Phil Mickelson is expected to make the cut at this year's Open Championship at Royal Portush in Northern Ireland and keep his slim hopes of winning a seventh major title alive

Phil Mickelson got a horrible break early at the 2025 Open Championship but saved himself with a bunker hole-out to briefly take the lead.

Phil Mickelson grabbed the attention with his phenomenal shot from a bunker in the first round of The Open Championship 2025. The American golfer had teed it up at the major on Thursday, July 17.

Phil Mickelson, known for his bold and unapologetic views, refused to comment on Grant Horvat's PGA Tour rejection, despite their close ties.

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

Professional golf may be a younger man's game, with players hitting the ball more than 340 yards off the tee, but Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood don't want to hear it. The two legendary players are in the mix after the first round of the Open Championship in Northern Ireland.

As chronicled by Golf Channel ahead of the 153rd Open, Peake spent five years in a maximum security prison in Western Australia because of assault when he was part of the Rebels bike gang. Once a top junior player, he returned to the game upon his release and qualified for Royal Portrush by winning this year’s New Zealand Open.