The original version of this story was published on July 16, 2019, ahead of The Open Championship’s return to Royal Portrush in 2019. With The Open back at Portrush this year, the article was updated ...

Rory McIlroy has returned to Portrush, where his biggest challenge will be navigating the pressure of being the most popular ...

The Masters champion and Northern Ireland native played by himself early Monday at Royal Portrush, seeing the course for the first time since 2019.