THE Open returns to Northern Ireland for the 153rd edition of the iconic championship.
156 ers head to Royal Portrush aiming to walk away with the prestigious on Sunday evening.


is the defending champion after he secured title with a stunning performance at Royal Troon last year.
claimed the first Major title of his career when the tournament was last hosted at Portrush.
will feature on home soil as the golf icon looks to add to his Masters triumph earlier this year and win the Open for the first time since 2014.
The Northern Irishman will be hoping for an improved performance at Portrush after he missed the cut in 2019.
, and are also among the major contenders for the Claret Jug.
When is The Open 2025?
- The Open will begin on Thursday, July 17.
- The championship will run until Sunday, July 20.
- Royal Portrush on the north coast of Northern Ireland will host.
The Open 2025 tee times
Here are the confirmed tee times for rounds one and two
Round 1
All times BST
6:35am â Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin
6:46am â Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K J Choi
6:57am â Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)
7:08am â Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen
7:19am â Phil Mickelson, Daniel Van Tonder, Ryan Peake
7:30am â Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard
7:41am â Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson
7:52am â Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert
8:03am â Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu
8:14am â Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood
8:25am â Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes
8:36am â Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)
8:47am â Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg
9:03am â Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier
9:14am â Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)
9:25am â Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:36am â Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia
9:47am â Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka
9:58am â Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Jon Rahm
10:09am â Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
10:20am â Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge
10:31am â Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed
10:42am â Matti Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)
10:53am â Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen
11:04am â Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg
11:15am â Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng
11:26am â Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman
11:47am â Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham (a)
11:58am â Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown
12:09pm â Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)
12:20pm â Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia
12:31pm â Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Wallace
12:42pm â Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino
12:53pm â Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)
1:04pm â Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry
1:15pm â Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo
1:26pm â Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger
1:37pm â Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque
1:48pm â Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall
2:04pm â Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner
2:15pm â JT Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz
2:26pm â Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann
2:37pm â Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee
2:48pm â Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose
2:59pm â Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland
3:10pm â Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
3:21 pm â Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau
3:32pm â Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim
3:43pm â Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)
3:54pm â Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)
4:05pm â Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes
4:16pm â Younghan Song, George Bloor, OJ Farrell
Round 2
6:35am â Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman
6:46am â Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham (a)
6:57am â Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown
7:08am â Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)
7:19am â Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia
7:30am â Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Wallace
7:41am â Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino
7:52am â Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)
8:03am â Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry
8:14am â Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo
8:25am â Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger
8:36am â Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque
8:47am â Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall
9:03am â Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner
9:14 am â JT Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz
9:25am â Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann
9:36am â Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee
9:47am â Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose
9:58am â Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland
10:09am â Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
10:20am â Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau
10:31am â Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim
10:42am â Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)
10:53am â Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)
11:04am â Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes
11:15am â Younghan Song, George Bloor, OJ Farrell
11:26am â Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin
11:47am â Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K J Choi
11:58am â Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)
12:09pm â Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen
12:20pm â Phil Mickelson, Daniel Van Tonder, Ryan Peake
12:31pm â Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard
12:42pm â Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson
12:53pm â Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert
1:04pm â Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu
1:15pm â Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood
1:26pm â Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes
1:37pm â Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)
1:48pm â Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg
2:04pm â Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier
2:15pm â Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)
2:26pm â Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:37pm â Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia
2:48pm â Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka
2:59pm â Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Jon Rahm
3:10pm â Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
3:21pm â Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge
3:32pm â Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed
3:43pm â Matti Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)
3:54pm â Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen
4:05pm â Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg
4:16pm â Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng
Here is the full schedule for the event:
Round one â Thursday, July 17
Round two â Friday, July 18
Round three â Saturday, July 19
Round four â Sunday, July 20
How to watch The Open 2025
In the UK, The Open will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf throughout the tournament.
Sky Sports customers can live stream all the action via the NOW/Sky Sports app.
In the US, the tournament will be aired on USA, NBC Sports and Peacock.