A thrilling 2025 golf season has reached its final major as The Open Championship continues its 153rd playing on Friday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The oldest golf tournament in the world is back in Portrush for the first time in six years with the Claret Jug set to be awarded on site Sunday for just the third time in event history. Action is already underway Friday, so check out a 2025 Open Championship leaderboard with live updates and coverage throughout the second set so 18 holes.
While Xander Schauffele entered as the reigning Champion Golfer of the Year, all eyes have been focused on hometown favorite Rory McIlroy, the No. 2 golfer in the world. Already a three-time winner this season — including locking up his first Masters to complete the career grand slam — it was thought McIlroy would be the clear favorite entering Royal Portrush. Instead, following a brief struggle stretch, McIlroy was second on the odds board behind Scottie Scheffler.
Scheffler and McIlroy are still, respectively, in the top two spots; however, Scottie has become an even stronger favorite at nearly 2-1, while Rory has taken a step back at 8-1. Only two strokes separate them on The Open leaderboard, and with 54 holes remaining, that odds disparity set by FanDuel Sportsbook appears on the surface to be far too significant — particularly given McIlroy has already put to bed concerns that he may eject early as he did in 2019, the last time The Open was played on his home country’s shores.
Eighteen-hole co-leaders Matt Fitzpatrick (11-1) and Harris English (20-1) are among the top six with Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton (12-1) rounding out that group. The Claret Jug and $3.1 million winner’s share from the 2025 Open purse are still completely up for grabs, and with so much golf left to play, anything can happen at Royal Portrush.
While attending The Open Championship is undoubtedly a memorable experience, simply being able to watch golf on one of the game’s grandest stages each year is an incredible treat. CBSSports.com is thrilled to bring you wall-to-wall coverage of The Open all week. Check out a full slate of Round 2 tee times for The Open so you do not miss your favorite golfers taking the course on Thursday.
Enough talking about it. Here’s how you can watch as much of The Open as possible between now and Sunday. Be sure to stick with CBS Sports for live coverage throughout the final major of 2025.
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2025 Open Championship TV schedule
Round 2 — Friday, July 18
Round 2 start time: 1:30 a.m. [Tee times]
Open live stream: 1:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Peacock
- Early coverage — 1:30-4 a.m.
- Featured Groups — 4:45 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
4:47 a.m. — MacIntyre, DeChambeau, Rose
4:58 a.m. — Spieth, Åberg, Hovland
9:59 a.m. — Schauffele, Spaun, Rahm
10:10 a.m. — Lowry, Morikawa, Scheffler - Featured holes — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
TV coverage: 4 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on USA Network, Fubo (Try for free)
Round 3 — Saturday, July 19
Round 3 start time: 5 a.m.
Open live stream: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Peacock
- Featured Groups — 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Featured holes — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Early TV coverage: 5-7 a.m. on USA Network, Fubo (Try for free)
TV coverage: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on NBC, Fubo (Try for free)
Round 4 — Sunday, July 20
Round 4 start time: 4 a.m.
Open live stream: 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Peacock
- Featured Groups — 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Featured holes — 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Early TV coverage: 4-7 a.m. on USA Network, Fubo (Try for free)
TV coverage: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on NBC, Fubo (Try for free)
