The final major tournament of the year is on a rotation of nine courses.
Like three of the other majors, excluding the Masters, the Open is played at a different golf course each year. However, the Open chooses each year's course based on a rotation that includes nine courses along the coasts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The current rotation includes Royal Troon, Royal Portrush, Royal Birkdale, the Old Course at St. Andrews, Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Royal St. George’s, Muirfield, Carnoustie and Royal Liverpool.The 2024 British Open is being held at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland this year for the 10th time in its history. The course was created in 1878.
Royal Troon first hosted the Open Championships in 1923, then most recently in 2016. Some notable wins at the course include Arnold Palmer's second Open title in 1962 and Tom Watson's fourth win in 1982. Six Americans have won in the previous nine Opens held at Royal Troon. Swede Henrik Stenson won at Royal Troon in 2016.Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will host the Open just for the third time in course history.
Royal Birkdale first hosted the Open in 1954 as Australian Peter Thomson won his first of five Open titles there. He later won his fifth at Royal Birkdale in 1965. The course most recently held the major tournament in 2017 when Jordan Spieth won his pivotal Open title. Out of the 10 previous times the Open has been played at Royal Birkdale, six of the winners have been repeat Open champions. Arnold Palmer won his first Open title there, while Tom Watson won his fifth title there in 1983.Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News.
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