Staging The Open golf championship at Royal Portrush in County Antrim generated more than £280m of economic benefit to Northern Ireland, studies have shown. Research by Sheffield Hallam University ...

The Open Championship will add a dramatic new wrinkle in 2026 with the introduction of a one-spot Monday qualifier, giving 12 players a last-minute opportunity to earn the final place in The 154th ...

Follow the 137th Open Championship all week on GOLF CHANNEL. Click for our TV schedule! The following is a timeline of the Open Championship, dating all the way back to 1860. 1860: Willie Park, Sr.

The R&A group of companies was formed in 2004 to take on The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews’ responsibilities for governing the Rules of Golf, staging The Open, golf’s original championship ...