The 153rd Open Championship teed off at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, featuring golf's elite like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Jon Rahm. McIlroy expressed excitement about playing on home soil.

Watch The Open Championship as the world's best players compete in golf's final men's Major of 2025, with all the details on TV coverage and live streaming here in Golf Monthly's in-depth guide.The first round ended with five golfers from five different nations sharing the lead after posting four-under-par 67s: Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick,

Rory McIlroy among the early starters on day two alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas; World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is on the opposite side of the draw; Watch the second round live on Friday from 6.

It is the first time in major championship history that five or more men, each playing under different flags, were tied for the lead.

ROYAL Portrush is hosting the world’s best golfers at the 153rd Open Championship. Six years after Irishman Shane Lowry’s famous victory, golf’s oldest major returns to the County Antrim

Haotong Li got off to a strong start at the 2025 Open Championship, shooting an opening-round 67 to put him at the top of the leaderboard. Li was once a rising star in majors and on the DP World Tour,