The scenic Northern Ireland links is hosting an Open for the second time in six years, but before that was a 68-year drought.

The Open Championship began in 1860 when Willie Park Sr. defeated seven other golfers at Prestwick in Scotland. When the “British Open” began is a little less clear.

Erskine, the club’s then-secretary of 35 years—who many credit with bringing the Open to Portrush—was waiting for a defining ...

Three-time major champion Scottie Scheffler says sport is not fulfilling and he doesn’t see need to inspire next generation.

Tommy Fleetwood has been one of the world’s best players for nearly a decade. But he has somehow never won a single PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament.