After shooting a 1-over 72 on Thursday at the British Open, Gotterup rebounded to back up his win perfectly. He made two eagles on Friday to get right back under par, and then he kept himself in it with a third-round 68. While it wasn't enough to catch Scheffler — nobody could — Gotterup never wavered.

Rory McIlroy is resetting his focus and his schedule in order to be on top form for Europe’s defence of the Ryder Cup. Finishing a distant seventh to Open champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler was not how the Northern Irishman wanted to end his major season, especially on home soil at Royal Portrush.

Garcia, who missed the cut at the Masters, finished T-67 at the PGA Championship and failed to qualify for the U.S. Open, will clearly be leaning heavily on a few alternate factors. First, his LIV Golf performance, where he's currently fifth in the season standings with a victory in Hong Kong earlier in the year.

The Open offers extra Ryder Cup points, and the U.S. captain's second round at Royal Portrush put him in position to gobble up some.

The president of the Catalan golf federation has told The Associated Press that the 2031 Ryder Cup will be held in northeastern Spain.

Bob MacIntyre finished in a tie for seventh at the Open Bob MacIntyre is confident of an automatic spot on the European Ryder Cup team in September after a strong showing at this year's Open Championship took him up one place to second in the standings.

With the major season over, the next big event is the Ryder Cup and the SI Golf team explores whether the Scottie Scheffler-led home team is shaping up for a lopsided win.

Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz discussed which potential Ryder Cup captain's picks could benefit most from a good showing at Royal Portrush.