A good tee shot allows the player to decide whether to lay up short of the cross bunkers or go for the contoured green. The first of the par 3s is one of the high points on the golf course, with a ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy’s walk up the 18th hole at Royal Portrush six years ago was the cruelest of sneak previews. A chance to see what it might look like, what it might ...