Take a look at the 14 Open Championship venues, nine of which are still part of the rotation.
The 14 Open Championship Venues
The Open returns to Royal St George’s (opens in new tab) this year, one of nine courses on the rota.
There are eight others across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with the tournament returning to St Andrews for 2022.
There are five ‘forgotten’ Open venues which no longer host the tournament, they include Prestwick which held the first ever championship.
Here we take a look at all 14 of the current and former Open Championship venues.
The 14 Open Championship Venues:
Current venues –
St Andrews
Arguably the most famous golf course in the world, St Andrews (opens in new tab) with its rich history, has been an Open Championship venue since 1873.
It is such an integral part of the Open that the Old Course hosts the tournament every five years.
In 2015, Zach Johnson won a playoff against Marc Leishman (opens in new tab), and Louis Oosthuizen.
In 2022, the Old Course will host the tournament’s 150th edition.
Muirfield
Muirfield (opens in new tab) has been part of the Open Championship rotation since 1892 and has had some of the finest golfers to play the game win on its grass.
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, and most recently, Phil Mickelson have all won the Claret Jug there.
Royal St George’s
Royal St Georges plays host to this years edition of the event, with a number of different winners claiming the Claret Jug at the famous venue.
In 2011, Darren Clarke picked up an emotional victory here, whilst in 2003, Ben Curtis was a 500-1 winner at Royal St Georges!
Having hosted its first Open in 1894, it will be staging its 15th edition of the Major championship.
Royal Liverpool
After a near 40 year hiatus, the Open returned to Royal Liverpool (opens in new tab) in 2006 with Tiger Woods winning for the second consecutive year.
Rory McIlroy won the most recent edition in 2014 by two strokes over Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler.
Royal Liverpool will play host to the 2023 Open Championship.
Royal Troon
Royal Troon (opens in new tab) has hosted the Championship nine times, the most recent of which was 2016 where Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson duelled for the title.
Troon has one of the shortest and greatest holes of all the Open venues in the form of the 123 yard par-3 known as the ‘Postage Stamp’.
It will play host to the 2024 Open Championship.
Royal Lytham and St Annes
Royal Lytham and St Annes (opens in new tab) is one of the…
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