The group at three-under, one off the lead, has swelled to six on Friday morning, with world number one Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Jordan and Sadom Kaewkanjana joined by Rasmus Hojgaard and 2023 Champion Brian Harman.

Matthew Jordan is playing in his fifth major start at the Open Championship, and yet he's one of the tournament's biggest threats.

The Open Championship continues Friday at Royal Portrush. Scottie Scheffler headlines a jammed leaderboard. Here's how to watch all the action.

The final major of the season is here. Follow along for live updates, scores, highlights and more from the first round of the 2025 British Open.

Spieth entered Portrush with four straight top-25 Open finishes, so there should be plenty of confidence that he turns in a much better round on Friday. Making up a six-shot deficit will be tough, but if Spieth can get to even-par, or even one-under, he'll have a shot to get into the top 10 before the weekend.

SportsLine golf expert Brady Kannon just locked in his PGA Tour best bets for the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club

Matthew Jordan has +35000 odds in the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club. He will try for another strong showing after his 10th-place finish at this tournament in 2024. In the past year, Jordan has played in four tournaments. His best finish was 10th, his average finish was 28th, and he made the cut two times (50.0%).

The 2025 Open Championship is a tournament for long shots. Shane Lowry won at this year’s host course, the Royal Portrush Golf Club, in 2019 as a +8000 long shot before he teed off in Round 1. He wasn’t a favorite to win before Round 2 or Round 3 before becoming the overwhelming favorite heading into the final round.

Jordan Spieth has been winless in professional golf since 2022. Furthermore, the last Major championship Spieth won was The Open Championship in 2017.