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.

The oldest championship in golf always brings out something new. The British Open returns to Royal Portrush for the third time. The weather has been changing every day.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ryan Peake probably fancied he’d have been to Royal Portrush for a British Open a lot sooner than this week. But life happens. Mistakes happen.

Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to a beautiful links-style layout for players to contend with this week, but its unique design is presenting quite a challenge

The jug goes to the winner of the Open Championship, who is otherwise known as the champion golfer of the year. The face belongs to Shane Lowry, who won the Open in 2019, the last time it was played in Portrush, a seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Bryson DeChambeau is open to ideas as he bids to improve his poor record at the British Open, where handling the fickle weather can be the key to success.

For all his scientific precision and analytical approach to golf, Bryson DeChambeau has encountered one variable that defies his calculations: the wind. It's a struggle that reached its nadir last year at Royal Troon,