{"id":14058,"date":"2025-10-29T08:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/st-andrews-old-course-to-be-lengthened-ahead-of-27-open\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:43","slug":"st-andrews-old-course-to-be-lengthened-ahead-of-27-open","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/st-andrews-old-course-to-be-lengthened-ahead-of-27-open\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Andrews&#8217; Old Course to be lengthened ahead of &#8217;27 Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The course&#8217;s management firm, the St. Andrews Links Trust, and the R&amp;A, in charge of the Open Championship, announced a number of pending changes Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Holes Nos. 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 16 will be lengthened, bumping the overall tournament length from 7 313 yards to 7 445 yards. Much of the changes will come from moving the tee boxes. Playing area will be added at No. 16 to the left of the Principal&#8217;s Nose and Deacon Sime bunkers, and two more bunkers will be added on that side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Bunkers will be moved on Number 2, and additional bunkers are coming to Nos. 6, 9 and 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8220;Every generation has played a part in shaping the Old Course, and this latest programme continues that long tradition,&#8221; St. Andrews Links Trust Chief Executive Officer, Neil Coulson said in the media release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8220;The work will restore features that have changed subtly over time and refine others to preserve the course&#8217;s unique character. Our guiding principle is simple: to protect what makes the Old Course so special while ensuring it continues to offer a fair, challenging and enjoyable experience for golfers of every level. The Old Course has never stood still. Its enduring greatness lies in its ability to adapt while retaining its soul.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The Old Course was established in 1552 and has played host to the Open Championship 30 times, dating back to 1873, when Scotland&#8217;s Tom Kidd was the victor after a two-round event. Most recently, Australia&#8217;s Cameron Smith earned a one-stroke win over Cameron Young in 2022. Smith&#8217;s score of 20-under-par 268 matched the event&#8217;s record in relation to par.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8211;Reuters&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14059,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-14058","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"\u00a0When the Open Championship returns to golf's ancestral home in 2027, the Old Course at St. Andrews won't look the same","published_date":"2025-10-29 00:00:00","news_description":"\u00a0When the Open Championship returns to golf's ancestral home in 2027, the Old Course at St. Andrews won't look the same","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18892,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14058\/revisions\/18892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=14058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}