Moving Day at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, saw World No. 2 Rory McIlroy make a charge to the top of the leaderboard.

The Genesis Scottish Open has delivered since becoming a co-sanctioned event on the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour, with Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy and Robert

McIlroy has found motivation. Chris Gotterup understandably had difficulty following a second-round 61 and shot even-par 70 at the Renaissance Club. He and McIlroy are tied at 11-under-par total, two shots ahead of four others, including major winners Wyndham Clark and Matt Fitzpatrick.

Genesis Scottish Open tee times for Sunday's final round at Renaissance Club, featuring Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and more.

In fact, it got so warm during round two of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open ... Marco Penge and the former U.S. Open champion, Matthew Fitzpatrick, tucked in on 8-unders. Rory McIlroy is lurking ominously on 7 under with the reigning Open champion ...

McIlroy has played this event twice since he became co-sanctioned in 2022, winning in 2023 and finishing T-4 last year. He closed well at the U.S. Open and carried that over into the Travelers Championship where he tied for sixth, so he's gaining some momentum as he regains his focus before next week's Open.

Rory McIlroy landed six birdies as he shot 65 in his Scottish Open second round; watch the third round of the Genesis Scottish Open on Saturday, with The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush the following weekend,

Rory McIlroy didn't get off to a good start in the first round of the Scottish Open, but he managed to overcome the issue and stay in contention.