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

Erskine, the club’s then-secretary of 35 years—who many credit with bringing the Open to Portrush—was waiting for a defining moment. Some visual cue from the universe to signify the accomplishment that Portrush, after decades of political turmoil on the island of Ireland before a peace in 1998, had enticed the R&A back to this part of the world.

Royal Portrush is not only open to visitors, but its yearly membership dues are what the average American golfer spends on public tee times.

Here are 10 players poised to contend at the year’s final major championship, which will be hosted at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but it's not on the island of Great Britain. So why is it hosting the “British” Open this week?

An epic major year that’s seen one of the greatest of this generation complete the Grand Slam, the best golfer in the world add ano