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Re: British Open Courses

• cricketrules 1,050 Posts

  Tue, Aug 16 2011 9:56 AM

  I see on the WGT Courses page that the courses used for the US Open up to 2019 are coming in the year of their use. Any word on whether this will be the same for the British Open?

   

  Also, I see that Oakmont is listed in 2016. Does this mean we will get another course instead of Oakmont in 2016? Or perhaps Oakmont will temporarily disappear, like Pebble Beach...?

• BOXALL 140 Posts

  Wed, Aug 17 2011 12:40 PM

  I think the arrangement with the R & A  is more or less on a year by year basis so there wouldn't be any guarantees on how many British Open courses we're going to get. Still, I hope we at least get a few more.

  When 2016 comes around, they will probably give us the US Women's Open course wherever that is. That's how we got Oakmont last year instead of Pebble Beach. If they're still giving us British Open courses in 2015, it will be interesting to see what course we get then as the Open returns to St. Andrews which we already have on here. Might be an opportunity to get somewhere like The Belfry or Wentworth on here.

• gfsullivan 196 Posts

  Thu, Aug 18 2011 4:22 AM

  Wentworth would be nice but I really want Carnoustie.

• restorethis 151 Posts

  Thu, Aug 18 2011 5:10 AM

  cricketrules:

  Also, I see that Oakmont is listed in 2016. Does this mean we will get another course instead of Oakmont in 2016? Or perhaps Oakmont will temporarily disappear, like Pebble Beach...?

  No,but maybe new pin placements at Oakmont in 2016!

• cricketrules 1,050 Posts

  Thu, Aug 18 2011 8:03 AM

  At the minute, I couldn't see Wentworth coming into this game. EA have just dropped it because the licensing fee was too high. However, it does host several events each year, which might bring in more revenue for WGT so it may be a possibility after all. 

  The course for the Women's US Open in 2016 is yet to be announced, so we will just have to wait and see, I suppose.