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

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The final major of the season is here. Follow along for live updates, scores, highlights and more from the first round of the 2025 British Open.

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

Scheffler is the first reigning world number one player since Tiger Woods to hold the 36-hole lead at this championship.

As it circled over their heads, Hicks did his best to thwart it, flailing his hands around and laughing it off. Kisner, meanwhile, sunk deep into his chair. Then he took his sport coat and hid underneath it. Just as we all would:

Bryson DeChambeau had missed the cut three times in seven previous British Open appearances but he'll play the weekend in 2025.