Golf's rich history is on full display at the picturesque Royal Portrush — Golfweek's No. 2 rated course in all of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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

So, this was weird: Rory McIlroy, playing his second shot from the rough on the 11th at Royal Portrush in Round 3 of the British Open, somehow managed to unearth another ball in mid-swing. The second ball was apparently embedded in the ground a few inches ahead of McIlroy's ball, and popped into the air as McIlroy's shot flew greenward.

King Charles III, the 76-year-old monarch, has changed the rules at Buckingham Palace by relaxing the traditional all-white tennis dress code that has been in place since 1919.

The final round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush will feature Scottie Scheffler trying to convert a four-shot lead into his first Claret Jug and fourth career major title. Scheffler put distance between himself and the field with a Saturday 67 to reach 14 under, four clear of Haotong Li (-10) in second.

Gastrointestinal illness sickened more than 130 cruise ship passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise earlier this month. The cause of the outbreak has not been determined.

On July 2, the Princess of Wales made a solo appearance at the Royal Horticultural Society 's Wellbeing Garden at Colchester Hospital. As well as borrowing Meghan Markle's style for the visit, Princess Kate received praise from royal fans for an "unusual request" she made, per the Express.

A cast member unfolded a Palestinian flag during a Royal Opera House production on Saturday night before a stage manager tried to snatch the flag away, sparking an onstage tussle

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The R&A announced The Open will carry the same prize pool as 2024's record-setting purse with the winner taking home a $3.1 million check like Xander Schauffele did last year. That is a handsome payday but not one all that uncommon at this time in professional golf.