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Royal Birkdale will host The Open for the tenth time in 2017. Irelandâs Padraig Harrington won by four shots from Ian Poulter the last time the Championship was played there in 2008.
Thanks to a field of star-level golfers and some of the most prestigious courses in the country, the Open continues to be the center of the golf world whenever it gets underway. Fitting right into the equation is Erin Hills Golf Course in Hartford, Wisconsin, the site of the 2017 U.S. Open. Erin Hills has never held the U.S. Open, although it has held the U.S. Amateurs, the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and other tournaments as well.