We could finally know where the 2028 Open Championship will be held in the coming weeks, with both Royal Lytham & St Annes and Royal St George’s viewed as favorites.
This year’s Open will be held at Royal Birkdale with a return to St Andrews in 2027, but with just over two years to go the host of the 156th Open Championship in 2028 is still unknown.
The Telegraph’s James Corrigan suggests both Lytham and St George’s are vying for favoritism for 2028 given recent history and the current Open rota issues.
The R&A has already spoken about the infrastructure issues at Turnberry, while they’re not keen on hosting The Open at the Ayrshire venue while Donald Trump is still a sitting US President.
And the recent news that the Genesis Scottish Open will be held at The Renaissance Club until 2030 appears to rule out Muirfield.
The two clubs are neighbors and it would cause huge logistical issues to host the two events in back-to-back weeks – while the famed links also has requested updates to make to the course to allow for expanded practice facilities and an increase in crowd numbers.
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With 16 Open Championships, only St Andrews on the current rota has hosted the battle for the Claret Jug more than Muirfield, but the wait for a first return since 2013 looks likely to go on a little longer.
Lytham has made structural changes including building a brand new hole to make…
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