Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are two of the big winners for the 2025 golf season, but their exploits have now seen them take a costly rest as they look to refuel after a brutal schedule

Rory McIlroy earned more respect from fans despite falling short in The Open Championship in his home country of Northern Ireland.

Not since Tiger Woods was in his prime has anyone made the toughest tests in golf look so easy.

Scheffler won by four shots Sunday at Royal Portrush, his fourth major victory and first in an Open Championship.

The top-ranked golfer cruised to another dominant outing to claim the British Open. Scheffler, who entered the day with a massive four-shot lead, pushed it to seven at one point en route to his four-shot victory at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Nobody even came close to catching him.