The first round of the 2025 Open Championship is officially in the books. What was the biggest surprise Thursday at Royal Portrush?

The Golf Channel's Rich Lerner joins Morning Joe to discuss the 2025 Open Championship. July 17, 2025. Read More

Heading into the Open, English, ranked 19th in the world, was enjoying a strong campaign. Winless since 2021, he notched his fifth tour victory in January’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. In the PGA at Quail Hollow, the Georgia native charged with a 65 on Sunday and tied for second in Scottie Scheffler’s dominating victory.

SportsLine's model simulated the 2025 British Open 10,000 times and revealed its PGA Tour golf picks for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and others from Royal Portrush

The first day of the 2025 Open Championship is expected to be rainy, with periods of heavy rain that could accumulate up to a quarter of an inch. The high temperature is expected to be around 69 degrees, with a low of 57 degrees, and winds will range from 10 to 20 miles per hour, according to The Weather Channel.

Then a breakthrough in 2011: Mickelson tied for second with Dustin Johnson behind champion Darren Clarke at Royal St. George’s, and something clicked. Two years later, in the most recent Open played at Muirfield, Mickelson produced a performance nearly as stunning as his later PGA Championship victory at the age of 50.

SportsLine golf expert Eric Cohen locked in a $10 eight-leg PGA Tour parlay that would return nearly $1.1 million for the British Open 2025