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.

Jon Rahm’s two major championship victories have come on American soil and he has deep golf and familial ties to the States. But ask him what the Open Championship means to the Spaniard and his answer is both surprising and not.

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.

GolfChannel.com senior writers Ryan Lavner and Rex Hoggard answer some of the pressing questions entering the men's final major of the season.

Tattoos are forever … but so is the 2023 European Ryder Cup team. Led by Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm (with a little Shane Lowry energy thrown in), the squad took over Marco Simone two years ago, starting with a 4-0 lead and eventually turning that into a 16.

If history and trends are what may sway you into picking who’ll win the 153rd British Open, then Jon Rahm might be your man.

Jon Rahm said on Tuesday he is "feeling confident" ahead of his bid to end Spain's 37-year wait for a British Open title when the 153rd edition gets under way at Royal Portrush this week. The two-time major champion is hoping to become only the second Spaniard to lift the Claret Jug after three-time winner Seve Ballesteros.

The final major championship of the year promises to be a special one, as it returns to the Dunluce Links course at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the first time since 2019 and just the third time ever.

The 18 LIV golfers in the British Open compares to the 12 who competed in the Masters, 15 in the PGA Championship and 14 in the U.S. Open.

Major champion Jon Rahm paid the 22-year from Newtownabbey a massive compliment as they gear up for the 153rd Open Championship at the county Antrim venue