The 153rd edition of the British Open is underway at Royal Portrush. Padraig Harrington of Ireland had the honor of the opening tee shot. That was a fitting choice.

In just 72 holes, a player can turn a somewhat-mundane season into a memorable one, a memorable season into a historic one and a historic season into one of an all-time great campaign. That's what is on the line this week at the 2025 Open Championship as Royal Portrush hosts the final major of the season in Northern Ireland.

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.

The first day off the 153rd Open Championship has officially started at Royal Portrush. Around 280,000 spectators from around the world are set to attend the tournament on the North Coast to see the very best golfers in the world battle for the famous Claret Jug.

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 final men's major of the year is here, as the 2025 British Open Championship kicks off Thursday morning at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Royal Portrush is not only open to visitors, but its yearly membership dues are what the average American golfer spends on public tee times.

While Turnberry, Royal Lytham and Muirfield are all waiting to welcome back the world’s oldest major championship after last hosting it in 2009, 2012 and 2013 respectively, Royal Portrush has gone from being in the wilderness,