The R&A has announced that The 155th Open will be played at St Andrews from July 11-18, 2027.
The Championship will return to the home of golf for the first time since a record-breaking 290,000 fans attended The 150th Open in 2022 when Cameron Smith produced a remarkable final round 64 to lift the famous Claret Jug by a shot from Cameron Young, with Rory McIlroy a further shot behind in third.
It will mark 100 years since legendary amateur Bobby Jones triumphed in The Open at St Andrews in 1927 when his six-shot margin of victory saw him successfully defend the title he had won the previous year at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
Mark Darbon, Chief Executive of The R&A, who took up the role in December, said: “I’m hugely excited to be making this my first announcement at The R&A.
“I’m looking forward to The Open’s return to St Andrews every bit as much as the fans and the players.
“There is something incredibly special about The Open being played on the Old Course and so many of the great champions have walked these fairways since the first staging here in 1873.
“St Andrews is the home of golf and it generates a unique atmosphere for the fans and the players as well as providing an amazing spectacle on television and digitally for millions of viewers around the world.
“It promises to be another milestone occasion at one of sport’s greatest and most historic venues and we will be doing everything we can to make it a memorable experience for everyone involved.”
The Open returns to Royal Portrush from July 17-20, 2025, with Royal Birkdale to host again in 2026.
Portmarnock Golf Club remains a candidate to become the first club outside the UK to host the event, with the Irish Government announcing its support for the club’s bid in 2024 with an investment believed to be worth between €35-€40m (£29.5m-£33.7m).
Then-Taoiseach Simon Harris and Ministers Catherine Martin and Thomas Byrne said they “welcomed today’s agreement by Government to support the hosting of The Open and the AIG Women’s Open at Portmarnock Golf Club, subject to further conditions being met”.
Mr Darbon’s predecessor as R&A Chief Executive, Martin Slumbers, welcomed the Irish Government’s support.
“We welcome the commitment of the Irish Government to support bringing the AIG Women’s Open and The Open to Portmarnock Golf Club,” Slumbers said.
“There is still a lot of work to do to ensure we can deliver on this opportunity, but the support of the Irish Government is critical.
“We will continue to work through this process with the Government, Portmarnock Golf Club and our other partners.”