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Which course should host the Open in 2025?

With 2025 the next available slot in the rota, we discuss where we'd like to see the Claret Jug headed for the 153rd Open Championship

'Norman hit it into the clubhouse and that was that'

Mark Calcavecchia won the most dramatic of play-offs against Greg Norman in 1989. He talks us through it in his own words

'The response broke my email – losing the Open had helped so many'

It was the Open that made Stewart Cink golf's No 1 villain. But Tom Watson soon found peace in what it had done for others

'Birkdale was my first Open aged seven – suddenly I was the face of it'

Not many can say they've played in an Open Championship in their hometown. Tommy Fleetwood discusses an emotional week at Royal Birkdale in 2017

'I was embarrassed – I had choked and lost my chance to win the Open'

Padraig Harrington, in his own words, describes one of the most dramatic finishes in Open history

Why the Open was moved for just one player

Not many golfers had the pulling power to make a major change venues. But then not many golfers are Jack Nicklaus

The Making of an Open Champion: Shane Lowry

The Irishman has come a long way from crying in his car after a missed cut at Carnoustie. Mark Townsend reflects on how Royal Portrush got the champion it deserved

Editor's Picks: My favourite Open venues

In the first of a new series, Dan Murphy offers a personal listing of his favourite Open venues based on his own experiences over the last – gulp – 30 years