There are 78 yards between Rory McIlroy's tee shot and Xander Schaffele's at the second hole, with the Northern Irishman well in front. McIlroy is in the fairway, while Schauffele will have to hack out from the long grass.

The 2025 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club began with ideal scoring conditions and plenty of early low rounds. But while the leaderboard buzzed with action, Thursday’s play took a turn when Rikuya Hoshino was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury late in his round.

There was just enough wind whipping off the coast of North Berwick, Scotland, to give players something to think about in the first round of the 2025 Scottish Open. Yielding a scoring average just around par,

PGA Tour Makes Historic Xander Schauffele Announcement During Scottish Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Xander Schauffele carded a solid second round of 4-under par, taking his total to 134 after two rounds at the Scottish Open. He is tied in the 10th spot along with Victor Perez and others.

The world’s No. 1 golfer shot a 3-under 67 in the first round of his final event before next week’s Open Championship.

Viktor Hovland carded one of the few clean cards in the first round of the Scottish Open, but he doesn't want anyone to think The Renaissance is easy.

Rory McIlroy found something in the last few holes on Genesis Scottish Open Thursday. Watch his highlights, post-round interview and Golf Central's reaction.

Home favourite Robert MacIntyre defends his title in a stacked field at the 2025 Scottish Open featuring the likes of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.

It may be early, but we're keeping our blurry eyes on the cut line for the 2025 Scottish Open in North Berwich, Scotland.

Oh, and he also got a haircut.It's a relaxed week in many aspects, McIlroy says, from staying on-site in world-class accommodations to the benign layout and pristine practice area to even the evening rounds at nearby gem,