When the Royal Portrush Golf Club was founded, it was called simply “the Country Club.” Starting in 1892, the club was renamed “the Royal Country Club,” and in 1895, it became the “Royal Portrush Country Club.” The changing names have to do with the British royal family, and the history of royal golf clubs.

Royal Portrush and the conditions in Northern Ireland have been a beast for the best golfers in a world to fight through, but entering the final 36 holes at The Open Championship, the No. 1 golfer in the world stands in the No.

At the time, they could not have known, but they were about to create what would become the only golf course outside Great Britain to host The Open Championship not once, but three times. As we approach the 153rd Open Championship,