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About 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.
Source: The Open Official Website
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:
Abraham Ancer
Adri Arnaus
Jose Luis Ballester
Haydn Barron
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Alexander Bjork
Richard Bland
Dan Bradbury
Keegan Bradley
Sam Burns
Jorge Campillo
Alejandro Canizares
Patrick Cantlay
Stewart Cink
Wyndham Clark
Darren Clarke
Corey Conners
Harrison Crowe (a)
John Daly
Jason Day
Bryson DeChambeau
Ernie Els
Harris English
Ewen Ferguson
Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira (a)
Tony Finau
Zack Fischer
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Rickie Fowler
Ryan Fox
Talor Gooch
Ben Griffin
Emiliano Grillo
Seungsu Han
Brian Harman
Padraig Harrington
Tyrrell Hatton
Russell Henley
Lucas Herbert
Kazuki Higa
Daniel Hillier
Kensei Hirata
Lee Hodges
Tom Hoge
Rasmus Hojgaard
Max Homa
Billy Horschel
Rikuya Hoshino
Viktor Hovland
Sungjae Im
Hiroshi Iwata
Dustin Johnson
Zach Johnson
Takumi Kanaya
Kyungnam Kang
Taichi Kho
Bio Kim
Michael Kim
Si Woo Kim
Tom Kim
Chris Kirk
Kurt Kitayama
Brooks Koepka
Christo Lamprecht
Romain Langasque
Pablo Larrazabal
Thriston Lawrence
K.H. Lee
Min Wo Lee
Hurly Long
Shane Lowry
Joost Luiten
Robert MacIntyre
Alex Maguire
Hideki Matsuyama
Denny McCarthy
Rory McIlroy
Adrian Meronk
David Micheluzzi
Phil Mickelson
Guido Migliozzi
Francesco Molinari
Taylor Moore
Collin Morikawa
Trey Mullinax
Keita Nakajima
Joaquin Niemann
Alex Noren
Thorbjorn Olesen
Louis Oosthuizen
Adrian Otaegui
Yannik Paul
Victor Perez
Thomas Pieters
JT Poston
Seamus Power
Andrew Putnam
Jon Rahm
Richie Ramsay
Patrick Reed
Davis Riley
Justin Rose
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Adam Schenk
Adam Scott
Taiga Semikawa
Shubhankar Sharma
Callum Shinkwin
Marcel Siem
Cameron Smith
Jordan Smith
Travis Smyth
Jordan Spieth
Scott Stallings
Henrik Stenson
Sepp Straka
Ockie Strydom
Connor Syme
Nick Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Justin Thomas
Brendon Todd
Sami Valimaki
Gunner Wiebe
Danny Willett
Oliver Wilson
Gary Woodland
Kazuki Yasumori
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.
FAQs
A. The average price of a ticket for the British Golf Open is $1249.50 per day.
A. Past champions of The Open. Or any competitor with an Official World Golf Ranking in the top 1,000 and ties on the entry date. The Past champions of the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. Last but not least, anyone who played in the last held edition of the Open
A. In 1868, Tom Morris won the British Open at 17. It was only the ninth British Open ever played, but he remains the youngest winner.
