20:19
Bogey for Schauffele
Schauffele -2 (F)
It's a bogey for defending champ Schauffele, who cards a 69.
He's eight back heading into the weekend.
Scottie Scheffler
The Open Round 2 Leaderboard: Scottie Scheffler races to the front at Royal Portrush
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler vaults to the top of the leaderboard as he goes in pursuit of a first Open Championship.
Scottie Scheffler raced to the top of the leaderboard in the second round of the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
Scheffler fired a stunning 7-under 64 to vault to 10-under par for the tournament.
The World No.1 is going in search of a first Claret Jug this Sunday.
Should he win The Open, he will also move to within one leg of the career grand slam.
Scheffler, who has two Masters wins and a PGA Championship to his name, leads by one shot over England's Matt Fitzpatrick, who went round in an equally impressive 66.
Brian Harman, who won The Open in 2023, and Haotong Li are in a tie for third on 8-under par.
The quartet have put a bit of daylight between themselves and the rest of the field.
Tyrrell Hatton, Bob MacIntyre, Harris English, Rasmus Hojgaard and Chris Gotterup make up the top five on 5-under par.
Elsewhere, Rory McIlroy could only manage a 69 to bump himself up to 3-under par.
Defending champion Xander Schauffele matched McIlroy's score to move to 2-under par.
Shane Lowry, who won The Open last time out at Portrush, was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his round for a moving ball and he fell from 2-under to level par.
Jon Rahm had a day to forget with a 72 and he also looks on from well of the pace at level par.
His LIV Golf peer Bryson DeChambeau battled back to make the cut on 1-over par courtesy of a brilliant 65.
Scottie Scheffler | -10 | 64 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -9 | 66 |
Brian Harman | -8 | 65 |
Haotong Li | -8 | 67 |
Harris English | -5 | 70 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | -5 | 68 |
Bob MacIntyre | -5 | 66 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -5 | 69 |
Chris Gotterup | -5 | 65 |
Scroll down this page for live second round leaderboard and latest score updates from the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush...
18 Jul 2025
20:31
Scheffler leads after 64
Scheffler -10 (F)
Scheffler comes up just shy of another birdie on 18 and he taps in for an impressive 7-under 64.
That marks his lowest ever score at a major championship.
The World No.1 will take a one-shot lead into the weekend on 10-under par.
Brilliant stuff from Scheffler and quite frankly it looks ominous for the rest of the field.
The bookies think so, with Scottie's odds down to 1/2.
We'll see you tomorrow.
A stunning round.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 18, 2025
Scottie Scheffler is the clubhouse leader going into the weekend. pic.twitter.com/f33PdsVDmG
20:09
Scheffler leads by one
Scheffler -10 (17)
It's a thrill to watch.
Sit back and admire it.
Scheffler got a break with his tee shot down the right side but he took full advantage by playing a brilliant wedge shot to 15 feet under the hole.
As has been the case for two days now, Scheffler's putter remained hot and he made birdie to move to double digits and one shot clear of Fitzpatrick.
First class from the World No.1, who is looking to win The Open for the first time in his career.
Scottie Scheffler
20:00
Schauffele birdie
Schauffele -3 (17)
Schauffele is moving along nicely at 3-under par.
He's just popped in another birdie on the short par-4 17th.
Schauffele is six shots back.
X-Man said it was a sad moment to hand back the Claret Jug at the start of the week.
But he might be getting back sooner than anticipated.
19:54
Scheffler joins the lead
Scheffler -9 (16)
This all looks ominous now.
Scheffler buries a 20 footer for birdie on the tough par-3 16th to join Fitzpatrick out in front on 9-under.
He's got the short par-4 17th ahead of him as well.
Brilliant stuff from Scheffler, who is 6-under for the second round.
Making his move.
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 18, 2025
Scottie Scheffler is into the joint lead. pic.twitter.com/nGy4mVP4oE
19:50
Fitzpatrick shoots 66
Fitzpatrick -9 (F)
Fitzpatrick gets up and down from the left side of the par-4 18th to make par and card a brilliant round of 66.
The Englishman is in the clubhouse at 9-under par as he goes in search of a second career major title.
Fitzpatrick won his sole major title to date at the US Open in 2022.
Matt Fitzpatrick
19:41
Lowry to 2 under
Lowry -2 (15)
Lowry draws cheers from the home fans as he buries a 10 footer for birdie on the 15th.
He's still some way off the pace but Lowry moves to 2-under.
Seven back.
19:27
Fitzpatrick misses tiddler
Fitzpatrick -9 (17)
Fitzpatrick misses the shortest putt of his week from about two feet at the par-4 17th.
In fact it's probably one of the shortest missed putts of his career.
It seemed like a tap-in birdie after a briliant pitch from short of the green, but he missed.
A par leaves him one shot ahead down the par-4 18th.
19:16
Leaderboard update
Matt Fitzpatrick | -9 | 16 |
Brian Harman | -8 | 65 |
Haotong Li | -8 | 67 |
Scottie Scheffler | -8 | 13 |
Harris English | -5 | 70 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | -5 | 68 |
Bob MacIntyre | -5 | 66 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -5 | 69 |
Chris Gotterup | -5 | 65 |
19:09
Birdie for Scheffler
Scheffler -8 (13)
Scheffler drills an eight footer for birdie on the par-3 13th.
He moves into a tie for second on 8-under and one back of Fitzpatrick.
18:58
Par for Scheffler
Scheffler -7 (12)
It's a disappointing par for Scheffler at the par-5 12th.
He once again missed the fairway but still managed to nudge his ball just short of the green in two.
Scheffler chipped past the hole to 10 feet but then missed his birdie putt narrowly on the right edge.
A par leaves him two shots behind Fitzpatrick, who has just made par on 15.
Scottie Scheffler
18:57
Schauffele on the move
Schauffele -2 (13)
Three birdies in a row for defending champion Schauffele, who keeps himself in the mix at 2-under par.
schauffele
18:49
65 for Gotterup
Gotterup -5 (F)
It's a brilliant 65 for last week's Scottish Open champion Gotterup, who vaults up to 5-under par and into the top five.
Back to back wins and a first major title for the American?
Every chance.
18:47
DJ makes the cut
D. Johnson Par (F)
DJ birdies three of the last four holes to make the cut.
He hits the pin on 18 and then knocks his ball home for birdie to card a round of 69.
It's not the vintage Johnson of old but he's still showing signs of class.
Dustin Johnson hits the flag on 18. He ends the day at even par. pic.twitter.com/3CRa48ZaNL
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 18, 2025
18:45
Westwood cards a 70
Westwood -3 (F)
Westwood is turning the clock back.
He converts a brilliant 20 footer for par on 18 for a round of 70.
Westy is 3-under par for the tournament and just outside the top 10 heading into the weekend.
Is a first career major still within reach for the 52-year-old Englishman?
Possibly.
18:43
Fitzpatrick bogey
Fitzpatrick -9 (14)
Fitzpatrick misses a tiddler for par at the par-4 14th.
He chipped up from short of the green to four feet and then missed the hole on the right side.
The bogey sends him back to 9-under par and the Englishman is now just one clear of Harman and Li, who are safely in the clubhouse.
fitzpatrick
18:36
Bogey for Scheffler
Scheffler -7 (11)
An errant drive into the deep rough, along with the heavens opening, saw Scheffler forced to lay up in the fairway.
He failed to get up and down, missing his par attempt from 15 feet at the back of the green.
It's a first bogey of the round for the World No.1, who falls back to 7-under and three behind Fitzpatrick.
Par 5 12th up next though.
18:27
Leaderboard update
Matt Fitzpatrick | -10 | 13 |
Brian Harman | -8 | 65 |
Haotong Li | -8 | 67 |
Scottie Scheffler | -8 | 10 |
Harris English | -5 | 70 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | -5 | 68 |
Bob MacIntyre | -5 | 66 |
Tyrrell Hatton | -5 | 69 |
Chris Gotterup | -5 | 17 |
18:18
Gotterup into top five
Gotterup -5, Westwood -3 (17)
Last week's Scottish Open winner Gotterup moves into contention again.
He's just popped in a birdie on the short par-4 17th to move into a tie for fifth on 5-under.
Five back but in the hunt.
LIV Golf's Westwood follows him in for birdie to move to 3-under par.
18:14
Scheffler into T2
Scheffler -8 (10)
Scheffler is putting well.
He's just holed an eight footer on the par-4 10th to move into a tie for second on 8-under par.
The World No.1 moves to 8-under par and just two back, with plenty of birdie chances left.
18:13
Four straight birdies for Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick -10 (13)
It's a fourth straight birdie for Fitzpatrick, who surges into a two-shot lead on 10-under par.
He stuffed his tee shot to six feet and buried the putt.
18:02
Fitzpatrick into outright lead
Fitzpatrick -9 (12)
Fitzpatrick splits the fairway and finds the heart of the green at the par-5 12th.
He two putts from there for birdie to move into the outright lead on 9-under par.
Must be those lucky Titleist balls his wife Katherine designed for him this week.
fitzpatrick
17:39
Fitzpatrick hits the front
Fitzpatrick -8 (11)
Fitzpatrick converts a six footer for another birdie and he moves into a tie for the lead.
17:26
Bogey for Rahm
Rahm -2 (8)
Rahm finds sand off the tee and is forced to lay up in the fairway.
It leads to his first bogey of the day and the Spaniard falls back to 2-under.
Six back.
17:24
Fitzpatrick birdie
Fitzpatrick -7 (10)
Fitzpatrick drains a 15 footer for birdie on 10 to move into a tie for third with Scheffler on 7-under.
One back.
