The Open Championship is headed back to Scotland’s Carnoustie Golf Links in 2029, the R&A announced on Monday.
The 157th Open, scheduled for July 19-22, will be the ninth at the course and first since Italy’s Francesco Molinari won by two strokes in 2018.
The Old Course at St. Andrews and Royal Lytham & St Annes are scheduled to host the Open in 2027 and 2028, respectively.
“Carnoustie is a world-class championship venue where some of golf’s greatest players have lifted the claret jug and the return of The Open to these famous links after more than a decade will give fans the opportunity to be part of another memorable chapter in the championship’s history,” R&A CEO Mark Darbon said in a statement.
Other Open champions at Carnoustie include Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Tom Watson and Padraig Harrington. The 1999 Open at Carnoustie is best remembered for the collapse of French golfer Jean van de Velde.
“I speak on behalf of everyone associated with Carnoustie Golf Links when I say we are beyond proud that this famous venue has been selected to host the 157th Open,” Carnoustie COO Ross Blackadder said. “This is one of the greatest honors in golf and reflects the standing of Carnoustie as a world-class championship venue.”
Monday’s announcement means that Trump Turnberry’s wait to return to the rotation will stretch into the next decade. The Open was last played at Turnberry in 2009, five years before the Scottish course was purchased by the Trump Organization.
–Field Level Media
