A thrilling 2025 golf season has reached the conclusion of its final major as The Open Championship wraps up its 153rd playing Sunday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The oldest golf tournament in the world is consummating its return to Portrush for the first time after a six-year absence with the Claret Jug set to be awarded on site for just the third time in event history.

Rory McIlroy’s walk up the 18th hole at Royal Portrush six years ago was the cruelest of sneak previews. A chance to see what it might look like, what it might feel like. The crowd surrounding the final green during the second round of the 2019 Open Championship welcomed the then-30-year-old with an applause that only your own can produce.