Government ‘open to engaging with the club to assess whether support would be required’
Portmarnock hosted the Walker Cup in 1991, when Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley were part of the Britain and Ireland team and the US team included Phil Mickelson and David Duval. Photograph: David Cannon/Getty ImagesPortmarnock Golf Club have been in contact with the R&A regarding a possible future hosting of the Open Championship and the Women’s Open.
In a statement from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the move was described as having “clear potential for sport and tourism on the island of Ireland. open to engaging with the club to assess whether Government support would be required to underpin a bid by the club to host such events.
“The Department assesses each request for support to a major event on its own merits. In particular, it is imperative to ensure that economic, participation and sports benefits are derived from any state investment. Should a request for such support be received from Portmarnock Golf Club we will ask our officials to engage positively with such a request.”
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