The Open Championship 2025 had a contingent of 19 LIV Golf pros, but eight of them missed the cut. While Tyrrell Hatton, Lee Westwood, Marc Leishman, and Jason Kokrak were in contention, big names such as Brooks Koepka, Joaquin Niemann, and Cameron Smith failed to make it to the weekend at Royal Portrush.

The 153rd Open Championship, at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, runs Thursday, July 17, through Sunday, July 20.

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.

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.

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.

Earlier in the week, YouTube golf star Grant Horvat announced he was declining a spot in this week's PGA Tour opposite-field event, the Barracuda Championship. The reason? The tour wouldn't allow his crew to film it. Here was his explanation:

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.