The 153rd British Open at Portrush generated €318.3m in economic benefit for county Antrim and its environs, up 180pc from 2019. Direct economic impact totalled €99.7m with €49.6m in Causeway Coast and Glens.
Global exposure produced €217.1m in destination marketing compared to €42.4m euro in 2019. Daily spending by spectators increased 134pc nationally and 100pc regionally with 59.5pc attendees from outside the county.
Attendance reached 278,000 spectators the highest for a non-St Andrews Open surpassing 237,750 in 2019.
Mark Darbon , Chief Executive of The R&A, shared “This remarkable economic benefit figure of more than £280m demonstrates the huge value The Open brings to the regions in which it is staged.”
