With the Open Championship returning to Northern Ireland next year for only the second time in its 159-year history, the province enjoys a choice of courses entirely disproportionate to its size. Anyone who believes that Royal Portrush is the total of the island’s offer is sure to be very pleasantly surprised
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Written by Mike Wilson
Photography by Northern Ireland Tourist Board
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WHERE IS IT?
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