Tee times and second round schedule at Portrush including Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler - McIlroy, playing with Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood, is one of the early starters in Friday’s second round and sits just three shots behind the leaders overnight,

Day two of The 153rd Open Championship has commenced at Royal Portrush as Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry aim to work their way up the leaderboard. Both McIlroy and Lowry finished day one on one-under-par, leaving them three shots off the the leaders.

Rory McIlroy is under par and hunting down the leaders as the Open Championship is officially under way at Royal Portrush.

McIlroy ejected on the first hole and ultimately missed the cut when The Open was last played in his home country of Northern Ireland

McIlroy said Monday that he was overwhelmed by the reception he received six years ago in his home of Northern Ireland. Now a Grand Slam winner, he's ready for this week's championship.

The Open Championship got underway at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Co. Antrim on Thursday and Rory McIlroy has been welcomed back in classic Paddy Power style. The Irish bookmaker, notorious for displaying gag signs at major sporting events,