Golf's Open returns to Birkdale on 16 July. No British player has ever won there.

Golf's 154th Open begins at Royal Birkdale on 16 July. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion and Rory McIlroy his main challenger.

Does a British player win the 154th Open at Royal Birkdale on 19 July 2026?

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Scottie Scheffler defends the Open at Birkdale. No champion has kept it since 2008.

No Open champion has retained the Claret Jug since 2008, and that defence came at Birkdale.

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