Northern ireland

October 29th, 2026

Report: Tiger Woods’ design team to build £30 million course in Northern Ireland, the country’s first new course in more than 100 years

Galgorm Collection, Northern Ireland, TGR Design, Tiger Woods

July 17th, 2025

Open Championship 2025: R&A chief confirms talks with Donald Trump’s son over challenges for return to Turnberry

Future hosts of the Open Championship were a hot topic during Wednesday’s pre-tournament press conference at Royal Portrush, with new R&A CEO Mark Darbon addressing numerous options, from Trump Turnberry’s possible return to the feasibility of a groundbreaking edition at Portmarnock Golf Club in Ireland.

July 16th, 2025

Open Championship 2025: How hosting a major dramatically changed Ireland’s world image

What has been the true impact on Northern Ireland of Royal Portrush being on the Open Championship rota? We spoke to several industry leaders.

July 15th, 2025

Open Championship 2025: The secret message behind Shane Lowry’s house-sized mural outside Royal Portrush

The mural isn’t merely a tribute to Lowry’s Open Championship victory at Royal Portrush in 2019, but a monument to something far more enduring.

July 15th, 2025

Open Championship 2025: After huge letdown at Portrush in ’19, Rory McIlroy returns with different outlook

Last week and this week represent at “14-day chunk” for McIlroy that will be the highlight of his northern summer. After that, it’s another reset, with the goal of peaking again for the Ryder Cup.

April 15th, 2025

Masters 2025: Watch Rory McIlroy’s Northern Ireland home club erupt with ‘tears of joy’ after his final putt

September 9th, 2021

R&A names Royal Portrush host of 2025 Open Championship

The rapid six-year gap between Opens is nothing like the wait from 1951 to 2019 and a further endorsement of the triumph of that staging two years ago.

July 20th, 2021

Reports: Open Championship likely to return to Royal Portrush in 2025

While nothing is official, multiple reports in the UK and Ireland last weekend hinted that the R&A is leaning towards returning to Royal Portrush after the Northern Ireland course hosted most recently in 2019.

July 22nd, 2019

The Open 2019: Shane Lowry, the talented ‘little fat lad with glasses’, is now Champion Golfer of the Year.

No one else was within six shots of the new “Champion Golfer of the Year”.

July 19th, 2019

The Open 2019: Watch Graeme McDowell take anger out on golf bag as his potentially special round falls apart

Not even all the local knowledge in the world could help this Portrush native avoid the disaster that lurks at every corner in this Open Championship.

The Open 2019: This Nike mini-doc will have you emptying your bank account on Rory at Royal Portrush

The Open 2019: Why this Open is not a British Open