Guardian: Portrush In The Pole Position For 2025 Open Championship

It would be a speedy return by R&A standards, but 2019 Open Championship host Royal Portrush is in the “pole position” to stage it again in 2025, reports The Guardian’s Ewan Murray.

While insiders at the R&A and the club insist no formal agreement is yet in place for 2025, Portrush is understood to be at the front of the queue as background talks proceed positively.

This year’s Open will take place at Royal St George’s, 12 months later than originally scheduled because of the pandemic. The 150th Open is scheduled for St Andrews in 2022, with Royal Liverpool and Royal Troon to host in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The R&A could be in a position to announce the 2025 host course this summer, with current focus understandably on the landscape for Royal St George’s.

Amazing for a course that Chief Inspector Dawson said for so long just would not work!