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 ...

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 ...

The 2025 British Open Championship is played this year at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland. The tournament's host course has been at the Dunluce Links course twice in the last ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 2025 British Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club is just the third in the club’s storied history, but the Northern Ireland classic is more than worthy of the honor and the praise. The 137-year-old ...

As a golf club, Royal Portrush is as venerable as it gets, with a rich pedigree and roots that reach back to 1888. But as an Open rota stop, it’s a relative newbie. The oldest golf championship in the ...