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British Open at Portrush starts with an Irish cheer. That's how the last one ended
ROYAL PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND, JUL 17 – Nearly 280,000 fans attended the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush, marking the second highest turnout in tournament history and spotlighting Irish golfers as crowd favorites.
- On Thursday, the British Open at Royal Portrush started with a packed grandstand and cheering, Padraig Harrington hit the opening shot into the wind off the North Atlantic.
- This is only the third time Royal Portrush has hosted The Open since 1951, a club dating to 1888, with the tournament returning to Northern Ireland for the first time since 2019.
- Nearly 280,000 tickets sold made this the second best attended Open, the forecast is mixed, and attendees ranged from actor James Nesbitt to US Ambassador Warren Stephens.
- Xander Schauffele, defending Open champion, aims for consecutive wins, Rory McIlroy is star attraction, and the final group finishes around 9:30 p.m.
- The championship tees off at 6:35 a.m., launching the sport’s 'longest day', and players will tackle the renowned Dunluce Links.
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Scheffler makes bright British Open start before McIlroy takes centre stage
World number one Scottie Scheffler made a fine start to the British Open with a three-under par round at a rain-swept Royal Portrush on Thursday before home favourite Rory McIlroy began his tournament in front of huge crowds.
CONTRIBUTOR'S VIEW - Loran Smith:
With the Open championship-taking place at Royal Portrush this week, I have been flashing back to 2019 when Shane Lowry, an Irishman with a plentiful beard, won the British championship and electrified all of Ireland—including Northern Ireland, which had gone through so much conflict. The “Troubles” lasted almost 30 years but peace and compatibility made that becoming strip of land in County Antrim a fitting host for the 148th Open championship.…
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