Conscious of 2028 being an Olympic year, the Championships are being moved to avoid clashing with the Olympic golf competitions set for July 19th-29th in Los Angeles that year.
All three competitions will take place after the Olympic golf events.
The Open moves from it’s traditional mid-July slot to July 30th – August 6th.
The ISPS HANDA Senior Open also moves to August 7th – 13th from it’s usual late -July timeframe, as too does the AIG Women’s Open which is now scheduled to take place August 14th-20th.
The venues for each event in 2028 are yet to be confirmed, but on moving the three major R&A events, Mark Darbon, the Chief Executive of the R&A said,
“We have worked collaboratively with the relevant bodies and our partners to agree alternative dates for staging our major championships in 2028 to accommodate the Olympic golf competitions.
“We appreciate the constructive discussions we have had with all of the stakeholders and believe that providing clarity on the dates now will assist with the planning of the global golf calendar in 2028. We can also confirm that The Open will be returning to its normal mid-July dates in 2029.”
The Open Championship 2026 is taking place ay Royal Birkdale from July 12th-19th and in 2027, it will return to St. Andrews Old Course July 11th-18th.
The 2026 ISPS HANDA Senior Open will take place at The King’s Course at Gleneagles July 23rd-26th, with the venue for 2027 yet to be announced.
Royal Lytham & St. Annes will host the AIG Women’s Open July 29th – August 2nd, 2026, with the 2027 event being held at Royal St. Georges from July 28th-August 1st, 2027.
More information concerning all the events above can be found on their website at ramda.org
