Almost 280,000 golf spectators are attending the event at Royal Portrush throughout the week. After practice days from Sunday onwards, Thursday was the first day of tournament action and it lived up to expectations for many traders in the County Londonderry town.

Royal Portrush is not only open to visitors, but its yearly membership dues are what the average American golfer spends on public tee times.

The 153rd edition of the British Open championship, or The Open Championship, is this week in Northern Ireland. Here's what to watch for: When is the British Open? The tournament began Thursday and ends Sunday.

Royal Portrush greens fees have nearly doubled in recent years. Here's what it costs to play the 2025 Open Championship host course.

Scottie Scheffler successfully navigated the adverse weather conditions to post an excellent first round at the Open Championship.

In just 72 holes, a player can turn a somewhat-mundane season into a memorable one, a memorable season into a historic one and a historic season into one of an all-time great campaign. That's what is on the line this week at the 2025 Open Championship as Royal Portrush hosts the final major of the season in Northern Ireland.

Golf's oldest championship returns to Royal Portrush. It's the third time the British Open has gone to the Northern Ireland links. Shane Lowry won in 2019.

Jon Rahm, a two-time major winner, claimed a spectator whistled and broke his concentration on a backswing at Royal Portrush Golf Club during The Open Championship.

SportsLine golf expert Brady Kannon just locked in his PGA Tour best bets for the 2025 British Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club

The oldest championship in golf always brings out something new. The British Open returns to Royal Portrush for the third time. The weather has been changing every day.