Open Championship changes playoff format to 3-hole aggregate
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There will be a new playoff format at the 2019 Open Championship if extra holes are needed to determine the winner.
A three-hole aggregate playoff followed by sudden death will be used for the first time in Open history, the tournament announced Friday. A four-hole aggregate format has been in place since 1989.
The 148th Open will have a three hole play-off 🏌️♂️ If needed that will be the first of its kind 3️⃣
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 5, 2019
We will play the 1st, 13th & 18th ⛳️ pic.twitter.com/xnW9lcH9Of
Playoffs were needed in 21 previous Open Championships, with Zach Johnson's victory at St. Andrew's Old Course in 2015 being the last. He defeated Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen.
Northern Ireland's Royal Portrush will host the 2019 Open Championship beginning on July 18.