Overall the course will play 195 yards longer
than in 2016 when Sweden's Henrik Stenson held off Phil
Mickelson in one of the greatest duels in Open history.
After facing one of the longest holes in world golf, this year's
field could then be faced with one of the shortest with the
iconic par-three Postage Stamp eighth potentially coming in at
99 yards with a forward tee and pin positioned close to the
front of the green for one of the four rounds.
The Postage Stamp might be a short hole but in terms of
spectators it will be huge with an L-shaped grandstand being
built that will house 1,500 fans.
This year's total attendance is expected to be 250,000 -- the
third highest for an Open, behind only the 150th Open at St
Andrews in 2022 and the 261,180 who attended Royal Liverpool
last year.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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