Scottie Scheffler, McIlroy and British Open
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Rory McIlroy, Portrush and British Open
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Rory McIlroy's legion of fans came in hope more than expectation to the final day of the British Open at Royal Portrush.
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Golf Digest on MSNBritish Open 2025: NBC cutting of Rory McIlroy's 'Oppenheimer' breakdown was an egregious errorIn post-round interviews, especially during bigger tournaments, you'll often hear tour pros say they plan to go back to their hotels or rental homes and get their minds off golf. For some that may mean playing with the kids,
McIlroy capped the Grand Slam in April, and called this “an awesome week" after tying for seventh place at Portrush.
Rory McIlroy climbed the leaderboard Saturday at the 2025 Open Championship thanks in large part to an electric eagle putt on the par-five 12th.
A brief look at the third round of the British Open at Royal Portrush: LEADING: Scottie Scheffler with a 4-under 67 to reach 14-under 199. CHASING: Li Haotong (69) was four shots behind, with Matt Fitzpatrick (71) five shots back.
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Golf Digest on MSNBritish Open 2025: How Rory McIlroy used the Rules of Golf to avoid disaster Friday morningBookmark this play if Rory McIlroy is in the mix this weekend for the claret jug. McIlroy overcame a shaky driver to turn in a one-under 70 Thursday at Royal Portrush and opened his second round with a birdie.
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland, July 17 (Reuters) - World number 354 Jacob Skov Olesen of Denmark, China's Li Haotong and England's Matthew Fitzpatrick shot four-under-par 67s to share the British Open first-round lead in tough conditions at Royal Portrush on Thursday.