Think your game suits the classic links-style golf? Want to try your hand on Calamity Corner? Or maybe just bask in the breathtaking coastal views? If any of those ideas have popped into your head ...

The scenic Northern Ireland links is hosting an Open for the second time in six years, but before that there was a 68-year drought. Bob Harig explores how Royal Portrush’s fortunes turned. PORTRUSH, ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy experienced that sinking feeling again on the first hole at Royal Portrush. OK, the returning hometown hero hadn’t hit his drive out-of-bounds this time.

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 ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Those slate gray skies, the ones tiptoing by in the west, sure seemed like they were going to skirt past. So as players left Royal Portrush after practice was suspended ...

Rory McIlroy (left) and Shane Lowry return to their native Northern Ireland for the final major of 2025. | Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images Golf’s final major of 2025 is here and figuring out the fan ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Shane Lowry is glad he doesn’t have to drive by his mural this week, which is located on the side of a house about a par 5 away from Royal Portrush and was unveiled a year ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — A mural of Shane Lowry holding aloft the claret jug adorns the side wall of a house just across the road from Royal Portrush. For the people in this part of Northern ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Maybe 2,500 steps into your round at Royal Portrush, depending on how you’re playing, the steps get a little harder. You’re trudging up yet another hill, maybe the sixth ...