Xander Schauffele Tells Average Golfers to Ditch 1 Club originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With the 2025 Open Championship teeing off this week from the Royal Portrush Golf Club, the Rainmakers Golf crew dived into our archives to find some pro golfer tips from the defending champion, Xander Schauffele.

Finau fired a 1-over-par 72 in the third round to go with his rounds of 70-68 and that effort left him watching the contenders pull away. Most of the movers and shakers fired rounds of four to five under par as Scottie Scheffler rocketed to a huge lead heading into Sunday.

Golf's oldest championship returns to Royal Portrush. It's the third time the British Open has gone to the Northern Ireland links. Shane Lowry won in 2019.

The top two golfers in the world are firmly in contention at The Open with Scheffler out in front entering another major championship weekend

Rain showers can be expected at times for the 153rd Open Championship, which is being hosted on the coast of Northern Ireland.

Robert MacIntyre’s iron bounced 10 feet into the air at Royal Portrush after he tomahawked it into the turf during the Open Championship.

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 18, 2025 – NBC Sports presented exclusive second-round coverage of the 153 rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, across USA Network and Peacock, capped by Golf Central Live From the Open studio coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Golf nourishes itself with low-hanging narratives, those saccharine, feel-good tales about lives redeemed or neighborhoods rejuvenated thanks to the royal and ancient game.