The British Open is shifting again two weeks in 2028 to keep away from a battle with the Los Angeles Olympics, giving golf’s oldest championship its newest begin since 1893.
The British Open will likely be performed from August 3-6 in 2028 at a hyperlinks course nonetheless to be introduced.
The Olympics, which return to Los Angeles for the third time, will likely be held July 14-30. That’s proper within the typical timeframe of The Open. The newest Olympic competitors in Paris in 2024 was from July 26 by way of Aug. 11, permitting the Open to maintain its conventional spot on the calendar.
The Open has been held in July yearly it has been performed since 1936. The final time it completed later than July was in 1893 at Prestwick, the 12 months Harry Vardon made his debut within the British Open.
The opposite three majors in males’s golf usually are not affected, although the PGA Tour probably must make changes for the tip of its FedEx Cup season. The tour at present is taking a look at a brand new mannequin for 2027 and past.
In the meantime, the R&A additionally has moved the Ladies’s British Open to August 17-20 in 2028 — it was held on August 22-25 in 2024 due to the Paris Olympics. The Senior British Open will likely be August 10-13, conserving its spot per week after the British Open.
Printed on Dec 09, 2025