Rory McIlroy confident of a weekend charge in The Open at Royal Portrush - A second-round 69 left the home favourite three under and within five of clubhouse leader and former champion Brian Harman.

At the time, they could not have known, but they were about to create what would become the only golf course outside Great Britain to host The Open Championship not once, but three times. As we approach the 153rd Open Championship,