After Rory McIlroy narrowly missed out on the Claret Jug in 2022, he had the immovable support of his wife Erica Stoll to lean on, which was just what the Northern Irishman needed

Rory McIlroy has been supported throughout his career by his wife Erica, who he credits for sitting and listening to him rant after he came up short at the 2022 Open Championship

The final major of the season is here. Follow along for live updates, scores, highlights and more from the first round of the 2025 British Open.

Bryson DeChambeau will have had high hopes heading into this week's Open Championship, but it proved to be an opening round to forget for the LIV golfer at Royal Portrush

McIlroy cards opening 70 to trail leaders by three shots as Portrush go-slow sees rounds taking close to six hours

The final major of the golfing year takes place this week as the Open Championship takes place at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland – with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood both teeing off

So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.