Ahead of its staging of the 153rd Open Championship next year, Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of a new general manager.
Following the previous General Manager John Lawler’s move to take up a similar role at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon, the County Antrim club will welcome his replacement on December 2 when Danny Campbell takes up his duties.
Campbell, who was Commercial Director of the St Andrews Links Trust from 1999-2023, arrives at Portrush from a US golf clothing company. He is currently Chairman of St. Leonards School, a co-educational day and boarding school in St Andrews, which also runs a golfing academy for young people.
A keen four-handicapper, Campbell has more than 20 years of experience as a Senior Executive at St Andrews, where he was responsible for delivering the St Andrews experience to over 3,000 local club members, and the thousands of visitors who play there every year.
He also worked closely with The R&A in negotiating four Open Championship host venue agreements, as well as the Senior Open, the Walker Cup and three Women’s Open Championships.
