Editing The Open Championship (section)

===Links golf course===
The Open is always played on a coastal [[links golf]] course. Links golf is often described as the "purest" form of golf and keeps a connection with the way the game originated in Scotland in the 15th century. The terrain is open, often without any trees, and will generally be undulating with a sandy base. The golf courses are often primarily shaped by nature, rather than 'built'. Weather, particularly wind, plays an important role, and although there will be a prevailing onshore breeze, changes in the wind direction and strength over the course of the tournament can mean each round of golf has to be played slightly differently. The courses are also famous for deep pot bunkers, and gorse bushes that make up the "rough". A golfer playing on a links course will often adapt his game so the flight of the ball is lower and so is less impacted by the wind, but this will make distance control more difficult. Also due to the windy conditions the speed of the greens are often slower than a golfer might be used to on the [[PGA Tour]], to avoid the ball being moved by a gust.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/what-is-links-golf-66622|title=What Is Links Golf?|date=22 July 2018|work=Golf Monthly|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712212315/https://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/what-is-links-golf-66622|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.randa.org/pace-of-play-manual/rules/3-the-golf-course/subrules/6-the-putting-greens|title=6. The Putting Greens|website=R&A|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=16 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116050334/https://www.randa.org/pace-of-play-manual/rules/3-the-golf-course/subrules/6-the-putting-greens|url-status=dead}}</ref>