Chris Gotterup sets clubhouse lead at -11 with course-record equalling 61 Rory McIlroy is four shots back after a 65 MacIntyre & Scottie Scheffler under way George O'Neill, Andrew Petrie and Jack Herrall Morikawa -4 (15) Collin Morikawa has spoken about tweaking his equipment for links golf,

Knapp is loving links golf so much he'd like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday with a 6-under 64 that put him in a four-way share of the lead.

Jake Knapp is loving links golf so much he'd like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday with a 6-under 64 that put him in a four-way share of the lead after the opening round of the Scottish Open.

The Scottish Open has become one of the big events on the golf schedule ever since it became a partner event between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, as the best players from both tours come together for a chance to play some links golf in preparation for the Open Championship a week later.

The 2025 Genesis Scottish Open gets underway Thursday (late Wednesday for those of you on the West Coast) at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. A loaded field is in the United Kingdom for the first of two events in Europe, with the final men's major championship of the year, the Open at Royal Portrush, set for next week.