PGA Tour Brunch | Scottish Open
Second Round Coverage of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open | +ISCO
NORTH BERWICK (Scotland) - The first round of the Genesis Scottish Open marked the first time the event has had multiple leaders after any round since the Scottish Open became co-sanctioned by the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour in 2022.
Nico Echavarria (T1/-6) posted a (64), his best first-round score since opening with a 64 en route to winning the 2024 Baycurrent Classic. He holds the first-round lead/co-lead for the first time; previous-best position: 2024 Baycurrent Classic (T2).
Rory McIlroy (T33/-2) birdied his final three holes for a 2-under 68. He seeks to become the first player to win the Masters Tournament and Genesis Scottish Open in the same season.
Robert MacIntyre (T33/-2) posted a 2-under 68 in bid to become the first player to successfully defend at the Genesis Scottish Open.
Notes:
Rikuya Hoshino WD during the round with a neck injury
Scottish Open | Leaderboard After 18 Holes
T1 Nico Echavarria 64 (-6)
T1 Jake Knapp 64 (-6)
T1 Sepp Straka 64 (-6)
T1 Victor Perez 64 (-6)
T5 Four players 65 (-5)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
Notes on ISCO Championship:
Chan Kim (1st/-9) shot a 9-under (61), one stroke shy of the tournament 18-hole record. The round marked his career-low round on TOUR with the previous low being a (63) (twice), most recently in the final round of the 2024 ISCO Championship.
Chan Kim’s bogey-free 61 included eagle-2 at No. 4 when he holed his approach shot from 123 yards.
ISCO Championship | Leaderboard After 18 Holes
1 Chan Kim 61 (-9)
T2 Callum Shinkwin 65 (-5)
T2 Thomas Rosenmueller 65 (-5)
T2 Peter Malnati 65 (-5)
T5 Five players 66 (-4)
Full ISCO Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
Genesis Scottish Open | How to Watch
Friday, July 11, 2025 - (All Times Eastern)
2:00am - 2:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
8:00am - 2:00pm - PGA Tour Radio online and Sirius XM Radio
11:00am - 2:00pm - Golf Channel and NBC Sports App Streaming
4:00pm - 7:00pm - Isco Championship Golf Channel and NBC Sports App
8:00pm - 10:00pm - American Century Celebrity Golf (Lake Tahoe) - Golf Channel
Secondary Event | PGA Tour
The ISCO Championship
Overview: (PGATourCom)
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 coverage from Louisville, Kentucky.
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 second round Tee Times at The Genesis Scottish Open begin at 7:00am(local)/2:00am (ET) and continue to 2:27pm(local)/9:27am(ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast is for sunny skies and temperatures in the high 60s.Winds 4-5 mph and little chance of rain.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 12:01am (ET) Saturday.
Scottish Open - Field, Tee Times & Leaderboard
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link) - 7:00am (local)/2:00am (ET)
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Knapp Shares 4-Way Lead at Scottish Open (ESPN)
Chan Kim Takes Lead at ISCO Championship (ESPN)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
How to Watch (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
July 11, 1973 - Gene Sarazen, age 71, made a hole-in-one on the 123 yard, par 3 eighth hole at Troon - the famous “postage stamp hole.” Sarazen used a five iron for his ace in the first round of The Open Championship. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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