In 2019, it was the first-ever sold-out Open. It was a hugely significant moment for Northern Ireland after a troubled past.

Prices may have leveled off, at least for a while, but that’s not entirely a negative. Royal Caribbean cruises remain an incredibly good value when compared to, say, a week at Disney World or a week on a Disney cruise ship.

Queen Letizia of Spain switched up her style with a boho chic royal blue tiered dress with fringing. She wore the unexpected dress to a presentation of Royal dispatches of employment at Escuela Naval on July 16 in Marin, Spain. Letizia has shown herself to be a fashion-forward royal with a number of trendy looks in the last few months.

Northern Irishman Darren Clarke, the 2012 Open champion who is a longtime Portrush member, was speaking generally of the course but he might as well have been speaking specifically of Calamity Corner when he said, “There’s no place like it. It’s brutal and beautiful – often at the same time.”

Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton was named the host of the 2026 women's national championship by Golf Canada on Wednesday.

The Royal Navy says HMS Queen Elizabeth is undergoing the equivalent of a car MOT after six years that has included a global deployment to the Indo-Pacific in 2021 and a series of NATO operations in European waters. The time in dry dock will allow engineers to inspect and improve systems inaccessible when the ship is afloat.

Royal Caribbean’s deal to purchase the Port of Mahahual (Costa Maya) has closed, meaning the cruise brand is now in control of the port.