The Open: Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke feature in new ‘This is Open Country’ documentary ahead of Royal Portrush | Golf News
Ireland’s past success at Open is celebrated in a new special documentary before this year’s competition at Royal Portrush, available on Sky Sports.
While the biggest names in the world golf course descend to Royal Portrush for the last male major of the year, live Sky Sports Golf From July 17 to 20, ‘It is an open country ‘ Charter The previous winners of Ireland of the Blaret jug.
England has produced only one winner since Tony Jacklin won the 1969 competition and Scotland – which houses so many large open sites – produced only two winners at that time, but the island of Ireland won five jugs in Bordeaux over the past 20 years.
Shane Lowry, Rory McILroy, Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington all appear in the new special documentary
The open is the oldest and potentially the most difficult of the four majors in golf, with the weather and the classes demanding the two factors, although those of Ireland have had regular success.
Padraig Harrington won successive 2007 editions and Darren Clarke won the 2011 competition, while Rory McILroy won in Royal Liverpool in 2014 and Shane Lowry was the Golfer Champion of the year when Royal Portrush organized for the last time in 2019.
Only the United States – the greatest golf power in the world – can match Ireland’s main success at the opening in the past two decades, the new documentary offering access to a rare interview with the four former winners of the Blaret jug.
“ Is is open country ‘travels through Ireland to understand what transformed these four men of young boys on the golf course at the top of the open classification, translating their four trips to a major success.
A Shane Lowry wall was painted in a house in Portrush before the open
They share all their personal trips to victory and bring their historic victories back, with the captain of Ryder Cup, Paul McGinley, the big winner Graeme McDowell and the five -time champion of the Open Tom Watson among the contributors.
The one hour documentary produced by award -winning Irish filmmakers for Golf Channel – in association with R&A and in partnership with Tourism Ireland – and is shown on Sky Sports Golf.
How can I look on Sky Sports?
This is open country will be presented exclusively on Sky Sports Golf and now on July 10, the documentary is then repeated several times in the coming weeks and available on demand. (Sky Sports Golf Timeings below the change of change).
July 10 – 7 p.m.
July 15 – 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.
July 16 – 9 p.m.
July 18 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Who will win the open? Look at the last male major of the year throughout the week live on Sky Sports? The live cover of the opening round begins Thursday from 6:30 am on Sky Sports Golf. Distribute open and higher sport without a contract.
