The first time the Open was held in Portrush, top prize was £300. In 2019, it was £1.9million, and that will soar further ...

After Sergio Garcia, another LIV golfer, Lee Westwood secured a spot at The Open in dramatic fashion, ending a 2-year absence ...

Northern Ireland is merely “scratching the surface” of the potential of golf tourism’s economic contribution, the boss of ...

Royal Portrush hosted three Irish Opens (1930, 1937 and 1947) before finally hosting the Open Championship in 1951 — the first time a club outside of the mainland UK was ever selected as a venue. 8.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Players who are exempt or have qualified for the 153rd British Open at Royal Portrush on ...

The 153rd Open Championship will be held at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, July 17-20. There are 116 golfers in the ...

There are 19 LIV golfers in the field for the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush - a circuit record - here is who they ...

Royal Portrush is known as one of the most iconic golf courses in the world. ... 2026: Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England. 2027: Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland.

In 1951, the British Open was played outside of Scotland and England for the first time, crossing the Irish Sea for the cliffs of the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.. Max Faulkner of ...

View of the 15th green at Royal Portrush Golf Club, the site of this week's Open Championship. Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports.

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- The Open is returning to Irish soil for the first time in 68 years this week, with golf's best players gathering at Royal Portrush Golf Club for the year's final ...

Royal Portrush Golf Club, founded in 1888 on the northern coast of Northern Ireland, is the only club outside of England and Scotland to host The Open.