Open Championship Venues

Just 14 courses have hosted the Open Championship since the competition was founded in 1860. St Andrews, the "Home of Golf", has hosted the competition the most times at 29 times.

The Royal & Ancient have announced the following venue for future Open Championships: Royal Troon (2016), Royal Birkdale (2017) and Caroustie (2018).

The following lists the great locations to have hosted the Open Championship:

Venue	Instances	Years Hosted
St Andrews	29	1873, 1876, 1879, 1882, 1885, 1888, 1891, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1921, 1927, 1933, 1939, 1946, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015
Prestwick	24	1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1875, 1878, 1881, 1884, 1887, 1890, 1893, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1914, 1925
Muirfield	16	1892, 1896, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1929, 1935, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1972, 1980, 1987, 1992, 2002, 2013
Royal St George's	14	1894, 1899, 1904, 1911, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1949, 1981, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
Royal Liverpool	12	1897, 1902, 1907, 1913, 1924, 1930, 1936, 1947, 1956, 1967, 2006, 2014
Royal Lytham & St Annes	11	1926, 1952, 1958, 1963, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1988, 1996, 2001, 2012
Royal Birkdale	9	1954, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1991, 1998, 2008
Royal Troon	9	1923, 1950, 1962, 1973, 1982, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2016
Carnoustie	7	1931, 1937, 1953, 1968, 1975, 1999, 2007
Musselburgh	6	1874, 1877, 1880, 1883, 1886, 1889
Turnberry	4	1977, 1986, 1994, 2009
Royal Cinque Ports	2	1909, 1920
Prince's Golf Club	1	1932
Royal Portrush	1	1951