The final major of the season is here. Follow along for live updates, scores, highlights and more from the first round of the 2025 British Open.

So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.

The hometown hero is back at Royal Portrush, but Rory McIlroy was poor off the tee again as the Open Championship rolls on.

Rory McIlroy has been warned that he may struggle to handle the "weight of a country on his back" as he bids to win The Open Championship on home soil at Royal Portrush

Jason Sobel on the oldest tradition at the Open Championship, betting, and how it is more enjoyable than ever.

Rory McIlroy may have finally completed the career Grand Slam with his Masters victory, but he has a greater desire to win the 2025 Open Championship.

The final major of the golfing year takes place this week as the Open Championship takes place at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland – with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood both teeing off