The Open Championship begins Thursday morning at Royal Portrush with the best golfers in the world vying for the final major of the season in Northern Ireland. This 2025 Open will result in some early mornings -- or late nights, depending on your vantage point -- for fans stateside if they hope to keep up with their favorite players.

The first day of the Open was a grind, but many players did exactly what was needed. Others, not so much. We call 'em like we see 'em.

This time last year, Wyndham Clark rolled into the British Open at Royal Liverpool as U.S. Open champ. This week, ahead of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon, Wyndham Clark was not even among the 15 ...

Wyndham Clark can call himself a major champion. ... Clark finished tied for 75th in the 2021 PGA Championship and tied for 76th in last year’s British Open. Those results are irrelevant now.

Royal Portrush showed its teeth on Thursday as the 2025 Open Championship field got the full links golf experience. The weather shifted and changed throughout the first round to create challenging scoring conditions,