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Oxfordshire real tennis champion: Sport not 'cloak and dagger' • May 15, 2025, 9:08 AM ET (BBC)

Harcourt hotel group bookings triple for British Open in Antrim following McIlroy’s Masters win • May 4, 2025, 7:48 PM ET (Irish Times)

Scottish Open 2025: Rory McIlroy to play at Renaissance Club before Open Championship tilt • Apr. 30, 2025, 10:20 AM ET (BBC)

Trump Turnberry: Government says Open hosting decisions up to R&A • Apr. 30, 2025, 4:39 AM ET (BBC)

Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’ • Apr. 28, 2025, 4:16 PM ET (The Guardian)

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the Open Championship • the Open

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Tiger Woods • Nick Faldo • Phil Mickelson • Rory McIlroy • Jordan Spieth • Arnold Palmer • Padraig Harrington • Sam Snead • Nick Price • Greg Norman • Jack Nicklaus • Seve Ballesteros • Gene Sarazen • Gary Player • Harry Vardon • Peter Thomson • Ben Hogan • Bobby Jones • Lee Trevino • Joyce Wethered • Tom Watson • Walter Hagen • Bobby Locke • Sir Henry Cotton • Thomas Morris • John Henry Taylor • James Braid • Thomas Morris, Jr.

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Claret Jug golf Grand Slam tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open Masters Tournament British Amateur Championship United States Women’s Open Championship Women’s British Open Ryder Cup United States Amateur Championship Walker Cup Curtis Cup

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