Inside the five-star luxury hotel where Rory McIlroy stayed during The Open
McIlroy grew up in Holywood, a town outside of Belfast, which is about an hour away from the famous Dunluce Links.
But the five-time major champion decided to stay close to the course for this year's Open Championship - and he could not have gotten any closer than the Dunluce Lodge.
Overlooking the fourth fairway of Royal Portrush, Dunluce Lodge was officially opened this year, just in time for the 153rd Open Championship. (Image: Instagram: Dunluce Lodge) (Image: Instagram: Dunluce Lodge)
Owned by a US-based investment group, the five-star hotel has 35 suites, a state-of-the-art spa, and its own onsite nine-hole putting green, among its many amenities.
Rooms at the plush hotel are typically available €400 to €1,100 per night, depending on room type and demand, and they also offer a private lodge with eight suites, where McIlroy and his family are thought to have stayed.
Built at a cost of over €17 million, the new hotel aims to capitalise on a surge in golf tourism in the area following the Open Championship.
Posting a photo on social media of McIlroy along with hotel staff, Dunluce Lodge said: "What an unforgettable week. It was an incredible honour to host Rory McIlroy and his family at Dunluce Lodge during The Open. (Image: Instagram: Dunluce Lodge) (Image: Instagram: Dunluce Lodge)
"Welcoming one of golf's all-time greats, just steps from Royal Portrush Golf Club was truly special for our entire team.
"Thank you, Rory, for choosing to stay with us. We hope it felt like home."
McIlroy enjoyed a hero's welcome at Royal Portrush as huge crowds followed him around the course all week.
The Holywood man threatened to get his hands on the Claret Jug once again, but he and the rest of the field ultimately had no answer to Scottie Scheffler, who dominated the major championship from start to finish.
McIlroy said after the championship: "It's been an awesome week. I've gotten everything I wanted out of this week apart from a Claret Jug, and that's just because one person was just a little bit better than the rest of us.
"It's been an amazing week. I feel so thankful and just so lucky that I get to do this, I get to do this in front of this crowd.
"Hopefully I'll have one or two Opens left here, if the R&A decide to keep coming back, probably one while I'm still competitive and another one while I'm more grey than I already am.
"It's just been incredible to come back here and to play and at least feel like I had a chance today going out there. Just an awesome week."
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