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BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
The Open 2025 golf: The Rory McIlroy effect and a boost for Northern Ireland's reputation
Organisers of The Open golf championship at Portrush delivered a highly successful event in a land scorched by recent sporting collapse of plans to host matches in football's Euro 2028 tournament in Belfast damaged Northern Ireland's reputation in the world of spectacular pictures and smooth running of The Open at Royal Portrush have helped to regain some of the reputational ground which was was a roaring success rather than a Rory success.A home-grown winner would have been an added bonus but there was no McIlroy miracle on the final could catch the runaway leader, Scottie Scheffler. The American golfer is number one in the world and he proved Scheffler was not the only winner. It was a triumph too for Royal Portrush golf course and the championship organisers, the R&A (Royal & Ancient). Almost 50,000 spectators a day watched the four days of competition. The temperature was warm and so was the atmosphere. There were some sudden bursts of heavy rain but few were perturbed, apart from the Australian golfer Jason Day who branded it the "craziest" weather he had ever even had a pop at weather presenters claiming they get it wrong "all the time".Perhaps downbeat Day should have concentrated on his own job. He had to leave the tournament on Friday after failing to make the of the 70 golfers who made it through to the weekend was the young Swedish player Ludvig every shot was watched by three superfans who wore Sweden football shirts and flat green hats with a miniature golf ball and flag on Leif and Martin enjoyed Northern Ireland and said they would love to come back for more sport. It is global events that really boost the economy and prestige of a country or part of the Tour de France cycling race has been explored but the brakes were subsequently island of Ireland has tried to host the Rugby World Cup but that bid was kicked into touch. One of the main reasons Northern Ireland struggles to attract major sporting events is that it does not currently have a stadium with more than 20,000 is a long and complicated history to this, which involves sport, politics and does not need a stadium to host a global event. It needs a world class course and Royal Portrush ticks that box. 'Like a big music festival' The Swedish visitors were very Ahlgren Kvist, 38, an engineer from Malmö said: "It's my first Open ever and it's been fantastic. We've been staying in Belfast and going to Portrush by train."It's like a big party. I explained it to some of my friends back home who are not into golf, it's like a big music festival but instead of listening to music, you go and watch golf basically. You have a few beers and have fun." With 278,000 spectators in total over the eight days of practice and competition, there were some Portrush restaurant was accused of price hiking. There was also a large band parade in Portrush on the penultimate evening, at almost the same time as golf fans were were teething problems with one of the park-and-ride sites on the third day of threat of industrial action affecting bus and rail travel on two days of the championship may have reduced the number of fans booking public by whatever means they could use, the fans all got to the course and the majority of them followed one player – Rory McIlroy. When the Holywood golfer eagled the 12th hole on Saturday, the Rory roar could be heard from beyond the the end, there was no fairytale finish for the local hero, in spite of raucous support, including from actor Jamie Dornan. He spoke for millions of fans when he told the BBC: "It's the Rory show and we're all just desperately wanting him to play well."He did play well, despite huge expectation weighing on his 36-year-old shoulders, but just not well him, it is hard to imagine Portrush would have hosted two Open championships in the past six years. When is The Open next in Portrush? So will The Open return to the north coast? Nothing has been confirmed but the early 2030s looks is estimated that the Northern Ireland economy will receive an economic windfall of more than £200m thanks to the 2025 championship at Royal is another dividend. The sporting world has been reminded that Northern Ireland is a great place to host sporting is priceless.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
The Open Championship 2025: Explaining cut line rules for British Open
Eighteen holes of golf are in the books at Royal Portrush Golf Club, and that means The Open Championship has reached Cut Day for the 156-player field. So, who is missing the cut line? And how many? That is the question that will soon be answered as second-round competition resumes in Northern Ireland on July 18 starting with the first group hitting the links bright and early. REQUIRED READING: Open Championship 2025 projected cut line: Live tracker from Royal Portrush Using the USA TODAY Sports projected cut line tracker, some of the top golfers in the world are projected not to make it to the weekend, including Bryson DeChambeau, Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, Ludvig Aberg, Justin Thomas and Viktor Hovland, to name a few. Here's what to know about the cut line rules at The Open: How many golfers make the cut at The Open? Those that finish in the top 70 — including ties — following the second round of competition will make the cut line at The Open Championship. The Open cut line rules Noted above, the cut line at the 2025 Open Championship is those who finish in the top 70, including ties, following the second round of competition at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. Additionally, the "10-shot rule," where those within 10 shots of the lead after the opening two rounds will make the cut line, is not in use. The cut line at The Open is different than some of the other majors on the PGA Tour schedule, as the U.S. Open has a cut line of top 60 and ties, while the Masters has a cut line of the top 50 and ties. Only the PGA Championship has those who finish in the top 70, including ties, make the cut line. When is 2025 Open Championship? Full schedule Dates: Thursday, July 17 – Sunday, July 20 Where: Royal Portrush Golf Club (Antrim, Northern Ireland) The 153rd edition of The Open Championship began on Thursday, July 17 and runs through Sunday, July 20 at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The Open Championship: Explaining cut line rules for British Open
The Irish Sun
18-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
How Wimbledon hero Andy Murray could enter qualifying for The Open – but must pay £200 fee
ANDY MURRAY could qualify for golf's Open Championship next year. The two-time Wimbledon champion retired from tennis last summer after a legendary career. 3 Andy Murray could try and qualify for next year's Open Credit: Alamy But since hanging up his racquet, he has dusted off his golf clubs instead. And he has enjoyed a Murray, 38, shows not signs of slowing down in his pursuit of getting to scratch. He READ MORE ON THE OPEN And if he can get his handicap to 0.4 - and stump up the £200 fee - he could enter regional qualifying for next year's 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. Ex-Premier League footballers Jimmy Bullard and Peter Odemwingie both gave it a go in 2025 but did not progress. But Ryder Cup hero Ludvig Aberg threw his full support behind Murray's golf game. The Swede, 25, said: "He brings it up really nicely with the hands. Most read in Golf CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "The club face is quite neutral, so it's not going to be biased whether he hits a draw or a fade. "Considering it's someone who played tennis at this level, it's pretty stinking good. Awkward moment fart noise stuns Open commentators into silence before pair burst out laughing The Open 2025 ONE of the most anticipated Opens in years is finally here. Can THE OPEN 2025 LIVE - Follow all the latest updates from Royal Portrush TIPS AND FREE BETS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW... The Open 2025 schedule and tee times TOP STORIES... "In any sport or any profession, whether it's golf or tennis or something else, you need to spend time on it. "The technique of golf is quite tricky, naturally, so you do need to spend a lot of time on it." Aberg - who shot a four-under 67 to move to -2 after round two of The Open - added to the "Man, I was impressed! "They told us to be as honest as we can but I just didn't know what to say. "I think he's going to be able to play really good golf in the future." 3 Ludvig Aberg was singing Murray's praises after watching his swing Credit: Getty 3
Scottish Sun
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
How Wimbledon hero Andy Murray could enter qualifying for The Open – but must pay £200 fee
ANDY MURRAY could qualify for golf's Open Championship next year. The two-time Wimbledon champion retired from tennis last summer after a legendary career. 3 Andy Murray could try and qualify for next year's Open Credit: Alamy But since hanging up his racquet, he has dusted off his golf clubs instead. And he has enjoyed a stunning year on the course by getting his handicap down to a reported 1.9. Murray, 38, shows not signs of slowing down in his pursuit of getting to scratch. He beat Carlos Alcaraz in their three-match mini-series during the Spaniard's run to the Wimbledon final. READ MORE ON THE OPEN HARRY PUTTER Thomas tries casting spell on ball in desperate attempt to nail birdie putt And if he can get his handicap to 0.4 - and stump up the £200 fee - he could enter regional qualifying for next year's 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. Ex-Premier League footballers Jimmy Bullard and Peter Odemwingie both gave it a go in 2025 but did not progress. But Ryder Cup hero Ludvig Aberg threw his full support behind Murray's golf game. The Swede, 25, said: "He brings it up really nicely with the hands. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "The club face is quite neutral, so it's not going to be biased whether he hits a draw or a fade. "Considering it's someone who played tennis at this level, it's pretty stinking good. Awkward moment fart noise stuns Open commentators into silence before pair burst out laughing "In any sport or any profession, whether it's golf or tennis or something else, you need to spend time on it. "The technique of golf is quite tricky, naturally, so you do need to spend a lot of time on it." Aberg - who shot a four-under 67 to move to -2 after round two of The Open - added to the Daily Mail: "Hey, that swing was really good! Like it was really, really good! "Man, I was impressed! "They told us to be as honest as we can but I just didn't know what to say. "I think he's going to be able to play really good golf in the future." 3 Ludvig Aberg was singing Murray's praises after watching his swing Credit: Getty
The Sun
18-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
How Wimbledon hero Andy Murray could enter qualifying for The Open – but must pay £200 fee
ANDY MURRAY could qualify for golf's Open Championship next year. The two-time Wimbledon champion retired from tennis last summer after a legendary career. But since hanging up his racquet, he has dusted off his golf clubs instead. And he has enjoyed a stunning year on the course by getting his handicap down to a reported 1.9. Murray, 38, shows not signs of slowing down in his pursuit of getting to scratch. He beat Carlos Alcaraz in their three-match mini-series during the Spaniard's run to the Wimbledon final. And if he can get his handicap to 0.4 - and stump up the £200 fee - he could enter regional qualifying for next year's 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. Ex-Premier League footballers Jimmy Bullard and Peter Odemwingie both gave it a go in 2025 but did not progress. But Ryder Cup hero Ludvig Aberg threw his full support behind Murray's golf game. The Swede, 25, said: "He brings it up really nicely with the hands. "The club face is quite neutral, so it's not going to be biased whether he hits a draw or a fade. "Considering it's someone who played tennis at this level, it's pretty stinking good. "In any sport or any profession, whether it's golf or tennis or something else, you need to spend time on it. "The technique of golf is quite tricky, naturally, so you do need to spend a lot of time on it." Aberg - who shot a four-under 67 to move to -2 after round two of The Open - added to the Daily Mail: "Hey, that swing was really good! Like it was really, really good! "Man, I was impressed! "They told us to be as honest as we can but I just didn't know what to say. "I think he's going to be able to play really good golf in the future." 2
