The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy ‘got everything I wanted but the Claret Jug’ on Royal Portrush return
Rory McIlroy was determined to soak it all in this time. Six years ago, when the Open Championship returned to…
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The Open 2025: Scottie Scheffler completes dominant win at Royal Portrush
Less than one hour after he teed off on Sunday afternoon Scottie Scheffler had effectively won his first Open Championship…
The Open 2025: Scottie Scheffler four clear heading into final round at Royal Portrush
McIlroy had hit the fewest fairways of anyone to make the halfway cut. His success rate of 32.1% over the…
The Open 2025: Six-hour rounds at Royal Portrush lead to more discussion about slow play
As the day wore on, the length of time spent on the course increased and the afternoon groups were the…
The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy three back as Matt Fitzpatrick shares lead at Royal Portrush
The last Englishman to lift the Claret Jug was Sir Nick Faldo, at Muirfield in 1992. But with six players…
The Open 2025: The ex-bike gang member competing at Royal Portrush
For Peake – who began playing golf aged 10 – being a “bikie” was like having a “hobby that you…
Saturday tee-times ‘tweaked’ due to Portrush band parade, R&A say
Mark Simpson BBC News NI community correspondent Getty More than 70 bands and about 2,000 people are due to be…
The Open 2025: ‘McIlroy’s got it going, you need to see this’ – Rory’s record 61 at Royal Portrush told by those who were there
When he set his own record, Evans remembers feeling the nerves as he reached the 18th needing a par to…
The Open at Royal Portrush: How Scottie Scheffler’s putting fortunes were turned around
When world number one Scottie Scheffler reached out to one of golf’s most sought-after putting coaches in September 2023, he…
The Open 2025: Rory McIlroy says Portrush win would be ‘just as emotional’ as Masters triumph
McIlroy, who finished second at last year’s Irish Open at Royal County Down, admits he did not feel prepared for…