The Open Championship Venues
The British Open Golf Championship, often referred to simply as "The Open," is one of the oldest and most prestigious golf tournaments in the world. Founded in 1860, it is held annually in the United Kingdom on various renowned links courses.
playing at St AndrewsBetween 1860 and 1870, the The Open Championship / British Open was played at Prestwick Golf Club. After not being held in 1871, it was then played at a number of courses in rotation, initially with three courses in the rotation - Prestwick, St Andrews, and Musselburgh.
The tournament was also not held during the World Wars, 1915-1919 and 1940-1945, amd also canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2019, British Open was played in Northern Ireland for only the second time ever, at the Royal Portrush Golf Club (it was previously hosted on this course in 1951).
| Year | Course | Location |
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| 2026 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Southport, Merseyside, England |
| 2025 | Royal Portrush Golf Club | Portrush, Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| 2024 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland |
| 2023 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Hoylake, Merseyside, England |
| 2022 | The Old Course | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| 2021 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Sandwich Kent England |
| 2020 | canceled | |
| 2019 | Royal Portrush Golf Club | County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| 2018 | Carnoustie Golf Links | Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland |
| 2017 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Southport, Merseyside, England |
| 2016 | Royal Troon Golf Club | Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| 2015 | The Old Course | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| 2014 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | Hoylake Merseyside England |
| 2013 | Muirfield | Gullane East Lothian Scotland |
| 2012 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | Lytham St Annes Lancashire England |
| 2011 | Royal St George's Golf Club | Sandwich Kent England |
| 2010 | The Old Course | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| 2009 | Ailsa Course at Turnberry | |
| 2008 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 2007 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 2006 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 2005 | St Andrews | |
| 2004 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 2003 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 2002 | Muirfield | |
| 2001 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 2000 | St Andrews | |
| 1999 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1998 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1997 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1996 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1995 | St Andrews | |
| 1994 | Turnberry | |
| 1993 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1992 | Muirfield | |
| 1991 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1990 | St Andrews | |
| 1989 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1988 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1987 | Muirfield | |
| 1986 | Turnberry | |
| 1985 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1984 | St Andrews | |
| 1983 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1982 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1981 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1980 | Muirfield | |
| 1979 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1978 | St Andrews | |
| 1977 | Turnberry | |
| 1976 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1975 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1974 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1973 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1972 | Muirfield | |
| 1971 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1970 | St Andrews | |
| 1969 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1968 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1967 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1966 | Muirfield | |
| 1965 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1964 | St Andrews | |
| 1963 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1962 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1961 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1960 | St Andrews | |
| 1959 | Muirfield | |
| 1958 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1957 | St Andrews | |
| 1956 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1955 | St Andrews | |
| 1954 | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | |
| 1953 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1952 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1951 | Royal Portrush Golf Club | |
| 1950 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1949 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1948 | Muirfield | |
| 1947 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1946 | St Andrews | |
| 1940-1945: No Championships due to World War II
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| 1939 | St Andrews | |
| 1938 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1937 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1936 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1935 | Muirfield | |
| 1934 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1933 | St Andrews | |
| 1932 | Prince's Golf Club | |
| 1931 | Carnoustie Golf Links | |
| 1930 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1929 | Muirfield | |
| 1928 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1927 | St Andrews | |
| 1926 | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | |
| 1925 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1924 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1923 | Royal Troon Golf Club | |
| 1922 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1921 | St Andrews | |
| 1920 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | |
| 1915-1919: No Championships due to World War I
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| 1914 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1913 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1912 | Muirfield | |
| 1911 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1910 | St Andrews | |
| 1909 | Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club | |
| 1908 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1907 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1906 | Muirfield | |
| 1905 | St Andrews | |
| 1904 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1903 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1902 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1901 | Muirfield | |
| 1900 | St. Andrews | |
| 1899 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1898 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1897 | Royal Liverpool Golf Club | |
| 1896 | Muirfield | |
| 1895 | St Andrews | |
| 1894 | Royal St George's Golf Club | |
| 1893 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1892 | Muirfield | |
| 1891 | St Andrews | |
| 1890 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1889 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1888 | St Andrews | |
| 1887 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1886 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1885 | St Andrews | |
| 1884 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1883 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1882 | St Andrews | |
| 1881 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1880 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1879 | St Andrews | |
| 1878 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1877 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1876 | St Andrews | |
| 1875 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1874 | Musselburgh Links | |
| 1873 | St Andrews | |
| 1872 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
| 1871 | No Championship held | |
| 1860 - 70 | Prestwick Golf Club | |
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