The R&A has announced that The 155th Open will be played at St Andrews from 11-18th July 2027.
The Championship will return to the home of golf for the first time since a record-breaking 290,000 fans attended The 150th Open in 2022, a historic occasion that culminated in Cameron Smith producing a remarkable final-round 64 over the world-renowned Old Course to lift the famous Claret Jug.
Neil Coulson, chief executive of St Andrews Links Trust, said: “We’re delighted to be working with The R&A, Scottish Government and VisitScotland to see The Open return to St Andrews in 2027. The 155th Open will be the 31st occasion the Old Course has hosted this great Championship.
“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,” said The R&A Chief Executive Mark Darbon. “St. Andrews is the home of golf and it generates a unique atmosphere for the fans and the players.”
The 150th Open at St Andrews generated over £300 million in economic benefit for Fife and Scotland through driving tourism and providing income for local businesses and communities, as well as showcasing the country to a global television audience of over 80 million
Many of the greatest names in the history of golf have lifted the famous Claret Jug and been crowned Champion Golfer of the Year at St Andrews, including JH Taylor, James Braid, Bobby Jones, Peter Thomson, Bobby Locke, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.
St Andrews has hosted the competition every five years since 1990 with one exception – in 2020 – when Royal St George’s had the honour so the Old Course could stage the 150th edition the following year.
However, the Covid-19 pandemic meant the Claret Jug was again contested on the Kent coast in 2021 before the championship returned to Fife in 2022.
This year’s Open Championship will be contested at Royal Portrush, with next year’s edition to be held at Royal Birkdale.
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