Northern Ireland’s Royal Portrush hosts the 153rd edition of the Open Championship this week. It’s the final major of the 2025 PGA Tour season, with plenty of narratives to unpack, especially with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry.

The Open Championship is fast approaching as 156 of the world’s best golfers get ready to tee it up in the final major of the year at Royal Portrush. The tournament heads back to Portrush after its maiden appearance there in 2019,

World number one Scottie Scheffler is the favourite on golf betting sites, with local hero Rory McIlroy next on the market. McIlroy is aiming to follow in the footsteps of his good friend Shane Lowry, who was the champion golfer in 2019 - the last time Portrush hosted the tournament.

Shane Lowry remains the most recent European to win the Open. In the last four editions, three Americans – Collin Morikawa, Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele – and one Australian – Cameron Smith – ha

W orld No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry and Collin Morikawa are grouped together for the first two rounds of the 153rd British Open, beginning July 17 at Royal Portrush, in Northern Ireland. They will tee off in the first round at 5:09 a.m. (EDT) and in the second round at 10:10 a.m.

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Shane Lowry said ahead of the Open Championship on Monday that feeling pangs of self-doubt before big events isn't always a bad thing.

Shane Lowry’s travails before his first win at Portrush have been forgotten – he hopes the turbulence of 2025 will be similarly lost to history.