Portrush passes Open test and awaits swift return
Northern Irish venue ticks all the boxes and could host the Open again in five years
22 July 2019 - 13:58
Portrush — It took 68 years for the British Open to return to Royal Portrush and after a memorable week of golf, with Irishman Shane Lowry triumphing amid emotional scenes, it is hard to imagine anything but a swift return to the Northern Irish links course.
From the huge crowds for the first day of practice, through to the joyous celebrations on Sunday, Portrush embraced the Open with a bear hug as tight as Lowry’s with his father on the 18th...
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