<Table> The Open Championship venues <Tr> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> First </Th> <Th> Last </Th> <Th> Next </Th> <Th> Times </Th> <Th> Lowest 72 - hole score </Th> <Th> Player ( year ) </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prestwick Golf Club </Th> <Td> Prestwick , Scotland </Td> <Td> 1860 </Td> <Td> 1925 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 291 </Td> <Td> James Braid ( 1908 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Old Course at St Andrews </Th> <Td> St Andrews , Scotland </Td> <Td> 1873 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 2021 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 269 ( − 19 ) </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods ( 2000 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Musselburgh Links </Th> <Td> Musselburgh , Scotland </Td> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> 1889 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 155 </Td> <Td> Willie Park , Jnr ( 1889 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Muirfield </Th> <Td> Gullane , Scotland </Td> <Td> 1892 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 271 ( − 13 ) </Td> <Td> Tom Watson ( 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal St George 's Golf Club </Th> <Td> Sandwich , England </Td> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 2020 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 267 ( − 13 ) </Td> <Td> Greg Norman ( 1993 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal Liverpool Golf Club </Th> <Td> Hoylake , England </Td> <Td> 1897 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 270 ( − 18 ) </Td> <Td> Tiger Woods ( 2006 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club </Th> <Td> Deal , England </Td> <Td> 1909 </Td> <Td> 1920 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 291 </Td> <Td> John Henry Taylor ( 1909 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal Troon Golf Club </Th> <Td> Troon , Scotland </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 264 ( − 20 ) </Td> <Td> Henrik Stenson ( 2016 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club </Th> <Td> Lytham St Annes , England </Td> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 271 ( − 13 ) </Td> <Td> Tom Lehman ( 1996 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Carnoustie Golf Links </Th> <Td> Carnoustie , Scotland </Td> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 276 ( − 8 ) </Td> <Td> Francesco Molinari ( 2018 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prince 's Golf Club </Th> <Td> Sandwich , England </Td> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 283 ( − 13 ) </Td> <Td> Gene Sarazen ( 1932 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal Portrush Golf Club </Th> <Td> Portrush , County Antrim , Northern Ireland </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> 2019 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 285 ( − 3 ) </Td> <Td> Max Faulkner ( 1951 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Royal Birkdale Golf Club </Th> <Td> Southport , England </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 268 ( − 12 ) </Td> <Td> Jordan Spieth ( 2017 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnberry </Th> <Td> South Ayrshire , Scotland </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 268 ( − 12 ) </Td> <Td> Tom Watson ( 1977 ) Nick Price ( 1994 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
scottish golf courses that have held the open
Prestwick Golf Club Old Course at St Andrews Musselburgh Links Muirfield Royal Troon Golf Club Carnoustie Golf Links Turnberry