'No decision yet' on Antrim hosting Open Championship

The R&A have denied a report that the Open Championship will be staged at Royal Portrush in Co Antrim in 2018.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2013 - 14:06

The R&A have denied a report that the Open Championship will be staged at Royal Portrush in Co Antrim in 2018.

Portrush is the only course outside England or Scotland to have staged the Open, with Max Faulkner lifting the Claret Jug there in 1951.

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