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2023 The Open Championship
PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Hoylake, Merseyside, England
20-23 July 2023
The
2023 Open Championship is set to take place at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, England between 20 and 23 July.
What to know about the tournament
Founded in 1860, The Open Championship, or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious.
It was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland and later the venue rotated between a select group of coastal links golf courses in the United Kingdom.
Organized by the R&A, The Open is one of the four men's major golf tournaments, the others being the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship, and the US Open.
News
The R&A have announced that David Lingmerth, Byeong Hun An and Nicolai Højgaard have claimed the final three places at this year's The Open.
This is courtesy of their performances at the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open, the final event in The Open Qualifying Series and they will now be part of the 156 field at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
Favourites
The 2023 Open field is headlined by the likes of Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele.
Cameron Smith, who is the reigning The Open champion after winning last year's tournament, will be determined to defend the Claret Jug trophy.
The Open champions for 2012-2022 - Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth, Francesco Molinari, Shane Lowry and Collin Morikawa will also be present.
What Is At Stake
The 2023 Open champion will get 600 FedEx Cup points, and 100 Official World Golf Ranking points, with majors getting 100 points for the winner, regardless of field strength.
The tournament boasts a purse of $16,5 million and the winner of the event will earn their share of $3 million, while also receiving the Claret Jug trophy.
Quotes
“My game is on the up at the moment, it’s on the rise,” said Kyle Barker - a South African golfer - who is set to make his debut appearance in The Open.
“All the hard work I’m putting in off the golf course, in the gym, on the range, all the maintenance work I’m doing with my coach Neil Cheetham, and Gavin Groves my trainer. I’m just so pleased, and I hope to keep the good golf going. To know I’m playing in the Open is just incredible.
"My heart was sitting in my throat for those last nine holes [at West Lancashire]. I haven’t played 36 holes in about ten years but I’m extremely proud of how I hung in and kept the ball rolling. I normally like to look at scoreboards, but I didn’t see any out there," he continued.
"I saw one on hole 16 and saw my name and I knew I had to make one birdie coming in to make it. Luckily on 17, I hit an 8-iron to three feet and then made birdie. Qualifying for The Open is 100 per cent the best thing I’ve ever achieved in my life.”
Last five Open Championship winners
2017 - Jordan Spieth (USA)
2018 - Francesco Molinari (Italy)
2019 - Shane Lowry (Republic of Ireland)
2021 - Collin Morikawa (USA)
2022 - Cameron Smith (Australia)
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