SportsLine's model simulated the 2025 British Open 10,000 times and revealed its PGA Tour golf picks for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and others from Royal Portrush

Jon Rahm knows it has been 37 years since a Spaniard won The Open Championship, when Seve Ballesteros lifted his third Claret Jug in 1988.

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but it's not on the island of Great Britain. So why is it hosting the “British” Open this week?

Xander Schauffele will look to defend his British Open title against a field led by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler when the 153rd Open Championship begins at Royal Portrush on Thursday.

Rahm has a particular affinity for Ireland, having captured two Irish Opens here on a couple of the most beloved tracks on the island. He stormed to a six-shot win in the 2017 edition at Portstewart, which is just up the road from Portrush, and seized a second two years later at Lahinch in County Clare.

No one wins more than Scottie Scheffler these days. But as the year's final major nears, the world's No. 1 player finds himself asking what the point of it is.

The Open was last hosted at Royal Portrush in 2019 when one of those breakthroughs occurred: Shane Lowry capturing the Claret Jug as one of the most popular Open champions in recent memory. This year, there are a number of players seeking that same kind of moment.

The 153rd Open Championship continues Friday at Royal Portrush. USA Network and Peacock will have wall-to-wall live coverage from Portrush, Northern Ireland, including these featured groups (all times EDT): 4:47 a.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything explains how much each player will earn at Royal Portrush during 2025's edition of The Open