01-05-2025
Dublin edges closer to hosting The Open Championship as Portmarnock Golf Club members pass major vote
THE prospect of Dublin hosting The Open Championship received a major boost on Wednesday evening.
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Members voted on Wednesday night in favour of huge changes to the course in order to meet R&A standards if the course is to host a future Open Championship
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The 2019 R&A Amateur Championship was hosted at Portmarnock Golf Club
The North Dublin course hosted the 2019 R&A Amateur Open Championship.
And the possibility of hosting a men's major moved a step closer last night after members overwhelmingly approved key course changes necessary to meet R&A standards required to host an Open Championship.
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The Open has only been staged outside England and Scotland on two occasions, both at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
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First in 1951, and more recently in 2019 when
The historic Dunluce Links is also
The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush is set to become the second best attended in history, with almost 280,000 fans having snapped up tickets for the final major of the year.
According to a report in the Irish Independent, 90% of Portmarnock members voted in favour of altering the course layout.
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The vote clearly points towards members being in favour of any potential move.
Among the proposed modifications are converting the second hole from a par-four to a par-three.
The will also adjust the tee and green locations at the fifth, and reordering the finishing stretch by turning the current 17th into the 18th, and the existing 18th into the opening hole.
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Attention will now turn to both the Dáil and tournament organisers, the R&A.
