Safe to say, we’ve got a soft spot for the strange, the muddy, and the magnificently bonkers. And so does resident writer Philip, who reckons nothing says “British culture” quite like chasing dairy ...

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British Open was used in 1914 when Harry Vardon won for the record sixth time. The Open left the island Great Britain for the first time in 1951 when it came across the Irish Sea to Royal Portrush.

The Open Championship began in 1860 when Willie Park Sr. defeated seven other golfers at Prestwick in Scotland. When the “British Open” began is a little less clear.

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PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Collin Morikawa can take solace in not being the only person to refer to golf's oldest championship by its unofficial name.

Collin Morikawa can take solace in not being the only person to refer to golf’s oldest championship by its unofficial name.

“If you go back in history, the home territory of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews is the British Isles, basically,” he said in a recent interview.

The best UK holiday destinations are found all around Britain too, from north to south. There are the Hebrides in Scotland, offering wild, remote beauty, and the Cotswolds, whose enchanting rural ...