A thrilling 2025 golf season has reached its final major as The Open Championship continues its 153rd playing this weekend at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The oldest golf tournament in the world is back in Portrush for the first time in six years with the Claret Jug set to be awarded on site Sunday for just the third time in event history.

When the Royal Portrush Golf Club was founded, it was called simply “the Country Club.” Starting in 1892, the club was renamed “the Royal Country Club,” and in 1895, it became the “Royal Portrush Country Club.” The changing names have to do with the British royal family, and the history of royal golf clubs.

Over the second round, Scottie Scheffler did what he has done many times: made victory feel inevitable. But could this one be the toughest to hold on to?

A ll roads into Portrush town will close for five hours on Saturday for a loyalist parade, despite it clashing with The Open Championship. More than 80 bands and up to 2,000 participants are expected in the annual parade through Portrush on Saturday evening. It coincides with the penultimate day of the major golfing tournament.

Players and spectators will want to keep an umbrella or poncho handy as golf's final major continues through Sunday in Northern Ireland.Fast FactsThe 153rd edition of The Open Championship is being hosted at Royal Portrush Golf Club on the Northern Ireland coast,

After the many months of quiet diligence in private and a million small decisions made in pursuit of perfection by Royal Portrush course manager Graeme Beatt, the eyes of the sporting world this week have centred on that spectacular end product.

Golfer Sahith Theegala may have missed the cut at the British Open but he is happy to be back in action after a two-month layoff due to injuries. Theegala (75-74), who made an early exit at Royal Portrush,

The top two golfers in the world are firmly in contention at The Open with Scheffler out in front entering another major championship weekend