Rory McIlroy, Royal Portrush
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Five players tied for the lead at 4-under 67, the largest logjam after 18 holes of the British Open since there was a six-way tie in 1938.
There are nine golfers within a stroke of the leader after the first round of The Open Championship. The second round tees of Friday.
The "Golden Bear" and 18-time major winner won the first of his three Opens and completed the first of his three career grand slams along the southeastern Scottish coast in 1966, then called the par-71 layout "the best golf course in Britain."
Matt Fitzpatrick was among five co-leaders through Thursday's first round of the 2025 British Open, while No. 1 Scottie Scheffler lurks at Royal Portrush.
The British Open got underway on Thursday morning at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, and it was clear from the get-go that the golf was going to b
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The PGA Tour's Open Championship begins on Thursday in Scotland, where the top players on tour will compete at the Royal Portrush Golf Club's Dunluce Course.
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SportsLine golf expert Brady Kannon just locked in his PGA Tour best bets for the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club
Royal Portrush Golf Club has 156 of the best players in the world this week on its true championship course, Dunluce Links, for the British Open (or Open Champi
The 153rd edition of the British Open is underway at Royal Portrush. Padraig Harrington of Ireland had the honor of the opening tee shot. That was a fitting choice.