Golf fans are starting to lick their lips as the 153rd Open Championship tees-off on Thursday 17th July, with Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland staging the 2025 event. However, as soon as this season’s final major of the season is over – people will be looking to see which courses are the future Open golf venues in 2026 and 2027.
Royal Portrush To Stage The 2025 Open Championship For Only The Third Time
The final golf major of the 2025 season will see the Open Championship heading to Northern Ireland, with Royal Portrush staging the 153rd Open.
It will be the third time Royal Portrush have played hosts to the oldest major.
They staged the event for the first time back in 1951 – which was also the first time the tournament was held outside Great Britain.
While more recently Royal Portrush entertained in 2019 – the 148th renewal, when they replaced their old 17th and 18th holes to make more room for spectators and hospitality.
England’s Max Faulkner won the 1951 Open at Royal Portrush and Ireland’s Shane Lowry landed the 2019 running after seeing off Tommy Fleetwood by six strokes.
Rory McIlroy Shot a 61 At Royal Portrush Aged 16, But Missed The Cut There In 2019
Ahead of the Open Championship date in 2025, a lot of the focus will be on world number two Rory McIlroy, who will be eager to win the event in his homeland.
McIlroy also famously shot a 61 at the course aged 16 as an amateur in 2005.
However, the last time it was held at Royal Portrush in 2019, McIlroy missed the cut after a shocking opening round of 79 (8 over).
With his day one round book-ended with a quadruple-bogey on the first hole and triple-bogey on the 18th.
Open Golf 2025 Details ⛳
- 🏌️Event: 153rd Open Championship
- 📅 Date: Thu 17th Jul – Sun 20th Jul 2025
- 🕛 Opening Tee Time: Approx. 8.00am BST
- 🏆2024 Winner: Xander Schauffele (-9)
- 💰 Purse: $17,000,000 (Winner: $3.1m) – Full Open Championship prize money breakdown
- 📺 TV Channel: Sky Sports
- ⛳️ Course: Royal Portrush Golf Club | Portrush, Northern Ireland
- 🍻 Drinks: See the full Open Championship drinks prices menu
- 🎲 Betting Odds: Scheffler 4/1 | McIlroy 6/1 | Rahm 12/1
WATCH: US Masters Runner-up Justin Rose Preparing For The 2025 Open at Portrush
Future Open Golf Venue – Which Courses Will Stage The Next Open Championships in 2026 and 2027? 🏌️
As soon as the 2025 Open Championship golf winner is crowned on Sunday 20th July – the attention will be on the future Open golf venues.
Future Open Golf Venues: 2026 and 2027 🗓️
| Year | Edition | Course | Town | Country | Dates | Hosted Last |
| 2026 | 154th | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | Southport, Merseyside | England | 16th-19th July 2026 | 2017 |
| 2027 | 155th | Old Course St Andrews | St Andrews, Fife | Scotland | 15th-18th July 2026 | 2022 |
The Next Future Open Golf Venue Will Be Royal Birkdale
If we fast-forward to 2026, the next course to host the Open will be Royal Birkdale in Merseyside, England.
With the four-day tournament running from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th July 2026.
The Open was last held at Royal Birkdale in 2017 when America’s Jordan Spieth lifted the Claret Jug – beating Matt Kuchar by three shots.
Before 2017, the 2008 Open at Royal Birkdale saw Irishman Padraig Harrington win.
That victory remains the most recent back-to-back Open Championship win, with Harrington also winning in 2007.
The 2026 Open at Royal Birkdale will be the eleventh time the event has been held at the Merseyside course.
Plus, in the ten previous renewals at Royal Birkdale we’ve yet to see an English winner.
Royal Birkdale Open Golf Venue History and Winners 📜
- 2017 – Jordan Speith 🇺🇸
- 2008 – Padraig Harrington 🇮🇪
- 1998 – Mark O’Meara 🇺🇸
- 1991 – Ian Baker-Finch 🇦🇺
- 1983 – Tom Watson 🇺🇸
- 1976 – Johnny Miller 🇺🇸
- 1971 – Lee Trevino 🇺🇸
- 1965 – Peter Thomson 🇦🇺
- 1961 – Arnold Palmer 🇺🇸
- 1954 – Peter Thomson 🇦🇺
WATCH: Jordan Spieth’s Final Round To Win The 2017 Open – The Last Time The Tournament Was Held At Royal Birkdale
St Andrews To Be The Future Open Golf Venue In 2027 – The 31st Time The Scottish Course Has Hosted
Then onto to 2027 and the next future Open golf venue will be back to St Andrews – where the event has been held a staggering 30 times.
The Scottish links course last played hosts in 2022 when Aussie Cameron Smith won the Open by one stroke – with Cameron Young back in second.
Smith shot one of the lowest scores in Open history that year, with -20 over the four rounds.
Prior to 2022, St Andrews last staged the tournament in 2015, which was the 144th edition when Zach Johnson won the Claret Jug.
Tiger Woods also won two of his three Open Championships at St Andrews (2005 and 2000).
St Andrews Open Golf Venue History and Winners 📜
- 2022 – Cameron Smith 🇦🇺
- 2015 – Zach Johnson 🇺🇸
- 2010 – Louis Oosthuizen 🇿🇦
- 2005 – Tiger Woods 🇺🇸
- 2000 – Tiger Woods 🇺🇸
- 1995 – John Daly 🇺🇸
- 1990 – Nick Faldo
- 1984 – Seve Ballesteros 🇪🇸
- 1978 – Jack Nicklaus 🇺🇸
- 1970 – Jack Nicklaus 🇺🇸
- 1964 – Tony Lema 🇺🇸
- 1960 – Kel Nagle 🇦🇺
- 1957 – Bobby Locke 🇿🇦
- 1955 – Peter Thomson 🇦🇺
- 1946 – Sam Snead 🇺🇸
- 1939 – Dick Burton
- 1933 – Danny Shute 🇺🇸
- 1927 – Bobby Jones 🇺🇸
- 1921 – Jock Hutchinson
- 1910 – James Braid
- 1905 – James Braid
- 1900 – John Henry-Taylor
- 1895 – John Henry-Taylor
- 1891 – Hugh Kirkaldy
- 1888 – Jack Burns
- 1885 – Bob Martin
- 1882 – Bob Ferguson
- 1879 – Jamie Anderson
- 1876 – Bob Martin
- 1873 – Tom Kidd
WATCH: Cameron Smith’s Final Round To Win The 2022 Open – The Last Time The Tournament Was Held At St Andrews
Open Golf Championship Recent Winners (Last 10 Years) 🏆
- 2024 – Xander Schauffele (-9) 🇺🇸
- 2023 – Brian Harman (-13) 🇺🇸
- 2022 – Cameron Smith (-20) 🇦🇺
- 2021 – Collin Morikawa (-15) 🇺🇸
- 2020 – Cancelled (Covid)
- 2019 – Shane Lowry (-15) 🇮🇪
- 2018 – Francesco Molinari (-8)
- 2017 – Jordan Spieth (-12) 🇺🇸
- 2016 – Henrik Stenson (-20)
- 2015 – Zach Johnson (-15) 🇺🇸
- 2014 – Rory McIlroy (-17)
