PGA Tour Brunch | '26 Scottish Open
PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of the Genesis Scottish Open
NORTH BERWICK (Scotland) - Five players tied for the 18-hole lead at the 2026 Scottish Open. It marks the second consecutive year with four or more leaders of the tourney after the first round. (2025: Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp, Sepp Straka, Victor Perez).
It also marks the most 18-hole co-leaders on TOUR this season since the PGA Championship (7).
Number of times holding the first-round lead/co-lead
Tom Kim – fourth time, second this season Charles Schwab Challenge; 0-for-3 to date
Bernd Wiesberger – holds lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR for the first time after any round; previous best 18-hole position on TOUR was T11 at 2020 RSM Classic
Patrick Cantlay – ninth time, first since 2024 U.S. Open; 2-for-8 to date
Rory McIlroy – 26th time, third this season (The Genesis Invitational, Master Tournament); 4-for-25 to date
Rasmus Højgaard – holds lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR for the first time after any round; previous best 18-hole position on TOUR was second, most recently at 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Scottish Open | Leaderboard After 18 Holes
T1 Tom Kim 65 (-5)
T1 Bernd Wiesberger 65 (-5)
T1 Patrick Cantlay 65 (-5)
T1 Rory McIlroy 65 (-5)
T1 Rasmus Højgaard 65 (-5)
T6 Seven players 66 (-4)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
Genesis Scottish Open | How to Watch
Friday, July 10, 2025 - (All Times Eastern)
3:15am - 2:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
8:00am - 2:00pm - PGA Tour Radio online and Sirius XM Radio
11:00am - 2:00pm - Golf Channel and Peacock Network Streaming
4:00pm - 7:00pm - Isco Championship Golf Channel and Peacock
Secondary Event | PGA Tour
The ISCO Championship
Overview: (PGATourCom)
Editor’s Note: This week, PGA Tour Brunch will focus mainly on the Genesis Scottish Open but will post leaders and a link or two for the ISCO Championship being staged in Louisville, Kentucky.
Isco Championship | Leaderboard After 18 Holes
T1 Steven Fisk 63 (-7)
T1 Stephen Jaeger 63 (-7)
T1 Lucas Glover 63 (-7)
T1 Troy Merritt 63 (-7)
T5 Pontus Nyholm 64 (-6)
T5 Chan Kim 64 (-6)
Leaderboard: (link)
The Genesis Scottish Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland
YARDS/PAR: 7,282 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Tom Doak
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner: $9,000,000/$1,620,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Robert MacIntyre
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @ScottishOpen
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Scottish Open | The Basics
The Tee Times at The Genesis Scottish Open begin at 7:00am(local)/2:00am (EDT) and continue to 2:27pm(local)/9:27am(EDT).
Weather: After great weather on Thursday, today’s forecast in Scotland is for partly cloudy skies with lows at 57-degrees (F) and high of 62-degrees (F). Winds blowing at 13 mph. Overnight showers expected (60% chance of rain).
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post by 12:01am (EDT) Saturday, before Round 3
Scottish Open - Field, Updates, Tee Times & Leaderboard
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Friday, July 3
Jhonattan Vegas WD / Michael Brennan IN
Taylor Pendrith WD /Adrien Dumont de Chassart IN
Adrien Dumont de Chassart WD / Rico Hoey IN
Saturday, July 4
Keith Mitchell WD / William Mouw IN
Rico Hoey WD / Max McGreevy IN
Sunday, July 5
Michael Hollick IN (Winner of BMW International Open)
Oliver Lindell IN
William Mouw WD / Austin Eckroat IN
Monday, July 6
Tony Finau WD / Brice Garnett IN
Brice Garnett WD / Chandler Phillips IN
Chandler Phillips WD
Zecheng Dou WD
Chad Ramey WD
Jimmy Stanger WD
Karl Vilips IN
Tee Times: (link) - 7:00am (local)/2:00am (EDT)-tonight
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
McIlroy, Cantley Part of Five-Way Tie ((PGATourCom))
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
How to Follow the Scottish Open (PGATourCom)
ISCO Championship News/Previews
How to Follow the ISCO Championship (PGATourCom)
Leaderboard: (link)
On This Day in Golf History
July 10, 1953 - In his only Open Championship appearance, Ben Hogan won his third major championship of the year when he took the Open title at Carnoustie Golf Links, winning by four strokes over Peter Thomsen of Australia, Dai Rees of Wales, Antonio Cerda of Argentina and American amateur Frank Stranahan. The victory marked the ninth and final major of Hogan’s career. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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