The 153rd Open Championship, at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, runs Thursday, July 17, through Sunday, July 20.

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.

The second round of the 2025 Open Championship is complete at Royal Portrush. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has the lead with Matt Fitzpatrick one shot back. Scheffler is at 10-under after rounds of 68-64, while Fitzpatrick shot scores of 67-66.

After a tough first round, Bryson DeChambeau woke up with a different mindset on Friday and shot 6-under 65 in the second round.

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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.

SportsLine's golf model ran 10,000 simulations of the final two rounds of the British Open 2025 at Royal Portrush

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