The 153rd Open Championship is officially underway at Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush, marking the historic links course's second time hosting the tournament in six years following a 68-year drought. The fourth and final major of the 2025 golf season, this year's Open is sure to bring plenty of drama leading into August's PGA Tour Championship and September's Ryder Cup.
Xander Schauffele enters the weekend as the Open's defending champion, having won last year's tournament at 9-under after edging out Justin Rose and Billy Horschel by two strokes. On a quest to win a third major championship, a victory would also make the 31-year-old Schauffele the first back-to-back Open winner since Pádraig Harrington in 2008.
