Through two days at The Open Championship, a familiar name stands solo atop the leaderboards.
Scheffler had the best round of any golfer on Friday, July 18, moving up five spots in the leaderboard to take first in the standings from Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
Here’s a look at how Scheffler scored in the second round of The Open Championship, putting him in a solid position heading into the final 36 holes:
Scottie Scheffler score today
Scheffler shot a 7-under 64 in the second round of The Open Championship on Friday, July 18. Following an opening-round score of 3-under 68, he is now the clubhouse leader at 10 under par through two days of competition.
- First round score: 3-under 68
- Second round score: 7-under 64
- Total score: 10 under par
Here’s how Scheffler fared on each hole on Friday, which included a whopping eight birdies.
Par for hole and round score in parentheses
- Hole 1 (4): 3 (1 under)
- Hole 2 (5): 5 (1 under)
- Hole 3 (3): 3 (1 under)
- Hole 4 (4): 4 (1 under)
- Hole 5 (4): 3 (2 under)
- Hole 6 (3): 2 (3 under)
- Hole 7 (5): 4 (4 under)
- Hole 8 (4): 4 (4 under)
- Hole 9 (4): 4 (4 under)
- Hole 10 (4): 3 (5 under)
- Hole 11 (4): 5 (4 under)
- Hole 12 (5): 5 (4 under)
- Hole 13 (3): 2 (5 under)
- Hole 14 (4): 4 (5 under)
- Hole 15 (4): 4 (5 under)
- Hole 16 (3): 2 (6 under)
- Hole 17 (4): 3 (7 under)
- Hole 18 (4): 4 (7 under)
Scottie Scheffler major championships
Scheffler has three major tournament wins, having won the Masters in 2022 and 2024 and the PGA Championship in 2025.
His best finish at The Open Championship came in 2024, when he finished tied-for seventh. He also finished tied-for second at the U.S. Open in 2022. Scheffler, 29, still needs major titles at The Open Championship and the U.S. Open to achieve the career Grand Slam.
