Royal Portrush Golf Club: A Deep Dive Into the Host of the 153rd Open Championship originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's 1888, and two Scots — George Baillie and Thomas Gilroy — are standing on ...

While McIlroy is mercurial and mesmeric, Scheffler is metronomic, and the destination of the Claret Jug was all but decided ...

This week Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland will host its third Open. The first was way back in 1951, but the club then slipped off the Open rota, only returning in 2019 when the rampant ...

Before Rory McIlroy became one of the biggest names in golf, he was a teenage prodigy from Northern Ireland making waves in the sport. McIlroy's legend peaked in 2005, when he played one of the best ...

You hear it every year: When playing links golf, experience is crucial. It’s why Americans are usually discounted when they head across the pond those first few times for The Open. The firm turf. The ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Owing to a personality defect that shows up in my golf and extends far beyond it, I would rather, when on the East Coast of Scotland, play the wee little Elie course than ...

Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland will host the 2025 Open Championship this July – with Masters winner Rory McIlroy firmly among the favourites. While American fans may lean toward Scottie ...

GOLF’s Top 100 course panelists are among the most respected and well-traveled course evaluators in the game. They’re also keen to share their opinions. In this new GOLF.com series, we’ll be granting ...

WHILE venues across Britain and Ireland are hoping to be added to the Open Championship rota, or to play a more prominent role on it, Royal Portrush appears to have copper-fastened a spot for a long ...

To come at Royal Portrush from the Antrim Coast Road in Northern Ireland is to find a kind of golf brigadoon meets “Game of Thrones.” The ruins of Dunluce Castle— which has been used as GoT’s Castle ...

The 2019 British Open tees off on Thursday, beginning the 148 th edition of this prestigious tournament. This year, the action takes place at the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush, an intriguing course ...