Thanks to your handy interactive map, you can now show your support for any of your favourite golfers competing in The Open
14:06, 11 Jul 2025Updated 14:12, 11 Jul 2025
Send a message to your golfing hero ahead of The Open in Portrush
The 153rd Open Championship kicks off in Portrush this week and it’s set to be a huge spectacle not only for fans attending in person at Royal Portrush, but for the hundreds of thousands tuning in from across the world.
The competition will be fierce as the world’s best battle it out for the Claret Jug and their bid to secure the final Major of the season.
Statistics help narrow down the contenders, notwithstanding a Ben Curtis-type shock. The average world ranking of champions since 2000 is 37 – skewed by world number 396 Curtis – but every winner since 2012 has been inside the top 30.
This century, Tiger Woods is the only world number one to lift the Claret Jug, in 2000, 2005 and 2006 – which would appear to rule out Scottie Scheffler. Last year’s champion Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Ernie Els are the only other players to win while ranked in the world’s top three, which offers hope to McIlroy and Schauffele.
But whether you’re cheering on homegrown stars Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin, Darren Clarke, Shane Lowry or Padraig Harrington, or the world number one, USA’s Scottie Scheffler, you can send them a good luck message via our website.
Thanks to your handy interactive map, you can now show your support for any of your favourite golfers competing in The Open. Simply fill out your details and send your message to roar your favourite to victory!
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