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The Open Championship 2025: Dramatic Final-Round Twist Leaves Golf World Stunned

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Royal Portrush is bracing for a record surge of fans as the 153rd Open Championship returns to the rugged Dunluce Links from 17-20 July 2025. Six years after Shane Lowry’s emotional triumph on the Antrim coast, the game’s oldest major once again closes the men’s season, but this time it arrives with a very different cast of favourites—and a course that has quietly become even more demanding. A stacked field hungry for Claret Jug glory World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler touches down in Northern Ireland as the betting favourite at +470 after another multi-win PGA Tour campaign, yet the Texan is still seeking his first top-five finish in an Open. Local hero Rory McIlroy (+700) finally completed his career Grand Slam at Augusta in April and now chases the story-book ending of lifting the Jug in front of home crowds. Other headline contenders include Jon Rahm (+1200), Bryson DeChambeau (+2000) and defending champion Xander Schauffele (+2400), while low-ball specialists Tommy Fleetwood (+2000) and Ludvig Åberg (+2100) loom as popular early picks. Course tweaks designed to bite Since 2019 the R&A has restored several deep bunkers, narrowed landing zones on the par-5 12th and extended the par-4 5th to 474 yards. Portrush already ranked as one of the most penal venues on the rota—only 17 players broke par for the week in Lowry’s win—and superintendent Graeme Beattie promises “firmer, faster and less forgiving” conditions if the forecasted coastal breeze materialises. Key storylines to watch • Grand-Slam hangover or homecoming heat? McIlroy has not finished better than T6 in five starts since his Masters breakthrough, but the galleries that once overwhelmed him in 2019 could provide the spark he needs. • Scheffler vs. links golf: four Open starts, best of T7. His improved short-game spin control is tailor-made for tight Portrush turf, yet his high-launch driver will be tested by cross-winds. • Europe’s youth wave: Åberg, Hovland and the Højgaard twins all cracked the top 30 in last year’s Open and enter with elite strokes-gained numbers on windy setups. • Weather watch: early Met Éireann projections point to temperatures in the low 60s °F (16-18 °C) with 15-20 mph afternoon gusts Thursday and Friday—classic Portrush that rewards shot-making creativity. Full field locked—and how they qualified The championship will feature 156 players: the top 50 in the OWGR, previous Open winners under 60, recent major champions, leading DP World Tour performers and 46 regional qualifiers, including amateur sensations Connor Graham and Sampson Zheng. Early power rankings 1. Scottie Scheffler – ball-striking juggernaut, needs putter cooperation. 2. Rory McIlroy – owns Portrush course record (61) from his teens; can he exorcise 2019 demons? 3. Jon Rahm – thrives in bad weather; elite around the greens. 4. Tommy Fleetwood – five top-10s in last seven Opens, owns low-cut stinger perfect for Portrush. 5. Ludvig Åberg – T4 at Scottish Open showed links aptitude beyond his years. How to watch • UK: BBC Radio & Sky Sports Golf, full live TV from 6 a.m. BST each day. • US: Peacock streaming 1 a.m.–3 p.m. ET, NBC network windows Saturday–Sunday. • Global: TheOpen.com offers free featured-group streams in select regions. Betting nuggets and DFS angles • Low round prop: expect Thursday morning wave advantage—Portrush’s prevailing westerly typically calms before noon. • Long-shot radar: Robert MacIntyre (+2700) ranks 3rd in strokes-gained on coastal tracks; Aaron Rai (+9500) is two-time European Tour winner on links layouts. • DFS tip: stack mixed-weather specialists; past Opens at Portrush and St George’s show top-10 correlation with strokes-gained scrambling. Bottom line With a fortified Dunluce Links, a star-studded cast and the season’s last chance at major immortality, the 2025 Open Championship is primed to deliver the purest form of drama in golf. Whether Portrush crowns a hometown legend, a dominant world No. 1 or a fresh face, expect every bounce, pot bunker and North Atlantic gale to shape a championship worthy of history.

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