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The Open 2025: Odds, favorites and picks entering the first round at Royal Portrush

That distinction belongs to world No. 1 and reigning PGA champion Scottie Scheffler. Masters — and Grand Slam — champ McIlroy is a clear second choice, with Jon Rahm, who has three top-10s in his last four Open starts, third.

CBS Sports · 8h

2025 British Open picks, odds: Expert predictions, favorites to win from betting field at Royal Portrush

Who will win the 153rd Open Championship? Our experts dive into all the twists and turns of the year's final major

The New York Times · 16h

What time is 2025 Open Championship? How to watch golf’s return to Royal Portrush, weather, picks

The 153rd Open returns to the pastoral coast of Northern Ireland. Few venues in golf look like this. Fewer play like it.

Rory McIlroy, Open and Northern Ireland

Yahoo Sports on MSN · 6h

2025 British Open preview: Will Rory McIlroy shine in his native Northern Ireland?

The last time the British Open came to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy missed the cut. Will he claim his second major of the year this time around?

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Rory McIlroy returns home to Northern Ireland for the British Open — ready to embrace the love

By the time Rory McIlroy finished his first practice round for the British Open at Royal Portrush, a big crowd that weathered rain and sunshine was waiting to see him finish.

Field Level Media on MSN · 1h

Rory McIlroy returns home, faces challengers aplenty at the Open

Rory McIlroy rarely got to play in Northern Ireland as a pro before the 2019 Open Championship was staged at Royal Portrush Golf Club. He remembers the internal pressure when he arrived for his tee time that Thursday -- the pressure of wanting to be the hero for his country.

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c Royal Portrush hosting Open was huge for Northern Ireland. This year, it'll be bigger

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

Golf Digest on MSN10h

British Open 2025: How hosting a major dramatically changed Ireland's world image

Erskine, the club’s then-secretary of 35 years—who many credit with bringing the Open to Portrush—was waiting for a defining ...

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Royal Portrush’s Return to the British Open Rota Is a Tale of Perseverance

The Northern Ireland links is hosting an Open for the second time in six years, but before that there was a 68-year drought. Bob Harig explores its evolution.

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2025 Open Championship Weather Forecast: Rain Showers Could Dampen Royal Portrush Golf Club At Times

Rain showers can be expected at times for the 153rd Open Championship, which is being hosted on the coast of Northern Ireland ...

Welcome to Portrush and a distinctly Irish Open Championship

This is about the Open, a championship in its 153rd year. And it’s about Portrush, a seasonal town of 6,000 or so, one with a ...

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The Open 2025 weather: Royal Portrush forecast for Round 1 after yellow warning for thunderstorms

The weather played havoc at The Open in 2019 at Royal Portrush and could prove to be a decisive factor in who picks up the ...

Golf Digest on MSN4h

British Open 2025: Explaining the controversial parade that's changing Saturday tee times at Royal Portrush

In the short but robust tradition of covering road-related content ahead of a major championship (see Q&A on the turnpike ...

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McIlroy facing another major emotional challenge as Portrush's latest Open finally kicks off

Dealing with that adulation’s attendant pressure is what McIlroy failed to do in missing the cut in 2019, infamously hooking ...

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