The R&A has announced that the 155th Open Championship will head to St Andrews, marking The Open 2027 as the return to the ‘Home Of Golf’.
St Andrews Hosting The Open 2027
The famous Old Course at St Andrews has been confirmed as the host of the 155th Open Championship in 2027.
The R&A (Royal & Ancient) announced on Thursday afternoon that The Open 2027 will head back to St Andrews, thus maintaining the five-year cycle the Old Course has as an Open Championship venue.
St Andrews Golf Links has played host to The Open more than any other course in history. The Old Course has played host to the only major golf event on British soil on 30 occasions, comfortably ahead of Prestwick with 24.
Now, St Andrews can prepare to host The Open for the 31st time in 2027 after being officially confirmed as the 155th Open Championship venue.
The 150th Open Championship was the last time the major was played at St Andrews. On that occasion in 2022, it was Australian player Cameron Smith who came out on top, just ahead of American Cam Young and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy.
The announcement of St Andrews as The Open 2027 venue means it is also poised to host the event in 2032 and 2037, maintaining its five-year cycle.
Before the 155th Open, the event first heads to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland this year, before heading to Royal Birkdale in 2026. Then it will be the turn of St Andrews again for The Open in 2027.
Timeless. Iconic. Legendary.
The 155th Open will be played at St Andrews in 2027. pic.twitter.com/JKosH92kKl
— The Open (@TheOpen) January 23, 2025
Jack Nicklaus: ‘If You’re Going To Be A Player That’s Remembered, You Must Win At St Andrews’
With the 155th Open Championship heading to St Andrews in 2027, R&A chief executive Mark Darbon had this to say on the official announcement:
“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.”
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus, the 18-time major championship winner and three-time Open champion, famously said: “If you’re going to be a player that’s remembered, you must win at St Andrews.”
Time will tell who will win The Open 2027, but the best golf betting sites will likely have the usual suspects of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele amongst the pre-tournament favourites.
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