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151st Open Ticket Ballot
How can I purchase tickets for The 151st Open?
The Ticket Ballot for The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool has now closed. All ballot applicants will be notified of whether or not their application has been successful across August and September. If you would like to enquire about Hospitality Experiences, please contact Hospitality@TheOpen.com.
Tickets will not be available to purchase for the event on the day at the gates and all complimentary under 16s tickets must be applied for as part of the ballot process.
When will I know if I have been allocated tickets in the Ticket Ballot?
All applicants will be notified via email once the Ticket Ballot application process has been completed in August and September. Please ensure your email address is kept up to date, following the closure of the ballot application process, please contact Tickets@TheOpen.com if you need to update this information.
How do I pay for tickets if I am successful?
Successful applicants will be sent an email with instructions on how to pay for your tickets. You will be directed to login to the My Account via TheOpen.com and follow the link to ‘See Details & Pay’. You will need a valid debit or credit card to proceed. Tickets will only be confirmed once full payment has been received along with a confirmation email. No payment was taken at the point of application.
Is there a discount for paying with a Mastercard?
Yes, enter the code MASTERCARD151 at the checkout page and pay with a valid Mastercard to receive a £5 discount on the value of your order.
When will I receive my tickets?
Tickets for The 151st Open will be available for digital download to a smartphone, approximately 2-4 weeks prior to the Championship next year. In the meantime, please ensure you keep your confirmation email as proof of purchase.
My payment was interrupted – what does ‘In Progress’ mean?
Your reservation will show as a ‘Sale’ ‘In Progress’ for 30 minutes after an attempted, or interrupted, payment. Once 30 minutes has passed, you will be able to re-attempt payment. Please be advised that you will receive a confirmation email within an hour of successful payment. If you are not sure if your payment has gone through, please contact our Customer Service team at Tickets@TheOpen.com for further information.
Is there an upper limit on the number of fans who can attend The Open?
Yes. There is a maximum number of fans who can attend The Open on each day. This number changes at each venue, due to a variety of factors such as space around the golf course, health & safety, transport / travel networks, availability of accommodation and other factors that would impact the overall spectator experience.
What are the ticket prices for The 151st Open?
You can find full details or our ticket prices here.
Tickets for fans under the age of 16 continue to be free of charge, but will only be allocated via the Ticket Ballot. We will not be able to add additional Junior ‘Kids Go Free’ tickets to applications or orders following the conclusion of the ballot process.
How can I reserve a grandstand seat at The 151st Open?
As with previous Open Championships, there will be thousands of unreserved grandstand seats around the course that are free of charge, and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. It will not be possible for ticket holders to pay to reserve a grandstand seat at The 151st Open. However, some of The Open’s official hospitality experiences include a reserved grandstand seat – for information about these products, please email Hospitality@TheOpen.com.
How will I know if my Ticket Ballot application has been submitted successfully?
All Ticket Ballot applicants will have received a confirmation email containing a summary of your Ticket Ballot application and outlining the next steps. This should be retained for your records. If you did not receive the confirmation email, you may not have entered the ballot, however please be sure to check any junk folders prior to contacting us on Tickets@TheOpen.com.
My email address has changed since entering the Ticket Ballot. How can I update this?
Please make sure that you will have access to your email address throughout the ballot process. If you need personal details, such as your email address, to be amended after the closure of the Ticket Ballot, please contact The Open Ticket Office on Tickets@TheOpen.com.
How can I attend The 151st Open if I am unsuccessful in the Ticket Ballot?
The only ways for fans to be guaranteed entry to The 151st Open is to 1) purchase tickets via The Open Ticket Ballot, 2) purchase The Open’s Official Hospitality Experiences, or 3) purchase a ticket or hospitality inclusive package from The Open’s Official Authorised Ticketing and Hospitality Providers. Should any tickets be available once the Ticket Ballot has been completed, they will be offered for sale via TheOpen.com to members of The One Club. The Open’s official Ticket Resale Platform, where fans can safely buy and sell any unwanted tickets from each other at face value prices, will also be launched in due course.
What happens if there are tickets still available after the Ticket Ballot?
Should any tickets be available once the Ticket Ballot has been completed, they will be offered for sale via TheOpen.com to members of The One Club.
I have been successful in the Ticket Ballot, but no longer want all the tickets that I have been allocated. What can I do?
Successful applicants will not be able to pick and choose which tickets they would like to purchase. You will either have to purchase all tickets in your allocation or none of them. If you choose not to purchase any tickets, your application will be cancelled and you will not be offered further tickets.
I have been successful in the Ticket Ballot, but wish to add additional tickets to my order.
Tickets for The Open are in high demand and the Ticket Ballot has been performed to try and make the process as fair as possible for all spectators. This unfortunately means that we will not be able to make any changes to ticket allocations after the ballot application process has concluded. Under 16 ‘Kids Go Free’ tickets had to be included as part of the ballot application process and all spectators must hold a ticket to the event in order to attend.
I have been successful in the Ticket Ballot, but I no longer want to attend. What do I do?
If you have been successful in the Ticket Ballot, you will be given a timeframe in which to pay for your tickets. If you choose not to pay for your tickets before the deadline, your application will be cancelled, and the tickets will be offered to other fans. You do not need to notify us if you no longer wish to attend.
I've paid for my ticket(s) but can no longer attend. Can I re-sell my tickets?
Refunds are available within 48 hours of purchase only. The Open’s official Ticket Resale Platform will be launched in due course. The Resale Platform will be available for any sold-out days and will allow fans to sell their tickets, for face value, in an official, safe, secure and trusted environment. This ensures fans have an option to re-sell their tickets, if required, and will be able to do so safely and in the knowledge that their tickets are going to genuine fans of The Open. Selling your tickets via any other means (for example on websites such as Viagogo, eBay, Stubhub, Gumtree) will result in those tickets being cancelled and entry refused at the gates.
I would like to add a Car Park pass to my order, how do I arrange this?
Parking will be available on TheOpen.com at a later date. Ticket holders will be emailed with a link to do this in late 2022 or early 2023.
I am a Blue Badge holder and require accessible parking, how do I organise this?
If you require accessible parking, please contact us at Tickets@TheOpen.com when you are notified that parking is available (this is expected to be late 2022 or early 2023). Within this email, please confirm that you require accessible parking and attach a copy of your blue badge. We will then add a car park pass to your order. If your blue badge is due to expire prior to the event, we ask that you provide an updated copy before the event.
I was awarded complimentary Carer tickets as part of my allocation. Do I need to provide evidence of eligibility?
If you are successful in the Ticket Ballot and have included complimentary Carer tickets within your order, you will be asked to provide evidence of eligibility, following the conclusion of the ballot process. Please look out for this email later in the year.