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.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — It only took two holes for Jon Rahm to hit into his first bunker in the British Open. And that's how long it took caddie Adam Hayes to realize the R&A had decided to end a tradition unlike any other at the major championships. Hayes was going to have to rake the sand himself.

Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the site of Shane Lowry's triumph in 2019. As has been the case all year, the strong favorites entering the tournament are Scottie Scheffler (9/2) and Rory McIlroy (7-1).

Smylie Kaufman wasn't the only one cursing at Royal Portrush on Friday, but he still drew an apology from Mike Tirico.

As Jon Rahm was lining up a putt during the second round of the 2025 British Open, on-course reporter Smylie Kaufman unknowingly swore on live TV.

Rahm, 30, has not won a major since he jumped from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf at the end of 2023 on a contract reportedly worth upward of $300 million, a stunning defection as he had previously brushed off reports linking him to the Saudi-backed league.

Make no mistake, the fan whistling during Rahm's backswing was in the wrong, but the British Open requires patience in all facets. Whether riding out the elements or conjuring up some creativity around the greens,

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.

The first round of the 2025 Open Championship saw Royal Portrush giving the 156-player field all it could handle as ever-changing weather conditions allowed the Northern Ireland course to show off its strength against the best players in the world.

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.

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