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

Lowry birdiepublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 17 July
Lowry -2, Morikawa E, Scheffler -1 (6)

A throaty Irish roar at the sixth green can only mean one thing - a birdie for Shane Lowry to get to two under.
It's another sweet approach from the 2019 champion who has been swinging it nicely all day so far - and in fact he's hit every green in regulation so far, which really takes the stress out of things around here.
Postpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 17 July
Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at Royal Portrush

That’s the rain back on…
Brollies are popping and zips tearing shut.
Westwood moves within one of leadpublished at 11:59 British Summer Time 17 July
Westwood -4 (12)

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Dhu Varren: The twelfth hole at Royal Portrush is a 532-yard par five.
Brilliant from Lee Westwood as he cashes in on the par-five 12th.
After reaching the fringe with this second shot, he knocks it to five feet and then buries a birdie putt.
He's up to four under and closing in on leader Jacob Skov Olesen.
A bit of weather coming inpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 17 July

White Rocks Beach is just beyond the fifth hole and a little earlier in the week, when the sun was shining and temperatures were in the high 20s it was packed with families, dipping their toes into the Atlantic surf.
It's not beach weather today though. An amber weather warning has just been alerted... that means lightning within 40 miles. Heavy rain forecast to start from mid-day...
...stay safe out there folks.
'Good start, good birdie chances for Rahm'published at 11:55 British Summer Time 17 July
Rahm -1 (6)
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Jon Rahm has had a really good start.
He's hit every green and given himself some good birdie chances and finally got one to fall, so he's one under for the round through six holes.
Postpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 17 July
Fitzpatrick -2 (7)

Matt Fitzpatrick is still going along nicely at two under after a regulation par on the seventh, which he played as a three shotter.
Postpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 17 July

Portrush in a little corner of green there.
Long may that continue.
Weather updatepublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 17 July
Barra Best
BBC News NI weather presenter

It is approaching noon and forecast rain is now tantalising close to the championship in Portrush, approaching from the west.
A Met Office weather warning for heavy showers and thunder is in place until 8pm on Thursday.
While the latest radar shows some heavy and persistent rain heading towards golfers and spectators, no lightning has been recorded yet.
Postpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 17 July
Lowry -1, Morikawa +1, Scheffler -1 (5)

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Both Shane Lowry and Scottie Scheffler make pars on the fifth, but had to work for them when on the tee they'll have been licking their chops hoping this was a birdie hole.
It's not that easy though even for a short hole.
Rahm birdies the sixthpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 17 July
Rahm -1, Schauffele E, Spaun E (6)

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That's the moment Jon Rahm's been waiting for!
The Spaniard hits his tee shot to the par-three sixth to 12 feet and rattles in the birdie putt to move to one under.
Xander Schauffele drops back though, he was just off the green from the tee and couldn't get up and down in two from there.
Par for Westwoodpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 17 July
Westwood -3 (11)

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Catching up with Lee Westwood, we see the Englishman lining up a birdie chance from 16 feet.
He's not made any of these mid-range putts yet today but he's on line and comfortably able to collect his par.
Onto the 12th and still no dropped shots.
Another local on the coursepublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 17 July
Schmid -1 (2)
Jonathan Bradley
BBC Sport NI senior journalist

Matti Schmid was the last man to qualify for this year's Open Championship, grabbing the third of three spots on offer at the Scottish Open last week thanks to finishing in a tie for 17th at Renaissance.
Not just a great moment for the German, but for his caddie Chris Selfridge too.
Schmid's looper hails from Castledawson, just about 35 miles away from Royal Portrush.
The world number 78 makes a nice start with a birdie on the second.
Postpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 17 July
Lowry -1, Morikawa +1, Scheffler -1 (4)

Everyone is having a pop at the fifth green today given conditions, but even though it's very reachable it's far from easy.
Shane Lowry leaked his right and had a tough pitch over the bunker onto the green - with the spectre of the Atlantic Ocean literally just a few yards off the back of this green, even though it's not really in play on this one.
Scottie Scheffler has a fiddly little chip left and he pulls one up short as he tried to knock it stone dead. I'll say it again, this hole is just epic.
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2011 Open Champion Darren Clarke talks us through Hole 5 at Royal Portrush
Postpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 17 July
Lowry -1 (4)
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

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I think you'd call that a past champion's bounce for Lowry on the fourth. Pity he couldn't capitalise.
The various mounds around the fourth green make for nice vantage points, but there isn't a blade of grass untouched out here.
Huge crowd. Lowry is enjoying himself. He just needs to get the putter dialled in.
'Schauffele judged it perfectly for first birdie'published at 11:37 British Summer Time 17 July
Schauffele -1 (5)
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

Fantastic putt from Xander.
He had to come up over that slope, the pin was just two yards at the top of the slope and he judged it perfectly just tapping in for his first birdie of the day.
Schauffele under parpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 17 July
Rahm E, Schauffele -1, Spaun E (5)

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The par-four fifth hole is a tempting one for these players, as the longer hitters can drive it in one.
Xander Schauffele takes on that challenge and gets his reward. He's have a pop from 50-odd feet for an eagle...
Only just misses! But it's an excellent birdie to get the defending champion under par.
If you don't quite get the tee shot correct though, you're left with an awkward second shot like Jon Rahm, who can only pitch to 30 feet. A safe two-putt for another par for the former Masters and US Open champion.
JJ Spaun cards a birdie three to move back alongside Rahm at level par.
Postpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 17 July
Olesen -5 (16)

A par for our leader Jacob Skov Olesen but it's a really solid one as he hit a beauty off the tee to this difficult 16th known as Calamity Corner and he'll actually walk off a tad disappointed he didn't make a two.
That's a sign of how well he's playing today.
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2011 Open Champion Darren Clarke talks us through Hole 16 at Royal Portrush
First players homepublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 17 July
Harrington +4 (75), Hojgaard -2 (69), McKibbin +1 (72)

Tom McKibbin up first and it's a decent attempt, his ball tracking nicely but then sliding a good four feet past. At least one shot going at the last.
A two-putt par for Nicolai Hojgaard who opens with a 69 to set a good pace.
And then huge cheers for Padraig Harrington who follows him in. A 75 is not what he would have wanted but there's a smile on the face as he removes his cap to acknowledge the applause.
And finally McKibbin tidies up. A bogey at the last never nice but a 72 and a real rollercoaster of a round for the Northern Irishman. Four hours 55 minutes it's taken them.
The ex-bike gang member playing The Open - with Phil Mickelson!published at 11:33 British Summer Time 17 July
Peake +6 (14)
Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Royal Portrush

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Australian Ryan Peake has had quite the journey to Royal Portrush, from being in a biker gang to playing in The Open alongside Phil Mickelson.
It's some backstory to read about if you've got a few minutes to spare...
The Open 2025: The ex-bike gang member competing at Royal Portrush
Mickelson slips backpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 17 July
Mickelson E (14)

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A second bogey in four holes for Phil Mickelson drops him back to level par so he just needs to make sure a fine start doesn't slip away now down the closing stretch.
Level par is not too bad at all, especially if the weather turns later on.

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 3	Strokes
1	Scottie Scheffler	14 under par	14 under par	finished	68	64	67	67	199
2	Haotong Li	10 under par	10 under par	finished	67	67	69	69	203
3	Matthew Fitzpatrick	9 under par	9 under par	finished	67	66	71	71	204
4	Rory McIlroy	8 under par	8 under par	finished	70	69	66	66	205
4	Tyrrell Hatton	8 under par	8 under par	finished	68	69	68	68	205
4	Chris Gotterup	8 under par	8 under par	finished	72	65	68	68	205
4	Harris English	8 under par	8 under par	finished	67	70	68	68	205
8	Xander Schauffele	7 under par	7 under par	finished	71	69	66	66	206
9	Robert MacIntyre	6 under par	6 under par	finished	71	66	70	70	207
9	Rasmus Hoejgaard	6 under par	6 under par	finished	69	68	70	70	207
9	Nicolai Hoejgaard	6 under par	6 under par	finished	69	69	69	69	207
9	Russell Henley	6 under par	6 under par	finished	72	70	65	65	207
9	Brian Harman	6 under par	6 under par	finished	69	65	73	73	207
14	Lee Westwood	5 under par	5 under par	finished	69	70	69	69	208
14	Matt Wallace	5 under par	5 under par	finished	73	69	66	66	208
14	Justin Rose	5 under par	5 under par	finished	69	71	68	68	208
14	Kristoffer Reitan	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	68	68	68	208
14	Oliver Lindell	5 under par	5 under par	finished	72	68	68	68	208
14	Harry Hall	5 under par	5 under par	finished	73	67	68	68	208
14	Wyndham Clark	5 under par	5 under par	finished	76	66	66	66	208
14	Ludvig Aaberg	5 under par	5 under par	finished	73	67	68	68	208
22	Marc Leishman	4 under par	4 under par	finished	73	68	68	68	209
22	Dustin Johnson	4 under par	4 under par	finished	73	69	67	67	209
22	Sung-Jae Im	4 under par	4 under par	finished	71	71	67	67	209
22	Lucas Glover	4 under par	4 under par	finished	69	72	68	68	209
22	Corey Conners	4 under par	4 under par	finished	74	69	66	66	209
22	Keegan Bradley	4 under par	4 under par	finished	72	67	70	70	209
22	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	4 under par	4 under par	finished	67	73	69	69	209
29	Justin Thomas	3 under par	3 under par	finished	72	69	69	69	210
29	J. J. Spaun	3 under par	3 under par	finished	73	69	68	68	210
29	John Parry	3 under par	3 under par	finished	72	71	67	67	210
29	Tommy Fleetwood	3 under par	3 under par	finished	73	68	69	69	210
29	Tony Finau	3 under par	3 under par	finished	70	68	72	72	210
34	Jesper Svensson	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	72	68	68	211
34	Jordan Smith	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	68	72	72	211
34	Jon Rahm	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	72	69	69	211
34	Hideki Matsuyama	2 under par	2 under par	finished	74	69	68	68	211
34	Thriston Lawrence	2 under par	2 under par	finished	73	70	68	68	211
34	Nathan Kimsey	2 under par	2 under par	finished	71	72	68	68	211
34	Rickie Fowler	2 under par	2 under par	finished	69	72	70	70	211
34	Bryson DeChambeau	2 under par	2 under par	finished	78	65	68	68	211
34	Sam Burns	2 under par	2 under par	finished	70	69	72	72	211
34	Akshay Bhatia	2 under par	2 under par	finished	73	68	70	70	211
44	Jhonattan Vegas	1 under par	1 under par	finished	72	70	70	70	212
44	Henrik Stenson	1 under par	1 under par	finished	75	68	69	69	212
44	Aaron Rai	1 under par	1 under par	finished	69	72	71	71	212
44	Maverick McNealy	1 under par	1 under par	finished	69	74	69	69	212
44	Jason Kokrak	1 under par	1 under par	finished	71	70	71	71	212
44	Takumi Kanaya	1 under par	1 under par	finished	71	72	69	69	212
44	Daniel Berger	1 under par	1 under par	finished	72	70	70	70	212
51	Sepp Straka	level par	level par	finished	72	71	70	70	213
51	Justin Leonard	level par	level par	finished	70	73	70	70	213
51	Matthew Jordan	level par	level par	finished	68	72	73	73	213
51	Sergio Garcia	level par	level par	finished	70	73	70	70	213
51	Thomas Detry	level par	level par	finished	72	71	70	70	213
56	Jordan Spieth	1 over par	1 over par	finished	73	69	72	72	214
56	Francesco Molinari	1 over par	1 over par	finished	72	71	71	71	214
56	Romain Langasque	1 over par	1 over par	finished	71	71	72	72	214
56	Ryggs Johnston	1 over par	1 over par	finished	74	66	74	74	214
60	Adrien Saddier	2 over par	2 over par	finished	72	71	72	72	215
60	Antoine Rozner	2 over par	2 over par	finished	72	70	73	73	215
60	Viktor Hovland	2 over par	2 over par	finished	73	69	73	73	215
63	Jacob Skov Olesen	3 over par	3 over par	finished	67	76	73	73	216
63	Shane Lowry	3 over par	3 over par	finished	70	72	74	74	216
65	Andrew Novak	4 over par	4 over par	finished	71	72	74	74	217
66	Sebastian Soederberg	5 over par	5 over par	finished	73	70	75	75	218
66	Phil Mickelson	5 over par	5 over par	finished	70	72	76	76	218
66	Dean Burmester	5 over par	5 over par	finished	71	71	76	76	218
69	Riki Kawamoto	7 over par	7 over par	finished	72	70	78	78	220
70	Matthias Schmid	9 over par	9 over par	finished	73	70	79	79	222