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How the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush came to be
The Open Championship was last held in Northern Ireland in 1951 and the champion earned 300£ (or roughly $11,000 today). Max Faulkner surely cherished clutching the Claret Jug as he stood on the 18th green at Royal Portrush and the winner’s check was a welcome sight as well. However, when compared to the $1.8 million […]
Royal St George’s to host The 149th Open Championship
Royal Liverpool Video
I recently came across this video (click here to view) while doing some research on the three Royal courses in North West England. My Granddad, Willie Aitchison, can be seen caddying for Roberto Di Vicenzo in the 1967 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. I recall him telling me the story about this being the last time […]
The Open Returns to Royal St George’s
The British Open returns to Royal St George’s this year. It will be the 14th time the Championship will be played at what is the southernmost course on the Open rota. With legends of the game such as Harry Vardon (twice), Walter Hagen (twice), Sandy Lyle and Greg Norman being previous Open winners on the […]
