Historic return

As The Open 2019 returns to Royal Portrush in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, for the first time in 68 years, we have unveiled a special-edition postbox honouring the legendary Championship in the town centre.

Royal Mail is also marking the 148th Championship with a postmark, appearing on stamped mail on 15 and 16 July.

Royal Portrush Golf Club is home to one of the best and most challenging links golf courses in the world. The Open is golf’s original Championship, played on the most famous links courses in the UK and one of the four major championships in professional golf. Every July, the world’s best golfers compete for the oldest trophy in golf, the iconic Claret Jug, and the title of Champion Golfer of the Year.

The 148th Open will be the largest ever sporting event to be held in Northern Ireland.  Unprecedented demand for tickets led to The Open being sold out on Championship Days for the first time in its history.

The postbox is located on Main Street in Portrush town centre and decorated with facts and graphics relating to The Open. The postbox will be decorated for the duration of the tournament.

Neil Armit, chief commercial officer at The R&A, the ruling authority of golf throughout the world, said: ‘The Open is one of the world’s great sporting events and we are delighted that Royal Mail is celebrating the Championship’s historic return to Royal Portrush with a specially designed commemorative postbox to be situated in the town.’