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October 30, 2025

St Andrews layout to be lengthened for more challenging, enjoyable British Open

LONDON - When the British Open returns to golf's ancestral home in 2027, the Old Course at St Andrews will not look the same.

The course's management firm, the St Andrews Links Trust, and the R&A, in charge of the event, announced a number of pending changes on Oct 28.

Holes 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 16 will be lengthened, bumping the overall tournament length by 132 yards to 7,445 yards. Much of the changes will come from moving the tee boxes.

A playing area will be added at No. 16 to the left of the Principal's Nose and Deacon Sime bunkers, and two more bunkers will be added on that side. Bunkers will be moved on No. 2 and additional bunkers are coming to Nos. 6 and 10.

"Every generation has played a part in shaping the Old Course and this latest programme continues that long tradition," St Andrews Links Trust chief executive Neil Coulson said in the media release.

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