Scottie Scheffler takes lead at the Open while Fitzpatrick drives British hopes
Scottie Scheffler shot a second-round 64 at Portrush to lead Matt Fitzpatrick at the Open, while Robert MacIntyre and Tyrrell Hatton are tied for fifth
The Open 2025: sensational second-round 64 gives Scheffler outright lead – as it happened
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler justified his status with a scintillating display to take the lead on 10 under par
‘Three is the magic number’: Tyrrell Hatton says pints of Guinness can fuel Open glory
The British golfer tried to remain relaxed despite his usual ‘vocal’ approach after staying in contention on day two at Portrush
Feel v theory at the Open: MacIntyre and DeChambeau try to navigate Portrush chaos
The Scot and the American found different ways to crack the links before the worst of the weather and gave themselves a chance this weekend
Harris English among a fascinating group of leaders after Open’s longest day
Scottie Scheffler is only one shot behind the five joint leaders and Rory McIlroy signed for a 70 on a day marked by slow play at Royal Portrush
The Open 2025: Fitzpatrick in five-way tie for Open lead as Scheffler and McIlroy lurk – as it happened
Matt Fitzpatrick is joint-top of the leaderboard after the first round, with Rory McIlroy within touching distance
Rory McIlroy flirts with 2019 Open nightmare but recovers to keep dream intact
A bungled opening tee shot raised concern but home favourite escaped with a bogey and showed glimpses of good form as weather improved
Scheffler and Lowry ride out storm while Morikawa gets bogged down
The world No 1 laid down an ominous marker in the sort of tough conditions in which the 2019 champion thrived alongside him
Rory McIlroy must scale emotional mountain in search of home Open glory
The Northern Irishman has nothing left to prove, but still has to carry a vast weight of expectation at Royal Portrush
Get ready for an Open thriller with fiendish unpredictability of Portrush
Stunning course, benign forecast and giddy galleries make it all but futile to predict a winner of the 153rd staging on the Causeway Coast
Oakmont bans 2023 US Open champion Wyndham Clark for damaging lockers
The former US Open champion Wyndham Clark has been banned by Oakmont Country Club after damaging lockers in a fit of pique during the staging of the event this year
Max Faulkner and ‘the greatest shot’: the story of Portrush’s first Open champion
How Englishman fulfilled his own prophecy to triumph against the odds at the 1951 championship
Darren Clarke back at Royal Portrush with high hopes for McIlroy – and himself
The 2011 Open winner practised on Tuesday with the Masters champion and Tom McKibbin, and tells Ewan Murray all three can make their mark