Bryson DeChambeau is looking to learn from PGA Tour star Robert MacIntyre at this week's Open Championship, with the LIV Golf man impressed by his in-form rival

The 31-year-old heads to Royal Portrush for this year’s Open in search of a breakthrough performance at the sport’s original major; one which could see that named etched into both history and the Claret Jug.

SportsLine golf expert Brady Kannon just locked in his PGA Tour best bets for the 2025 British Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club

If the golfer can duplicate his win in last year’s U.S. Open, it will bolster the argument for letting the circuit’s players earn world ranking points.

The 18 LIV golfers in the British Open compares to the 12 who competed in the Masters, 15 in the PGA Championship and 14 in the U.S. Open.

Bryson DeChambeau enters the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club with +2000 odds to win after he missed the cut at the U.S. Open, his last event. DeChambeau has a best finish of second, and an average finish of fourth, in his four tournaments during the past year (including no top rounds of the day).

Open Championship marks the final major of the year, with Royal Portrush hosting the event for the first time since 2019. Rory McIlroy

DeChambeau, who grew up in Clovis, California, recalled getting his first taste of links golf at the 2015 Walker Cup at Royal Lytham. He played well, shooting 66 in a singles match. “I felt comfortable coming over here in 2017, and then I just wasn't prepared for the elements,” he recalled.

Backspin: His year was slowed by a rib injury that kept him out for two months. Padraig Harrington (2007-08), Tiger Woods (2005-06) and Tom Watson (1982-83) are the only back-to-back Open champions the last 50 years.

However, Scheffler has also never had a bad performance with top 25s in each of his four British Open starts, ahead of the Open Championship 2025. His solid, but not exceptional, performances have done little to deter him per sportsbooks,

Rory McIlroy is back in major action this week, with the recently-crowned Masters champion competing on home soil at Royal Portrush in The Open Championship