I am not Rory McIlroy. That seems like a very obvious way to start a piece about golf – if you think all of us writing about the sport are professionals at it, you are sorely mistaken.

As for why the event is back at Portrush after just six years, that’s simple. The Dunluce Links is a fabulous test of golf, ...

Open Championship is shaping up to be one of the greatest ever as Grand Slam hero Rory McIlroy returns to Royal Portrush. McIlroy secured his place in golfing history in April by finally ...

More than 250,000 people are expected to attend the event in Portrush between 13 July and 20 July. Larger shops in towns designated as holiday resorts can open earlier on Sundays. A consultation ...

At Royal Portrush Golf Club it is shaping up to be quite the summer. “What am I looking forward to most about the Open?” asks the incoming men’s captain, Nigel Pollock. “Handing the Claret ...

Additional policing resources and enhanced public transport to the north coast has been confirmed as the build up to the The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush gets into full swing. Today saw the launch ...

The Open returns to Royal Portrush in County Antrim this summer [BBC] Extra rail services are being scheduled to transport the thousands of golf fans set to descend on Royal Portrush, in County ...

The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush is set to become the second-best attended in history, with almost 280,000 fans having snapped up tickets for the final major of the year. The event was already a ...