Rory McIlroy ended the opening day of The Open tied for 20th after an eventful opening day but he is still content with his position ahead of the second round

Rory McIlroy remains in contention at The Open 2025 with the Masters champion ending Thursday’s first round just three shots behind the leaders at Royal Portrush. Matt Fitzpatrick is one of five overnight leaders,

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We are not too far away from a few of those in the current top 10 teeing off in their second rounds. Rasmus Hojgaard (-2) goes off at 8.36am alongside co-leader Christiaan Bezuidenhout, with Aaron Rai (also -2) at 8.47am.

English duo Tyrrell Hatton and Matthew Jordan, one of only two players in the field with top-10 Open finishes in the previous two years, were also three under, with 52-year-old compatriot Lee Westwood marking his 30th anniversary at the tournament with a two-under 69.

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Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy says he is happy sitting on one under par, three shots off the lead, after the opening round of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Rain lashed from above, North Atlantic winds pummeled from the side, and thousands of excited, umbrella-wielding shapes swirled amongst it all, yet the man at the eye of the storm remained entirely unflustered.

The home favourite endured a rollercoaster day as The Open returned to Portrush for the first time since he missed the cut in 2019, but despite only hitting two fairways he managed to finish under par