PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — A hole-by-hole look at Royal Portrush Golf Club, site of the 153rd Open Championship to be played July 17-20.

Open Championship golfers and the British Open favorite to win ahead of the year's final major at Royal Portrush

The first official practice day is on Sunday with the four-day championship beginning on 17 July.

TourPicks ranks his top-10 Players to watch for at the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. His insights on the top-10 golfers for the week and reasons why they are primed to win.

While some may be focused on fine tuning for Royal Portrush -- the final major of the season -- time is also running out to pick up a big win on the 2025 campaign. The Scottish Open is also a nice warm-up for golf fans in the United States as it provides a chance to get ready for The Open viewing schedule that requires some extra coffee for those early morning golf hours.

Holywood's Rory McIlroy is one the favourites for The Open while Irish golfer Shane Lowry is hoping to win in Portrush, just like he did in 2019 when the championship was last played at the seaside town. A large wall mural has been painted near the entrance to the golf course marking his triumph.

Anticipation is building ahead of this week's Open Championship in Portrush as the game's elite transcend on the north coast.

The 153rd Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland from July 17-20, 2025, marking just the third time this prestigious links course has hosted golf’s oldest major championship.

Words are tricky. Their meanings change constantly, and the next thing you know, a phrase as old as time has a new definition. Golf is a sport of history, which makes this entire rigamarole over what to call the British Open/Open Championship/The Open so confusing.

On this week's episode of GOLF's Fully Equipped, Johnny Wunder explains the one club that pros will add to their bag for links golf.

Richard Teder became the first Estonian player to qualify for the Open Championship, and he did so in the most spectacular fashion possible.

Justin Thomas had a warning for the rest of the field for next week's Open Championship as he stated links greens can make players look 'dumb' due to being tricky to read