The New Zealander became the eighth player to post a round of 62 at a men’s major following Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns’ 8-under efforts a day earlier at The Open Championship.
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Rory McIlroy talks with Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis after opening the 2026 Scottish Open with a 65 and sharing the lead with four other players entering Friday’s second round.
Jackson Koivun spoke with Golf Channel’s Emma Carpenter on the course at the 2026 ISCO Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. Koivun is making his second start as a PGA Tour pro at Hurstbourne. He played at the ISCO last year as an amateur where he finished T-6.
Lucas Glover speaks to Golf Channel’s Emma Carpenter about how a change in how feels his golf club when gripping it has helped improve his game over the last few events. Glover shot his second consecutive opening round 63 at the ISCO Championship on Thursday after finishing T-3 at the John Deere Classic just four days ago.
Steven Fisk carded an early 63 during the opening round of the 2026 ISCO Championship behind a stretch of five straight birdies on his front nine. He shares the lead with Lucas Glover, Stephan Jaeger and Troy Merritt in Louisville heading into Friday’s second round.
Watch the best shots and moments from the first round of the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.
Rory McIlroy is at home playing links golf, and it showed at The Renaissance Club on Thursday as he opened with a 5-under 65 to start the Genesis Scottish Open.
For someone who needed a few holes for his swing to click and missed four putts inside 7 feet, Koepka was pleased with the 4-under 66 that had him just a shot off the lead Thursday at the Genesis Scottish Open.
Stop if you’ve heard it before: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy enter the week as favorites. But just how large do oddsmakers estimate Scheffler’s edge is on the 2023 Scottish Open winner?
One of the glaring concerns after the Tour rolled out its two-track model for 2028 is that the national opens currently on the Tour’s schedule, including the Scottish, risk losing even more of their openness.
Brooks Koepka talks with Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis ahead of the 2026 Scottish Open and what he enjoys the most about playing overseas in the United Kingdom. Koepka also revealed he’s more comfortable with his short game now after making a mid-season putter change.