Extra tickets for The Open at Royal Portrush to go on sale this month
15,000 additional tickets have been made available...
Tickets for The Open Championship, which takes place at Royal Portrush from July 18-21, sold out in record time.
However there is some good news for golf fans who want to witness history being made on the Causeway Coast - as organisers have announced that a small number of extra tickets will go on sale this month.
"From the moment tickets and hospitality packages went on sale last year it was clear that there was huge demand from fans to attend this historic occasion," said Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A.
"We have been working closely with the government agencies, our advisers and contractors to assess whether we could accommodate some fans on each day of the Championship and have decided that we can do so without impacting on the outstanding spectator experience we provide."
The capacity for each championship day is being increased from 40,000 to 43,750.
It means a total of 215,000 spectators will attend the spectacle across the week, as Northern Ireland stages The Open for the first time since 1951.
The extra tickets for the 148th Open will go on sale on 15 April.
You can register to buy the additional tickets at TheOpen.com/Tickets.