After 18 holes at the 2025 British Open, eyes tend to go to to the top of the leaderboard but also the projected cutline.

Open Championship has begun, and tricky slopes and unorthodox strategy needed to effectively play links golf has again created a packed leaderboard as first-round action at Royal Portrush wraps up on Thursday.

Tony Finau was sailing along just fine until he stumbled with a bogey on the par-4 17th in the first round of the British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland on Thursday. He is tied for 20th with a round of 1-under-par 70.

There’s a five-way tie for the lead after the first round of the 153rd Open Championship. Jacob Skov Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpatrick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English all shot 4-under 67 to set the pace in Northern Ireland.

Scottie Scheffler successfully navigated the adverse weather conditions to post an excellent first round at the Open Championship.

It's the 2025 British Open Championship, where 156 of the world's best players are tackling Royal Portrush in hopes of capturing the coveted Claret Jug and being named Champion Golfer of the Year.

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The world's top pro golfers compete at the 2025 season's final major tournament at Royal Portrush Golf Club's Dunluce Course in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. That includes the event's favorites Scottie Scheffler and this year's Masters champion Rory McIlroy, as well as the Open's defending champion Xander Schauffele.