2027 Open Championship to be held at St Andrews

The Old Course at St Andrews has been confirmed as the host of the 2027 Open Championship.

The course maintains the five-year cycle of hosting the tournament it began in 1990.

The Old Course was due to host the 150th edition of the major in 2021, but that arrangement was changed by the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the cancellation of the 2020 event.

It did return in 2022 and will now take place there in 2027.

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The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews chief executive Mark Darbon said: "I'm looking forward to The Open's return to St Andrews every bit as much as the fans and the players.

"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.

"St Andrews generates a unique atmosphere for the fans and the players as well as providing an amazing spectacle on television and digitally for millions of viewers around the world."