On What Courses Is the British Open Played?

St. Andrews Golf in Scotland features 10 premier courses---nine of them have 18 holes and the 10th has nine holes. St. Andrews, a public course, features a long, rich golfing history that began in the 1400s.

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Muirfield is another Scottish course with a renowned history. It has been home to several world-class tournaments, hosting the British Open 15 times. Muirfield was designed by Tom Morris, a golf pioneer who won the Open four times in the 1860s

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Carnoustie Golf Links is in Angus, Scotland, 25 miles from St. Andrews. Its three main courses---the Championship Links, the Burnside and the Buddon---offer golfers a variety of challenges.

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Royal Troon, founded in 1878, features two 18-hole courses and a nine-hole course. Troon is on the west coast of Scotland near Glasgow and boasts outstanding views of the Firth of Clyde. The course hosted its first British Open in 1923.

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Located on Scotland's stunning Ayrshire coast, Turnberry features championship golf, a resort and spa. It has two 18-hole courses---the Ailsa and the Kintyre---plus the nine-hole Arran Course. Since its founding in 1901, it's been home to dozens of tournaments including the Open.

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St. George's opened in Kent in 1887 to provide a premier golf destination course for Londoners. It began hosting the Open in 1894 and is considered a rival course to St. Andrews. St. George's is extremely challenging, and only three Open champions have finished under par.

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Birkdale is near the coastal town of Southport, in northwest England. It has hosted many championship tournaments including two Ryder Cups, the Curtis Cup, the Walker Cup and several British Opens starting in the mid-20th century.

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Royal Lytham has been home to 10 British Opens, with Bobby Jones winning the first one there in 1926. The club has a long history---it was founded in 1886, and today's course was designed in 1897. It is in Lancashire, in northwest England.

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Liverpool is also on England's northwest coast, on the Wirral Peninsula. It was built in 1869 on the grounds of a racecourse, and it's known as a beautiful but exceptionally demanding course. The clubhouse includes a renowned collection of golf mementos.

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