British Open Championship Returns to St Andrews in 2027

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Cameron Smith Wins The 150th Open Championship Old Course St Andrews
Cameron Smith walks on the 18th hole during Day 4 of The 150th Open at St Andrews Old Course on July 17, 2022 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How via Getty Images)

The 2027 British Open Championship will be contested on the iconic Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland, the R&A announced on Thursday.

It will mark the 31st time that the world’s oldest golf tournament will be held at the Old Course, one of the most famous courses in the world, and the first time since Aussie Cam Smith rode an historic final round to claim victory at the 2022 Open.

It will also mark one-hundred years since amateur Bobby Jones triumphed in The Open at St Andrews with a six-shot victory to retain the title he won at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

“There is something incredibly special about The Open being played on the Old Course and so many of the great champions have walked these fairways since the first staging here in 1873,” R&A CEO Mark Darbon said in a news release.

Widely regarded as the ‘Home of Golf’, the Old Course at St Andrews first hosted an Open Championship in 1873 when the 13th edition of the tournament was played over an 18-hole course for the first time.

This year’s British Open will be played at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, July 17-20, while the 2026 edition will be contested at Royal Birkdale in England.

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