Golf's big names enjoy 'sport's most famous bench'
Sitting proudly on the sixth tee at Royal Portrush, with views of the beach below and coast for miles either side, it has gone viral at this year's Open.
Some of the sport's biggest names - including Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm - have all been pictured resting up at the back end of the course.
The inscription reads: "Jim McDowell - from just a few of his many golfing friends to mark the occasion of his 70th birthday".
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