PGA Tour Brunch | Scottish Open
Weekend Coverage of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open | +ISCO
The Cut: Scottish Open cutline put forth 80 professionals at 1-under (139) from a field of 156 professionals.
NORTH BERWICK (Scotland) - Chris Gotterup (1st/-11) tied the course record at The Renaissance Club with a (61) (Bernd Wiesberger/2019/R2, Cameron Tringale/2022/R1, Byeong Hun An/2023/R1, Richard Mansell/2024/R4 - held previous record)
Gotterup topped his previous-best round on the PGA TOUR by two strokes (63/R1/2025 Puerto Rico Open). At 129, he set a personal-best 36-hole score on TOUR.
Notes:
Harry Hall (2nd/-9) seeks his second PGA TOUR victory in his 84th start. Hall won the ISCO Championship this same week a year ago (won on July 14, 2024).
Rory McIlroy (T6/-7) posts a second-round 5-under 65 in bid to become the first player to win the Masters and Genesis Scottish Open in the same season. After closing the first round with three straight birdies, McIlroy birdied five of his first seven holes to start round two.
Scottish Open | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 Chris Gotterup 68 61 129 (-11)
2 Harry Hall 67 64 131 (-9)
T3 Matt Fitzpatrick 69 63 132 (-8)
T3 Marco Penge 65 67 132 (-8)
T3 Ludvig Åberg 67 65 132 (-8)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
Notes on ISCO Championship:
Chan Kim eagled the par-4 fourth hole for the second straight day, this time with a 36-yard chip in a 2-under (68) that opened his lead to five strokes Friday in the ISCO Championship. On Thursday at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Kim holed out from 123 yards on No. 4 and shot a (61) to take a four-shot lead in the opposite-field (JV) PGA Tour event also sanctioned by the European tour but staged opposite the Scottish Open.
The 36-Hole Cut: In Louisville, 67 professionals and one amateur at 1-over 141 will play the weekend from a field of 154 professionals and two amateurs. 1-over is the highest 36-hole cut (to par) in the 10-year history of the ISCO Championship.
ISCO Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 Chan Kim 61 68 129 (-11)
T2 Vince Whaley 67 67 134 (-6)
T2 Kris Ventura 70 64 134 (-6)
T2 Thomas Rosenmueller 65 69 134 (-6)
T5 Eight players tied 135 (-5)
Full ISCO Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
PGA Tour Events | How to Watch
Saturday, July 12, 2025 - (All Times Eastern)
4:15am - 3:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
10:00am - 3:00pm - PGA Tour Radio online and Sirius XM Radio
10:00am - 12:00pm - Golf Channel and NBC Sports App Streaming
12:01pm to 3:00pm - CBS and Paramount+ Streaming
2:30pm - 6:00pm - American Century Celebrity Golf (Lake Tahoe) - NBC and Peacock
5:00pm - 7:00pm - Isco Championship Golf Channel and NBC Sports App
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
Third round Tee Times at The Genesis Scottish Open begin at 8:50am(local)/3:50am (ET) and continue to 5:45pm(local)/10:45am(ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast is for partly cloudy skies with high reaching 66-degrees (at 2:45pm local). Winds ranging from 2mph to 14 mph with gusts up to 21 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 12:01am (ET) Sunday.
Scottish Open - Tee Times & Leaderboard
Tee Times: (link) - 8:50am (local)/3:50am (ET)
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Gotterup (-11) Leads at Scottish Open (ESPN)
McIlroy Plays Himself into Contention (PGATourCom)
MacIntyre Makes Cut; Big Names Do Not (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
How to Watch Scottish Moving Day (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 12, 2015 - One day after shooting a (61) for his lowest round as a PGA Tour pro, Jordan Spieth won the John Deere Classic for his fifth overall win on Tour. Spieth won on the second hole of a sudden death playoff, defeating 46-year old Tom Gillis. - 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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