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 World No. 1 looked in complete command of his game in shooting a Friday 64 to take a one-shot lead as he tries to claim another major title

The 2025 Open Championship is well underway at Royal Portrush. Here's what to know about the projected cut line at the 2025 Open Championship and which players will be fighting to stay in contention:

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.

Chris Gotterup won the Scottish Open last weekend and is currently inside the top 10 at the 36-hole mark in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush. It's quite the stretch of golf, and life. And yet,

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.

Rain lashed from above, North Atlantic winds pummeled from the side, and thousands of excited, umbrella-wielding shapes swirled amongst it all, yet the man at the eye of the storm remained entirely unflustered.

There have been many Cinderella stories in sports over the years, but John Daly's victory at The Open in 1995 might be the most shocking and unexpected of all. Daly's victory occurred roughly four years after his equally stunning win at the PGA Championship,