 54 holes to go, I'm really happy with where I am."
Postpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 17 July

Here's your shots of the day from the first round...
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McIlroy, Scheffler & Rose star in shots of the day
English finishes off with parpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 17 July
English -4 (67)

A classy day at the office for America's Harris English as he cosies up his lengthy birdie putt and then tucks in for par.
He makes it a five-way tie at the top overnight.
'There’s a lot of grinding going on which takes a while' - Rosepublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 17 July
Rose -2 (69)
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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Justin Rose finished with a two under par, and was speaking to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra:
On being one of only three players at the moment to have gone bogey-free: "Two under par is a good round of golf and I felt like we maybe got the best of it for the middle of our round. Conditions were quite scoreable and then the last couple of hours of the day it felt like the wind picked up.
"It began to feel like you were just trying to get it into the clubhouse. It was nine o’clock at night, you’re just trying to keep your focus going, it definitely got blustery so all in all very happy to keep the card clean and shoot in the 60s."
On the length of the round: "I don’t really why that is to be honest with you. I know there was a ruling on seven, someone lost a ball – that can happen and you get a little backlog of two or three groups on the tee box.
"It’s a major championship. It is blistery, it is tricky. I feel there’s not may tap in pars and go. There’s a lot of four-five footers, guys are reading it, marking their putts. There’s a lot of grinding going on which takes a while."
On the crowd support: "That’s probably the fullest I’ve seen a grandstand at nine o’clock at night on a Thursday or a Friday so every credit to the crowd for sticking around, They were amazing to play in front of."
'Like to give myself a chance'published at 21:19 British Summer Time 17 July
Hatton -3 (68)

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Tyrrell Hatton speaking after a three-under round of 68: "t was a good day. I'm happy with how I played out there. It was pretty tricky at times, and certainly the last three, four holes the wind really picked up.
"I really enjoyed having a chance to win in Oakmont [at the US Open]. I know it didn't go my way in the end, but I left that week proud of how I dealt with everything, happy with how I managed myself in the most pressure moments. Yeah, taking confidence from that, and hoping that this week - even if it's not that week, I'd like to down the line give myself a chance to win another major.
"I've played in enough now. This is my 42nd, and 13th Open. I've played a lot, so it would be nice to give myself some more chances."
Postpublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 17 July
English -4 (17)

Well well, Harris English will have a (slim) opportunity on the 18th green to seize the outright lead after day one.
The hordes who waited for Rory McIlroy have finished but there are still a good number of hardy punters in the grandstand to greet the American.
His approach shot leaves 46 feet for birdie.
Fairway to go for Rorypublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -1 (70)

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Rory McIlroy hit just two fairways today, the fewest in his Open career and joint fewest of any round at a major.
That's his superpower - but it shows what he can do with the clubs in the rest of his bag.
The question is whether he can get his driver to behave over the next three days.
Postpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -1 (70)

So Rory McIlroy is comfortably in contention - as are 73 other players on an increasingly bunched leaderboard.
One over par would also be the cut line as things stand.
Plenty to play for after day one.
Postpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 17 July

It's been tough going out on the course at Royal Portrush but we've still been treated some fantastic golf.
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'You little beauty' - Lowry holes a 20 footer to save par
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'Utterly brilliant!' - Scheffler birdies back-to-back on 16th and 17th holes
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'Absolute cracker' - McIlroy makes two birdies in space of three holes
'Definitely a round of everything for McIlroy'published at 21:04 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -1 (70)
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

It definitely was a round of everything. Rory McIlroy will be pretty happy with one under.
He didn’t drive it well, but he had lots of good stuff in there. Just a little sloppy in places.
If he can just tighten up the driving, the rest of the game looks in good shape.
Watch some golf!published at 21:04 British Summer Time 17 July
BBC Two

Right then, for those of you who haven't had enough golf today, highlights are just starting over on BBC Two.
Fill your boots!
Postpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -1, Fleetwood +2, Thomas +1 (18)
Andy Gray
BBC Sport NI at Royal Portrush

There's a famous wee fairground in Portrush and it's been another Rory rollercoaster today.
It's no surprise he got the loudest cheer on the 18th with chants of 'Rory! Rory! Rory!'.
His last walk up here at the Open was an emotional one as he narrowly missed the cut six years ago.
It's been an up and down opening round, but he's in touch with the lead and I'm sure he'll sleep better tonight than he did after his first round in 2019.
McIlroy shoots 70 to finish one underpublished at 21:02 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -1, Thomas +1, Fleetwood +2 (18)

"Get in the hole!" roar a couple of fans, but Rory McIlroy comes up just short with a lengthy putt for birdie at the 18th. He has to settle for par and finishes the day with a one-under round of 70.
Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood finish with pars as well.
Par for Englishpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 17 July
English -4 (17)

It's not a birdie for Harris English down 17 but it's a very comfortable par.
He'll have one last hole to pick up the shot he needs for the solo lead.

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