The British Open is heading across the Irish Sea for the first time in nearly 70 years, with Royal Portrush announced Tuesday as the 2019 venue for golf's oldest major championship. Royal Portrush staged the British Open in 1951, when Max Faulkner of England lifted the claret jug. The push to bring the Open back to Northern Ireland gained momentum after three players from country - Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy - won majors since 2010. More...