65 m. ago The Open 2025: first round updates as Fitzpatrick shares lead at Royal Portrush – live

Latest updates from the opening day of the 153rd OpenLive official leaderboard | And you can email ScottPadraig Harrington bogeys the par-three 3rd as well. Two putts from 42 feet far from a gimme and he doesn’t make them. His place at the top is taken by Jacob Skov Olesen: the 26-year-old Dane, making his professional debut at the Open – he finished in a tie for 60th at Troon as an amateur – tramlines a 40-foot putt on 1. Had that not hit the cup, it was halfway to Giant’s Causeway. A sizzling Danish start to the Open.-1: Højgaard (3), Olesen (1) E: Harrington (3), Migliozzi (2) Continue reading...

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66 m. ago Families facing childcare bill of up to £1,800 per child this summer

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86 m. ago 'Fairytale' Scottish castle beside beautiful loch on sale for £2.6million

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86 m. ago Fife NHS head of nursing 'can't recall' risk assessment behind Sandie Peggie’s suspension

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91 m. ago Kevin Holt on why Ayr United's ambition convinced him to join Scott Brown revolution

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92 m. ago Chloe Chua: Mozart Violin Concertos album review – teenage prodigy’s interpretations are balanced and mature

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2 h. ago Police lock down large Glasgow estate after man found injured

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