Should The Open go to Ireland (ROI)?

[BubbaP]

The reference to the PGA Championship was made because whenever a discussion arises regarding Majors there is usually someone who suggests that there should be a fifth, or that the PGA championship is the lesser of the four and could be easily moved to another country, something that I suspect the PGA of America would be quite reluctant to see happen.
As for your main point, The PGA of America might disagree with you regarding their title if you were to call them the US PGA and their Championship generally goes without a prefix as it was the first, being inaugurated in 1916.
This is similar to calling The Open the British Open.

https://www.pga.org/

Yeah that's all fine, & I never refer to The Open as anything else, but you sort of missed the point (which I later acknowledged potentially wasn't that well made).

The PGA of America, are representing the country of the US.
So when you stated:
"In the same way that there is no good reason for moving the PGA Championship, which is run by the PGA of America, to anywhere but America."

Did you mean anywhere but the US, or anywhere but America?

Hosting the PGA Championship in say Canada or Mexico might not be that different a question to the one posed in the OP. Hence seeking the clarification.

Anyway back to Ireland....

 

[Ethan]

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.

The crown in the jewel?

 

[ger147]

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.

No.

 

[jim8flog]

It gets played in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. Next?

It has never been played in Wales so maybe they should get priority over Ireland.

 

[IanM]

R&A have made regular inspection trips to Porthcawl. Lots of gorse removed to aid spectator movement.....watch this space.

I think that a late bid from a 9 holes in Belgium has been rejected!

 

[Imurg]

R&A have made regular inspection trips to Porthcawl. Lots of gorse removed to aid spectator movement.....watch this space.

I think that a late bid from a 9 holes in Belgium has been rejected!

As if the Open would go to Belgium

 

[HankMarvin]

What a stupid question.

 

[Beezerk]

Let's have the US Open in Canada, yeah that will work ?

 

[Pin-seeker]

It’s a no for me.

 

[Pin-seeker]

What a stupid question.

I’ve seen stupider answers ?

 

[Ethan]

What a stupid question.

The forum rules preclude a frank answer.

 

[Sweep]

Should the Irish Open be played in Britain?

 

[BubbaP]

Should the Irish Open be played in Britain?

Well I'd answer no to that one, but it doesn't seem especially relevant. The OP's question wasn't should the Scottish Open or English Open, or Welsh open be played in Ireland.

I'd lean towards should it, probably no. Could it, yeah I think it could. If the organisers of The Open Championship felt there were sufficient business/commercial reasons to do so.
Pretty unlikely for the foreseeable. I'm another that would quite like Wales to have it.

 

[Ethan]

Should the Irish Open be played in Britain?

Well, it has been played in NI. Does that count?

 

[Baldy Bouncer]

I suppose the question is why would you want to take The Open to Ireland? What benefit is there?
Better courses, by what measurement is any course in Ireland so much better than anything in the UK?
More vociferous and knowledgeable fans. Equal perhaps, but is that enough of a lure to warrant moving it.
A change of scenery? You could start a thread on here titled "Which course is worthy of being included on The Open rota" and receive two dozen plausible responses. All within the UK.
The fact is, there is no good reason for moving The Open away from the (currently) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island. In the same way that there is no good reason for moving the PGA Championship, which is run by the PGA of America, to anywhere but America.

 

[Golfnut1957]

I'd like to blame spell checker, but I'd probably be lying, just call me dumb.

 

[evemccc]

I think there is only 1 course that could be added to the rota and that is Porthcawl. There are plenty of good enough courses but they don't have either the length or the road/accommodation infrastructure.

Having played Royal Porthcawl this summer, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved it....and I went expecting a great experience but the reality exceeded it ??

 

[Ethan]

I suppose the question is why would you want to take The Open to Ireland? What benefit is there?
Better courses, by what measurement is any course in Ireland so much better than anything in the UK?
More vociferous and knowledgeable fans. Equal perhaps, but is that enough of a lure to warrant moving it.
A change of scenery? You could start a thread on here titled "Which course is worthy of being included on The Open rota" and receive two dozen plausible responses. All within the UK.
The fact is, there is no good reason for moving The Open away from the (currently) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the same way that there is no good reason for moving the PGA Championship, which is run by the PGA of America, to anywhere but America.

PGA of America consider holding Championship outside the US.

 

[Robster59]

Why Ireland in particular? Why not France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc? Because although it is just called The Open, it is still The (British) Open. It may be there in sub text, but that's what it is.

 

[davidy233]

Should be in Scotland every year - St Andrews or Carnoustie - where the R&A are based