PGA Tour Brunch | The Open
PGA Tour Brunch R-1 Coverage of 2025's Open | Royal Portrush
PORTRUSH (Northern Ireland) - Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1, reigning FedEx Cup Champion and 16-time PGA TOUR winner, is in search of his fourth victory of the season. Scheffler won:
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
PGA Championship *(major)
Memorial Tournament presented by Workday
Scheffler is the only player to finish inside the Top 10 in the first three majors of 2025:
4th/Masters
1st/PGA Championship
T7/U.S. Open)
Overall, Scheffler is a three-time major champion:
2022 Masters Tournament
2024 Masters Tournament
2025 PGA Championship
This weekend:
We’ll watch 49 of the Top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking (Only missing: Billy Horschel), headlined by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Xander Schauffele, No. 4 Justin Thomas, No. 5 Russell Henley.
The 153rd Open | Notes
The last player to win the PGA Championship and Open Championship in the same season: Xander Schauffele (2024).
Defending champ Xander Schauffele looks to be first repeat Open Championship winner since 2007-2008.
The Open has returned to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the third time: 1951 (won by Max Faulkner), 2019 (won by Shane Lowry).
The Open | Tournament Overview
COURSE: Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush Northern Ireland
YARDAGE/PAR: 7,381 yards and a Par 71
ARCHITECT: Harry Colt
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Xander Schauffele
PRIZE Money (Purse/Winner’s Share): $17,000,000/$3,100,000
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TheOpen
PGA TOUR SITE: (The Open)
The Open | The Basics
The Field: (Link)
Updates:
Sunday, July 13
Chris Gotterup IN (OQS)
Nicolai Højgaard IN (OQS)
Matti Schmid IN (OQS)
Ernie Els WD, Si Woo Kim IN
Monday, July 14
Paul Waring WD, Davis Riley IN
Tee Times: (link)
Tournament Tee Times start Thursday-early AM at 1:35am (ET)/6:35am (local) and continue through 11:16 (ET)/4:16pm (local).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies. High of 70-degrees but a 76% chance of showers throughout the day. Today’s winds at 10 mph. Showers expected all weekend.
PGATourBrunch will post at 11:59pm (EDT) Thursday (tomorrow night).
How to Watch The Open
Thursday, July 17, 2024 - (All Times Eastern)
Tune in tonight in one hour, thirty minutes.
1:30am - 3:30am - Peacock - The Open Championship, Round 1 (PGA Tour/R&A)
4:00am - 3:30pm - USA Network
2:00am-to-Conclusion of Play - The Open Radio (Sirius XM Radio) and Open Radio
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Barracuda Championship, Round 1 (Golf Channel)
The Open | What They’re Saying
Official Site (TheOpen)
The Open (CBS Sports)
The Open - Ranking The Field (CBS Sports)
How to Watch This Week (CBS Sports)
Open Radio (TheOpen)
Sports Gambling and Industry News
Expert Picks for The Open and Barracuda (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks at The Open (PGATourCom)
Scheffler and the Europeans Favored to Win at The Open (ESPN)
Information on the Barracuda Championship
The Barracuda Championship is the 34th of 36 events in the FedEx Cup regular season. The tournament utilizes the dreaded Modified Stableford Scoring System of Golf. The winner pockets $720,000 from a tournament purse of $4m.
*For Information on the Barracuda, please visit HERE
The Barracuda | What They’re Saying
Tournament Overview (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings at The Barracuda (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 17, 1974 - Nick Price won his second of three majors and his only Open Championship by finishing a stroke ahead of Jesper Parnevik at Turnberry. Price shot a final round (66) and played three-under on the final three holes, highlighted by a 50-foot eagle put on No. 17. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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