Good news for fans of golf in Northern Ireland – moves to play a European Tour event at Royal Portrush were boosted after the Stormont Executive said it would provide “substantial financial backing” were such a tournament to be held.
Darren Clarke‘s Open win at Sandwich has led to renewed hopes that the major event could return to Northern Ireland for the first time since 1951.
However in the short-term, the Irish Open could move north as early as 2013.
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