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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British Open Winner Darren Clarke continues to dominate the headlines this morning on the front and back pages of the newspapers, as well as online and on TV.
He has jumped over 80 places in the world rankings to number 30, and as the third Northern-Irishman to win a major in the last year, (Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are the other two) he is now calling for the Open to be held in Northern Ireland in the near future, which the R+A are investigating.
He conducted a series of interviews back at Royal St George’s yesterday, and in several interviews seemed to be a little the worse for wear too – who can blame him…!
There’s a great montage of his best shots from the tournament on the BBC Website, while Sky Sports reports that Clarke nearly quit the game just a few months ago…
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