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The Open

The Open Championship’s first day of action wrapped with five different golfers tied for first place at the Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Jakob Skov Olesen (Denmark), Haotong Li (China), Matt Fitzpatrick (England), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa) and Harris English (USA) are tied for the top spot after shooting 4-under par.

Scottie Scheffler is bunched along the second group in the standings, tied for sixth with three other competitors: Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Jordan and Sadom Kaewkanjana.

Scheffler entered the World No. 1 and the tournament’s favorite. He finished the first round 3-under par.

Bryson DeChambeau will be playing from behind, after shooting 7-over par on Thursday. He finished the round with consecutive bogeys on the final two holes.

The golfers will have a chance to create some distance from the rest of the pack when the second round begins Friday morning.

USA TODAY Sports will have complete Round 2 coverage from Royal Portrush, so make sure to check back for live updates.

Open Championship 2025 leaderboard

Leaders during Round 2. Click here for the latest leaderboard updates and tee times. (Golfers in bold have yet to tee off in Round 2.)

1. Brian Harman: -7 (15)2. Harris English: -6 (11)T3. Rasmus Hojgaard: -5 (F)T3. Tyrrell Hatton: -5 (15)T3. Robert MacIntyre: -5 (13)T3. Haotong Li: -5 (4)7. Matt Fitzpatrick: -4 (9:26 a.m. ET)T8. Keegan Bradley: -3 (F)T8. Nicolai Hojgaard: -3 (8)T8. Matthew Jordan: -3 (1)T8. Scottie Scheffler: -3 (10:10 a.m. ET)T8. Sadom Kaewkanjana: -3 (11:16 a.m. ET)

It’s been an up-and-down day for Justin Rose, who started the second round at 2-under. He was 2-under on the front nine to get to 4-under for the tourney but had a colossal meltdown on No. 11 with a triple bogey 7. Two holes later, on the par-3 No. 13, Rose’s shot off the tee came to within 2 feet of a hole in one. He tapped in for birdie and sits at 1-under overall.

The 2025 Open hasn’t been kind to Bryson DeChambeau, who shot 7-over on Thursday and is in danger of missing the cut. DeChambeau has, however, played a much-better second round, notching two birdies on the front nine and nearly making a 38-foot eagle putt on No. 12. He settled for a birdie and is now at 4-under for the tournament.

After shooting 2-under during the first round, Rasmus Højgaard got off to a fast start Friday with five birdies (and one bogey) through 13 holes. But Højgaard turned in two consecutive bogeys before hitting his tee shot on 16 into deep rough. He saved par, though, with a nice chip onto the green that left a 7-foot putt that he rolled in.

Brian Harman set the tone early with birdies on his first two holes. The Savannah, Georgia native has shot 4-under through 11 holes during the second round and has a one-shot lead over Tyrrell Hatton and Harris English.

Keegan Bradley has had a second round that puts him among the contenders at the Open. Bradley had an eagle 3 on No. 2 and scored par on every other hole on the front nine. With two birdies on the back nine, he’s at 4-under after 16 holes for the day – and 3-under for the tournament.

McIlroy has been a bit uneven during the second round at Royal Portrush. He birdied Nos. 1 and 4, but bogeyed Nos. 3 and 5 to remain 1-under for the tournament.

Jacob Skov Olesen was one of five golfers tied for the lead after the first round of the Open Championship.

That lead evaporated quickly for him after he hit two tee shots out of bounds on the first hole Friday and finished with a quadruple bogey to fall to even for the tournament.

Where to watch Open Championship: TV channel, streaming Friday

Live coverage of this year’s Open Championship will be provided by NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel and Peacock. Live streaming is also available via Fubo, which is offering a free trial for new subscribers.

All times Eastern

Thursday, July 17 – Friday, July 18Rounds 1 and 21:30-4 a.m.: Stream on Peacock4 a.m-3:30 p.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app, Peacock, Fubo3:30-6 p.m.: Golf Channel live from The Open

Watch the 2025 Open Championship with Fubo

The Open tee times today: British Open pairings

For a full list of tee times, you can find Friday’s starts here.

All times Eastern; (a) amateur

1:35 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman1:46 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham (a)1:57 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown2:08 a.m. — Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)2:19 a.m. — Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia2:30 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavin, Matt Wallace2:41 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino2:52 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)3:03 a.m. — Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry3:14 a.m. — Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo3:25 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger3:36 a.m. — Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque3:47 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall4:03 a.m. — Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner4:14 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz4:25 a.m. — Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann4:36 a.m. — Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee4:47 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose4:58 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland5:09 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood5:20 a.m. — Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau5:31 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim5:42 a.m. — Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)5:53 a.m. — Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)6:04 a.m. — Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes6:15 a.m. — Younghan Song, George Bloor, OJ Farrell6:26 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin6:47 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K.J. Choi6:58 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)7:09 a.m. — Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen7:20 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Daniel van Tonder, Ryan Peake7:31 a.m. — Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard7:42 a.m. — Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson7:53 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert8:04 a.m. — Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu8:15 a.m. — Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood8:26 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes8:37 a.m. — Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)8:48 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg9:04 a.m. — Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier9:15 a.m. — Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)9:26 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick9:37 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia9:48 a.m. — Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka9:59 a.m. — Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm10:10 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa10:21 a.m. — Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge10:32 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed10:43 a.m. — Matt Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)10:54 a.m. — Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen11:05 a.m. — Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg11:16 a.m. — Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng2025 Open Championship odds

British Open odds according to BetMGM, as of the conclusion of Round 1:

Scottie Scheffler: +240Rory McIlroy: +750Matt Fitzpatrick: +1100Tyrrell Hatton: +1100Jon Rahm: +1200Justin Rose: +2000Harris English: +2200Shane Lowry: +3000

Predictions made ahead of The Open Championship:

Golf.com: Rahm to have a top-7 finish

Brady Kannon writes: “Rahm played tremendous golf from tee-to-green at Oakmont — one of the very best in the entire field — but his putting was awful. He finally found a hot putter on the final day, shot a 67 and finished seventh. Not only am I looking for the top players and good current form, but I also want golfers who are well-versed in links-style golf. Rahm fits the bill as he has finished top-7 at the Open Championship in three of the past four years and has won the Irish Open three times.”

Golf Digest: Rory McIlroy

Alex Myers writes: “If you had said before the season that McIlroy would be coming back to his home country with three wins and a major under his belt in 2025, you’d have made him a clear favorite.”

BetMGM: Sepp Straka

Nick Hennion writes: “For Straka, his distance won’t be punished at the Open like it would at the Masters and PGA. That should allow his two best attributes – iron play and putting – to shine.  Amongst all PGA Tour players this season, Straka ranks second in SG: APP, first in greens in regulation percentage and 16th in SG: Putting.  Based on those factors, the price alone is worth it for Straka to claim his first major title.”