When the Open Championship returns to golf's ancestral home in 2027, the Old Course at St. Andrews won't look the same.

The course's management firm, the St. Andrews Links Trust, and the R&A, in charge of the Open Championship, announced a number of pending changes Tuesday.

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Holes Nos. 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 16 will be lengthened, bumping the overall tournament length from 7,313 yards to 7,445 yards. Much of the changes will come from moving the tee boxes.

Playing area will be added at

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