It sounds absurdly dramatic, yet that was what hung in the balance Friday at Portrush when high-definition cameras caught Shane Lowry's ball shifting barely a fraction—a movement so minute it escaped notice in real time during the second round of the British Open.

Harman won the 2023 Open and is contending again at Royal Portrush, but his introduction to links golf was rocky, at best.

Scottie Scheffler was on a roll no matter the weather in the British Open. He made birdie on two of his last three holes for a 64.

Shane Lowry unleashing F-bomb rants during golf tournaments is certainly nothing new. He did it at this year's PGA Championship. He did it at last year's British Open. He, well, you get the point. But what happened on Friday was still a bit shocking from the Irishman.

SportsLine's golf model ran 10,000 simulations of the final two rounds of the British Open 2025 at Royal Portrush

The Claret Jug is one of golf's most famous artifacts, and it continues to captivate the masses more than a century after its creation.

As it circled over their heads, Hicks did his best to thwart it, flailing his hands around and laughing it off. Kisner, meanwhile, sunk deep into his chair. Then he took his sport coat and hid underneath it. Just as we all would: