Royal Troon will host the Women’s British Open for the first time when the female major heads north of the border again in 2020.
The Ayrshire links, which has been the stage for nine Open Championships in the men’s game down the years, follows on from Carnoustie, the Old Course and Turnberry as Scottish venues which are now on both the men’s and women’s Open rotas. The announcement comes a couple of years after Troon decided to end its all-male membership policy.
Catriona Matthew, the 2009 Women’s Open champion, said: “This is great news for the Championship as Royal Troon is a fantastic venue and test of golf. I know that this news will be extremely well received by the players.”
Royal Troon Club captain, Alasdair Cameron, added: “We are thrilled that the Women’s British Open will be coming to Royal Troon in 2020. It is the event that we have had our eye on for some time and we are very much looking forward to hosting the best women golfers and seeing how these fantastic players handle the challenges of our course.”
Next year’s Women’s Open will return to Woburn for an 11th time.
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