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20 hours ago
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'McIlroy's got it going, you need to see this' - Rory's Portrush record
"It was just unbelievable. He's obviously an absolute superstar now but, truth be told, he was a superstar in the making after that day."It is 20 years ago, almost to the day, that a 16-year-old Rory McIlroy breezed round Royal Portrush - venue for this week's 153rd Open Championship - in 61 shots to set a new course O'Callaghan was one of McIlroy's playing partners that day and says that the curly-haired teenager went to "the next level" over those 18 Cork native is now coach of East Tennessee State University - the institution McIlroy had chosen to attend before deciding to turn professional instead - and remembers the number of people watching the round swell as word got out. O'Callaghan first encountered his future Ireland team-mate when McIlroy was still in primary school and was struck by the notion of meeting a world champion of any age."I remember thinking, 'like not just Northern Ireland? Not just Ireland? The best in the world?' And it's just this kid who's grinning from ear to ear," he told BBC was before he saw him with a club in his hand."He swung the same way he does now. You're watching him with his little cut down driver or cut down seven wood and he's just never missing the centre of the club face. "Always right on the button, no toe slappers to the left-side of the fairway. Just flush."O'Callaghan would become both a friend and regular playing partner in the years that followed and recalls being "flattered" to be paired alongside McIlroy and another pal, Stephen Crowe, at the North of Ireland Championship in July 2005. On the first day of the prestigious competition, a level-par score around the adjacent Valley course meant O'Callaghan had the better of McIlroy by a stroke. Then came the round that changed it all. McIlroy had first played the famous Dunluce links to celebrate his 10th birthday. Around the same time he was interviewed by BBC NI and stated his aim to win 'all of the majors'.His three under par on the front nine of the second day at the North was noteworthy, but hardly foretold a round that would go into lore."I was focused on my own game for the front nine and playing quite nicely. I was kind of in it," says O' then eagled the 10th to move to five under. "Walking down the 11th, they've moved the course around a bit now, but it was a par three down the hill, and I remember him hitting a nice shot in and Stevie turned to me and said 'Rors has got it going today' and, to be honest, I'd hardly noticed."I knew he was playing well, but I didn't realise he was five under."From about then I stopped thinking about my game and started looking at what he was doing."Along with virtually everyone else on the course. A quirk of the draw ensured the course record holder Randal Evans was in the group behind, given a front row seat to see his mark bettered by three O'Callaghan, Evans had known McIlroy for years by the summer of day in Portrush he remembers being struck by a change in the prodigy."He dressed differently than everybody else. He dressed as if he was already a tour pro," said Evans."He just looked class. Wearing white shoes, white trousers, the white t-shirt, this pink belt and hat."That only comes from being that good and that confident."As word spread about McIlroy's score, the watching crowd swelled around the group with his playing partners feeling increasingly like spectators themselves."Rory would have had a following anywhere in Ireland. Wherever he went at that point, if you got drawn with him, there might be 20 guys there, just people from the club who wanted to watch him play," said O'Callaghan."We started with those 20 or 25 guys, but people were obviously calling each other and saying, 'McIlroy's got it going here, you need to see this'. It went from 20 to 50 to 100 very quickly."Coming down the old 16th, there was just this wave of people coming towards us. There must've been 1,000 people and Stevie and myself, at this point were just passengers in the round." When he set his own record, Evans remembers feeling the nerves as he reached the 18th needing a par to eclipse the then standard set by future three-time major winner and Ryder Cup captain Padraig contrast, as the pressure ramped up, O'Callaghan sensed McIlroy relished the 36-year-old made headlines at Augusta this year for not addressing his final-round playing partner Bryson DeChambeau, but O'Callaghan saw the same singular focus even then."The more people that were there, you could see his focus go to the next level, he was now in his element," he said."It wasn't that he was showing off, but like he was going to entertain and really put on a show."He got into that zone or flow that people talk about and you could probably throw an orange at his head and he wouldn't blink."If Evans felt McIlroy looked like a tour player that day, O'Callaghan remembers him celebrating one like consecutive birdies to finish his round gave the watching crowd what they had hoped for with a monster putt on the 18th providing the exclamation point to the piece of history."It was one of those kind of moments that we were watching on TV at the time with Tiger Woods where as soon as the putt left the blade, you could just see this thing like a magnet to the hole, roll after roll after roll," he said."Rory, you could see it in his eyes. He knows that he's making it right off the bat, and he's got the putter up and he's ready to go with the fist pump, giving it the whole lot."It didn't even touch the sides of the hole. Electric." McIlroy was interviewed the next day by BBC NI and said it was the first bogey-free competitive round of his life. In 2019, he said he could still remember every the 17th, Evans heard the cheer that signalled his record had been beaten with the navigation of the course ensuring there was to be an almost figurative as well as literal passing of the torch."He had to come walking down past me and I says '61?' and he just says 'yeah, Randy', like why wouldn't he be shooting a 61 round there, you know?" said Evans."I shot 64 and that was years of practice and a good round of golf. Think of all the great golfers who have played Portrush and not beat that, tens of thousands of rounds a year."Rory was 16 years of age and shot a 61 at his leisure. Cockiness or confidence, whatever it was was just oozing out of him." Of course, McIlroy would later learn that the game of golf will dent even the previously unshakable confidence of the very best. For all his talent and successes, McIlroy connects with fans in part because of all he has endured alongside his historic feats. From the Sunday 80 when leading the Masters by four in 2011, through to handing the US Open to DeChambeau last year, with stalled major charges at St Andrews and Los Angeles Country Club in between, there have been plenty of days that could have slowed that familiar stride up the fairways as if there were "springs in his shoes" that O'Callaghan saw even in his earliest days. Such moments have allowed even one of the most preternaturally talented athletes of his generation to show a human side too. Perhaps McIlroy was at his most raw after his late run to make the cut came up short when The Open returned to Royal Portrush in 2019. An eight on the opening hole of the championship set an unwanted tone and he was left fighting back tears after his second-round 65 was not enough to hang around for the he beat the course into submission in 2005, Portrush bit back in way will things go as McIlroy returns home this week in search of major number six?"Rory, obviously, is a different league altogether now," says Evans."Missing the cut last time was a massive shock but, Rory's Rory - he'll fix that this time around, I'm sure."
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Selected tee times for the opening round
Let's have a quick look at some of the big names and when they are out on Thursday (all times BST):Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard and Tom McKibbin (06:35)Phil Mickelson, Daniel van Tonder and Ryan Peake (07:19)Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun and Jon Rahm (09:58)Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler (10:09)Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton and Min Woo Lee (14:37)Robert MacIntyre, Justin Rose and Bryson DeChambeau (14:48)Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas (15:10)You can get a full list of Thursday and Friday's tee times here
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2 days ago
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2025 Open Championship odds, DFS picks: Is this Jon Rahm's best opportunity to win?
The final major championship of the PGA Tour season comes to us from the beautiful coast of Northern Ireland, with Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim hosting the 2025 Open Championship. Royal Portrush last hosted the Open Championship in 2019 when Shane Lowry set records on a soft course. The players will be playing the Dunluce Links course, which is overlooked by the ruins of Dunluce Castle. The beauty of the golf course will be tough to capture on camera without a panoramic view of the hills of Donegal to the west and the Isle of Islay to the north. The course is regularly rated one of the top 100 golf courses in the world and among the top 10 golf courses outside the United States. Advertisement Royal Portrush hosted the 2012 Irish Open, which was historically significant as the first Irish Open to be held in Northern Ireland since 1953. In 2019, Rory McIlroy showed why Royal Portrush can be a difficult test of your entire game. McIlroy struggled in his first round at the Open Championship that year and ended up missing the cut by one stroke on a course that means a lot to him. He looks to be in a better head space as he heads into this year's Open Championship with the career grand slam under his belt and back-to-back top-six finishes in his last two tournaments. Royal Portrush demands a variety of golf shots off the tee. You can't just hit your stock baby fade and expect not to get punished by the runoffs in some spots. You will get unlucky in some instances by hitting a good shot that ends up in a fairway pot bunker. The way you recover from those bad breaks will make all the difference. Players need to be committed and accurate off the tee. They need to be able to use a variety of shots around the green and have control of their ball from the bunkers, and they will have to avoid three putts. Another major factor will be the way players lag putt on greens that are very different from the ones they face on the PGA Tour. My model will not factor in distance off the tee or swing speed as much as it has recently. Driving accuracy, strokes gained around the green, strokes gained from the sand and strokes gained on approach from 150, 200, and 225-plus will all be factored heavily. Course: Royal Portrush Golf Club Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland Designer: Harry Colt Par: 71 Length: 7,381 yards Average green size: 5,700 square feet Past champions: 2024 Xander Schauffele, 2023 Brian Harman, 2022 Cameron Smith, 2021 Collin Morikawa, 2019 Shane Lowry (at Royal Portrush), 2018 Francesco Molinari, 2017 Jordan Spieth, 2016 Henrik Stenson, 2015 Zach Johnson, 2014 Rory McIlroy Jon Rahm (+1200) finished T11 here in 2019 and was in a solid position to make a run on Sunday before faltering with a Sunday 75 that sent him outside of the top 10. He has three top-seven finishes at the Open Championship since 2019, and he has gained strokes across the board in his last two Open Championships. He is going to win an Open Championship during his career, and this might be his best opportunity. He finished second at LIV Andalucia after a furious comeback on Sunday. He gained strokes across the board for the week and looked to be in complete control of his game. Advertisement Tommy Fleetwood (+2500) had a run of six straight made cuts and three top-10 finishes at the Open Championship before missing the cut last year at Royal Troon. He has been trending towards a win for a while now, before a faulty putter kept him out of contention at the Scottish Open last week. Fleetwood finished second here in 2019 after failing to make up ground on Shane Lowry on Sunday. Tyrrell Hatton (+2500) has been a factor in every major championship this year. He contended at the Masters and the U.S. Open and was among the leaders on Thursday at the PGA Championship before falling back. He finished T6 here in 2019, and he has been in decent form on the LIV Golf Tour. He is driving it longer than he ever has, but that won't help him here. His ability from the bunker and around the greens is what has me excited about his chances. Xander Schauffele (+2500) has been inconsistent for most of the season. He has struggled with his putter and has been hit-or-miss with his driver. He popped last week with his irons by gaining over nine strokes on approach. He is just a little bit off with his putter, but he doesn't look lost like Daniel Berger looks right now. Schauffele is the defending Open Champion, and he has never missed a cut at this tournament. His ability to hit multiple shots off the tee and his excellent hands around the green mean he will be a factor more often than not. Justin Thomas (+5000) hasn't lost a stroke putting since the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and he seems to be rounding his game into form over the last few weeks. He won the RBC Heritage almost out of nowhere after struggling with his irons at the Masters. He slumped from the PGA Championship to the U.S. Open, but turned it around at the Travelers, where he looked more in control of his golf ball off the tee and on approach. His best finish at an Open Championship was here in 2019 with a T11. I don't know if his shot shape is right for an Open Championship, but his around-the-green game can make up for a lot of mistakes. Scottie Scheffler ($14,200) has two top-eight finishes at Open Championships and only finished T7 at Royal Troon after gaining over 14.4 strokes from tee to green for the week. Scheffler has the iron shots and can play in the wind with anyone, but the slow greens seem to be his kryptonite. He finished close to dead last in putting at the Scottish Open and finished T8 while gaining over 10.8 strokes from tee to green on the field. He could be the game theory play of the week if he finishes first or second this week. You get the best ball-striker in the field and hope he finally figures out how to putt on these greens. I'm going to be underweight and only use him in a handful of lineups. Advertisement Rory McIlroy ($11,500) famously missed the cut here in 2019 after being the pre-tournament story all week. He proved the old saying that you can't win a tournament on Thursday, but you can lose it. He comes into this week in a better frame of mind than he has been since he won the career grand slam at the 2025 Masters. He needed to reevaluate his goals and his motivations, and he seems to have focused a lot of his efforts on this week. He struggled with his driver on Thursday at the Scottish Open, but settled down the rest of the week and made up for it on the greens, where he has gained almost 14 strokes combined over his last two tournaments. Most of my teams will have McIlroy as the highest-priced player or even paired with Jon Rahm when I can afford it. Jon Rahm ($10,400) See above. Xander Schauffele ($9,700) See above. Tommy Fleetwood ($9,500) See above. Tyrrell Hatton ($8,900) See above. Justin Thomas ($8,500) See above. Viktor Hovland ($8,300) has one glaring hole in his game, but it won't keep me from rostering him this week. Hovland has been lights out with his approach game of late. He has gained over 6.3 strokes on approach in three straight tournaments, which even includes a withdrawal through injury at the Travelers. He has three top-13 finishes at the Open Championship in his career. Russell Henley ($7,900) has struggled over most of his career at the Open Championship before a fifth-place finish last year at Royal Troon. Henley has driving accuracy and has been striking the ball really well lately, gaining over 11 strokes on approach combined over his last three tournaments. His chip-in at the Travelers helped all of my One-and-Done teams and won't be forgotten if I end up cashing a decent finish. I'm going to play Fitzpatrick more this week, but Henley is a nice pivot. Advertisement Matt Fitzpatrick ($7,800) was in the mix for a decent finish at Royal Portrush in 2019 before fading on Sunday to a T20. He has been in excellent form lately, and by contending at the Scottish Open on Saturday and Sunday, he helped me cash a nice hedge ticket on my New Jersey native fave, Chris Gotterup. Fitzpatrick has gained strokes off the tee, on approach, and around the green in three straight tournaments. With his $900 price drop from the Scottish Open and his T4 finish, I expect him to be very popular this week, and that won't keep me away. Jordan Spieth ($7,700) has the new-baby boost going into this week. Spieth is among the leaders in the field when it comes to strokes gained at Open Championships and hasn't finished outside of the top 25 in one since 2016. His erratic driving will get him in some trouble this week, but he has all the shots and creativity to recover. His WD at the Travelers is a bit of a worry, but not enough to fade him this week. Hideki Matsuyama ($7,600) is all about price this week. He hasn't played that well at Open Championships and missed the cut here in 2019, but his price is so inviting when you look at how he stacks up in my model. He's a big value play with his around-the-green game despite his penchant for three-putting on slow greens. Sepp Straka ($7,400) was a glaring miss for everyone I talked to in DFS golf last week at the Scottish Open. After missing the cut at St Andrews, he finished T2 and T22 the last two years at the Open Championship. He is having his best ever year on the PGA Tour and is coming off a week where he gained over 10 strokes combined around and on the greens at the Scottish Open. He's a massive value at this price. Sam Burns will be one of the guys you may pivot to at this price, but I'm more comfortable with Straka than Burns this week. Adam Scott ($7,300) has missed one cut at an Open Championship since finishing second in 2012. He has two top 15 finishes in the last three years. He is in excellent form coming in, gaining over 10 strokes combined on approach over his last three tournaments. His around-the-green game has been a little inconsistent, which is why he doesn't sit higher in my model. Cameron Young ($7,200) has three straight made cuts and two top-eight finishes in his three tries at the Open Championship. He has been playing better lately with two top-four finishes in his last four tournaments. His ability to hit different shot shapes gives him an excellent chance to outproduce his price in DFS. Patrick Reed ($7,100) had his best ever finish at an Open Championship here in 2019. His hands and imagination around the greens and from the bunkers are an advantage here. He won LIV Dallas while losing 1.5 strokes on the greens, which shows how well he played from tee to green. He missed the cut at the BMW International Open his next time out, but looked pretty good last week at the LIV Andalucia. Advertisement Ryan Fox ($7,100) finished T16 here in 2019 and has three out of his last four cuts at the Open Championship. He started out great at the Scottish Open last week before having a tough weekend that saw him fall all the way down to a T65 finish. The putter killed him, and that's understandable given the greens' condition, as you heard from the players after the tournament. Cameron Smith ($6,800) has missed the cut in four straight major championships, but has gained strokes on approach, around the green and with his putter in each of his last two tournaments. He was among the leaders here in 2019 before struggling on Sunday, and could be a nice surprise at this price with his around-the-green and putting game. Tom Kim ($6,600) has gained over 12 strokes combined on approach in his last two tournaments. He seems to be comfortable on links golf courses and shouldn't be overlooked this week. Rickie Fowler ($6,500) gained strokes across the board at the John Deere Classic and hasn't missed a cut at the Open Championship since 2013. He has three top-six finishes at Open Championships, including here in 2019. I'm going to sprinkle in Fowler where I have too much exposure to other players in this price range. Byeong Hun An ($6,400) hasn't missed a cut at an Open Championship since 2017 and has three straight top-26 finishes. He has been awful with the putter lately, losing over 11 strokes in his last two tournaments. He's driving it great and has been good around the green. He will need his irons to be better than they were at the Scottish Open, but I may put him in one or two lineups. Harry Hall ($6,400) has seven straight top-25 finishes and is playing in his first Open Championship. That doesn't seem possible. He has gained over 1.4 strokes around the green in four straight and is one of the best putters in the world. Harris English ($6,400) is only priced this low because of his career record at Open Championships. His best finish was a T15 back in 2013. He has been excellent this year, including at major championships, so it will be tough to ignore his form at this price. Advertisement Tom McKibbin ($6,300) is a Northern Ireland native and is coming off back-to-back top-five finishes on the LIV Golf Tour. McKibbin is a great driver of the golf ball and has been in control of his entire game this year. Maverick McNealy ($6,100) has had six top-10 finishes since his win in November. McNealy hasn't made a cut at an Open Championship in his two tries, but looked solid last week at the Scottish Open and looks to be taking steps to becoming a top-20 player in the world. Marco Penge ($6,000) carried all of my DFS teams last week with his T2 finish. He is an excellent driver who happens to have some decent hands around the green. He has gained over three strokes around the green in three of his last four tournaments, and he gained over four strokes on the greens at the Scottish Open. Jordan L. Smith ($5,900) has gained strokes off the tee and on approach in three straight tournaments, and he has gained over seven strokes combined around the greens over that same time frame. He has made two out of four cuts at Open Championships. Kristoffer Reitan ($5,900) continued his excellent form at the Scottish Open last week, gaining over 7.4 strokes from tee to green. He has never teed it up at an Open Championship before, but he seems to have the type of form that could overcome the butterflies. Daniel Brown ($5,800) won his last time out at the BMW International Open, and he has made the cut in each of his two tries at the Open Championship. John Catlin ($5,700) is an accurate driver of the golf ball and hits a ton of greens in regulation. He is playing on a lot of tours right now, and his putter can give him some issues from time to time. It cost him at the 2025 PGA Championship, where he missed the cut. He finished T16 last year at Royal Troon. Betting/Odds links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. 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Genesis Scottish Open 2025 final round live updates: Chris Gotterup leads Rory McIlroy late
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. There are 54 holes down and they are deep into the final 18 at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, site of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open. For many, it's the final tune-up ahead of the last major on the PGA Tour's 2025 calendar. For others, Sunday in Scotland means the top three golfers not already in the British Open field will earn their way into some tee times at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Advertisement Chris Gotterup and Rory McIlroy — who won this event in 2023 — held a share of the lead entering Sunday and are playing in the final group. Follow along below for scores, highlights and live updates from the final round of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open. 2025 Genesis Scottish Open scores Check out the leaderboard and tee times for the final round of the tournament, which began at 6:30 a.m. ET and players went off both Nos. 1 and 10 tees in groups of three due to dense fog in the forecast. Here's what the top of the leaderboard looked like entering as of 12:45 p.m. ET on Sunday: Pos. Player Total Thru 1 Chris Gotterup -15 12 2 Rory McIlroy -13 12 T3 Nicolai Hojgaard -12 16 T3 Matt Fitzpatrick -12 14 T3 Marco Penge -12 14 Chris Gotterup leads by two with six holes to go Gotterup is seeking his most impressive PGA Tour yet. He's at 15 under overall and 4 under on Sunday and leads by two shots over Rory McIlroy. Chris Gotterup raises his ball after putting a birdie on the eighth hole during the final round of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open in North Berwick, Scotland. Justin Rose fires 63 to take clubhouse lead It most likely won't hold up, but Justin Rose took the the clubhouse lead just after noon ET when he posted a 7-under 63 in Sunday's final round at the Genesis Scottish Open. He finished the tournament at 10 under par. Advertisement Rose's card was about as clean as it gets Sunday. He made seven birdies and 11 pars en route to his best round of the week. Rose now has some momentum as he heads to the Open Championship, where he finished T2 a year ago, looking to finally break back into the major championship winners circle. He lost in a playoff to Rory McIlroy at the Masters in April. Rory McIlroy hits left-handed to save par on No. 11 at the Genesis Scottish Open Sometimes, you have to just take what the golf gods give you. Well done, Mr. McIlroy. Chris Gotterup takes the solo lead The 36-hole outright leader and the 54-hole co-leader now has the solo lead once again, as Chris Gotterup has made three birdies in his last four holes, Nos. 7-10, to get to 14 under as of 12:05 p.m. ET. He's one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy and two shots ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick. Ace alert: Nico Echavarria makes a hole-in-one at Scottish Open Nico Echavarria just won himself some new wheels. Rory McIlroy posts back-to-back birdies Sunday at the Scottish Rory McIlroy gets one back with birdie, joins 5-way tie for the lead There are five players tied atop the leaderboard at 11 under: Rory McIlroy, Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup and Marco Penge. Advertisement McIlroy bounced back from an uncharacteristic bogey on the par-5 third with a birdie on No. 4 to get back to even par on the day. With about 13 holes to play, it's anybody's ballgame at the Genesis Scottish Open. Rory McIlroy drops one behind Marco Penge and Chris Gotterup After going 3 under on the three par 5s on Saturday, a bogey on the par-5 sixth in the final round set Rory McIlroy back into a tie for second with three other players at 10 under just before 10 a.m. ET, one shot behind co-leaders Marco Penge and Chris Gotterup. Penge is 2 under through four holes, Gotterup is even on the day. Advertisement Viktor Hovland making a run from behind, Rory McIlroy still leads There's always one guy who comes from way behind and makes some noise on Sunday. If early results are any indication, that's going to be Viktor Hovland today. He's 4 under through 6 holes, with birdies on Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6. Hovland is now part of a five-way tie for fourth at 9 under with Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka, Matt Fitzpatrick and Marco Penge. That group is two shots behind Rory McIlroy, who holds the solo lead at 11 under as of 9:35 a.m. ET, one clear of Jake Knapp and Chris Gotterup at 10 under. McIlroy is even par through two holes. Rory McIlroy takes the outright lead at the Genesis Scottish Open It took only one hole for the tie at the top of the leaderboard to be broken. Chris Gotterup, who started the day in a share of the lead with Rory McIlroy at 11 under, made bogey on the first hole to start his day. McIlroy made par, leaving him alone at the top with 17 to go. Final few groups teeing off in the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open The final two groups are ready to go for the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open. Advertisement Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick and Marco Penge, who are all 9 under, tee off 10 minutes ahead of the last threesome, Rory McIlroy, Chris Gotterup and Wyndham Clark. Where to watch, follow the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open final round *All times ET 6 a.m.-3 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ 10 a.m.-3 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app 12-3 p.m., CBS, Paramount+ Genesis Scottish Open 2025 final round betting odds Here's a look at the betting odds entering Sunday's final round of action at the Genesis Scottish Open, courtesy of BetMGM: Rory McIlroy (+120) Chris Gotterup (+400) Matt Fitzpatrick (+900) Jake Knapp (+1400) Wyndham Clark (+1400) Marco Penge (+1400) Ludvig Aberg (+2500) What is the purse, prize money at Genesis Scottish Open? The Scottish Open purse is $9 million, with $1.53 million going to the winner in addition to 500 FedEx Cup points. Scottish Open is a big economic driver According to the number crunchers, last year's championship delivered a net economic impact of $26 million to the country's coffers. The local economy alone benefited to the tune of $10.6 million. Advertisement In terms of sustainability, meanwhile, this week's showpiece is championing a 'Better with Nature' campaign as spectators are offered the chance to learn more about the environment that surrounds the course via a nature trail and scavenger hunt. On Wednesday, Genesis announced a multi-year agreement with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour to stay on as title partner of the event through 2030. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Genesis Scottish Open final round: Chris Gotterup leads Rory McIlroy
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PGA Tour Announced Unfortunate News About Golfer at Scottish Open
PGA Tour Announced Unfortunate News About Golfer at Scottish Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Scottish teed off for its third round on Saturday with multiple recent champions like J.J. Spaun, Aldrich Potgeiter and Brian Campbell missing the cut. Several other golfers are having a hard time at the course, including Scottie Scheffler, who has already made six bogeys in the tournament. Advertisement Despite the cut line being merciless to several champions, 40-year-old Paul Waring withstood it. However, his fate got the better of him during the third round. Waring had to withdraw from the tournament after injuring his shoulder. "Paul Waring WD during the third round of the Genesis Scottish Open with a shoulder injury." PGA Tour posted on X. Paul Waring plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the U.S. Open. Waring turned pro in 2007. He hasn't been very active in his PGA Tour career, playing only 22 events. Even out of them, he made the cut in only five. His international wins include one at the Nordea Masters in 2018 and the other at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in 2024. Advertisement He began today's round with a bogey, but followed it with three birdies and another bogey. While playing the back nine, he injured his shoulder, recording three consecutive double bogeys in holes 11,12 and 13 before finally withdrawing. Rory McIlroy seems to have gotten over his issues. He holds a 7-under score after two rounds. "Most of it. As I said, there's still a few loose shots in there but for the most part, it was a good day. I held a lot of putts." McIlroy said, responding to the question asking whether the rusts were shed. "I did most things pretty well. So yeah it was a good day for that and as I said, getting into contention and then seeing how your game holds up when you're in the thick of things, trying to win a golf tournament, I think that tells you a lot more about where you are than just the first two days of a tournament." Related: PGA Tour Golfer Abruptly Withdraws During First Round at Scottish Open This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
