By mid-afternoon it looks like only Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy will make it into the weekend of The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale where seven Irish hopefuls started the week.

Rory McIlroy will need to produce a battling Open Championship fightback after a difficult day on the baked Royal Birkdale links that left The Masters champion on two-over and seven strokes adrift of overnight leader Jackson Suber from the United States.

As sunbaked fairways await for tomorrow’s 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, Rory McIlroy believes the Lancashire links will still present a fair test as the world’s best gather to contest the final Major of the 2026 season.

Tom Kim produced a links masterclass at The Renaissance Club to claim a convincing victory in the Genesis Scottish Open where Rory McIlroy closed his week with a fine 64 as all attentions turn to The Open at Royal Birkdale.

Overnight leaders Rory McIlroy and Tom Kim joined Jordan Smith at the top of the Genesis Scottish Open leaderboard as the second Rolex Series event of the season remained wide open at The Renaissance Club.

Former champions Rory McIlroy and Bernd Wiesberger were part of a five-way tie for the lead on a packed leaderboard after day one of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club.

Rory McIlroy opened his 2026 U.S. Open campaign with a composed one-under-par 69 in a punishing first round at Shinnecock Hills, as Wyndham Clark surged into a commanding lead and Ireland’s challenge made a mixed start in difficult conditions.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is confident European golf can maintain its dominance on the Major stage as he targets a long-awaited second US Open title at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club this week.

J.T. Poston won the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour after edging Ryan Gerard in a playoff, while Rory McIlroy closed with a four-under-par 68 to finish tied for 12th at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio where Jack Nicklaus is the tournament host.