The Open Championship 2023

Get ready for an exhilarating golf experience as the 151st Open Championship is set to unfold from July 20th to July 23rd, 2023. The stage is set at the iconic Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, England. This historic venue will proudly host The Open for the 13th time, promising a captivating tournament filled with thrilling moments, intense competition, and unforgettable golfing performances.

The Open 2023 History

The Open Championship, also known as The Open or the British Open, is the world's oldest and most prestigious golf tournament. Established in 1860, it was initially held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland and later rotated among select coastal links golf courses in the U.K. The R&A organizes the tournament.

As one of the four major men's golf tournaments, alongside the Master's Tournament, the PGA Championship, and the U.S. Open, The Open has traditionally been the year's final major since the PGA Championship's schedule change in 2019. It takes place in mid-July.

The name "The Open" signifies its inclusive nature, theoretically open to both professional and amateur golfers. However, in practice, the event primarily consists of professional players, with a few top amateurs participating through invitation or qualification. The tournament's success has inspired the introduction of numerous open golf tournaments worldwide.

The reigning champion is Cameron Smith, who triumphed in the 2022 Open at St Andrews with a score of 268.

The Open 2023 Schedule

The 151st grand edition of The Open Championship will be held from Thursday, 20th July, onwards and go on till Sunday, 23rd July.

The Open will take place at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside. Play will start at 7 am on the opening two days and at 9 am over the weekend.

The Open 2023 Course

The 151st Open will be played at Royal Liverpool from 16-23 July 2023. The links at Hoylake, located at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, offer a stunning and inspiring setting for golf. The course presents a range of challenges, especially when the wind is strong, and the rough is thick during the summer. It was specifically designed to be a rigorous test of golfing skills and holds significant historical importance in the development of the sport in Great Britain.

Royal Liverpool is one of the oldest seaside clubs in England, second only to Westward Ho! in Devon, which was established a few years earlier. Despite its initially flat, seemingly gentle appearance, Hoylake poses challenging requirements in terms of shot selection, precise distance control, and accuracy for players.

The Open 2023 Course Field List

A lineup of top players from the PGA Tour, the D.P. World Tour, LIV Golf, and previous Open champions will head to compete on the famous links. A diverse field of competitors, who have qualified through various paths during the season, will gather on Merseyside this 20th July to compete for the Claret Jug. While Cameron Smith will be looking to defend the Claret Jug, he won from the hands of Rory McIlroy at St Andrews in 2022.

Here is the official field for The Open Championship in 2023:

1. Abraham Ancer

2. Adri Arnaus

3. Jose Luis Ballester

4. Haydn Barron

5. Christiaan Bezuidenhout

6. Alexander Bjork

7. Richard Bland

8. Dan Bradbury

9. Keegan Bradley

10. Sam Burns

11. Jorge Campillo

12. Alejandro Canizares

13. Patrick Cantlay

14. Stewart Cink

15. Wyndham Clark

16. Darren Clarke

17. Corey Conners

18. Harrison Crowe (a)

19. John Daly

20. Jason Day

21. Bryson DeChambeau

22. Ernie Els

23. Harris English

24. Ewen Ferguson

25. Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira (a)

26. Tony Finau

27. Zack Fischer

28. Matt Fitzpatrick

29. Tommy Fleetwood

30. Rickie Fowler

31. Ryan Fox

32. Talor Gooch

33. Ben Griffin

34. Emiliano Grillo

35. Seungsu Han

36. Brian Harman

37. Padraig Harrington

38. Tyrrell Hatton

39. Russell Henley

40. Lucas Herbert

41. Kazuki Higa

42. Daniel Hillier

43. Kensei Hirata

44. Lee Hodges

45. Tom Hoge

46. Rasmus Hojgaard

47. Max Homa

48. Billy Horschel

49. Rikuya Hoshino

50. Viktor Hovland

51. Sungjae Im

52. Hiroshi Iwata

53. Dustin Johnson

54. Zach Johnson

55. Takumi Kanaya

56. Kyungnam Kang

57. Taichi Kho

58. Bio Kim

59. Michael Kim

60. Si Woo Kim

61. Tom Kim

62. Chris Kirk

63. Kurt Kitayama

64. Brooks Koepka

65. Christo Lamprecht

66. Romain Langasque

67. Pablo Larrazabal

68. Thriston Lawrence

69. K.H. Lee

70. Min Wo Lee

71. Hurly Long

72. Shane Lowry

73. Joost Luiten

74. Robert MacIntyre

75. Alex Maguire

76. Hideki Matsuyama

77. Denny McCarthy

78. Rory McIlroy

79. Adrian Meronk

80. David Micheluzzi

81. Phil Mickelson

82. Guido Migliozzi

83. Francesco Molinari

84. Taylor Moore

85. Collin Morikawa

86. Trey Mullinax

87. Keita Nakajima

88. Joaquin Niemann

89. Alex Noren

90. Thorbjorn Olesen

91. Louis Oosthuizen

92. Adrian Otaegui

93. Yannik Paul

94. Victor Perez

95. Thomas Pieters

96. JT Poston

97. Seamus Power

98. Andrew Putnam

99. Jon Rahm

100. Richie Ramsay

101. Patrick Reed

102. Davis Riley

103. Justin Rose

104. Xander Schauffele

105. Scottie Scheffler

106. Adam Schenk

107. Adam Scott

108. Taiga Semikawa

109. Shubhankar Sharma

110. Callum Shinkwin

111. Marcel Siem

112. Cameron Smith

113. Jordan Smith

114. Travis Smyth

115. Jordan Spieth

116. Scott Stallings

117. Henrik Stenson

118. Sepp Straka

119. Ockie Strydom

120. Connor Syme

121. Nick Taylor

122. Sahith Theegala

123. Justin Thomas

124. Brendon Todd

125. Sami Valimaki

126. Gunner Wiebe

127. Danny Willett

128. Oliver Wilson

129. Gary Woodland

130. Kazuki Yasumori

131. Cameron Young

The Open 2023 Broadcasting Details

The Open will be broadcasted on the Sky Sports Golf channel, providing extensive coverage by the U.K. 's prominent sports broadcasting company. In 2015, the BBC announced that they had relinquished the live rights to the Open, making Sky the exclusive destination for live viewing. It is anticipated that the BBC will continue its practice of showcasing highlights from the day's events, as they have done since losing the license to broadcast the full coverage each day.