Shane Lowry feels he "managed to handle" himself well during his first round of the 153rd Open Championship at Portrush on Thursday.

Padraig Harrington knew he was in for a special opening hole at Royal Portrush, but the moment turned out bigger than he'd thought.

Cam Smith admitted that he almost missed the ball when teeing off on the daring first hole at this week's Open Championship. Former champion Smith was one of the early starters in Thursday's opening round at Royal Portrush,

The British Open is live Thursday at Royal Portrush. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy join golf's brightest. Follow the scores, updates, highlights.

The first and second rounds of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush will begin in pairings. Here are the tee times: All times ET (a) denotes amateur First round 1:35 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington,

Stephen grew up in the inner city of San Diego, just minutes from Pro Kids, home of First Tee – San Diego. It was the 1990s, and “Tiger Mania” had a whole generation dreaming big. For Stephen, First Tee – San Diego quickly became his second home. “I describe my time at First Tee as the best years of my youth, when life was simple,” he said.

The 153rd Open Championship begins Thursday at Royal Portrush. USA Network and Peacock will have wall-to-wall live coverage from Portrush, Northern Ireland, including these featured groups (all times EDT): Click here for the full tee times from the opening round of the men’s final major of the season.

Pádraig Harrington admitted he’ll be nervous when he hits the first tee shot in The 153rd Open, but he hinted strongly that putting his competitive pride aside for a moment at 6:35am doesn’t mean he can’t perform the ceremonial role again.

Golf Channel announced the full field of teens to compete in the 2025 PURE Insurance Championship, which includes exceptional students, tournament winners and committed collegiate golfers.