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The Open
The 153rd Open Championship will begin at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
Irish golfer Shane Lowry is among the favorites as the tournament returns to the course for the first time since his win in 2019.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, who make up the top two golfers in the world, respectively, will also be among the field.
Scheffler earned his first PGA Championship in May, five strokes ahead of fellow Americans Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Davis Riley.
McIlroy, a Northern Irishman, is coming off a successful start to the year, winning the Masters, the Players Championship and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. A 16-year-old McIlroy shot a 61, setting a course record, at the golf club back in 2005 during the North of Ireland Championship. He also had his struggles at the venue, missing the cut in 2019 when the Open tournament was last held there.
USA TODAY Sports will have complete Round 1 coverage from Royal Portrush, so make sure to check back for live updates.
Open Championship 2025 leaderboard
You can get the latest leaderboard updates and tee times here.
Where to watch The Open: TV Channel, streaming Thursday
Live coverage of this year’s Open Championship will be provided by NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel and Peacock. Live streaming is also available via Fubo, which is offering a free trial for new subscribers.
All times Eastern
Thursday, July 17 – Friday, July 18Rounds 1 and 21:30-4 a.m.: Stream on Peacock4 a.m-3:30 p.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app, Peacock, Fubo3:30-6 p.m.: Golf Channel live from The Open
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The Open tee times today: British Open pairings
For a full list of tee times, you can find Thursday’s starts here.
All times Eastern; (a) amateur
1:35 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin1:46 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K.J. Choi1:57 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)2:08 a.m. — Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen2:19 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Daniel van Tonder, Ryan Peake2:30 a.m. — Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard2:41 a.m. — Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson2:52 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert3:03 a.m. — Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu3:14 a.m. — Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood3:25 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes3:36 a.m. — Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)3:47 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg4:03 a.m. — Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier4:14 a.m. — Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)4:25 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick4:36 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia4:47 a.m. — Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka4:58 a.m. — Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm5:09 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa5:20 a.m. — Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge5:31 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed5:42 a.m. — Matt Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)5:53 a.m. — Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen6:04 a.m. — Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg6:15 a.m. — Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng6:26 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman6:47 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham (a)6:58 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown7:09 a.m. — Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)7:20 a.m. — Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia7:31 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavin, Matt Wallace7:42 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino7:53 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)8:04 a.m. — Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry8:15 a.m. — Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo8:26 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger8:37 a.m. — Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque8:48 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall9:04 a.m. — Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner9:15 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz9:26 a.m. — Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann9:37 a.m. — Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee9:48 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose9:59 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland10:10 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood10:21 a.m. — Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau10:32 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim10:43 a.m. — Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)10:54 a.m. — Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)11:04 a.m. — Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes11:16 a.m. — Younghan Song, George Bloor, OJ Farrell2025 Open Championship odds
British Open odds according to BetMGM, as of afternoon of Wednesday, July 16:
Scottie Scheffler: +550Rory McIlroy: +750Jon Rahm: +1200Bryson DeChambeau: +2200Xander Schauffele: +2200Ludvig Aberg: +2500Tommy Fleetwood: +2500Tyrrell Hatton: +2500Shane Lowry: +28002025 Open Championship predictionsGolf.com: Rahm to have a top-7 finish
Brady Kannon writes: “Rahm played tremendous golf from tee-to-green at Oakmont — one of the very best in the entire field — but his putting was awful. He finally found a hot putter on the final day, shot a 67 and finished seventh. Not only am I looking for the top players and good current form, but I also want golfers who are well-versed in links-style golf. Rahm fits the bill as he has finished top-7 at the Open Championship in three of the past four years and has won the Irish Open three times.”
Golf Digest: Rory McIlroy
Alex Myers writes: “If you had said before the season that McIlroy would be coming back to his home country with three wins and a major under his belt in 2025, you’d have made him a clear favorite.”
BetMGM: Sepp Straka
Nick Hennion writes: “For Straka, his distance won’t be punished at the Open like it would at the Masters and PGA. That should allow his two best attributes – iron play and putting – to shine. Amongst all PGA Tour players this season, Straka ranks second in SG: APP, first in greens in regulation percentage and 16th in SG: Putting. Based on those factors, the price alone is worth it for Straka to claim his first major title.”
