The final major championship of the year begins Thursday, July 16, with Round 1 of the British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. My early British Open predictions are headlined by 2014 Open Champion Rory McIlroy,

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — The oldest championship in golf is now the last major of the year. The British Open dates to 1860 and returns this year to Royal Birkdale, and it's already different from anything the world's best players have seen this year.

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Scheffler missed his first cut in nearly four years at the Scottish Open last week, but it gave the world’s top-ranked player an extra day to get to know a Royal Birkdale course that is playing fast and firm.

Rory McIlroy is working to fix a subtle but damaging swing flaw ahead of the 2026 Open Championship.

The final major of the year, the 2026 Open Championship, takes place this week at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. First round begins Thursday.

A little less than 10 percent of the field at the 2026 Open Championship calls LIV Golf home. The final men's major championship of the year heads to Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. The last time the Open was contested at the venue,