Royal Portrush Golf Club

The Royal Portrush Golf Club was founded in 1888 as The County Club. It became The Royal County Club in 1892 under the patronage of the Duke of York and assumed its present name in 1895 under the patronage of the Prince of Wales.
County Antrim
Royal Portrush hosted the inaugural Irish Open Amateur Championship in 1892, followed by the first Irish Professional Championship in 1907.