The Open Championship: Dates, course, previous winners, odds and more

The Open Championship is arguably the most prestigious of the four golf Majors and the 2025 edition will take place at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

It will be the final Major of 2025 and is the only one to be played outside of the United States of America.

Winning any Major is the highlight of a player's career, but being crowned Open champion is perhaps the pinnacle.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of the 2025 Open Championship.

Open Championship dates

The first round of the Open Championship is set to get underway on Thursday 17th July.

Played over four rounds, the Open Championship should come to a conclusion on Monday 20th July, although it has been extended by a further day in the past when a play-off has been needed.

Open Championship venue

The 2025 Open Championship will take place at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

This will be the third time the Open Championship has been held at the Royal Portrush. 1951 and 2019 were the other occasions, with the most recent staging seeing Irishman Shane Lowry claim the Claret Jug.

Par for the course is 71 and the length of the course stands at 7,381 yards.

Who is the reigning Open Championship champion?

Xander Schauffele is the reigning Open Championship champion having won at Royal Troon in 2024.

The American finished on 9-under par, two shots ahead of Englishman Justin Rose and compatriot Billy Horschel.

Open Championship how to watch

Australian viewers will be able to watch the Open Championship via ESPN and Disney+.

Open Championship history

The Open Championship is the oldest golf tournament in the world and arguably the most prestigious.

It was founded in 1860, with the first Open Championship being played at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland.

The 2025 Open Championship will be the 153rd edition.

Open Championship previous winners

Lowry was the winner of the Open Championship the last time it was played at Royal Portrush in 2019, while Max Faulkner won at the same course back in 1951.

Harry Vardon holds the record for most victories in the Open Championship, winning it on six occasions between1896 to 1914, while Australian Peter Thomson is among a group of four players who have won it five times.

Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods have all won the Open Championship on three occasions.

Australian golfers have secured 10 Open Championship victories over the years, with Thomson's five titles added to by Kel Nagle, Greg Norman (2), Ian Baker-Finch and Cameron Smith.

Open Championship prize money

The total prize pot for the Open Championship stands at $17million, with the winner set to take home $3.1million.

Open Championship odds

World number one Scottie Scheffler is the hot fancy to win a first Open Championship and can be backed at 5.70 to get the job done.

Home hope Rory McIlroy - the winner in 2014 - is next in the betting at 7.50, before a big gap to Jon Rahm at 14.00, while Irishman Lowry is a 25.00 chance.

Smith appears to be Australia's best hope. He already has an Open Championship to his name from his 2022 triumph and is 56.00 to win another, with Min Woo Lee priced at 76.00 at Adam Scott 81.00.

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