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...

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Prizewinners of 2010 season at Ballycastle Golf Club pictured at their annual presentation dinner. Included is Captain Carroll Nicholl and Immediate Past Captain Susan Crawford. Photo: NI WORLD

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THANKS JOHN...Portstewart Golf Club's course manager Bernard Findlay with John Nelson and Club President Bertie McAuley pictured at John's retirement lunch in 2010. Photo: NI WORLD

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Michael Brolly, and Shane Phillips, at Portstewart Golf Club in 2010. Photo: NI WORLD

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Kirk, Conal, John and Brendan Loughrey pictured during the Owen Roe Golf Classic at Portstewart Golf Club in 2010. Photo: NI WORLD

Causeway Coast Coleraine