Record crowd of nearly 300K expected for Open at St. Andrews

By Associated Press

Apr 28, 2022 12:00 am

The 150th edition of golf's oldest championship really is cause for celebration.

The R&A reports Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) it anticipates a record 290,000 spectators at St. Andrews for the British Open this summer. That would smash the previous record of 239,000 fans who watched Tiger Woods complete the career Grand Slam at the Old Course in 2000.

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