Rory McIlroy, Xander Schaueffele & Justin Rose among early starters on day two Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sepp Straka & Victor Perez shared first-round lead on six-under 64 Jack Herrall, George O'Neill & Andrew Petrie Andrew Petrie BBC Sport Scotland at The Renaissance Club I said it yesterday,

SportsLine golf expert Eric Cohen just locked in his PGA Tour best bets for the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club

Gotterup was giddy to see it. Rained out when he tried to play it ahead of last year’s Genesis Scottish Open, the American was intent on squeezing in a little bit more links golf. It’s why he didn’t hesitate to make the long trip over to Scotland, despite not having a spot in The Open Championship next week.

Sepp Straka had eight birdies in his round of 64, also joined by Nico Echavarria and Victor Perez atop the leaderboard alongside Knapp. Four other players were one shot behind, while Scottie Scheffler had to settle for a 67 and was three back.

The long summer of golf heads overseas for a couple weeks as the PGA Tour and DP World Tour joins forces for the co-sanctioned 2025 Scottish Open. Representing the fourth year in which the two tours are coming together for the event,

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.

The Genesis Scottish Open gets under way Thursday at The Renaissance Club. Here are the tee times and groupings for the opening round in North Berwick, Scotland ( click here for Round 2 tee times).

The action returns to the Renaissance Club for the 2025 Scottish Open with the event having as been held at the North Berwick course since 2019.

European Tour golfer Rikuya Hoshino withdrew during the first round of the Genesis Scottish Open on Thursday due to a neck injury.