The R&A makes big announcement about one of its The Open venues

The R&A has selected Royal Portrush for one of its marquee events next year, when Blairgowrie will also be on hosting duties for the St Andrews-based organisation.

The 132nd Amateur Championship will be staged at Royal Portrush – host to The 153rd Open last summer – from 14-19 June.

Stroke-play qualifying will take place over the Dunluce and Valley links, with the match play stages on the Dunluce. A pre-qualifier will also be held on 11 June over the Valley.

The R&A has announced venues for the majority of its 2027 championships | The R&A

The Northern Ireland venue has held The Amateur Championship on three previous occasions, most recently in 2014 when Blairgowrie’s Bradley Neil landed the coveted title.

The 124th Women’s Amateur Championship will be hosted at Royal Cinque Ports for the third time next year.

The famed links on England’s south-east coast will welcome the world’s best women amateurs for the first time since 1988. It will also mark the 125th anniversary of the staging at the venue in 1902.

The R&A Girls’ and Boys’ Amateur Championships will be held at Burnham & Berrow and Prince’s respectively from 9-14 August.

The R&A Women’s and Men’s Senior Amateur Championships, meanwhile, will be played concurrently at Blairgowrie from 6-9 July.

“It is important for The R&A to continue to underline the status of our amateur championships and international matches as leading events in amateur golf,” said Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, chief championships officer at The R&A.

“They provide a pathway for elite golfers and give life-changing opportunities, including those that offer exemptions to The Open and the AIG Women’s Open.

Blairgowrie’s Bradley Neil won The R&A Amateur Championship the last time it was held at Royal Portrush in 2014 | Getty Images

“We aim to attract the best amateur players from around the world in 2027 and look forward to staging our championships at some of the sport’s most prestigious venues.”

It had already been announced that The 155th Open will be held at St Andrews in 2027.

The dates and venues for the St Andrews Trophy and the Vagliano Trophy next year are still to be confirmed, as are the dates for The Women’s Amateur Championship.