That's what is on the line this week at the 2025 Open Championship as Royal Portrush hosts the final major of the season in Northern Ireland. Returning to the par 71 for the first time since 2019 -- only the third time The Open has ever been held outside of Scotland or England -- the R&A has set up a tournament that will do its best to identify the man most equipped to deal with the elements and emotional toll one experiences across four rounds of major championship golf.

The Open has had 28 different winners aged 38 or older all-time, the same number as the Masters and U.S. Open combined.

It’s no wonder that the British Open has produced several long-shot winners in its history. Six of the last 15 Open Champions have gone off at odds of 80/1 or longer, and four of those players were in the triple digits when they teed off: