The Open Championship broadcast booth invaded by stray bat

As you can see, the duo reacted accordingly to a bat trying to take over coverage. While it caused some chaos, it certainly could’ve been worse, but it looks like the animal just wanted to cause a bit of a commotion, and no harm.

Outside of the bat’s interruption, some fun is being had at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. At the time of this writing, Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick is in the lead at -9, with a slew of competitors following closely behind, like Li Haotong, Scottie Scheffler and Brian Harman.

There will certainly be some stiff competition through Sunday’s finale for the 2025 Open Championship. Time will tell who stands above the field, but we’re hoping Kevin Kisner and Dan Hicks don’t have to deal with any more bats throughout the weekend.

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In other non-bat-related news, the top-ranked golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, made some headlines with a slew of fascinating comments ahead of the 2025 Open Championship. He was as introspective as the No. 1 golfer in the world could be, wondering what all this winning he’s doing is really for.

“Look at this week, for example,” Scheffler said, referencing the Open via Dylan Dethier of Golf.com. “What’s the best-case scenario? I win this golf tournament, and then I’m going to show up [at his next tournament] in Memphis, and it’s like, ‘Okay, listen, you won two majors this year; what are you going to do this week?’ That’s the question you’re going to get asked.

“If I come in second this week or if I finish dead last, no matter what happens, we’re always on to the next week. That’s one of the beautiful things about golf, and it’s also one of the frustrating things because you can have such great accomplishments, but the show goes on. That’s just how it is. … What is the point? Why do I want to win this tournament so bad? That’s something that I wrestle with on a daily basis.”

Even Scottie Scheffler struggles with purpose as the No. 1. Perhaps a win this weekend in Northern Ireland would give him some satisfaction, but his comments don’t exactly give off that impression.