St Andrews set to attract record crowd of 290,000 for 150th Open Championship

The previous attendance record for the Open was 239,000, set when Tiger Woods won at St Andrews in 2000 (Ben Curtis/PA)

Tue, 26 Apr, 2022 - 10:10

Phil Casey

The 150th Open Championship is set to attract a record crowd of 290,000 to St Andrews, tournament organisers have announced.

More than 1.3million applications for tickets were received by the R&A, resulting in the highest-ever number of general admission tickets being issued to spectators.

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