For Rory McIlroy, Royal Portrush will always be the place where, at the age of 16, he broke the course record in stunning fashion, grabbing the attention of the golfing world.
History, he hopes, can repeat itself as he bids for major number five.
"There, I didn't - I hit it on the run, missed it and if I look back on today, it's the shot I'm disappointed with the most".
He said the return of the Open was testament to the journey Northern Ireland has been on in recent decades.
Lowry, who won the Irish Open as an amateur 10 years ago, had a one-shot lead over a group that ranged from major champions Sergio Garcia and Webb Simpson to Bob MacIntyre, the 22-year-old Scot making his major championship debut. "One of the reasons why I'm playing less tournaments this year is that I can hopefully prolong my career, and be out here for a little bit longer". "But for that round, I do".
"I know what I'm doing around here". And I fought through it. That's just the nature of the procedure that I had.
"It felt normal to me".
DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city
He was cared for by a nurse until he left by bus for Goma on Friday. "We are dealing with the 60 contacts we have now", he said. The Ebola outbreak has killed almost 1,700 people in Congo and two others who returned home to Uganda while sick.
"To be able to have this tournament here again, I think it speaks volumes of where the country and where the people that live here are now". It's the first time McIlroy's Northern Ireland homeland has hosted the tournament since 1951, the flawless place for the world's No. 3-ranked golfer - and pretournament favorite - to snap his five-year majors drought.
"It would obviously mean the world to me to win, just like winning at Hoylake meant the world", said McIlroy after finishing well down the field at the Scottish Open on Sunday.
"I was going to enjoy myself all week", Clarke said.
'The difference here compared to others on the rota is that the ball repels off the greens a lot. I can't devote the hours to practice like I used to.
In theory, playing in the afternoon should be more comfortable for Woods, who has struggled when facing unseasonably cold weather at the last two majors. "And wasn't hitting it very solidly". But he pulled one back on the seventh and another on the ninth to go out in 3-over 39. At the 1951 Open Championship, Bobby Locke played into the hollow left of the green at the ridiculously hard par-3 named Calamity in all four rounds. Bombs were going off quite frequently. It was beyond the realms of possibility.
"There's always nerves. If any professional golfer tells you they haven't got nerves when you start a tournament, you're in the wrong job".
"Will there be tears? No". Back fusions and cold days in Northern Ireland don't seem like a recipe for success. The only thing I was sort of anxious about was that the course is going to change, the setup for an Open might be different. But at the same time, they're all good guys, I like them all.
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