RETRO: As the north coast gears up for The 153rd Open, we look at some memories of our own local golfers

Love it or loathe it, you can’t escape the fact that the Causeway Coast is a mecca for golfers.

All over the north coast, preparations are being made for the return of The Open championship to Royal Portrush Golf Club in July.

So we took a look back through the photographic archives of the Coleraine and Ballymoney Times at memories of some of our local golfers.

See who you can spot...

53. RETRO

HOLE IN ONE...Mrs Helen Creighton, Lady Captain of Bushfoot Golf Club, with Mrs Sharron Campbell who scored a hole in one in 2011. Photo: NI WORLD