Open Championship

Open Digest: Tony Finau links up with Irish caddie Colin Byrne at Portrush

McIlroy bags new sponsor; 2028 Open date and venue complicated by clash with Olympics; Northern Ireland to get new £30m links course

Open Championship: Wayward McIlroy stays in the game as he grinds it out on gruelling day

McIlroy cards opening 70 to trail leaders by three shots as Portrush go-slow sees rounds taking close to six hours

Open Championship: Calamity Corner shows its teeth at windswept Royal Portrush

The par-3 16th hole can show its teeth – especially when the wind blows

Open Championship: Patience pays dividends as Shane Lowry opens with 70 at Royal Portrush

‘I’ve fought with this round of golf in my head for a few weeks now. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy’

‘We love you Shane’: Lowry’s swing breaks the Open silence as tens of thousands descend on Royal Portrush

Feeling around north Co Antrim course is miles away from the tensions which often grab summer headlines in Northern Ireland

Portrush digest: Second man Rose back in battle with McIlroy for Claret Jug

Rose lost playoff at Augusta in April, but says he was happy McIlroy made career Grand Slam

The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy will become the stuff of legend if he lifts the Claret Jug at Portrush

World’s best players are expecting a stern test at Dunluce links when tournament tees off on Thursday

Merch perfect for retail therapy at the Open

The tills didn’t stop ringing on Wednesday at the official shop in Royal Portrush

‘I had a little tequila there in Portugal’: Xander Schauffele returns Claret Jug ahead of Open

Recalling prolific Seve; MacIntyre eyes Major success; weather watch; word to the wise; and more

Bryson DeChambeau focuses on links test over Rory McIlroy rivalry as he arrives in Portrush

The Open: American, who has struggled with links courses in past, plans to be strategic at championship

‘I just want to have my best result in a Major and go from there’: Tom McKibbin on his hopes for the Open

Young star taps into Darren Clarke’s knowledge of the links as he seeks to build on good finishes at Dallas, Valderrama

Open Championship tee times: Pádraig Harrington and Tom McKibbin in first group to tee off in opening round

Darren Clarke and Shane Lowry to follow on Thursday morning before Rory McIlroy takes to the course in the afternoon

No flies on us as we look forward to new views of the Open

Francesco Molinari will have a new job to do after his rounds at Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy: ‘It’s nice to be able to accept adulation, even though I struggle with it at times’

Masters champion gets out early for his first look at Royal Portrush ahead of Open Championship

‘It is more fun to be involved’: Open golf score records down to two local women

Alison Algeo and Sammy Barry are chief recorder and chief scorer at the Portrush tournament

Open 2025: The five Irish players who will tee it up at Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy arrives on the back of a brilliant US Masters win, while Shane Lowry will hope to repeat his 2019 triumph at Dunluce links

Calamity Corner: Open players will want to steer clear of Royal Portrush 16th’s ‘card wrecker’ chasm

Royal Portrush’s most dramatic hole is its most unforgiving

There’s nothing casual about how The Open arrives at any venue but Portrush is better prepared than most

The Co Antrim seaside town hosted its first Open 74 years ago, when you could sneak in for free and send a postcard from the course

Rory McIlroy: ‘I feel very fortunate that I’m of the generation that I am in Northern Ireland’

McIlroy has a score to settle when he returns to the Antrim coast for next week’s Major

Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington tuning up for Portrush at Scottish Open

Shane Lowry, meanwhile, has been keeping himself busy on links courses

Fire inside burns brighter than ever for Pádraig Harrington after Senior US Open victory

Veteran Dubliner moves on towards the Open with an unyielding desire to keep improving

Paul McBride leads Open Championship regional qualifying at The Island

Malahide golfer cards three-under-par 69 to secure a spot at final qualifying for Royal Portrush

Rory McIlroy hoping Travelers Championship proves ‘perfect sort of chaser’ after testing US Open

World number two will be playing his last tournament in the US ahead of his build-up to Open Championship at Portrush

Rory McIlroy sees Open at Portrush as perfect time to climb the mountain again

McIlroy enjoys best round of the week at the US Open as he closes with three-under 67

UK officials pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry

Sources say bosses at R&A were quizzed about 2028 event

Rory McIlroy’s Grand Slam is ‘pretty scary’, says Xander Schauffele

But the world number three thinks attentions on McIlroy and Shane Lowry could help him at The Open

R&A ‘hopeful’ for future Portmarnock staging of The Open but says a lot of work still be done

The 153rd Open heads to Royal Portrush this year after commercially successful 2019 edition

Portrush busily preparing to host another memorable Open

The eyes of the golfing world will be on Royal Portrush and the economic benefit to the Co Antrim town and surrounding areas will be huge

‘It’s like getting advice from Yoda’: Min Woo Lee full of admiration for Irish caddie ‘Bo’ Martin

The first five-player play-off, and Golf Ireland’s new president

Sergio Garcia knocked back again but still has opportunity to reach Open

Love is in the air for Tiger Woods

Former biker gang member who served five years in jail secures spot at the Open in Royal Portrush

One-shot victory in New Zealand Open secures former prisoner a maiden title success

The Open tickets: Royal Portrush drives soaring demand for big golf events in Ireland this year

Royal Portrush isn’t the only place to be in a year in which several top tournaments take place on Irish courses

With 4,000 homeless kids in Ireland, why is the Minister for Housing trying to buy our votes with golf?

Darragh O’Brien clearly thinks there is no downside to him claiming credit for bringing the Open Championship to Portmarnock but it’s not a great look in the middle of the housing crisis

Bid to to bring Open championships to Portmarnock Golf Club takes significant step forward

An outlay of between €35m and €40m to be made in bid to secure both men’s and women’s tournaments

Portmarnock Golf Club may take swing at hosting Women’s Open

Club elected its first women members in 2022, paving the way for the R&A to consider it as an Open host

Leona Maguire braced for windy St Andrews challenge as she seeks Major improvement

Difficult weather could make for a challenging AIG Women’s Open in Scotland for Cavan golfer Leona Maguire and her compatriots Stephanie Meadow and Lauren Walsh

Jon Rahm calls for LIV golf event to be held in Ireland

The most likely course to host a LIV event in Ireland would be Donald Trump’s Doonbeg which was designed by LIV CEO Greg Norman

Open Championship could be played at Portmarnock under proposals to be considered by Government

Cabinet expected to be briefed on new major international sports events strategy

Shane Lowry sets target on Olympic medal after strong year in the Majors

Sixth-place finish at Troon continues the Offaly man’s best year on the PGA Tour as he looks forward to Open return to Portrush next year

Shane Lowry takes positive spin on Open experience despite Saturday woes

Irish golfer cards final round of 68 after 77 in tough conditions on Saturday proved very costly

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