The 151st Open Championship is quickly approaching, with the magnificent Royal Liverpool Golf Club hosting the year's last major. Cameron Smith defeated Rory McIlroy to win the Open last year, shooting a final-round 64 in St Andrews to secure a historic triumph. He'll return to Liverpool to defend the Claret Jug against another strong lineup. McIlroy, who won The Open at Hoylake in 2014, will be back in the hunt for his fifth major victory. He came extremely close to winning the U.S. Open in Los Angeles in mid-June but fell one stroke short of champion Wyndham Clark.
The Open 2023 Date and start time
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 Field and tee times
Before the cut on Friday night, the field will consist of 156 players. Former champions Smith, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, and Henrik Stenson will all be present. Ernie Els, John Daly, and Darren Clarke are also scheduled to compete. However, Tiger Woods will be absent due to injury. Hundreds of players competed in the Open Qualifying Series this year, with England's Matt Wallace and Alex Fitzpatrick reaching the cut.
Those who have qualified are Thomas Detry, Branden Grace, Antoine Rozner, Charl Schwartzel, and Laurie Canter. However, Sergio Garcia, Graeme McDowell, and Jamie Donaldson did not make it.
The Open 2023 Leaderboard
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The Open 2023 Course details
Hoylake is one of the best golf courses in England, and it has just undergone a refurbishment that included the addition of a brand new par 3 17th hole. The 136-yard hole, as well as the lengthy par-5 closing hole, will be thrilling.The original course was constructed in 1869 by Robert Chambers and George Morris, the younger brother of Old Tom Morris, and it has held 12 Open Championships since then. McIlroy won in 2014, Tiger Woods won in 2006, and superstars such as Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones have also won at Royal Liverpool.
The course will be a par 72 and 7,349 yards long this year.It is located right on the shores of the River Dee and will prove to be an actual links test.
FAQs
A. The 152nd Open will be played at Royal Troon from 14-21 July 2024.
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A. British Open, officially the Open Championship or the Open, is one of the world's four major golf tournaments—with the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, and the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Championship—and the oldest continually run championship.
