Open Championship

The 2024 Open Championship in Scotland was won by American Xander Schauffele

The British Open golf tournament – also known as The Open Championship – is last of the four major men’s golf championships running in July each year across the UK, usually in England or Scotland.

It is the first of the golf majors contested outside of America following the US Masters Tournament, PGA Championship and US Open of golf earlier in the year. Chronologically on the yearly golfing calendar it was succeeded by the PGA Championship that was previously held in August.

The Open Championship is also the oldest professional golf tournament and carries plenty of history and tradition including customarily being played on a links-style course. The Open Championship venues then are traditionally on the coast, feature plenty of flat ground and windy conditions that affect the course conditions instead of the green being doctored.

Betting on The Open Championship of golf is available as soon as the majors kick off with players that perform well in the US lead-ups often sitting near the top of The Open Championship odds.

Qualifying tournaments to make The Open Championship field are held on all continents in the lead-up to the championship that sees the winner’s name engraved on the base of the iconic Claret Jug.

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2024

• 2024 The Open Championship Dates: July 18-21, 2024
• Location: Royal Troon Golf Club, Scotland
• Edition: 152nd
• Organised By: The R&A
• Field: 158 players
• 2024 Open Championship Winner: Xander Schauffele (USA)
• Score: 275 (−9)
• Prize Money: US$17,000,000
• Winner’s Share: US$3,100,000

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

• Venue: Various locations across the United Kingdom
• Date: July
• Inauguration: 1860
• Par: 71 in 2024
• Length: 7,190 yards (6,575 m) in 2024
• Format: Stroke Play
• Tours: DP World Tour, PGA Tour, Japan Golf Tour
• Prize Money: US$17 million in 2024
• Current The Open Champion: Xander Schauffele (2024)

The Open Championship, also referred to as the British Open or simply The Open, dates back until 1860 making it the oldest of the four golfing majors. Traditionally the event is a 72-hole (71 in 2024) stroke play tournament that takes place across four days of play. The world’s best professional golfers make-up the British Open field that consists of 158 players in 2024.

The Open Championship has been played from Thursday – Sunday since 1980 and the last major The Open Championship rule change occurred in 1996 when the “10-shot rule” was dropped.

Among the 28 current exemption categories to make The Open Championship field are: the Top 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking, Top 30 players from the past season’s European Tour Race to Dubai, all previous The Open Championship winners aged 60 or under and the Top 10 players from the previous year’s The Open Championships results.

FUTURE OPEN CHAMPIONISHIP VENUES

PAST THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

Below is a table of the past winners of The Open Championship dating back to the year 2000 to current.