PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – J.B. Holmes won the Genesis Open in mid-February. Since then? A dozen starts. Seven missed cuts. One WD. Failed to get out of group play at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. A couple of finishes outside the top-60. Other than his previous start, a T-21 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic three weeks ago, it’s been, well, not pretty. Related: Leaderboard | Tough day for Tiger | Rory struggles in opening-round 79 “I played great that one tournament, had a win,â€� Holmes said of his victory at Riviera, the fifth PGA TOUR of his career. “You take that away, it’s probably actually been one of my worst years I’ve played.â€� So naturally, he has the first-round lead at The Open Championship, shooting a 5-under 66 at Royal Portrush on Thursday to lead Irishman Shane Lowry by a stroke. It’s Holmes’ first lead in any round of a major since the 2008 PGA Championship, which he led through 36 holes at Oakland Hills. Such as the vagaries of golf. A player can find something, a spark after months of struggling, and turn it into an opportunity of a lifetime. “I’ve really struggled with my swing kind of after I won,â€� said Holmes, who opened with a bogey, bounced back with a birdie and remained bogey-free for the rest of his round. “At Detroit I had been working on it and it clicked in there and I started hitting it better. “I’ve been practicing the last couple of weeks. I’ve been playing great. So actually felt great coming in. Like I said, my results didn’t show that. But I felt very confident coming in. I was hitting it great. Putted well. “I wasn’t really surprised — I mean, I played well.â€� He may have been one of the few not surprised at Royal Portrush. In 32 starts in majors (not counting two WDs), he’s finished in the top 10 just twice. Both came in 2016 – a T-4 at the Masters, followed later that summer by his best major result, a solo third at The Open. That came on the weekend that Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson eventually turned the tournament into a two-man duel, so it’s doubtful anybody remembers Holmes’ play that week at Royal Troon. But it was a confidence booster, showing that Holmes could fare well on links courses. “That was a great week for me,â€� he said. “And it teaches me I can come out and play. There were two guys that got really hot that week. Besides that, I pretty much had beat the field. So that’s definitely a boost. “I learned a lot playing in that event. And you try to take that to the next one.â€� It took him three years later, but through 18 holes at least, he’s got the field beat. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that it’s at Royal Portrush. While many in the field are getting their first look at the Dunluce course, Holmes actually played a round here during a collegiate trip with his University of Kentucky teammates. They also played another famous course in Northern Ireland, Royal County Down. Alas, there wasn’t much knowledge from that trip to Portrush that he was able to utilize on Thursday. “I don’t remember a whole lot,â€� Holmes said. “I had a couple of caddies over here. … At the time most of the caddies we had weren’t used to somebody hitting 315 or 320, so I got some bad lines. I think I was playing here I hit five or six shots exactly where they told me to and I lost the ball. “The score wasn’t all that great.â€� That changed Thursday. This time, the score was pretty great.
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3rd Round Six-Shooter - Group A - S. Straka / S.W. Kim / S. Lowry / A. Bhatia / K. Mitchell / T. Finau | |
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | +335 |
Shane Lowry | +335 |
Keith Mitchell | +450 |
Si Woo Kim | +450 |
Akshay Bathia | +500 |
Tony Finau | +550 |
3rd Round Six-Shooter - Group B - R. McIIroy / P. Cantlay / J. Thomas / X. Schauffele / C. Morikawa / V. Hovland | |
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +240 |
Justin Thomas | +400 |
Collin Morikawa | +450 |
Patrick Cantlay | +475 |
Xander Schauffele | +475 |
Viktor Hovland | +700 |
3rd Round Six-Shooter - Group C - S. Jaeger / H. English / T. Detry / G. Woodland / M. Homa / R. Fowler | |
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | +375 |
Harris English | +400 |
Max Homa | +400 |
Thomas Detry | +400 |
Gary Woodland | +475 |
Rickie Fowler | +500 |
3rd Round Scores - Shane Lowry | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +105 |
Under 68.5 | -135 |
3rd Round Scores - Rory McIIroy | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | +115 |
Under 67.5 | -150 |
3rd Round Scores - Sepp Straka | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -110 |
Under 68.5 | -120 |
3rd Round Scores - Collin Morikawa | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 67.5 | -130 |
Under 67.5 | +100 |
3rd Round Scores - Justin Thomas | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +120 |
Under 68.5 | -155 |
3rd Round Scores - Patrick Cantlay | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +115 |
Under 68.5 | -150 |
3rd Round Scores - Akshay Bhatia | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -125 |
Under 68.5 | -105 |
3rd Round Scores - Si Woo Kim | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | -120 |
Under 68.5 | -110 |
3rd Round Scores - Xander Schauffele | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 68.5 | +120 |
Under 68.5 | -155 |
3rd Round Scores - Max Homa | |
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN | |
Over 69.5 | +100 |
Under 69.5 | -130 |
Shane Lowry | |
Type: Shane Lowry - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | -200 |
Top 10 Finish | -500 |
Top 20 Finish | -2000 |
Keith Mitchell | |
Type: Keith Mitchell - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | -225 |
Top 10 Finish | -600 |
Top 20 Finish | -2500 |
Rory McIlroy | |
Type: Rory McIlroy - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | -150 |
Top 10 Finish | -350 |
Top 20 Finish | -1000 |
Sepp Straka | |
Type: Sepp Straka - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | -125 |
Top 10 Finish | -350 |
Top 20 Finish | -1000 |
Collin Morikawa | |
Type: Collin Morikawa - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | +150 |
Top 10 Finish | -175 |
Top 20 Finish | -500 |
Justin Thomas | |
Type: Justin Thomas - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | +180 |
Top 10 Finish | -150 |
Top 20 Finish | -500 |
Patrick Cantlay | |
Type: Patrick Cantlay - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | +180 |
Top 10 Finish | -150 |
Top 20 Finish | -400 |
Si Woo Kim | |
Type: Si Woo Kim - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | +350 |
Top 10 Finish | +120 |
Top 20 Finish | -250 |
Akshay Bhatia | |
Type: Akshay Bhatia - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | +350 |
Top 10 Finish | +130 |
Top 20 Finish | -200 |
Xander Schauffele | |
Type: Xander Schauffele - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | +600 |
Top 10 Finish | +220 |
Top 20 Finish | -150 |
Sungjae Im | |
Type: Sungjae Im - Status: OPEN | |
Top 5 Finish | +700 |
Top 10 Finish | +200 |
Top 20 Finish | -125 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - W. Clark / L. Glover | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Lucas Glover | +125 |
Wyndham Clark | -115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Kirk / W. Zalatoris | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Chris Kirk | +120 |
Will Zalatoris | -110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Pavon / T. Hoge | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Matthieu Pavon | +145 |
Tom Hoge | -130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Theegala / M. Greyserman | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Max Greyserman | +110 |
Sahith Theegala | +100 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Gerard / A. Hadwin | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Adam Hadwin | +125 |
Ryan Gerard | -115 |
Tie | +750 |
Mizuho Americas Open | |
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | +260 |
Jeeno Thitikul | +400 |
Andrea Lee | +1100 |
Somi Lee | +1100 |
Celine Boutier | +1200 |
Stephanie Kyriacou | +1600 |
Carlota Ciganda | +1800 |
Lydia Ko | +2000 |
Minjee Lee | +2500 |
Yealimi Noh | +2500 |
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3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Harman / A. Eckroat | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat | +125 |
Brian Harman | -115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Campbell / P. Rodgers | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Brian Campbell | +135 |
Patrick Rodgers | -125 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Henley / V. Hovland | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Russell Henley | +105 |
Viktor Hovland | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - X. Schauffele vs V. Hovland | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | -135 |
Viktor Hovland | +115 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Hun An / C. Davis | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | -125 |
Cam Davis | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Conners / A. Scott | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | +150 |
Corey Conners | -135 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Bridgeman / J. Highsmith | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Jacob Bridgeman | -120 |
Joe Highsmith | +130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Dunlap / G. Higgo | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Garrick Higgo | -120 |
Nick Dunlap | +130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Fitzpatrick / C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +120 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Thorbjornsen / J. Spieth | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -145 |
Michael Thorbjornsen | +160 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - J.J. Spaun / A. Novak | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Novak | +105 |
J J Spaun | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Novak vs M. McNealy | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Maverick McNealy | -116 |
Andrew Novak | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Thompson / A. Rai | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | +105 |
Davis Thompson | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Norgaard / S. Valimaki | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Sami Valimaki | +100 |
Niklas Norgaard | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Berger / R. MacIntyre | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Berger | -105 |
Robert MacIntyre | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - D. Berger vs T. Fleetwood | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Berger | -110 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Buckley / T. Phillips | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Hayden Buckley | +100 |
Trent Phillips | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - L. Aberg / H. Matsuyama | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Hideki Matsuyama | +120 |
Ludvig Aberg | -110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - E. Grillo / C. Young | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Emiliano Grillo | +100 |
Carson Young | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - M.W. Lee / M. McNealy | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Maverick McNealy | +110 |
Min Woo Lee | +100 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - M.W. Lee vs K. Bradley | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Min Woo Lee | -115 |
Keegan Bradley | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Hadley / T. Olesen | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Thorbjorn Olesen | -160 |
Chesson Hadley | +180 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Young / E. Cole | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | +120 |
Eric Cole | -110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fox / T. Widing | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Fox | -130 |
Tim Widing | +140 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Hojgaard / B. Griffin | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | +100 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - B. Griffin vs S. Jaeger | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | -115 |
Ben Griffin | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - X. Schauffele / T. Pendrith | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Pendrith | +150 |
Xander Schauffele | -135 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Yu / A. Putnam | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu | -125 |
Andrew Putnam | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - D. McCarthy vs T. Pendrith | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Denny McCarthy | -110 |
Taylor Pendrith | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Silverman / P. Kizzire | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Ben Silverman | +100 |
Patton Kizzire | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Bradley / T. Fleetwood | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Keegan Bradley | +130 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -120 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Shore / N. Xiong | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Norman Xiong | -120 |
Davis Shore | +130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Taylor / E. Van Rooyen | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Nick Taylor | -105 |
Erik Van Rooyen | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Watney / W. Chandler | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Will Chandler | -105 |
Nick Watney | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Burns / J.T. Poston | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
J.T. Poston | +115 |
Sam Burns | -105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Burns vs S. Im | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Sungjae Im | -115 |
Sam Burns | -105 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Stevens vs J.T. Poston | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
J.T. Poston | -115 |
Sam Stevens | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Higgs / D. Walker | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Danny Walker | -125 |
Harry Higgs | +140 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Im / A. Noren | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | +145 |
Sungjae Im | -130 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Hughes / C. Del Solar | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Mackenzie Hughes | -185 |
Cristobal Del Solar | +210 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Stevens / D. McCarthy | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Denny McCarthy | +100 |
Sam Stevens | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Finau / H. English | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | +110 |
Tony Finau | +100 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia vs T. Finau | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | -115 |
Akshay Bhatia | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fowler / G. Woodland | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Gary Woodland | +100 |
Rickie Fowler | +110 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - Y. Noh / K. Gillman | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Yealimi Noh | -160 |
Kristen Gillman | +180 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Detry / S. Jaeger | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | -105 |
Thomas Detry | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - M. Homa / T. Detry | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -110 |
Thomas Detry | -110 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Thitikul / H. Naveed | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Jeeno Thitikul | -250 |
Hira Naveed | +280 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - P. Cantlay / M. Homa | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | +170 |
Patrick Cantlay | -155 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - P. Cantlay vs J. Thomas | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | -115 |
Patrick Cantlay | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Boutier / J. Lopez | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Celine Boutier | -180 |
Julia Lopez Ramirez | +200 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Bhatia / S.W. Kim | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Akshay Bhatia | +115 |
Si Woo Kim | -105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - S.W. Kim vs K. Mitchell | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Si Woo Kim | -115 |
Keith Mitchell | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Cinganda / J. Bae | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Carlota Ciganda | -145 |
Jenny Bae | +160 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. McIIroy / C. Morikawa | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | +140 |
Rory McIlroy | -125 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Lee / S. Kyriacou | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Andrea Lee | +105 |
Stephanie Kyriacou | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Straka / J. Thomas | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | -130 |
Sepp Straka | +145 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Lowry vs S. Straka | |
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN | |
Shane Lowry | -115 |
Sepp Straka | -105 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Mitchell / S. Lowry | |
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell | +130 |
Shane Lowry | -120 |
Tie | +750 |
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Korda / S. Lee | |
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | -155 |
Somi Lee | +170 |
Tie | +750 |
Major Specials 2025 | |
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +160 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +350 |
Xander Schauffele | +350 |
Ludvig Aberg | +400 |
Collin Morikawa | +450 |
Jon Rahm | +450 |
Justin Thomas | +550 |
Brooks Koepka | +700 |
Viktor Hovland | +700 |
Hideki Matsuyama | +800 |
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PGA Championship 2025 | |
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +450 |
Scottie Scheffler | +450 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +1100 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1800 |
Justin Thomas | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2200 |
Jon Rahm | +2200 |
Joaquin Niemann | +3500 |
Brooks Koepka | +4000 |
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US Open 2025 | |
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +500 |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +1200 |
Xander Schauffele | +1200 |
Jon Rahm | +1400 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1400 |
Collin Morikawa | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +1800 |
Justin Thomas | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
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The Open 2025 | |
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +500 |
Scottie Scheffler | +550 |
Xander Schauffele | +1100 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1400 |
Collin Morikawa | +1600 |
Jon Rahm | +1600 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2000 |
Shane Lowry | +2500 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +2500 |
Tyrrell Hatton | +2500 |
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Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN | |
USA | -150 |
Europe | +140 |
Tie | +1200 |