Woods also won three British Opens, with the 20 titles coming at St. Nicklaus won three British Opens in his career, first at Muirfield in 1966 and then at the Old Course in 19. You can see the seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th,” Spence said. “My next favorite spot to watch is at the Loop behind the ninth green and the 10th tee. Then, there’s the start of the 18th hole, which finishes up the undulating traverse adjacent to that first tee and in front a two-tier grandstand that seats about 1,840 spectators.įor a more panoramic view with even more action, Spence offered another suggestion. You also get a view of the players coming up the 17th - known as the Road Hole, one of the hardest tests in golf. “It’s a really good spot to watch.”įrom there, you can see the players walking down from the first tee, which sits right in front of the clubhouse. “The grandstand at the back of the first green, because you can see the first, 18 and the 17th green,” said David Spence, a Royal and Ancient club member since 1991 who has been attending British Opens since 1969. No hole has fans lining both sides of the fairway. It’s a traditional links - out and back - meaning spectators can only view from the outside of the boundaries. So getting a good spot to watch the action is going to be tough for nearly 300,000 spectators expected this week on a storied links so narrow and flat that there are no central viewing areas on the course. The Old Course is hosting the 150th Open Championship this year, making it a special event even for an Open at the home of golf. The Open Championship returns to the home of golf on July 14-17, 2022, to celebrate the 150th edition of the sport's oldest championship, which dates to 1860 and was first played at St. The 18th grandstand at the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews - arguably the most famous golf course the game has ever produced.

Woods and Nicklaus are two of the greatest golfers the game has ever produced, and they’ve each won two British Open titles at St.

ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Tiger Woods called it “historic” and his “favorite.” Jack Nicklaus labeled it “a magical place.”

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