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

The next holder of the Claret Jug?published at 07:45 British Summer Time 17 July

Go on, admit it, how many of you had Russell Henley as fourth favourite?
Gotta hand it to Opta...
Remember when?published at 07:45 British Summer Time 17 July
Clarke E (07:52 BST)

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It is 14 years since Darren Clarke won the Open at Royal St George's.
Now 56 and sporting a rugged white beard, the 'Prince of Darkness' has only made the cut once in his past seven appearances at this tournament.
That was last year though at Royal Troon.
Back in his home country, this morning he's heading out alongside Lucas Herbert of Australia and America's Davis Riley.
Harrington drops anotherpublished at 07:42 British Summer Time 17 July
Harrington +1, Hojgaard -1, McKibbin +2 (4)

Oh Padraig... another three-putt bogey for the Irishman who was the last to win back-to-back Open titles in 2007 and 2008.
This one is from 50+ feet. He knocked the first effort into about five feet but pushed the par putt right of the hole.
Nicolai Hojgaard and Tom McKibbin both in for par - the latter holing an eight footer to perhaps settle early nerves.
Perks of winning The Openpublished at 07:37 British Summer Time 17 July
Clarke (07:52 BST)

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2011 Open Champion Darren Clarke on the perks of winning the Claret Jug
Darren Clarke won the Claret Jug in 2011 at Royal St George's - and gives us the scoop on the perks of being crowned Champion Golfer of the Year.
Commentators' View pod - Open golf specialpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 17 July

Need something to get you in the mood for Open Championship week?
This week's Commentator's View episode of the Football Daily podcast is an Open golf special.
John Murray and Ali Bruce-Ball are joined by BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter to talk about what it’s like commentating at The Open, explain what ‘wearing the armband’ means while Ali reveals the worst moment of his broadcasting career.
Listen on BBC Sounds
Clarke talks us through hole fourpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 17 July

The opening trio are stepping on to the fourth tee. Out of bounds down the right and a tight entrance between sand dunes to the green. But you don't want to read my thoughts - here's Open champion Darren Clarke's guide to 'Fred Daly's'.
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2011 Open Champion Darren Clarke talks us through Hole 4 at Royal Portrush
Hojgaard leads The Openpublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 17 July
Harrington E, McKibbin +2, N Hojgaard -1

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Well, the men from the island of Ireland make a bit of a mess of the third. A three-putt from Padraig Harrington - missing a seven-footer for par after an average lag putt from 48ft - sees him drop back to level.
Tom McKibbin's slow start continues - he fails with an eight-footer. But Nicolai Hojgaard is now sitting pretty. It's only a par but holing six footers is good for the soul.
Mickelson tees offpublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 17 July

The 2013 Open champion at Muirfield gets his round under way, as Phil Mickelson hits his tee shot at the first.
Still a popular figure, Mickelson, complete with mirror sunglasses on, will take a good few fans around with him here and the six-time major champion can still play a bit you know.
I always wonder just how many majors Mickelson would have won if he wasn't going up against Tiger Woods for most of his career...
Postpublished at 07:21 British Summer Time 17 July
Harrington -1, McKibbin +1, Hojgaard -1 (2)

The third is a 167-yard par three with a devilishly difficult shot to keep your ball on the plateau green. Slopes all around repel the ball away from the putting surface. And if you do manage to land one on there, getting it to stop is tricky.
The pin is front edge, Padraig Harrington's ball clings on to the back of the green - 48ft for birdie.
His playing partners Tom McKibbin and Nicolai Hojgaard both miss the green but chip on and are left with testers for par.
Horan down the harbourpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 17 July
Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Royal Portrush

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There was a little bit of fun away from the course in Portrush harbour on Monday evening with former One Direction star Niall Horan getting involved in a light-hearted chipping contest alongside Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin among others.
Several hundred people were craning to see if Horan - who also runs a golf management company - had the 'Magic' to hit a 'Perfect' shot.
Sweet treatpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 17 July
Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at Royal Portrush

The first thing visitors saw when they emerged into the arrivals hall at Belfast City Airport on Wednesday was a putting competition. The prize for holing one of your two six-footers? This box of cakes…
Full disclosure, it took two goes to claim the spoils. Oh, and half of them have been eaten already.
Postpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 17 July

Our reporters have been working hard going out and about gathering some colour during the build-up to The Open this week, well, I say working, but as we'll now see....
OB!published at 07:15 British Summer Time 17 July

Taylor Pendrith is playing in his first Open Championship, but the Canadian has hit his first shot of the tournament out of bounds left on the first hole!
Not exactly the start you'd want, but he won't be the only one to do that this week...
'We brought the weather'published at 07:15 British Summer Time 17 July
BBC Radio 5 Live

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BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast's James Gregg has been soaking up the crowds down the opening fairway.
“If this place needed any more atmosphere," he tells Rick Edwards. "I think Padraig Harrington provided some real crackle, some real sparkle by burying that opening birdie attempt."
He meets Steve and Jesse, who will certainly be in the running for furthest distance travelled.
“G’day. I’ve come a long, long way, from Western Australia," says Steve..
Jesse: “[I’m here to see] pretty much any of the Australians. There’s a couple of Western Australian guys we’re looking out for. Mainly Ryan Peake, Curtis Luck, Min Woo Lee..."
“It’s pretty amazing," added Steve. "We came for a holiday in January, so were not expecting to come back but went into the ballot and got some tickets so we had to come.
"W brought some good weather with us yesterday."
Listen to coverage of The Open throughout 5 Live Breakfast on BBC Sounds
Hole 2 - Giants Gravepublished at 07:13 British Summer Time 17 July
Par Five - 575 yards

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Giants Grave: The second hole at Royal Portrush is a 575-yard par five.
After tackling that fearsome first hole, our players are faced with a par five next up.
Postpublished at 07:11 British Summer Time 17 July
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

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It's not an exaggeration to say the first-tee atmosphere rivalled the Ryder Cup there. So many hardy souls up pre-dawn to take in the opening blows of the tournament.
It's always great to watch Padraig Harrington's vigorous practice swings in action, too.
Yesterday, Harrington admitted he wasn't sure what club he would hit for the opening ball. A long iron, into the wind, fairway found. He chose well. As did Tom McKibbin and Rasmus Hojgaard.
Postpublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 17 July
Peter Scrivener
BBC Sport senior journalist at Royal Portrush

Harrington said on Wednesday that while he knows his chances are somewhat limited this week, he'd love to hit the first and last shot of the championship...
Postpublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 17 July
Harrington -1, Hojgaard -1, McKibbin +1 (2)

Padraig Harrington makes a nice par on the second to remain on one under, where he's now joined by playing partner Nicolai Hojgaard after he makes a nice four.
Watch: McIlroy, Clarke and McKibbin play Portrushpublished at 07:06 British Summer Time 17 July

This promises to be a special week for Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Tom McKibbin - the Northern Ireland trio taking part this week.
BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson caught up with them on the course...
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The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke and Tom McKibbin play Portrush together
Get Involved: Thumbs up for Rory?published at 07:03 British Summer Time 17 July

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Quick thumbs vote for you to start the day, and an easy one - will Rory McIlroy win The Open this week?
He played well at the Scottish Open and seems to have his mojo back after enjoying a break, and getting a fresh new haircut!

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