British Open 2026 Preview: Royal Birkdale Returns & Top Contenders Revealed<br />https://www.newsplusglobe.com/<br />The 154th Open Championship is underway at Royal Birkdale! 🏌️♂️🏆 Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is chasing back-to-back titles for the first time since Padraig Harrington in 2008 . Rory McIlroy, fresh off his Masters win, is hunting his first Open since 2014 . English hopes rest on local hero Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick . The course has changed since 2017—a new par-3 15th hole is a big talking point . And a remarkable story: Irish amateur David Howard, who has cystic fibrosis, is playing his first major with his father on the bag . Subscribe for daily updates!<br /><br />#TheOpen #BritishOpen #RoyalBirkdale #Golf #ScottieScheffler #RoryMcIlroy
