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What The Open Championship’s return to Portrush means to Northern Ireland

The return of The Open to Royal Portrush in July 2025 is a great testament to the success of the 2019 event and a compliment…

Tommy Fleetwood

Tommy Fleetwood determined to turn the page on previous Open outing

Fleetwood shot 73 and 76 to miss the cut at the Ayrshire venue in 2016.

Henrik Stenson kisses the Claret Jug

Henrik Stenson looking forward to reigniting Royal Troon rivalry with Phil Mickelson

The last time the South Ayrshire course hosted the Open Championship in 2016, Stenson came out on top.

Who are the favourites to win the 2024 Open Championship?

Open Championship betting ideas here – we think those at the top of the market will do very well at Royal Troon this July.

Venues confirmed for The Open in 2023 and 2024

5 Multiple Winners of The Open Championship

Any idea who will contest at The Open this year? Here are a few ideas.

Rory McIlroy

Only Augusta stands in the way of true greatness for Rory McIlroy

The focus on Rory McIlroy will be Tiger-esque when The Masters rolls around on April 6th. M. James Ward looks ahead with a career Grand…

PGA Championship - Tiger's task

Tiger’s task

When relevant becomes irrelevant?

Puerto Rico Open 2021 R4 - Branden Grace wins second title

The lowest rounds in The Majors

Lowest round records from the four Major Championships – The Masters, The USPGA, The US Open and The Open

Joburg Open 2021 R3 - Thriston Lawrence wins shortened Open, qualifies for the Open

Joburg Open R3

Thriston Lawrence wins shortened event, qualifies for the Open

The peerless Peter Alliss

The peerless Peter Alliss

“The man who lost the Ryder Cup”

Three feet from glory half a century ago

Three feet from glory half a century ago

Sanders finished second three times in a major championship

On This Day: Seve Ballesteros’ remarkable career in numbers

On This Day: Seve Ballesteros’ remarkable career in numbers

The Spaniard won five majors – two Masters and three Open Championships

Farewell to golf – for now, in the wake of the coronavirus

Farewell to golf – for now

As of now, it would be sheer guesswork to figure out when this year’s competition might resume

Trump and Turnberry continue to wait their turn

Trump and Turnberry continue to wait their turn

Trump acquired the property and pretty much everybody agrees the golf course is now superior

Portrush Revisited - the good, the bad and the multi-ugly

Portrush Revisited: the good, the bad and the multi-ugly

For Lowry the Open brought memories that will never be forgotten

Open qualifying - Australian Open was the first event in The Open Qualifying Series. Jones, Pike and World N0.1 amateur Kanaya made it through

Matt Jones, Aaron Pike and Takumi Kanaya qualify for the 149th Open

The Australian Open was the first event in The Open Qualifying Series

Martin Ebert weighs in on Royal Portrush - Looking back at the 148th Open Championship

Martin Ebert weighs in on Royal Portrush

Looking back at the 148th Open Championship

Shane’s road - then and now- Resilience brings home Claret Jug

Shane’s Road – Then & Now

Resilience brings home Claret Jug

Very much stranger than fiction

Very much stranger than fiction

It’s not always the case that no one ever remembers who came second.

R&A finds own "Shinnecock" - 148th Open rousing success -- Portrush to return in '24?

R&A finds its own “Shinnecock”

148th Open rousing success — Portrush to return in ’24?