The Open Championship begins Thursday morning at Royal Portrush with the best golfers in the world vying for the final major of the season in Northern Ireland. This 2025 Open will result in some early mornings -- or late nights, depending on your vantage point -- for fans stateside if they hope to keep up with their favorite players.

One of the best British Open traditions going—punishing drop zones—is back for the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush. Dylan Dethier with Golf.com captured two photos of some of the nastier drop zones the R&A implemented this year: That's the good stuff.

Led by world No. 24 Corey Conners, four Canadians are in the field for the British Open, which begins Thursday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Links golf challenges will demand creativity, while angry coastal weather also tests elite golfers at the 2025 British Open this weekend in Northern Ireland.

If the U.S. Open taught us anything, it is that the outsider still has a chance to win a major championship. Following a run of winners that read Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy,