<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 276 (− 8) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2017 2019 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship, and was held from 19--22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland . It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie . </P> <P> Playing conditions were unusual as a result of the heatwave in Scotland which had produced brown, dry and sun - baked fairways and brown rough . The fairways played quickly, enabling several players to hit drives that covered over 400 yards . </P>

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