STAMFORD, Conn. – July 18, 2025 – NBC Sports presented exclusive second-round coverage of the 153 rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, across USA Network and Peacock, capped by Golf Central Live From the Open studio coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

There was plenty of cut-line drama on Friday at the 2025 Open Championship. While much of the attention was on Scottie Scheffler's ascension to the lead in Round 2, there were a number of players sweating out the cut line that bounced around throughout the afternoon.

“I'm not scared, I'm not going to back away,” added the world No. 14 as he strives to become the first Scotsman since Paul Lawrie in 1999 to lift the Claret Jug. “It (Portrush) is completely different to Oakmont. At Oakmont, I couldn't roll the dice. It was never, ‘let's press, let's press’. It was always, ‘right, let's go out here with pars’.

At the time, they could not have known, but they were about to create what would become the only golf course outside Great Britain to host The Open Championship not once, but three times. As we approach the 153rd Open Championship,

Live projected cut line updates from Round 2 of the 2025 Open Championship. Some of the world's best golfers have work to do Friday to make the cut.

Adding to the many cool sights at Royal Portrush’s historic links this week was the British Open leaderboard showing Danish twins Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard in the top 10.

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On Friday at the 2025 British Open, eyes tend to go to to the top of the leaderboard but also to the projected cut line.

The winner stands to earn a healthy cash reward despite The Open lagging behind the other three majors for prize money