Rory McIlroy is grouped with Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas for first two rounds at Royal Portrush. McIlroy has late-early draw as he hopes for victory on home-soil and another Open win. The world No 2 missed the cut when the tournament was last held at this venue in 2019 but golf fans can watch him tee off at 3.10pm this afternoon, July 17.

Padraig Harrington struck the first tee shot as the 153rd British Open started in cloudy conditions at Royal Portrush on Thursday.

It has been variously described as a “beast”, a “card-wrecker” and “236 yards of pure terror”. So by the time I reach the 16th hole at Royal Portrush, better known as “Calamity Corner”, on a blustery day back in April,

Let's take a look at the weather forecast for the 2025 Open Championship. Thursday will be the windiest day of the week, according to forecasters, who are calling for cloudy conditions with winds at 15-25 mph from the southeast. Expect temperatures in the upper 60s and rain showers for most of the day.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Tee times in Saturday’s third round of the British Open will be brought forward in an effort to reduce the potential for disruption while an annual loyalist parade takes place the same day in Portrush.

Players and spectators will want to keep an umbrella or poncho handy as golf's final major gets underway Thursday, and continues through Sunday in Northern Ireland.Fast FactsThe 153rd edition of The Open Championship is being hosted at Royal Portrush Golf Club on the Northern Ireland coast,

In 2019, it was the first-ever sold-out Open. It was a hugely significant moment for Northern Ireland after a troubled past.

What makes the Barracuda Championship different from every other week? It's the only tournament on tour that does this, and it flips traditional stroke play on its head. In stroke play golf, one blow-up hole tanks your whole day.

The 153rd Open Championship takes place at Royal Portrush for the third time this year. The north Antrim course last hosted the tournament in 2019, with Ireland’s Shane Lowry lifting the Claret Jug. That came 68 years after the course first hosted the tournament, with England’s Max Faulkner the Champion Golfer of 1951.

The Dunluce Course, site of the 2025 British Open, scores high among Golfweek's Best course raters. But is it the best on the island?