Open Championship forced into unprecedented change amid major schedule clash

The 2028 Open Championship has been scheduled for a later date to avoid a clash with that summer’s Olympic Games.

Los Angeles will host the sporting spectacle in the United States from July 14 to July 30.

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All three golf events – the men’s and women’s individual stroke play, and mixed team – will be contested from July 19 to July 29.

Dates for the Open Championship are usually scheduled at the same time of year, and so the 2028 edition will begin later than normal.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews [R&A] announced on Monday that the 2028 tournament will run from July 30 to August 6.

“We have worked collaboratively with the relevant bodies and our partners to agree alternative dates for staging our major championships in 2028 to accommodate the Olympic golf competitions,” R&A chief executive Mark Darbon said.

“We appreciate the constructive discussions we have had with all of the stakeholders and believe that providing clarity on the dates now will assist with the planning of the global golf calendar in 2028.

“We can also confirm that The Open will be returning to its normal mid-July dates in 2029.”

The R&A also said the 2028 venue will be announced in due course.

When will golf be played at the 2028 Olympics?

Although the 2028 Olympic Games are still three years away, dates for each event have already been decided.

Golf will be played at the Riviera Country Club, which reportedly held the dressage equestrian and part of the modern pentathlon in 1932.

The men’s individual stroke play begins on July 19, the fifth day of the Games, and the final takes place on July 22.

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A day later, the four-ball [best ball] stage of the mixed event will take place.

They will then play in the foursomes [alternate] shot on July 24, with the winners being decided that day.

Finally, the women’s individual stroke play will start on July 26 and end on July 29, one day before the end of the Games.

Who won golf golf at the 2024 Olympics?

The last Olympic Games were hosted in Paris and had just two golf events.

Scottie Scheffler won gold for the United States on 19 under, having hit an excellent 62 on the par 71 course during the final day.

Tommy Fleetwood won silver for Great Britain, and Hideki Matsuyama took bronze for Japan in the men’s individual event.

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In the women’s individual event, it was Lydia Ko of New Zealand who won the gold medal as she finished ten under par 72.

Esther Henseleit was the silver medal winner for Germany, with Lin Xiyu taking bronze for China.

The mixed team event makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 Games.