Where is the Open this year 2022?
The 18-time major winner won two of his three Claret Jugs on the Old Course in 1970 and 1978 before choosing the venue for his memorable Championship farewell in 2005. But now the 82-year-old joins a truly exclusive club as only the third American to be awarded honorary citizenship in St Andrews, following Bobby Jones…
The 18-time major winner won two of his three Claret Jugs on the Old Course in 1970 and 1978 before choosing the venue for his memorable Championship farewell in 2005.
But now the 82-year-old joins a truly exclusive club as only the third American to be awarded honorary citizenship in St Andrews, following Bobby Jones in 1958 and Benjamin Franklin in 1759.
The honor for Nicklaus was conferred by the Royal Burgh of St. Andrews Community Council, which is the equivalent of the “Freedom of the City” honor given to Jones.
“It’s pretty special, it’s the reason I’m back. There are a lot of reasons to be back, the 150th anniversary, the tournament, the whole thing but this is why I’m back,” he said.
Where is the Open this year 2022?
The likes of Willie Park Snr and Old Tom Morris could never have imagined what The Open would become when they played in the 1st Championship at Prestwick in 1860, with a field of just eight players.
162 years and 149 Opens later, the home of golf will host The 150th Open at the Old Course, St Andrews.
In what is sure to be a historic Open with record crowds, the world’s greatest players will descend on Fife to try and capture the Claret Jug.
