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

Postpublished at 18:27 British Summer Time 17 July

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It's 12 hours since we started this live - and Rory McIlroy is only just past halfway through his round.
Someone pass the matchsticks.
Thumbs up if you've been here since the start...
'Rory made that look easy'published at 18:25 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -3, Fleetwood +2, Thomas E (10)
Oliver Wilson
Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Portrush

He made that look very easy. You can just see the confidence in him right now. He knew it was in the centre of the hole all the way.
McIlroy birdies 10th to go three underpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -3, Fleetwood +2, Thomas E (9)

Deja vu for Rory McIlroy as he ends up driving into the rough at the 10th tee but once again he follows it with fine stroke out of the long grass.
Fans have swarmed round the green at the for the birdie putt...and they go wild when he sinks it.
The Northern Irishman now just one shot off the lead.
'Fleetwood having no luck'published at 18:21 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -2, Fleetwood +2, Thomas E (9)
Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Portrush

If Tommy Fleetwood is entering the lottery tonight, don't ask him for the numbers.
Things just not going well for the Englishman.
Hatton slips backpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 17 July
Hatton -2 (11)

A frustrated Tyrrell Hatton points into the distance after a short approach costs him a shot at the 11th.
It's his first bogey of the day and he finds himself dropping to two under par.
English drops out of share of leadpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 17 July
English -3 (9)

Harris English finds the front bunker on the ninth and can't save par. A second bogey of the round to go alongside five birdies for a front-nine 33.
Just the five players sharing the lead now. Imagine if we get that on Sunday evening?!
Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 17 July

To be fair, the slowness of my play is nothing to do with taking my time - and everything to do with my lack of golfing ability.
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Get Involved - slow playpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 17 July
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Really slow going! McIlroy on the course for more than 2 1/2 hours - just finished the eighth!
Paul
Bogey for Hovlandpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 17 July
Aberg +2, Hovland +2, Spieth +4 (10)

Viktor Hovland found the longer grass off the 10th tee and it ends up with a 10-foot putt for par missing the target.
After such a promising showing at the US Open last month, it's not looking quite so good for the Norwegian today.
Postpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 17 July
Glover -4 (8)

Lucas Glover is about an inch away from going into the outright lead of the 153rd Open Championship.
A 30-footer for birdie looks right on line but then dives left at the final moment.
Postpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -2, Fleetwood +2, Thomas E (9)

Media caption,
Himalayas: The tenth hole at Royal Portrush is a 450-yard par four.
Rory McIlroy said he "climbed his Everest" when he won the Masters earlier this year.
And now we find him on the 10th hole at Royal Portrush, fittingly called the Himalayas.
There must be a pun in here but I think I peaked too early.
Postpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 17 July

Don't worry Matt - weather warning just gone back to green. Maybe the odd shower but the heavy stuff is missing us.
Is there a storm coming?published at 18:10 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -2 (9)
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Royal Portrush

All things considered, that is a satisfying front nine from McIlroy. There's plenty of murmuring in the crowd about the latest weather warning.
It's up on the leaderboard for all to see. It's impossible to really tell when it's going to turn out here. This group have certainly got lucky so far.
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Get Involvedpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 17 July
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We are on the 10th tee and the consensus is a thumbs down for Tyrrell’s shirt. Sorry Tyrrell.
Dave, Exeter
'Rory par putt met with raucous reaction'published at 18:09 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -2, Fleetwood +2, Thomas E (9)
Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Portrush

Even the simplest of putts for McIlroy is getting raucous reward from the crowd.
Third bogey for Fleetwoodpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 17 July
McIlroy -2, Fleetwood +2, Thomas E (9)

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The crowd hold their breath as Rory McIlroy attempts to roll in a monster put on the ninth, but sees it whistle a couple of inches past the hole. He two putts for par.
"Keep going, Rory!" bellows one fan.
Tommy Fleetwood bogeys the hole - his third of the day - paying the price for a poor tee shot.
Postpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 17 July
MacIntyre -1, DeChambeau +4, Rose -1 (10)

Successive bogeys for Bob MacIntyre, who drops another on the par-four 10th, and the Scot drops back into the group on one under.
He's now alongside Justin Rose on one under, after he makes a par, just like Bryson DeChambeau.
Postpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 17 July
McNealy -3 (11)

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Maverick McNealy almost joins the party at the top of the leaderboard but his birdie attempt on 11 is just short of the cup.
Three birdies and no bogeys on the card through 11 holes.
Rai moves to two under parpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 17 July
Rai -2 (12)

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It's been a bruising hour or so for Aaron Rai since he briefly co-led the tournament at four under par.
Three consecutive bogeys tumbled him down the leaderboard but a birdie at 12 has him trending in the right direction again.
He joins the scrum at two under.
'Might see someone sneak five or six under - you never know'published at 18:01 British Summer Time 17 July
Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

You have to play to the conditions and obviously the morning people had definitely the worse end of the draw.
The scores from this morning from Olesen, Fitzpatrick and Scheffler were great.
I think this afternoon if it stays like this, we might maybe see someone sneak to five under or six under.
You never know.

Live. 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