In the short but robust tradition of covering road-related content ahead of a major championship (see Q&A on the turnpike running through Oakmont), we're pleased now to bring you some content on another topic that has very little to do with golf,

The simplest one is to wager on the in-form golfers, a list led by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. McIlroy may get the nod over Scheffler in some circles this week because he's playing on home soil at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

The Open Championship golf tournament will take place this week, here's how you can catch the action at every hole.

A thrilling 2025 golf season has reached its final major with The Open Championship entering its 153rd playing this week at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The oldest golf tournament in the world returns to Portrush for the first time in six years with the Claret Jug set to be awarded on site Sunday for just the third time.

Justin Rose has been dreaming of winning the British Open since the age of 8. Rose is approaching 45 now and has yet to lift the claret jug as he heads into his 22nd attempt to win his home major.

In a now-viral speech, Scottie Scheffler questioned the fulfillment of winning tournaments and why it matters at Royal Portrush Golf Club ahead of the British Open.

There is wall-to-wall coverage, along with a six-hour time difference between Northern Ireland and Dallas. It will start at 12:30 a.m. on the Peacock streaming service, and then USA Network picks up coverage from 3 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Turnberry is not the only Scottish links being ignored by the R&A. Muirfield, located along the Firth of Forth east of Edinburgh, is reputed to be the purest of links courses. Its first Open was in 1892, and there have been 15 others, most recently in 2013 won by Phil Mickelson. Only St. Andrews has hosted more Opens than Muirfield.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -R&A officials met with the son of U.S. President Donald Trump this year to discuss the possibility of golf's British Open returning to Turnberry, R&A Chief Executive Mark Darbon said on Wednesday.

Lee Westwood is listed as a 600-to-1 longshot for this week's British Open, the first major he's played in three years. But if there was an Open trivia contest, we'd have to make the 52-year-old the heavy favorite.