Jon Rahm, a two-time major winner, claimed a spectator whistled and broke his concentration on a backswing at Royal Portrush Golf Club during The Open Championship.
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.
The Open Championship had a little bit of everything Thursday, from sunshine to rain, a breeze to strong gusts. And no surprise, it had Scottie Scheffler right in the mix.
Rain lashed from above, North Atlantic winds pummeled from the side, and thousands of excited, umbrella-wielding shapes swirled amongst it all, yet the man at the eye of the storm remained entirely unflustered.
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It is the first time in major championship history that five or more men, each playing under different flags, were tied for the lead.
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Through the first round of The Open 2025, there is a five-way tie for the lead at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland