COLUMBUS, OHIO — Chris Devlin shot a 2-under 68 in the second round of the 2026 U.S. Senior Open on Friday. Devlin was tied for fourth place after the round at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.

Devlin, 51, is competing in the U.S. Senior Open after turning professional again last year. He qualified for the U.S. Senior Open in 2025 as he turned 50. "Last year, as I turned 50, my goal, I had too many people at home and friends saying, you need to go play golf. I was like, 'Don't tempt me,' but then when I qualified for the U.S. [Senior] Open last year, I decided to just go ahead and turn pro again," Devlin said. Devlin played in the early wave during the second round on Friday.

Devlin previously played professionally in Europe and on the Korn Ferry Tour, but then regained his amateur status. He retired from competitive golf due to a back injury and started a health care company. "I wasn't really playing much, and then as I got closer and closer to 50 I started playing in a few more USGA Championships and things like that. I was lucky enough to qualify for the U.S. Am a couple of times. I wasn't playing golf full-time at all," Devlin said. "I'm still not. I'm still having to run the company, and it's been a blessing to be able to do that. We manage high-risk patient populations for physician groups all over the nation, and luckily enough, we've been growing. So that's helped me to be able to play golf when I can," Devlin said.

Devlin grew up in Northern Ireland playing golf at Royal Portrush. He attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on a college golf scholarship. He qualified for the U.S. Amateur in 2021 at Oakmont at the age of 41. In 2024, he won the Trans-Miss Mid-Amateur by 14 strokes.