Thanks for reading (ed. the comparisons between Portrush and KGK) – some pictures are shown below including Tiger Woods on the 1st tee on Friday, Shane Lowry on the big screen, wet marshalls on the 18th after it's all over) ?
Yes, for example the short 13th hole has a run-off area like many of KGK's holes.
It was mentioned in the newspapers that Portrush was in the top 3 among Open rota courses (along with Birkdale & St Andrews).
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