Scheffler showed there are layers to his game after the putter caught fire at Royal Portrush in a seven-under-par round of 69 to lead Matt Fitzpatrick by one, while Rory McIlroy is also in contention

“I'm not scared, I'm not going to back away,” added the world No. 14 as he strives to become the first Scotsman since Paul Lawrie in 1999 to lift the Claret Jug. “It (Portrush) is completely different to Oakmont. At Oakmont, I couldn't roll the dice. It was never, ‘let's press, let's press’. It was always, ‘right, let's go out here with pars’.

First it was a wild bat invading the booth that sent Dan Hicks and Kevin Kisner ducking for cover. Then on-course reporter Smylie Kaufman apparently experienced some technical difficulties which led to him dropping an expletive on an unexpectedly hot mic.

The Open Championship continues Friday at Royal Portrush. Scottie Scheffler headlines a jammed leaderboard. Here's how to watch all the action.

As it circled over their heads, Hicks did his best to thwart it, flailing his hands around and laughing it off. Kisner, meanwhile, sunk deep into his chair. Then he took his sport coat and hid underneath it. Just as we all would:

Consider that two-time major champion Dustin Johnson was flirting with the projected cut line (he was 1-over and at the time of this writing it is projected to be 2-over) as he hit his approach shot on 18 at Royal Portrush during the Open Championship. Par looked within reach, but this is the Open Championship where anything is possible.

As Jon Rahm was lining up a putt during the second round of the 2025 British Open, on-course reporter Smylie Kaufman unknowingly swore on live TV.

American golfer Bryson DeChambeau is all for President Donald Trump’s Turnberry course in Scotland hosting a British Open for the first time since 2009.