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 only golf course outside Great Britain to host the Open Championship returns to center stage in 2025, where legends like Shane Lowry and Max Faulkner have triumphed on Harry Colt’s masterpiece ...

The town of Portrush in Northern Ireland will host the event for the first time since 2019. By Paul Sullivan Photographs by Karen Cox Driving into the town of Portrush, host of this week’s Open ...

The British Open is ready to close out what has been an exciting major season in golf. Rory McIlroy opened the year with a thrilling win at the Masters to complete his career Grand Slam. Then, Scottie ...

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, ...

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 ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — If you watched Haotong Li play the first two rounds of the Masters in 2019, with Jon Rahm and Tiger Woods, you actually might have thought he could someday win the Masters ...

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 ...

This stretch of Northern Ireland's scenic coast boasts white sand beaches and world-class golf atop stunning seaside cliffs, ...

At the 2026 Walker Cup, elite amateurs will test their skills on an artful and idiosyncratic course known as the St. 2026 Walker Cup: Is Lahinch the home-field advantage GB&I needs to win? Lahinch ...

It's 1888, and two Scots — George Baillie and Thomas Gilroy — are standing on the windswept dunes of Northern Ireland's Causeway Coast, envisioning something extraordinary. At the time, they could not ...