Darragh Garraghy

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The Fried Egg Golf Podcast · 2026 Open Championship Preview · 12 Jul 2026 podcast

I can't wait to see it.

But these changes have been substantial, Andy.

I think the process initially was a member-led process for these changes.

And it was...

centered really on the fact that Birktale has these four par 3s.

It's got the 4th, the 7th, the 12th, and the 14th.

And three of them play in the same direction, and all four can actually play a similar yardage depending on wins.

So there was a member desire for maybe a bit of variety as everyone wants.

Everyone wants variety in their par 3s for sure, and certainly in direction.

But as that process went on, Birktale was awarded the 2026 Open.

So I guess the factors of the open had to be the factors needed for the 2026 event had to be taken into account.

And so basically the part threes were slightly changed, but there was also this problem solving for a championship.

The par 5454 finish we saw in 2017.

And then also creating extra space for tentative village needs and hospitality needs, which are such a big part of an open now in this kind of era of ever increasing footprint and such a commercial success that the open is.

So the members interests, obviously,

were going to be needed to be aligned with those of hosting open championship so that's what we have uh been left with now at the moment so they've done this bandy by making first of all the old 15th which was the fourth or they made the old 15th to 14th they've kept it apart five

And they moved the old 15th fairway one fairway right.

And this created enough space to create what is now a long par three up to 240 yards where a ball could be ran onto at the front.

But the clubhouse is a beautiful backdrop.

So that's got complete variety now in par threes already.

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