Record crowd of nearly 300K expected for Open at St. Andrews
LONDON: The 150th edition of golf’s oldest championship really is cause for celebration.
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LONDON: The 150th edition of golf’s oldest championship really is cause for celebration.
The 150th Open at St Andrews will be the largest in the Championship's long history with a record-breaking 290,000 fans set to attend at the world-renowned Old Course from July 10-17, live on Sky Sports.
The 150th Open Championship is set to attract a record crowd of 290,000 to St Andrews, tournament organisers have announced.
The 150th Open Championship is set to attract a record crowd of 290,000 to St Andrews, tournament organisers have announced.
Of course, the 18-year-old from Broomieknowe, Bonnyrigg, was looking for better than her seven-over-par 79 in the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, but the number was not the be all and end all this time.
It was a rare day when the score didn’t really matter to Hannah Darling. She was playing Augusta National, after all, creating history in the process as the first Scottish woman to compete at the Georgia venue.
A spectacular light and sound projection show was beamed on to the iconic clubhouse of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews as the countdown to The 150th Open continued on Saturday evening.
In announcements marking 150 days to go until the historic occasion, it has also been revealed by the R&A that a Celebration of Light will be staged in the Fife town at the end of March while a ticket resale platform is also about to be launched.