McIlroy said he could hear the excitement in the voices of friends talking about his Masters win. And there’s the anticipation of two weeks of a different brand of golf, the Scottish Open that starts Thursday and then the British Open at Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland.

Stick with us for every drive, chip, and putt throughout the day. Bob's teeing off any minute now in the marquee group also featuring world number one Scottie Scheffler and last year's Scottish Open runner-up Adam Scott.

Failed to Birdie on Front 9

European Tour golfer Rikuya Hoshino withdrew during the first round of the Genesis Scottish Open on Thursday due to a neck injury.

Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp and Sepp Straka share clubhouse lead with six-under 64 Scottie Scheffler opens with a 67, MacIntyre cards 68 Major champions Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele & JJ Spaun among afternoon starters George O'Neill,

The Genesis Scottish Open heads into Friday’s second round with a leaderboard full of new names and stars alike as the DP World Tour collides with the PGA TOUR

The PGA Tour is set to begin its first of back-to-back tournaments in Europe with the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, on Thursday. The 2025 Scottish Open will be co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour for the fourth straight year.

First birdie of the day for the Swede. Collin Morikawa's pulls up agonisingly short, leaving him a gimme for par. A similar story for Martin Couvra, who hits it short but saves par. Adam Scott, come on down.

Jake Knapp made his professional links debut this week in Scotland, and he's off to a terrific start at The Renaissance Club.