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The British return to St Andrews in 2027

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It is not a surprise, but the Royal & Ancient announced that The Open would take place in St Andrews in 2027. And that it would celebrate a birthday particular.

The Royal & Ancient Club of St Andrews (R&A) has announced that the British Open will return to the cradle of golf for the first time since a record number of 290,000 spectators attended the 150th edition in 2022, a historic event whose culmination was the remarkable performance of Cameron Smithwho signed a final card of 64 on the Old Course To raise the famous Claret Jug.

It will be the 31st time that this legendary course will welcome this event, seven times more than the nearest site – Prestwick.

A historic tournament in more ways than one

It is not surprising because the British Open returns to St Andrews every five years, but the coincidence is happy and one can imagine that the R&A would have forced it if this had not been the case: 2027 will also mark an important birthday for the oldest major golf tournament, since it will be 100 years that the amateur Bobby Jones won The Open in St Andrews, six strokes ahead and retaining its title acquired the previous year at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

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“There is something incredibly special in the fact that the British Open is disputed on the Old Course and so many great champions have walked these fairways since the first edition in 1873commented Mark Davonwho became the new director general of R&A last month, in a press release. St. Andrews is the cradle of golf and generates a unique atmosphere for spectators and players, while offering an incredible show on television and online for millions of viewers worldwide. It will once again be a significant event on one of the most important and most historic sites in sport, and we will do everything in our power so that it is a memorable experience for all the people concerned. »»

A last goodbye for Tiger Woods?

The announcement also means that Tiger Woods could have a new chance of playing the Old Course, which he has long called his favorite journey. When he played there in 2022 -and he received moving farewells after a failed cut -he assumed that it was probably his last British. Three times winner of the event, including two in St Andrews, he will then be 51 years old.

Photo : Andrew Redington / Getty Images via AFP


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