The R&A are always keen to point out that there is no such thing as an Open rota. There are 10 courses that they can choose from, with Royal Portrush returning after a break of 68 years in 2019.
As things stand there are more like nine courses that they will select from, more of which later, but we do know for sure that four former Open venues will not be part of the foreseeable Open future.
