Should The Open go to Ireland (ROI)?

[Ethan]

There is nothing in the rules that prevent it, is there?

If so, where should it go? Probably has to be east coast for transport reasons, so Portmarnock, European Club or Baltray (Co. Louth)? Portmarnock is the obvious choice.

If they could do Kerry, Ballybunion, Tralee and Waterville would be great, Lahinch not too far. Doonbeg is non grata along with Turnberry so long as Trump owns them. The Donegal and Connemara courses are too remote and hard to get to.

 

[Val]

Talk about a can of worms moving the "British" Open to Ireland ?

 

[davemc1]

Any decent parklands over there?

 

[IanM]

Any other countrys' Opens you think should be in another country?

Not in any any rules, so I guess the US Open could go to Mexico or Peru.

 

[BubbaP]

Talk about a can of worms moving the "British" Open to Ireland ?

Recall this coming up before. The yanks can think of it like this...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

 

[HomecountiesJohn]

No. The Open Championship is the crown in the British jewel and should stay as it is. There’s enough top courses for it to be shared around equally.

 

[evemccc]

No

 

[Parsaregood]

No it’s a British tournament & ROI isn’t part of Britain. I don’t even think it should be held in NI as I believe Ireland should be a united country but that’s another issue

 

[Jimaroid]

Yes, it has the courses, the fans and the player appeal of holding it.

Ireland is one the British Isles so all this talk of it not hosting the British Open is daft.

And of course it’s The Open anyway, never the British Open unless you’re trying to make a flawed nationalistic argument.

 

[Parsaregood]

Ireland is a British isle ? Since when ?

 

[chrisd]

Absolutely no!

 

[Jimaroid]

Ireland is a British isle ? Since when ?

Since 2 billion years of geology.

 

[KenL]

It's a no from me.

 

[Parsaregood]

Since 2 billion years of geology.

It’s a separately governed country that has a different passport and all manner of things, it’s not part of Britain

 

[Jimaroid]

It’s a separately governed country that has a different passport and all manner of things, it’s not part of Britain

Irrelevant. Show me the rule where the course needs a passport.

 

[Parsaregood]

Irrelevant. Show me the rule where the course needs a passport.

It’s held by the r&a is widely known around the world as the British open and should never be held outside Britain. Does a person from roi feel British ? Why don’t we hold it in France ? Why not hold the Irish open in Scotland? I would call on a boycott of the r&a if this was even considered.

 

[Ridgeman]

It’s held by the r&a is widely known around the world as the British open and should never be held outside Britain. Does a person from roi feel British ? Why don’t we hold it in France ? Why not hold the Irish open in Scotland? I would call on a boycott of the r&a if this was even considered.

While I fully agree that it shouldn't go to Eire, (not even sure it ever should have gone to England but thats another matter). However how exactly could we boycott the r&a? Ignore the rules of golf perhaps.

 

[Jimaroid]

It’s held by the r&a is widely known around the world as the British open and should never be held outside Britain.

Keep digging that hole. The R&A are a worldwide authority, explicitly disallow use of the word British in all open related media and communication and have actively worked to promote the Open as not “British” but simply as The Open or The Open Championship.

The Open has always evolved. There was a time when it being held in England was considered outrageous.

 

[Ethan]

It’s held by the r&a is widely known around the world as the British open and should never be held outside Britain. Does a person from roi feel British ? Why don’t we hold it in France ? Why not hold the Irish open in Scotland? I would call on a boycott of the r&a if this was even considered.

It is only called The British Open, wrongly, by Americans, many of whom think Scotland is part of England. It is actually The Open Championship and could be held anywhere in the R&A's jurisdiction.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

No, no and no. It's a different country, game over.

Not even a discussion (except that we are on a forum and so we are making it one )