Martin Dempster at Royal Portrush for Open media day
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00:00Hello, it's Martin Dempster, the Scotsman Golf Correspondent here, coming to you from Royal Portrush, a media day ahead of the 153rd Open here in July.
00:13It was announced today that the attendance for that event will be 278,000, which is 41,000 more than 2019 here, making it the second largest in the event's history.
00:28Many people, of course, will be here to watch Rory McIlroy, who lives an hour or so away.
00:36He had a disappointing miscut here in 2019. He's coming back a man on a mission and, of course, as a Masters Champion and just a sixth player to complete Golf's career Grand Slam.
00:52The course has been slightly extended since 2019, when Shane Lowry won, of course.
00:58A couple of new tees have been added and, really, what a tremendous setting this is on the Antrim Coast.
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