April 27 (UPI) -- The British Open will be held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club for the first time since 2012 with a 2028 return, tournament officials announced Monday.

Golfers will return to the course from Aug. 3 to 6, 2028, on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. The tournament will be held at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, in 2027.

This year's 154th British Open will be held July 16 to 19 at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.

"Royal Lytham & St Annes is widely renowned as one of the world's finest links courses and has witnessed many great championship moments since the Open was first played there in 1926 when the legendary Bobby Jones won," R&A chief executive Mark Darbon said in a news release.

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