Open Championship tee times: Round 2 Friday groups

The 153rd Open Championship – yes, still the British Open to some – got under way on Thursday at Royal Portrush, and the iconic Claret Jug is back up for grabs. The final men’s major of the year has brought a stacked field to the rugged north coast of Northern Ireland, where defending champion Xander Schauffele leads 155 other hopefuls into one of golf’s sternest tests.

Welcome to The Open 2025

Royal Portrush, hosting The Open for just the third time and first since 2019, is widely regarded as one of the best links courses in the world. And if the crowds match those of five years ago, when Shane Lowry won in a wave of Irish euphoria, expect a lively four days from tee to green... and pub to pub.

Rory McIlroy is under intense scrutiny once again. The Northern Irishman returns to home soil as a five-time major winner, fresh off his dramatic Masters triumph in April. He’ll be hoping to avoid a repeat of 2019, when an opening-hole disaster ended in a missed cut and collective heartbreak.

The 2025 Open Day 2: notable groups to follow

The marquee group of Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood (5:09 a.m. ET) headlines the early wave. Just ahead of them, Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Åberg and Viktor Hovland (4:58 a.m. ET) continue what may be the most talented, if unpredictable, trio in the field.

Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Rose (4:47 a.m. ET) will also look to assert themselves, while defending champ Xander Schauffele tees off at 9:59 a.m. ET with Jon Rahm and J.J. Spaun in a group brimming with major pedigree.

Also keep an eye on Shane Lowry, Scottie Scheffler, and Collin Morikawa (10:10 a.m. ET). If Thursday’s fans were any indication, Lowry will once again have the loudest following of the week.

Let’s take a look at all the tee times for Day 1.

Round two tee times – Friday, 18 July (all times ET)

1:35 a.m. | Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman

1:46 a.m. | Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Conor Graham (a)

1:57 a.m. | Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown

2:08 a.m. | Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)

2:19 a.m. | Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia

2:30 a.m. | Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Wallace

2:41 a.m. | Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino

2:52 a.m. | Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)

3:03 a.m. | Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry

3:14 a.m. | Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo

3:25 a.m. | Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger

3:36 a.m. | Rasmus Højgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque

3:47 a.m. | Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall

4:03 a.m. | Justin Leonard, Thirston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner

4:14 a.m. | J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz

4:25 a.m. | Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann

4:36 a.m. | Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee

4:47 a.m. | Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose

4:58 a.m. | Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Åberg, Viktor Hovland

5:09 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood

5:20 a.m. | Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau

5:31 a.m. | Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim

5:42 a.m. | Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)

5:53 a.m. | Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)

6:04 a.m. | Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes

6:15 a.m. | Younghan Song, George Bloor, O.J. Farrell

6:26 a.m. | Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Højgaard, Tom McKibbin

6:47 a.m. | Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K.J. Choi

6:58 a.m. | Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)

7:09 a.m. | Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Oleen

7:20 a.m. | Phil Mickelson, Daniel Van Tonder, Ryan Peake

7:31 a.m. | Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard

7:42 a.m. | Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson

7:53 a.m. | Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert

8:04 a.m. | Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikaya Akutsu

8:15 a.m. | Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood

8:26 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes

8:37 a.m. | Thorbjørn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)

8:48 a.m. | Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg

9:04 a.m. | Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier

9:15 a.m. | Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)

9:26 a.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick

9:37 a.m. | Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia

9:48 a.m. | Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka

9:59 a.m. | Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm

10:10 a.m. | Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler

10:21 a.m. | Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge

10:32 a.m. | Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed

10:43 a.m. | Matti Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)

10:54 a.m. | Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen

11:05 a.m. | Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg

11:16 a.m. | Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampton Zheng

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