The Open Championship prize purse for 2025 will be the same as the 2024's, a total of $17 million. The winner will claim a significant portion of the total, $3.1 million, while the runner-up will claim $ 1.7 million and the third place finisher will take home $1.1 million.

Matt Fitzpatrick is obviously on the younger side of that spectrum and while he has not won a major since his victory at the 2022 U.S. Open he has had moments of greatness in the aftermath. Already sitting at 2-under on the par-3 16th... Fitzpatrick dunked one in to tie what was the lead at the time.

It won't go down in history like Rory McIlroy's opening tee shot at Royal Portrush in 2019, but K.J. Choi's first swipe at the ball on Thursday at the Open Championship may have been worse. And his ball stayed in bounds.

SportsLine's model simulated the 2025 British Open 10,000 times and revealed its PGA Tour golf picks for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and others from Royal Portrush

Another major championship means another opportunity for Scottie Scheffler, but success at the Open Championship and golf in general isn’t what fulfills the American.

16 golfers have won two majors in a year with British Open Championship being one of them Winning a major is difficult. Winning two in one season is rare. The first three men's majors in 2025 are in the books with Rory McIlroy (Masters), Scottie Scheffler (PGA Championship) and J.J. Spaun (U.S. Open) having claimed the titles.

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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (+500) continues his streak of opening as the favorite in every golf major in 2025, this time for The Open Championship being held at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.