PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Tee times in Saturday’s third round of the British Open will be brought forward in an effort to reduce the potential for disruption while an annual loyalist parade takes place the same day in Portrush.

Veteran PGA golfer Wyndham Clark is reportedly no longer welcome on the grounds of a tournament he once won. According to ESPN.com, the 2023 U.S. Open champ has been banned from Oakmont Country Club for his behavior following last month's missed cut after "multiple discussions" between course

Scheffler may be indifferent to obtaining another accolade, but there appears to be no stopping his top-notch play

The welcoming atmosphere at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush this week befits the R&A’s “golf is more than a game” mantra.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ryan Peake probably fancied he’d have been to Royal Portrush for a British Open a lot sooner than this week. But life happens. Mistakes happen.

Open Championship golfers and the British Open favorite to win ahead of the year's final major at Royal Portrush

If two or more players are tied through 72 holes of regulation, they will compete over three playoff holes with the scores being added up. If there is still a tie between at least two players, sudden death will be used.

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.