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

Scottie Scheffler is the pre-tournament favourite at The Open, where Rory McIlroy looks to impress on home soil and claim a sixth major title; Jon Rahm and 2019 champion Shane Lowry among the other contenders at Royal Portrush;

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Shane Lowry didn’t know what to make of the mural at first. He doesn’t look at himself as someone worthy of being celebrated as a national hero.

The jug goes to the winner of the Open Championship, who is otherwise known as the champion golfer of the year. The face belongs to Shane Lowry, who won the Open in 2019, the last time it was played in Portrush, a seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

It is a strong test for elite golfers, and a very difficult one for amateurs and the average golfer. It was found as the County Club in 1888 and became the Royal County Club in 1892. In 1895 it became Royal Portrush.

Lowry feels “rejuvenated” and as prepared as he could be in his bid to become the first player to win consecutive British Opens at the same course since Tiger Woods at St. Andrews in 2000 and ’05.

One shot that Shane Lowry practices before every round is his low, flighted draw. Here, he explains how you can hit it, too.

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

Missing the cut at the past two majors hasn't dimmed Shane Lowry's confidence as the Irishman returns to the scene of his greatest triumph this week.

A mural of Shane Lowry holding aloft the claret jug adorns the side wall of a house just across the road from Royal Portrush.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results and Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are prepared to turn the clock back to zero as they chase home glory in The Open at Royal Portrush.McIlroy infamously quadruple-bogeyed the first and triple-bogeyed the 18th en route to a title-wrecking opening 79 when Portrush last hosted the event in 2019.