British Open breaks with the 92-year tradition

The Royal & Ancient Golf Association (RAGA) today confirmed the dates for the 2028 Men’s British Open, ISPS HANDA Senior Open and AIG Women’s, and they won’t be the usual ones. The tournaments will be postponed from their usual dates “for that year only,” they explained in a statement, “to avoid clashing with the golf competitions at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, which will take place from July 19 to 29.”

The specific dates will be:
– British Open: July 30 to August 6, 2028

– Open Senior: August 7 to 13, 2028

– AIG Women’s Open: August 14 to 20, 2028

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For the British, it will be the first time – in Hoylake – since 1936 that the event will not take place in July. It was held from June 25 to 27. At the time the prize for the winner was £100, and the third and final round was played on Saturday; the winner was Alf Padgham.

R&A Chief Executive Mark Darbon has clarified: “I can confirm that the tournament will return to its usual mid-July dates in 2029.” This year’s edition will be played at Royal Birkdale from July 16 to 19. The current champion is Scottie Scheffler.

The Rules of Golf are a set of standards and procedures by which the sport of golf must be played. They are jointly written and administered by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the governing body of golf worldwide, except in the United States and Mexico, which are governed by the United States Golf Association. An expert committee composed of members of the R&A and the USGA oversees the rules and refines them every four years. The latest revision came into effect on January 1, 2016. Changes to the rules of golf are generally divided into two main categories: changes that improve understanding and changes that reduce penalties in certain cases to provide balance. The rulebook, entitled “Rules of Golf”, is published regularly and also contains rules for amateur status. In Italy, the Italian Golf Federation is responsible for overseeing competitions by enforcing the rules of the R&A, ensuring that these rules are adhered to by clubs, associations and their members, and for administering the resulting sporting justice, protecting their interests abroad.