PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The Open at Royal Portrush has had its first hole-in-one. Englishman John Parry’s tee shot at the 192-yard No. 13 landed at the front of the green, took a couple of bounces and hopped straight into the cup.

The Open enforced stricter drop zones to end old tactics, challenging players with tougher relief options at Royal Portrush.

Live projected cut line updates from Round 2 of the 2025 Open Championship. Some of the world's best golfers have work to do Friday to make the cut.

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 18, 2025 – NBC Sports presented exclusive second-round coverage of the 153 rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, across USA Network and Peacock, capped by Golf Central Live From the Open studio coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Jon Rahm had another meltdown on the 11th hole at Royal Portrush, but is still hanging around on the Open Championship leaderboard.

Open Championship continues with third round action on Saturday. Here are tee times and pairings for Round 3 at Royal Portrush.

It is the first time in major championship history that five or more men, each playing under different flags, were tied for the lead.

The winner stands to earn a healthy cash reward despite The Open lagging behind the other three majors for prize money