So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.

Here are 10 players poised to contend at the year’s final major championship, which will be hosted at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.

The first day of the 2025 Open Championship is expected to be rainy, with periods of heavy rain that could accumulate up to a quarter of an inch. The high temperature is expected to be around 69 degrees, with a low of 57 degrees, and winds will range from 10 to 20 miles per hour, according to The Weather Channel.

The Open has had 28 different winners aged 38 or older all-time, the same number as the Masters and U.S. Open combined.

Open Championship tees off Thursday from Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Amrin, Northern Ireland, the final major of the 2025 calendar year. The Open 2025, also known as the British Open 2025, was last played at this course in 2019 when Shane Lowry captured the Claret Jug.

With regards to the Open Championship specifically Rahm has also been on a heater as of late. With the exception of 2022 (T34) Rahm has top 10 finishes since 2021 (in order... T3, T2 and T7 last year). Golf is a game where crazy things can happen, but the point here is that Jon Rahm is sort of hiding in plain sight.

The 2025 Open Championship is a tournament for long shots. Shane Lowry won at this year’s host course, the Royal Portrush Golf Club, in 2019 as a +8000 long shot before he teed off in Round 1. He wasn’t a favorite to win before Round 2 or Round 3 before becoming the overwhelming favorite heading into the final round.

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.