Both have had outstanding 2025 campaigns, but over the last four days—despite The Open Championship serving as a homecoming for McIlroy in Northern Ireland—it was all Scheffler. The 29-year-old dominated his way to his first Open Championship title,

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

The five-time major champion decided to stay close to the course for this year's Open Championship - and he could not have gotten any closer than the Dunluce Lodge.