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

The final men's major of the year is here, as the 2025 British Open Championship kicks off Thursday morning at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

Golf's oldest championship begins Thursday and SI Golf writers and editors share their picks for a winner at the season's final major.

Tee times for the first two rounds of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush were announced Tuesday. It’s the final men’s major championship of the year, with the world’s best heading back to Northern Ireland after a triumphant return in 2019, the first since 1951.

Scottie Scheffler was the pre-tournament favorite entering the 2025 Open Championship, but Rory McIlroy was the big story as he looked to put the heartbreak from 2019 in the past and capture the Claret Jug in his home country of Northern Ireland.

US Open champion J.J. Spaun, Tommy Fleetwood and Jordan Spieth are among the middle of the pack looking to try and get into red numbers prior to Saturday. And then there's the players in dangerous shape in relation to the potential cut.