Open champion Scottie Scheffler's winner's check will match what Xander Schauffele received in 2024: a payday of $3.1 million.

It is the first time in major championship history that five or more men, each playing under different flags, were tied for the lead.

The 153rd Open Championship, at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, runs Thursday, July 17, through Sunday, July 20.

Xander Schauffele has bounced back from a poor start to rise into second place in the Ryder Cup standings. He'll be on Team USA. JJ Spaun's US Open win has all but secured him a spot, the first rookie on the projected team. But from there, the standings tighten up.

While that's still roughly two months out, the qualification period for the U.S. Team is almost up.

Jon Rahm shrugged off complaints on the pace of play at The Open Championship 2025. The Spaniard downplayed the alleged slow play at Royal Portrush Golf Club after Bryson DeChambeau made harsh comments on the same. Rahm, ahead of the final round of the 153rd British Open, said the delay in play could be credited to the major’s big field.

At the Open Championship at Portrush this week, the players cross onto the Valley course now and again, perhaps without even knowing it.

Rory McIlroy gave the home crowd plenty to roar about on Saturday, but he's playing a distant fifth on the leaderboard