Perched on Northern Ireland’s rugged North Antrim coast, Royal Portrush Golf Club blends dramatic links terrain, centuries-old heritage, and championship pedigree. First established in 1800s, it’s ...

When the Royal Portrush Golf Club was founded, it was called simply “the Country Club.” Starting in 1892, the club was renamed “the Royal Country Club,” and in 1895, it became the “Royal Portrush ...

The scenic Northern Ireland links is hosting an Open for the second time in six years, but before that there was a 68-year drought. Bob Harig explores how Royal Portrush’s fortunes turned. PORTRUSH, ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Monday was a more important day this week than at most professional golf tournaments. In a typical week, players roll into town, get their bearings and maybe hit a few ...

Rory McIlroy already has everything he wanted from golf. His dream was to be the best player in the game, which he fulfilled long ago by reaching No. 1 in the world nine times. The tallest mountain ...

Throughout the golf world, not just at The Open Championship, there's always something that feels a little wrong about a player seemingly intentionally (or even sometimes unintentionally) using the ...

Those storylines combined with an unpredictable forecast and a history of unforgiving conditions at Royal Portrush combine for what could be a brutal weekend for the pros participating in the ...

The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush after last visiting in 2019 this week. While Shane Lowry won the event with a score of 15-under, the fact of the matter is that the Northern Ireland ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Maybe 2,500 steps into your round at Royal Portrush, depending on how you’re playing, the steps get a little harder. You’re trudging up yet another hill, maybe the sixth ...

Rory McIlroy (left) and Shane Lowry return to their native Northern Ireland for the final major of 2025. | Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images Golf’s final major of 2025 is here and figuring out the fan ...

Viewers accustomed to watching the British Open contested at the same venerable eight or nine courses each summer, not to mention the players competing on them, became smitten with Royal Portrush in ...