Quick Hits....

"I suppose this is just about the world's worst kept secret" – R&A CEO Peter Dawson, announcing that the British Open will be held at Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush as early as '19. It would mark only the second time that the British Open has not been held in England or Scotland. The '51 Open was played at Portrush (MIRROR.co.uk, 6/16).

“I don’t think people mind paying for sports. As long as you’re getting the right value proposition” – Turner Sports Ad Sales Senior VP/Sponsorship Integration & Business Development Will Funk, on networks passing along the costs of rising sports rights fees to consumers (BROADCASTING & CABLE, 6/16 issue).

"I would say I was an athlete first, a student second" – Former Vanderbilt football player Chase Garnham, during testimony today in the Ed O'Bannon v NCAA trial (USATODAY.com, 6/16).