Flamboyant Faulkner preferred fishing and farming to links life

The past in the world of professional golf was truly a foreign country. Portrush will be transformed into an international multi-millionaires enclave as the world’s top stars arrive for the staging of the Open Championship at the Dunluce Links this week. The championship will be staged at the links for the second time in the event’s history and for only the second time is staged at a venue outside of England or Scotland.

The big names competing for a prize fund of over $10m (€8.8m) will be accompanied by their teams of advisors and consultants and will likely include a contracted caddy, a swing coach, a personal trainer or strength and condition expert, at least one agent, a sports psychologist, a nutritionist, a putting coach, an equipment representative, and family members.