The Open Championship is moving dates in 2028.
Golf’s oldest major will be played August 3-6 that year, a few weeks later than its traditional mid-July slot. The R&A made the change to avoid overlapping with the Los Angeles Summer Olympics, which run July 19-29. It’s not just The Open getting a new date — the R&A has also shifted the ISPS Handa Senior Open to August 10-13 and the AIG Women’s Open to August 17-20.
The schedule will return to normal in 2029.
“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,” said Mark Darbon, the R&A’s chief executive. “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.”
The R&A hasn’t yet announced where these 2028 championships will be played.
