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

'McIlroy does well with approach'published at 15:20 British Summer Time 17 July
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

He's done well to get it all the way up there, it's left him an awkward shot but he's done well there.
McIlroy out the roughpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy, Thomas, Fleetwood

Rory McIlroy looks a little pensive as he weighs how to approach things after a slightly wayward tee shot at the first. He makes decent contact out of the rough, taking some of the long grass out with his stroke, and is there or thereabouts
Brilliant birdie for Schefflerpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 17 July
Lowry E, Morikawa +3, Scheffler -2 (16)

Shane Lowry safely navigates the tough 16th, but Scottie Scheffler plays an absolute stunner to knock his tee shot on Calamity Corner to just three feet for a brilliant birdie.
Just the fifth birdie on the 16th today and by far the best shot of the day here.
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2011 Open Champion Darren Clarke talks us through Hole 16 at Royal Portrush
Fitz trendingpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 17 July
Fitzpatrick -4 (67)

That 67 is the best first round at an Open of Matt Fitzpatrick's career - and it comes at the place where he secured his best finish, a tie for 20th at Portrush in 2019.
The 30-year-old only had one top 10 all season before three weeks ago but has an eighth and a fourth in his past two starts.
Bogeys to startpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 17 July
Aberg +1, Hovland E, Spieth +1 (1)

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A three-putt from distance on the first hole means Jordan Spieth starts with a bogey.
Ludvig Aberg's tee shot dribbles into a bunker and he is unable to rescue the situation. A dropped shot for the Swede.
Three parspublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 17 July
DeChambeau, MacIntyre, Rose (1)

All pars for this star group for a nice steady start to the day. I'm really interested in Bryson DeChambeau in particular to see how he handles things today, as he's previously admitted he doesn't like the wind and the rain.
The reason? Well he's so precise and goes so deep into his numbers that he struggles to compute the equations sometimes when there are so many variants like the bounce on these fairways and the gusts of changing winds around the links.
This will be a test.
The fearsome first at Portrushpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy, Thomas, Fleetwood

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Hughie's: The first hole at Royal Portrush is a 420-yard par four.
There's no gentle loosener at Royal Portrush, as the first hole is a real test of nerve despite being just a 420-yard pretty straight par four.
Out of bounds white stakes on both sides will strike fear into our players, and that fairway will shrink considerably in their minds with nerves already heightened standing on the first tee of an Open Championship.
Keep it in play, and the second shot is no picnic either with a steep slope up to the green that will reject anything short and send the ball back down to be gobbled up by one of the deepest bunkers on the course.
Just ask Rory McIlroy about this one as he scored an eight (8!) here in 2019...
'Rory won't be too worried'published at 15:14 British Summer Time 17 July
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

I don't think he'll be too worried about that. Some nerves in there. He'll be ok with that.
McIlroy starts his roundpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy, Thomas, Fleetwood (15:10 BST)

Rory McIlroy mouths a 'thank you' for the reception before driving his tee shot at the first into the edge of the rough on the left. Not the ideal start.
Tommy Fleetwood belts his tee shot right down the middle of the fairway.
'Spectators waiting in numbers for Rory'published at 15:12 British Summer Time 17 July
Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Portrush

This is an incredible scene - spectators are standing in places eight to ten deep.
They're all just waiting for the man of the moment to emerge on to that first tee.
McIlroy on first teepublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy, Thomas, Fleetwood (15:10 BST)

Right, the wait is over. Rory McIlroy has just been introduced on to the first tee at Royal Portrush and was given a rapturous welcome by the crowd.
McIlroy is in a grouping with Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas of the USA.
Remembering McIlroy's nightmare startpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy (15:10 BST)

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He was perhaps too hyped up to do well at a home Open, as Rory McIlroy had a complete nightmare on his very first hole here in 2019 when he ended up taking EIGHT (8) shots to complete the opening hole.
With adrenaline and nerves pumping through his veins, he pulled his tee shot wide left and out of bounds, before later having to take a drop for an unplayable lie and eventually having to put the dreaded snowman on his card.
And word on the street is he's struggled to keep it on the course from the first tee in practice this week as well. Anywhere in play will do just nicely for him today!
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Postpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy, Thomas, Fleetwood (15:10 BST)
Jonathan Bradley
BBC Sport NI senior journalist

As crowds gathered for a glimpse of Rory McIlroy, standing room only felt like an appropriate phrase on the first tee..then one fan slipped down a bank after losing his footing during his efforts to find a better vantage point.
Have to applaud the dedication, though.
Postpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 17 July
Rahm -1, Schauffele +1, Spaun +1 (16)

A wayward tee shot costs JJ Spaun another shot and in double-quick time he's gone from one under to one over par.
Postpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 17 July
Burns -1, Koepka +4, Potgieter +6 (17)

Three straight bogeys now for Brooks Koepka, while Sam Burns drops in a short birdie putt to move back to one under par.
McIlroy excitement beyond fever pitchpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy, Thomas, Fleetwood (15:10 BST}
Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Portrush

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Rory McIlroy says he much better equipped now to deal with the inevitable hullaballoo which is going to be stoked even further because he comes here as the Masters champion.
He’s been here with the green jacket on and the excitement levels are beyond fever pitch.
Fitz closes in share of leadpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 17 July
Fitzpatrick -4 (67)

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A terrific round for Matt Fitzpatrick comes to an end as his birdie attempt misses left.
An eagle and three birdies, including that frankly ridiculous slam dunk out of the rough on 16, leave him four under for the tournament.
And in a share of the lead.
Hat-trick for Sergiopublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 17 July
Garcia -3 (7)

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Sergio Garcia is flying in the early stages of his round as he's added a birdie on the seventh to ones on five and six to make it three in a row.
After two years of missing out he's obviously loving being back at The Open.
Rory-maniapublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 17 July

Sorry but there may be a good bit of chat about a certain Mr McIlroy this week - on and off the course.
The home favourite is EVERYWHERE at Royal Portrush, especially in the merchandise tent.
Postpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 17 July
Aberg, Hovland, Spieth (14:59 BST)

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More title contenders are about to get their opening rounds under way - two players inside the world's top 11 plus a three-time major champion in this group.
Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is one of the game's most highly-rated players. He finished seventh at the Masters but missed cuts at the US PGA and US Open.
Norway's Viktor Hovland had a welcome return to form at the majors with a third-place finish at last month's US Open. In four previous Open appearances, he's finished in the top 15 three times.
Jordan Spieth won the 2017 Open win at Royal Birkdale, and although his results have not been as impressive as those early in his career, he always brings something decent to the Open - his lowest-ever finish in 11 appearances is a tie for 44th.

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