The Northern Ireland links is hosting an Open for the second time in six years, but before that there was a 68-year drought. Bob Harig explores its evolution.

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.

Is Scottie Scheffler the overwhelming favorite? Is Rory McIlroy's game rounding into form? We look at five storylines to watch this week at the Open Championship.

While Rory McIlroy’s Masters triumph earned him a long-awaited career grand slam, a home Open Championship win at Royal ...

Rory McIlroy missed the cut when The Open was last played at Royal Portrush in 2019; McIlroy plays in Northern Ireland for ...

But nobody should ever mistake artificial intelligence for being sappy. USA TODAY Sports canvassed five major AI programs ...

The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, the epic site of Irishman Shane Lowry’s dominant win in ...

The year was 2019. After a 68-year gap, the R&A took the Open back to Royal Portrush. The influence of major winners from ...

It is hard to judge precisely what the benefit might have been to Rory McIlroy of a ­second near-dawn circumnavigation of Royal Portrush, save for the joy it brought early risers on the Antrim coast.

Scottie Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three years. He is No. 1 in the world and no ...

Who will win the 153rd Open Championship? Our experts dive into all the twists and turns of the year's final major ...