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2021

St Andrews

11 - 18 July 2021

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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

The likes of Willie Park Snr and Old Tom Morris could never have imagined what The Open would become when they played in the 1st Championship at Prestwick in 1860, with a field of just 8 players.

Now, 161 years, and 149 Opens later the home of golf will host The 150th Open at the Old Course, St Andrews. On what is sure to be a historic Open with record crowds, the world’s greatest players will descend on Fife to try and capture the Claret Jug.

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The 150th Open at the Home of Golf

The Home of Golf, the home of great Champions. The 150th Open will be played on the historic links of The Old Course for the 30th time.

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Bobby Jones on the 17th tee of The Old Course, 1927

Bobby Jones at The Old Course starters hut, 1927

Crowds gather around the scoreboards outside The R&A clubhouse, 1927

The legendary Bobby Jones wins The Open at St Andrews, 1927

Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player prepare to tee off, 1964

Icons of the game, 1970

Doug Sanders putt to win The Open slides by the hole, 1970

Jack Nicklaus triumphs in a play-off over Doug Sanders, 1970

Seve Ballesteros claims victory at St Andrews, 1984

The late Payne Stewart tees off on the 18th, 1990

The greatest crowds in golf gather at the home of golf, 1990

Nick Faldo achieves every golfers dream, to win at St Andrews, 1990

An ecstatic Costantino Rocca after holing from the valley of sin, 1995

John Daly wins The 124th Open beating Costantino Rocca in a play-off, 1995

Jack Nicklaus waves goodbye to the home of golf, 2005

Tiger Woods wins his second Open and his second at the Home of Golf

Louis Oosthuizen shocks the golfing world, cruising to a 7 stroke victory, 2010

The King waves goodbye to The Old Course, 2015

Tom Watson in his final Open appearance at St Andrews, 2015

Zach Johnson win in a play-off to join an elite list on St Andrews Open winners, 2015

The 150th Open

Grey wave with golf field on background

The Open at St Andrews

1873

Tom Kidd becomes hometown Champion

1876

Martin, a St Andrews caddie and assistant to Old Tom Morris, declared the winner

1879

Jamie Anderson claims third consecutive win

1882

Three in a row for the Musselburgh champion

1885

Second Open victory for Bob Martin

1888

Jack Burns win The Open after scorecard correction

1891

Hugh Kirkaldy beats brother Andrew

1895

JH Taylor was victorious in the first 72-hole Championship played at St Andrews

1900

Taylor romps to second Old Course victory

1905

Braid escapes the railway to capture second Open

1910

Record fifth Open victory for Braid

1921

Hometown hero wins... for America

1927

Jones becomes first amateur to win back-to-back

1933

Four consecutive 73s helps Shute to Open win

1939

Dick Burton secures last pre-war title for Britain

1946

Sam Snead takes first post-war title

1955

Peter Thomson starts the Australian challenge

1957

Bobby Locke wins in final green drama

1960

Kel Nagle captures the centenary Open

1964

Tony Lema sweeps to victory

1970

Jack Nicklaus triumphs in a play-off over Doug Sanders, 1970

Jack Nicklaus triumphs in a play-off over Doug Sanders, 1970

Sanders and Nicklaus contested The Open’s first 18-hole play-off

1978

Nicklaus claims his second Home of Golf title

1984

Seve Ballesteros 1984 St Andrews

Seve Ballesteros 1984 St Andrews

“It was the happiest single shot of my life.”

1990

Nick Faldo achieves every golfers dream, to win at St Andrews, 1990

Nick Faldo achieves every golfers dream, to win at St Andrews, 1990

Flawless Faldo sets record at the Old Course

1995

John Daly wins The 124th Open beating Costantino Rocca in a play-off, 1995

John Daly wins The 124th Open beating Costantino Rocca in a play-off, 1995

Daly wins with power and precision

2000

Tiger Woods wins his first Open, by 8 strokes at St Andrews, 2000

Tiger Woods wins his first Open, by 8 strokes at St Andrews, 2000

Tiger Woods wins the millennium Open in magnificent style

2005

Woods claims his second Open title at St Andrews

2010

Louis Oosthuizen shocks the golfing world, cruising to a 7 stroke victory, 2010

Louis Oosthuizen shocks the golfing world, cruising to a 7 stroke victory, 2010

Louis Oosthuizen wins by seven strokes

2015

Zach Johnson triumphs on the Old Course

Champion Golfers at St Andrews

1954
1955
1956
1958
1965

1901
1905
1906
1908
1910

1894
1895
1900
1909
1913