Open Championship

‘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

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