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A Royal Course Prepares to Star at the British Open Again

The town of Portrush in Northern Ireland will host the event for the first time since 2019.

Cars parked on the street alongside a house with a mural of Shane Lowry holding the claret jug.

Driving into the town of Portrush, host of this week’s Open Championship, you’re greeted by a mural on the entire wall of a house that features two things: a smiling cherubic face — albeit one with a bright, ginger beard — and the claret jug, one of the oldest trophies in golf.