In the trophy cabinet in the clubhouse at Royal Portrush golf club the Claret Jug is waiting. She points out two others – that of Fred Daly, a Royal Portrush member who won the Open in 1947, and Max Faulkner, who triumphed in 1951, the last time the competition was held at Royal Portrush. Royal Portrush – in the seaside town of the same name on the north Co Antrim coast – is the only club in Ireland ever to have hosted the Open. Even without the Open, Portrush is busy during the summer, yet even early in the morning the pavements are crowded with people on their way to the Open. A turning point came in 2012 when Royal Portrush was given the opportunity to host the Irish Open at short notice.

Source: The Irish Times July 16, 2019 00:56 UTC