Tuesday, December 24Sports. Travel. Events

Tag: Northern Ireland

Men’s golf major: The 153rd Open Championship 2025

After its hugely successful staging of the 148th Open Championship in 2019, Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, will host the 153rd Open in 2025. The fourth and final men’s golf major championship of the 2025 season is set to take place from 17-20 July.  The Open generated more than £100 million for the economy of Northern Ireland in 2019 and the event also saw Irishman Shane Lowry become the Champion Golfer of the Year and lift the famous Claret Jug. Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, said: “We could not be more thrilled to be bringing The Open back to Royal Portrush in 2025. There will be huge excitement among golf fans around the world to see the best men’s players facing the challenge of this magnificent links once again. The Open in 2019 wa...
Read More

Antrim Coast Half Marathon 2024

The Clearer Water Antrim Coast Half Marathon will take place on 25 August 2024 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. A flat and fast half marathon course, the race is one of the fastest half marathons in the world. Starting at the Chaine Memorial tower, the half marathon course sweeps through Larne town before moving onto the iconic Antrim Coast Road. See more at antrimcoasthalfmarathon.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clCk9nj5vyk  
Read More

Men’s golf: Horizon Irish Open 2024

The Horizon Irish Open, a tournament on the men’s golf DP World Tour (European Tour), will return to Northern Ireland in 2024. Taking place at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, from 12-15 September 2024, this will be the fifth edition of the Irish Open to be held in Northern Ireland.  Voted No.1 in the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses by Golf Digest magazine in 2017, 2018 and 2019, Royal County Down is located in one of the world’s “most naturally beautiful links settings” in the Murlough Nature Reserve, said Discover Northern Ireland. For ticket information and hotels see: Tickets: europeantour.com Hotels in Newcastle, NI: Expedia | Hotels.com | LastMinute.com     Editor’s note: Sports Tourism Media works with a number of affilia...
Read More
Links, lochs and isles: Hebridean Princess to host UK ‘golf cruise’ in 2024
27Jul By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Holidays & Trips, Scotland, Sports Travel

Links, lochs and isles: Hebridean Princess to host UK ‘golf cruise’ in 2024

For one week only in September next year, the Hebridean Princess cruise ship will treat golfers to an awe-inspiring Gaelic links, lochs and isles “golf cruise” in Scotland and Northern Ireland.  The Hebridean Island Cruises' luxury liner, which is part of the PoB Hotels collection, accommodates just 48 guests. Taking place from 10-17 September 2024, the golf cruise will start and end in the town of Oban, which is known as the “gateway to the Isles”. Guests will enjoy seven nights on board the Hebridean Princess and the trip includes two gala dinners.  Available for golfers of all abilities, many of the courses are set in spectacular rolling sand dunes with stunning coastal views. “The added benefit is that nobody needs to be an expert to enjoy this wonderful cruise,” Hebridean Islan...
Read More

Golf: 2023 ISPS HANDA World Invitational

Castlerock Golf Club will join Galgorm Castle Golf Club as co-host venue for the ISPS HANDA World Invitational from 17-20 August 2023. A tri-sanctioned golf event between the DP World Tour, LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour, the World Invitational in Northern Ireland features two separate tournaments for men and women professionals, who will compete on the same courses at the same time. Every player will play one round at each venue over the first two days, before all the weekend action takes place at Galgorm Castle once the cut falls after 36 holes. 2022 winners Ewen Ferguson and Maja Stark (Image: worldinvitational.golf)  
Read More
Sport in Northern Ireland: events, activities and things to do
21Aug By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Events, Guides, Holidays & Trips, Sports Travel

Sport in Northern Ireland: events, activities and things to do

Northern Ireland's most famous landmark is The Giant's Causeway, but the country is also a giant in the world of golf and the great outdoors. With more than 100 courses, golf is a major attraction for travellers and there’s also plenty of other outdoor activities such as walking, hiking and biking.  For Game of Thrones fans there’s the chance of shooting medieval arrows using ancient bows while experiencing archery at Winterfell Castle. If archery isn’t your thing then why not tour the GoT film locations on a bike?  Top sporting events in Northern Ireland in 2021 Antrim Coast Half Marathon - When: Sunday 29 August - Where: Larne, Northern Ireland - Website: antrimcoasthalfmarathon.com  Lap The Lough - When: Sunday 29 August - Where: Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the Republic of Irela...
Read More
The Open 2019: 237,750 attend golf major at Royal Portrush
17Jul By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Sports Business, Sports Travel

The Open 2019: 237,750 attend golf major at Royal Portrush

The 148th Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will see a crowd of 237,750 attend the golf major in July - a record for a championship held outside of St Andrews in Scotland.  Organisers of the British golf major have announced that this year’s attendance will beat the 237,000 who went to St Andrews in 2015 and the 235,000 at Royal Birkdale in 2017.  The attendance at St Andrews in 2000 - 239,000 - remains the highest with Royal Portrush now in second place. Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, said: “This is a huge week not just for The Open but for golf as well. We are making history with a record attendance for a Championship staged outside of St Andrews and the levels of excitement among fans this week have been phenomenal. “I said last year that big time sport ne...
Read More

SPORTS EVENTS CALENDAR

View Calendar