NEWS RELEASE FROM R AND A
TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR 2015 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
at ST ANDREWS
Tickets go on sale next week for the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews, where Rory McIlroy will defend his title.
The 144th Open Championship will
be played from July 16 to 19 next year over the Old Course and world number one
McIlroy will return to St Andrews as defending champion after his
two-shot victory over Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler at Royal Liverpool
in July.
The Open will be played at St
Andrews for the 29th time and the list of champions at the Home of Golf
includes some of the greatest players in the sport’s history such as
Bobby Jones, Peter Thomson, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick
Faldo, Tiger Woods and Louis Oosthuizen, who lifted the Claret Jug in
2010.
Earlier this year, The RandA,
which organises The Open, announced an extension to the exemption of
five-time Open Champion Tom Watson which will enable him to make his
40th anniversary appearance in The Open at St Andrews next year.
Ticket prices are being kept the
same in 2015 for concessions and accompanied children aged under-16 will
continue to enjoy free entry to the Championship.
After being frozen for this
year’s Open, the price of an adult daily ticket will go up by £5 to £70,
if purchased before May 31, and £80 thereafter. If a ticket is
purchased before May 31, the £70 price represents a £10 increase on the
2010 daily ticket price.
Weekly tickets, valid from Sunday 12 to Sunday 19 July inclusive, are
available for £240, a saving of £125 on the daily ticket prices for the
full week.
Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, Executive
Director – Championships at The RandA, said,
“We are very much looking
forward to the return of The Open to St Andrews next year. There is
always a special atmosphere at St Andrews and we will be working hard to
deliver an outstanding experience for spectators once again.
"With Rory
McIlroy defending the Claret Jug and Tom Watson making what is likely to
be his final appearance in The Open, there will be no shortage of drama
and emotion for the galleries. It promises to be a fantastic week of
world class golf.”
Tickets for The Open go on sale on Tuesday, November 4. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit TheOpen.com.
The 144th Open Championship will be played at St Andrews from July 16 to 29, 2015.
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