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

Westwood pars the 13thpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 17 July
Westwood -4 (13)

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A bit long from Lee Westwood off the 13th tee as he flies it over the green.
He knocks it back to within five feet and can still collect a par and stay top of the leaderboard.
it's probably more about survival in this weather.
Postpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 17 July
Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at Royal Portrush

It is, Joe...
Postpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 17 July

It looks miserable out there.
Good target?published at 12:21 British Summer Time 17 July
Olesen -4 (67)
Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at Royal Portrush

With the rain starting to lash down just as he wandered off to the recorders' hut, how good might this 67 look for Jacob Skov Olesen come the end of the day?
Fitzpatrick remains two underpublished at 12:21 British Summer Time 17 July
Fitzpatrick -2, Fox +4, Matsuyama +4 (9)

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Matt Fitzpatrick chipped nicely out of the bunker at the ninth to land on the green. He pulls up just a fraction short with a lengthy putt, though, and has to settle for par.
A decent first nine holes from the 30-year-old Englishman.
'Great bounce-back for Schauffele'published at 12:19 British Summer Time 17 July
Schauffele -1 (7)
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

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A great bounce-back there for Xander Schauffele after bogeying the par three at the last hole.
Postpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 17 July
Scheffler -1 (6)

Want to see the world's best player proving just how good he now is at putting?
Course you do!
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Scheffler sinks a birdie on the third hole
And read our chat with esteemed putting coach Phil Kenyon over here.
Mickelson ends one underpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 17 July
Mickelson -1 (70)

Phil Mickelson, at 55 years young, has rolled back the years at times today.
He finishes with a two-putt from long range for par and he'll sign for a one-under-par 70 in the scorer's hut shortly.
One of his highlights was a bit of Mickelson magic on the third hole, when he somehow saved par by finding the cup from a greenside bunker.
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Mickelson saves par from the bunker on third hole
Jordan jumps up leaderboardpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 17 July
Jordan -3 (11)

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Three birdies in four holes around the turn has vaulted Hoylake's Matthew Jordan up the leaderboard and suddenly he's only one shot back.
The English golfer holed out from just off the green on 10 before burying an eight-footer for birdie at the 11th.
He's on Lee Westwood and Jacob Skov Olesen's tail.
Birdies all round on the seventhpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 17 July
Rahm -2, Schauffele -1, Spaun -1 (7)

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All three players in this group make fours on the par-five seventh.
JJ Spaun knocks in his birdie putt from more than 20 feet, whereas Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele get the job done from much closer range.
Some of the big names are starting to stir.
Postpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 17 July
Lowry -2, Morikawa E, Scheffler -1 (6)

Jake, 18, is the scoreboard carrier for this heavyweight three-ball. He's keeping everyone right. He's from Manchester and he's over all week. When the work is done, he says he fancies a night out in Belfast. It'll be well earned come Sunday.
'I got a little bit emotional'published at 12:14 British Summer Time 17 July
Harrington +4 (75)

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Two-time champion Padraig Harrington after his opening round: "I hyped up the opening tee shot as much as I could so when I got there, it wasn't so bad.
"I was decently comfortable when I got on the tee. I didn't try for too much. I got a little emotional as I was clapped on, then I calmed down and was fine when I was hitting it.
On the rest of his round: "I had three three-putts in the first seven holes and that just kills you. You're always questioning your pace over the the ball and your lines, and it was a tough day on the greens that just ate into my game.
"It might have been a little bit that I was hyped up on the tee box, but who knows?"
'A day to remember for Olesen'published at 12:12 British Summer Time 17 July
Olesen -4 (67)
James Gregg
BBC Radio 5 Live reporter at Portrush

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That is a day to remember for Jacob Skov Olesen.
He can sit there with his feet up this afternoon watching those players in the very worst of the conditions try and battle their way round these hallowed links.
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'Oh my god!' - Olesen chips in on the 15th
Olesen sets the pacepublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 17 July
Olesen -4 (67)

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A dropped shot at the last for Jacob Skov Olesen but it's still a cracking round.
His bogey at the 18th though does allow Lee Westwood back into a share of the lead.
Birdie for Mickelsonpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 17 July
Mickelson -1 (17)

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Phil Mickelson, the 2013 Open champion, gets himself back to one under with a 25-footer for birdie on the 17th.
One more hole to go for the American, who has put together a very nice opening round.
Birdie for Burnspublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 17 July
Burns -1, Koepka -1, Potgieter +1 (7)

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The par-five seventh measures 608 yards in this first round but Sam Burns has got to the green in two. A two-putt from 70-odd feet earns him a birdie.
Brooks Koepka is unfortunate as his third shot looks beautiful - until it drifts a few inches too far right and slides down the slope. So it'll be a par for the five-time major winner.
Postpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 17 July
Olesen -5 (17)
Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at Royal Portrush

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Jacob Skov Olesen might be leading The Open, but he's cutting a calm figure out here. After securing par on 17, he was hurled a bag of gummy sweets by his caddie as he lolloped up to the 18th tee. He could be out for a casual lash with his pals.
Gotterup going wellpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 17 July
Gotterup -2 (12)

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Scottish Open champion Chris Gotterup is continuing that form of last week into today - a birdie on 12 takes the American to two under, three off the lead held by Jacob Skov Olesen.
'Rory made that shot a lot scarier'published at 12:00 British Summer Time 17 July
McKibbin +1 (72)

Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin after his rollercoaster opening round: "It was OK. There was a little bit of everything. There was a little bit of good and little bit of bad.
"One over isn't great but it's not too bad. Overall I'm not too annoyed, but I'm not too happy either. It was an up-and-down sort of day."
On his nerves this morning: "Not too bad. Though Rory (McIlroy, when he hit his first tee shot out of bounds in 2019) has made that first shot a lot scarier. That's all I could think about for the past three days.
"I wasn't too nervous, I just didn't want to hit that bad a shot and I was very happy to get under way".
Here for one manpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 17 July
Lowry -2 (6)
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

That's exactly what Shane Lowry - and this crowd - needed. It's the first big roar of the day and it comes a third into his round.
The sixth green is one of the great wee amphitheatres on this course. They all loved seeing that one drop.

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