The oldest championship in golf always brings out something new. The British Open returns to Royal Portrush for the third time. The weather has been changing every day.

In the short but robust tradition of covering road-related content ahead of a major championship (see Q&A on the turnpike running through Oakmont), we're pleased now to bring you some content on another topic that has very little to do with golf,

A thrilling 2025 golf season has reached its final major with The Open Championship entering its 153rd playing this week at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The oldest golf tournament in the world returns to Portrush for the first time in six years with the Claret Jug set to be awarded on site Sunday for just the third time.

One of the best British Open traditions going—punishing drop zones—is back for the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush. Dylan Dethier with Golf.com captured two photos of some of the nastier drop zones the R&A implemented this year: That's the good stuff.

In a now-viral speech, Scottie Scheffler questioned the fulfillment of winning tournaments and why it matters at Royal Portrush Golf Club ahead of the British Open.

Scottie Scheffler, coming off a PGA Championship victory, is looking to win his first British Open ever. The threesomes start teeing off Thursday in Britain, which will actually be late Wednesday night in the Western half of America. 11:35 p.m. Wednesday MT/12:35 a.m. CT — Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin

Turnberry is not the only Scottish links being ignored by the R&A. Muirfield, located along the Firth of Forth east of Edinburgh, is reputed to be the purest of links courses. Its first Open was in 1892, and there have been 15 others, most recently in 2013 won by Phil Mickelson. Only St. Andrews has hosted more Opens than Muirfield.

There is wall-to-wall coverage, along with a six-hour time difference between Northern Ireland and Dallas. It will start at 12:30 a.m. on the Peacock streaming service, and then USA Network picks up coverage from 3 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

R&A officials met with the son of U.S. President Donald Trump this year to discuss the possibility of golf's British Open returning to Turnberry, R&A Chief Executive Mark Darbon said on Wednesday.

Scotsman Robert MacIntyre knows links golf well, and he loves its nuances, as he spoke about ahead of the 2025 Open Championship. "It's the purest method of the game that we've got," he says. "There are so many different ways to play it.