British Open live updates, leaderboard: Scores, first-round tee times
Scheffler earned his first PGA Championship in May, five strokes ahead of fellow Americans Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Davis Riley.
McIlroy, a Northern Irishman, is coming off a successful start to the year, winning the Masters, the Players Championship and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. A 16-year-old McIlroy shot a 61, setting a course record, at the golf club back in 2005 during the North of Ireland Championship. He also had his struggles at the venue, missing the cut in 2019 when the Open tournament was last held there.
USA TODAY Sports will have complete Round 1 coverage from Royal Portrush, so make sure to check back for live updates.
Open Championship 2025 leaderboard
You can get the latest leaderboard updates and tee times here.
Where to watch The Open: TV Channel, streaming Thursday
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 18
Rounds 1 and 2
1:30-4 a.m.: Stream on Peacock
Stream on Peacock 4 a.m-3:30 p.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app, Peacock, Fubo
Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app, Peacock, Fubo 3:30-6 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 Thursday's starts here.
All times Eastern; (a) amateur
1:35 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin
1:46 a.m. -- Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K.J. Choi
1:57 a.m. -- Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)
2:08 a.m. -- Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen
2:19 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Daniel van Tonder, Ryan Peake
2:30 a.m. -- Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard
2:41 a.m. -- Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson
2:52 a.m. -- Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert
3:03 a.m. -- Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu
3:14 a.m. -- Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood
3:25 a.m. -- Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes
3:36 a.m. -- Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)
3:47 a.m. -- Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg
4:03 a.m. -- Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier
4:14 a.m. -- Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)
4:25 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick
4:36 a.m. -- Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia
4:47 a.m. -- Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka
4:58 a.m. -- Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm
5:09 a.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa
5:20 a.m. -- Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge
5:31 a.m. -- Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed
5:42 a.m. -- Matt Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)
5:53 a.m. -- Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen
6:04 a.m. -- Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg
6:15 a.m. -- Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng
6:26 a.m. -- Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman
6:47 a.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham (a)
6:58 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown
7:09 a.m. -- Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)
7:20 a.m. -- Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia
7:31 a.m. -- Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavin, Matt Wallace
7:42 a.m. -- Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino
7:53 a.m. -- Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)
8:04 a.m. -- Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry
8:15 a.m. -- Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo
8:26 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger
8:37 a.m. -- Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque
8:48 a.m. -- Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall
9:04 a.m. -- Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner
9:15 a.m. -- J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz
9:26 a.m. -- Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann
9:37 a.m. -- Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee
9:48 a.m. -- Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose
9:59 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland
10:10 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
10:21 a.m. -- Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau
10:32 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim
10:43 a.m. -- Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)
10:54 a.m. -- Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)
11:04 a.m. -- Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes
11:16 a.m. -- Younghan Song, George Bloor, OJ Farrell
2025 Open Championship odds
British Open odds according to BetMGM, as of afternoon of Wednesday, July 16:
Scottie Scheffler: +550
+550 Rory McIlroy: +750
+750 Jon Rahm: +1200
+1200 Bryson DeChambeau: +2200
+2200 Xander Schauffele: +2200
+2200 Ludvig Aberg: +2500
+2500 Tommy Fleetwood: +2500
+2500 Tyrrell Hatton: +2500
+2500 Shane Lowry: +2800
The first day of the 2025 Open Championship is expected to be cloudy with periods of heavy rain that could accumulate up to a quarter of an inch. The high temperature is expected to be around 68 degrees, with a low of 58 degrees, and winds will range from 10 to 20 mph, according to The Weather Channel.
-- Elizabeth Flores
2025 Open Championship predictions
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."
Picks made ahead of The Open's first round:
2025 British Open sleeper picks
Rickie Fowler (+12500)
Fowler has finished in the top 20 at four of his last seven tournaments. He's been playing well as of late and has historically been pretty solid on major links. With 13 career top-10 finishes at majors, he's also proven capable of coming up big in big moments.Expert MLB daily picks: Unique MLB betting insights only at USA TODAY
Ryan Fox (+8000)
Playing on a course he's somewhat familiar with, Fox has all the momentum going into this tournament, having already posted two wins on the year and having not finished outside the top-30 at any tournament since May. He might not have performed exceptionally well at his other major tournament appearances in 2025 - tied for 19th at U.S. Open; tied for 28th-place at PGA Championship. That said, he hasn't missed the cut in 18 straight majors.
Thriston Lawrence (+15000)
After a fourth-place finish at the British Open a year ago, a 12th-place finish at the U.S. Open a month ago, and a top-10 finish at the Rocket Classic just two weeks later, Lawrence is playing his best golf of the year. Yes, he missed the cut at his most recent tournament, but his upside is fantastic for someone at +15000 odds.
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