Follow live as golf’s oldest major begins at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland with all eyes on local star Rory McIlroy

Here are some things to keep in mind to help you make savvy live-betting decisions for the last major of the 2025 season: Things change quickly at the Open Championship, and you’d think that a tournament defined by unpredictability and chaos would allow for some late-closing winners, but the opposite is true.

The simplest one is to wager on the in-form golfers, a list led by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. McIlroy may get the nod over Scheffler in some circles this week because he's playing on home soil at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

The winner of the 2025 British Open will make the same as last year's champ but more than $1 million more than the last time it was at Royal Portrush.

And that's exactly what Bryson DeChambeau did on Tuesday at Royal Portrush. The two-time U.S. Open champ would love to add a British Open title to his major collection this week. But even if he isn't crowned the "Champion Golfer of the Year" on Sunday,

The Penguins open the 2025-26 season at Madison Square Garden and will play the New York teams multiple times to start the year.

The NHL released the full 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, with the Oilers and Flames squaring off on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 8pm MT at Rogers Place. The opening-week rivalry matchups with continue for the Oilers on Saturday, Oct. 11 as they host the Vancouver Canucks at 8pm MT.

The stinger; it's a shot that pros usually use off the tee that rips through the air very low and usually pretty straight. There are three things that golfers absolutely need in order to hit a perfect stinger,