US golfer Marcus Plunkett putts on the 18th green during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

FILE - Jordan Spieth of the United States walks off the 2nd hole during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship, at Royal Birkdale, Southport, England, Friday July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (C) chats with members of his team on the driving range during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (L) chats with his caddie Harry Diamond (R) on the driving range during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

FILE - President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, play golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., as seen from the other side of the Potomac River in Darnestown, Md., July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

US golfer Scottie Scheffler plays from a green-side bunker on the 18th hole during practice for the 154th Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport in north-west England on July 13, 2026. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE *** BESTPIX ***

FILE - A groundsman prepares the 18th green ahead of the final round of the British Open Golf Championship, at Royal Birkdale, Southport, England, Sunday July 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)

Peter Uihlein drives off the 18th tee at Royal Birkdale on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Southport, England, during a practice golf round for the British Open. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson)