How to watch every single shot from the biggest names in golf throughout Round 2 at the 2025 Open Championship

Hello and welcome to live coverage of day two of the Open. It was a memorable first day at Royal Portrush where Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy made solid starts to the championship in rounds that promised more at times, but kept them well in contention at three shots back on one under.

Rory McIlroy shot 1 under Thursday at Royal Portrush, a better start than the first time he played the British Open at the Northern Ireland course near home.

The hometown hero is back at Royal Portrush, but Rory McIlroy was poor off the tee again as the Open Championship rolls on.

So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.

By the time Rory McIlroy finished his first practice round for the British Open at Royal Portrush, a big crowd that weathered rain and sunshine was waiting to see him finish.

The crowds of Northern Ireland appreciate good golf, and good golfers, but no one had as big of a reception as the native son. And Rory McIlroy gave them plenty to cheer for — with potential for even more over the next three days at the Open.

Jason Sobel on the oldest tradition at the Open Championship, betting, and how it is more enjoyable than ever.