“I was a one-time champion. Two-time champ sounds a lot better,” said Gotterup, whose father Morten is a five-time New Jersey state amateur champion.

The galleries were five thick around Royal Portrush's ninth green and cries of 'Bring it Home Rory' filled the Causeway Coast air as Northern Ireland's favourite sporting son went about his business ...

That the Northern Irishman walked off the 18th green on one under par, only three shots off the lead and very much in the mix for his second Open title, 11 years after his first, was a victory in its...