PGA Tour Golfer Abruptly Withdraws During First Round at Scottish Open

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Dibyendu Mondal | Last updated Jul 10, 2025 10:38 AM ET

Through the opening round of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club, Sepp Straka, Nico Echavarria and Jake Knapp share a one-shot lead at 6‑under par, each carding a 65 in benign morning conditions.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, making his fifth Scottish Open start, battled gusting links winds in the afternoon and posted a 3‑under 67, sitting three strokes back in a tie for 8th. Scheffler opened with an eagle and birdied thrice but bogeyed twice in the front nine.

The smooth flow of the event however, soon faltered. Just past the halfway point of Thursday’s play, Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino was forced to retire due to a neck injury.

Having teed off alongside Joe Dean and Ryggs Johnston, Hoshino completed sixteen holes before his neck gave out. He bogeyed four times in the back nine and birdied once, along with one bogey and one birdie in the front seven.

Prior to his Scottish Open appearance, Hoshino played the John Deere Classic, carding rounds of 65-72-74-64 to finish tied in 41st with a score of 9-under.

Defending champion Robert MacIntyre finished with a score of 2-under, paired with Scheffler and Adam Scott who finished with a score 1-under.

Rikuya Hoshino WD during round one of the Genesis Scottish Open with a neck injury.
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Rory McIlroy has brought in quite the crowd as this is his first appearance in an event in Europe after the Grand Slam. He is also sporting a new look in the tournament.

"I think I do feel a little clearer. It's amazing what ten days or two weeks of just a little bit of detachment can do for you, and sitting there being with your own thoughts for a while." McIlroy expressed on Wednesday.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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