There’s old faithful and then there’s really old faithful. At Royal Portrush G.C., Robert MacIntyre is challenging to become Champion Golfer of the Year with a club in the bag that dates back to 2014—or when MacIntyre was a mere teenager.

Jacob Skov Olesen began Friday’s second round in his least favorite wind, and he promptly hit two tee balls out of bounds at Portrush’s par-4 first hole.

American Brian Harman proved his liking for links golf again when he moved top of the British Open second-round leaderboard as home favourite Rory McIlroy's rollercoaster ride continued at Royal Portrush on Friday.

A thrilling 2025 golf season has reached its final major as The Open Championship continues its 153rd playing on Friday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The oldest golf tournament in the world is back in Portrush for the first time in six years with the Claret Jug set to be awarded on site Sunday for just the third time in event history.

The Open offers extra Ryder Cup points, and the U.S. captain's second round at Royal Portrush put him in position to gobble up some.

Scottie Scheffler finishes first round at three-under-par. Harris English and Christiaan Bezuidenhout rise to the top of the Open Championship leader board.

Spieth entered Portrush with four straight top-25 Open finishes, so there should be plenty of confidence that he turns in a much better round on Friday. Making up a six-shot deficit will be tough, but if Spieth can get to even-par, or even one-under, he'll have a shot to get into the top 10 before the weekend.

Jacob Skov Olesen was one of the best stories of Day 1 of the British Open and certainly the most surprising name atop the leaderboard at Royal Portrush. Sadly for the 26-year-old Dane, his name didn't stay up there long on Day 2.