The 154th Open Championship can be returning to the Lancashire golf coast in simply three years time after the R&A introduced that the 2026 renewal of the championship is to be performed at Royal Birkdale Golf Membership in 2026.
The enduring Southport hyperlinks has hosted The Open on ten earlier events, the final of which was in 2017 when Jordan Spieth got here out on prime following a closing spherical duel with Matt Kuchar. The American joined a celebrated roll of Champion Golfers at Royal Birkdale, together with Peter Thomson, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson, Ian Baker-Finch, Mark O’Meara and Padraig Harrington.
Martin Slumbers, CEO of The R&A, stated: “Royal Birkdale is a world class championship venue and its excellent hyperlinks will as soon as once more present the world’s greatest males’s skilled golfers with a troublesome however truthful check of their abilities and capabilities as they compete for the Claret Jug.
“It has produced many memorable moments which are woven into the story of this historic Championship, together with a dramatic closing spherical in 2017 when Jordan Spieth received for the primary time. We stay up for one other big day in three years and it will likely be fascinating to see which participant will emerge to affix a listing of famend Champion Golfers to have received at Royal Birkdale.”
Andrew Maxwell, Captain of Royal Birkdale and Chairman of the Championship Committee, stated, “We’re thrilled and honoured to have been chosen because the host venue for The Open in 2026. Royal Birkdale Golf Membership has a wealthy historical past with The Open having hosted it ten occasions beforehand. We stay up for welcoming the world’s greatest golfers to our magnificent course and offering them with a real check of hyperlinks golf. The Membership is already working arduous to make sure that The Open in 2026 can be an unforgettable occasion for gamers, spectators and followers across the globe.”
This yr’s Open Championship will get underneath method at Royal Liverpool Golf Membership subsequent week, whereas the 2024 renewal is being held at Royal Troon in Scotland, earlier than transferring on to Royal Portrush in Northern Eire in 2025.
