Claret Jug, golf’s most famous trophy, is currently touring the UK and Ireland as the countdown to The 150th Open, taking place at St Andrews from July 12-15, continues. The 150th Open Claret Jug Tour, in partnership with HSBC UK, will visit schools, golf clubs, city centres and HSBC UK branches from Wednesday 15 June through to the Championship in mid-July. Dating back to 1872, the Claret Jug is presented to the Champion Golfer of the Year at The Open. […]
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The R&A has added two new venues for Regional Qualifying after being overwhelmed with entries from golfers aiming to earn a place in The 150th Open at St Andrews. The Buckinghamshire Golf Club and Lindrick Golf Club will stage qualifying events June 20 in addition to those being played at Alwoodley, Burhill, Caldy, County Louth, Fairhaven, Frilford Heath, Goswick, Kedleston Park, Minchinhampton, Moor Park, Northamptonshire County, Panmure and Rochester & Cobham Park. The draw for each qualifying event can now […]
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This summer’s 150th Open at St Andrews is set to be the largest in the championship’s history with a record-breaking 290,000 fans due to attend the Old Course from 10-17 July. Unprecedented demand to attend this historic milestone for The Open led to more than 1.3 million applications in the ticket ballot and has resulted in the highest-ever number of general admission tickets being issued to fans. The attendance surpasses the previous high mark set at St Andrews in 2000, when […]
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