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TROON, Scotland — Royal Troon will feature the longest hole in British Open history when the Ayrshire links hosts the event for the 10th time in July. The par-five sixth hole will be extended to 623 yards, which is 22 yards longer than in 2016 the last time Troon hosted. The 152nd Open is July 18-21. Two holes later, players could see the shortest hole as the famous "Postage Stamp" could be shortened to 99 yards, weather permitting. The R&A also said at a press briefing at Royal Troon that it expects attendance to be 250,000. That's an increase of more than 70,000 from 2016.
