Who will win the 153rd Open Championship? Our experts dive into all the twists and turns of the year's final major

The winner of the 2025 British Open will make the same as last year's champ but more than $1 million more than the last time it was at Royal Portrush.

Rory McIlroy will be roared on in his homeland as the 153rd British Open gets underway at Royal Portrush on Thursday as world number one Scottie Scheffler seeks his first Claret Jug.The world number three has not won a tournament since lifting the Claret Jug a year ago and has not even managed a top-five finish in 12 tournaments this year.

The simplest one is to wager on the in-form golfers, a list led by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. McIlroy may get the nod over Scheffler in some circles this week because he's playing on home soil at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Caddies will be responsible for the raking of the bunkers at the 2025 British Open, which they do every other week anyway.

Padraig Harrington struck the first tee shot as the 153rd British Open started in cloudy conditions at Royal Portrush on Thursday.

Harry Vardon has won the British Open the most items, with six wins. Below is a list of all the players who have won more than one Open Championship:

A half century has passed since Tom Watson captured the first of his five British Opens, defeating Jack Newton by one in an 18-hole playoff at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland.

Here's a capsule look at key anniversaries for the British Open this year. This is golf's oldest championship, so it dates back to the 19th century.

Xander Schauffele is coming off his best approach performance of the season at the Genesis Scottish Open, and he is rounding into form in perfect time to defend his Claret Jug. Over the last five years, no one has been better at Open Championships than Xander Schauffele, and I expect him to continue his strong play this week at Royal Portrush.

The R&A announced this week that the Spidercam be a "world-first for golf" that will bring TV viewers closer to the action that before.