Genesis Scottish Open First Round Watch the best shots and top moments from the opening round of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick,

Sepp Straka set the early target on the opening day of the Scottish Open as world number one Scottie Scheffler "hung in there nicely" to be ominously well-placed on a congested leaderboard.

"I definitely finished the round better than I started it," said McIlroy, who closed the first round with three consecutive birdies and is 2-under going to Friday.

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

T here was just enough wind whipping off the coast of North Berwick, Scotland, to give players something to think about in the first round of the 2025 Scottish Open. Yielding a scoring average just around par,

Long viewed as little more than prep for The Open Championship, the Genesis Scottish Open now stands firmly on its own.

Rory McIlroy tidies up for a birdie and moves back to level par.