Royal Portrush showed its teeth on Thursday as the 2025 Open Championship field got the full links golf experience. The weather shifted and changed throughout the first round to create challenging scoring conditions,

Spieth entered Portrush with four straight top-25 Open finishes, so there should be plenty of confidence that he turns in a much better round on Friday. Making up a six-shot deficit will be tough, but if Spieth can get to even-par, or even one-under, he'll have a shot to get into the top 10 before the weekend.

The British Open is live Thursday at Royal Portrush. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy join golf's brightest. Follow the scores, updates, highlights.

Open Championship tee times for Friday's second round at Royal Portrush, featuring Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and more.

Xander Schauffele will look to defend his British Open title against a field led by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler when the 153rd Open Championship begins at Royal Portrush on Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler hit only 3 of 14 fairways at Royal Portrush, but he still finished with a 3-under 68 and is among the early leaders at the Open Championship.

Can’t Get A Tee Time at The Renaissance Club? Try This Nearby Gem Instead. originally appeared on Athlon Sports. July kicks off two of the best weeks for watching professional golf, with back-to-back tournaments across the pond at the Scottish Open and The Open Championship.

After several days practice around Royal Portrush as the 153rd Open gets underway in earnest on Thursday morning as the tee times have been confirmed. Padraig Harrington will get the ball rolling on the first tee at 6.35am alongside local star Tom McKibbin and Nicolai Hojgaard.