Rory McIlroy's genius on the golf course was summed up by how frustrated he previously left rival Jason Day as they both vie for victory at The Open Championship this week

Rory McIlroy is racing around Royal Portrush again. A smart choice on the 2nd hole kept him in the hunt at the Open while you were sleeping.

After Rory McIlroy narrowly missed out on the Claret Jug in 2022, he had the immovable support of his wife Erica Stoll to lean on, which was just what the Northern Irishman needed

McIlroy cards opening 70 to trail leaders by three shots as Portrush go-slow sees rounds taking close to six hours

The final major of the golfing year takes place this week as the Open Championship takes place at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland – with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood both teeing off

Bryson DeChambeau will have had high hopes heading into this week's Open Championship, but it proved to be an opening round to forget for the LIV golfer at Royal Portrush

So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.