Overview

• R&A chief executive Mark Darbon has said unresolved transportation and accommodation challenges prevent Turnberry from hosting a modern Open Championship.
• Turnberry has not held The Open since 2009 but remains on the R&A’s ten-venue long list of qualifying courses.
• Bryson DeChambeau has publicly endorsed the Ayrshire links as one of the world’s top golf courses worthy of future inclusion in the Open rotation.
• Whitehall and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have lobbied for Turnberry’s return, prompting separate feasibility studies by the R&A.
• Portmarnock in the Republic of Ireland now leads the bidding for The Open in 2028 as Turnberry’s logistical gaps persist.