FINALLY, AFTER 12 MONTHS DELAY DUE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET TO RETURN TO ST ANDREWS AND BE PLAYED ON THE OLD COURSE FOR THE 30TH TIME, WHICH IS ONE FIFTH OF THE 150 EDITIONS. THE 150TH OPEN WILL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED ECONOMIC BOOST TO THE REGION AFTER ITS TOURIST INDUSTRY BEING DECIMATED BY THE PANDEMIC AND ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS, AND IT WILL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED FEEL-GOOD FACTOR TO ALL THOSE WORKING IN THE GOLF AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES IN ST ANDREWS AND THE WIDER AREA. AN OPEN AT ST ANDREWS IS SPECIAL, IT IS UNIQUE AND IT IS ALWAYS HISTORIC, AND FOR THIS HISTORIC AND UNIQUE OCCASION SHANK IS DEDICATING 150 DAYS OF COVERAGE AND AN ENTIRE PAGE ON THE SITE TO THE 150TH OPEN.
SHANK WILL COVER EVERY ELEMENT OF THE HISTORY OF THIS GREAT EVENT, AND TAKE YOU CLOSER TO THE TOWN THAN ANY OTHER PLATFORM WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF FEATURES OVER THE NEXT 150 DAYS, SOME OF WHICH ARE BELOW:
- 150 THINGS WHICH HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THE FIRST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, DAILY SERIES BEGINNING TODAY
SHANK WILL COVER EVERY ELEMENT OF THE HISTORY OF THIS GREAT EVENT, AND TAKE YOU CLOSER TO THE TOWN THAN ANY OTHER PLATFORM WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF FEATURES OVER THE NEXT 150 DAYS, SOME OF WHICH ARE BELOW:
- 150 THINGS WHICH HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THE FIRST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, DAILY SERIES BEGINNING TODAY
- OPEN DAYS - EVERY FRIDAY UNTIL THE WEEK OF THE 150TH OPEN WE WILL LOOK BACK AT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE PAST, ALL THE WAY FROM 1860 TO 2021, BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY, 18 FEBRUARY
- ROAD HOLE - A DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT CAPTURING EVERY STREET IN ST ANDREWS
- THESE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! - RECALLING OPEN CHAMPIONS FROM ST ANDREWS
- BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME - A DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT CAPTURING THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OF THE 150TH OPEN ACROSS THE OLD COURSE, BEGINNING IN APRIL
- COVERAGE OF SELECTED OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES EVENTS
- AND MUCH MORE BESIDES
SHANK RELAUNCHES ITS MAGAZINE THIS COMING SPRING AHEAD OF THE 150TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE EVENT WILL BE THE CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE MAGAZINE, AS WELL AS AN EXTENSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GOLF PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID CANNON AND GOLF HISTORIAN ROGER MCSTRAVICK AND MUCH MORE.
- ROAD HOLE - A DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT CAPTURING EVERY STREET IN ST ANDREWS
- THESE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! - RECALLING OPEN CHAMPIONS FROM ST ANDREWS
- BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME - A DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT CAPTURING THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OF THE 150TH OPEN ACROSS THE OLD COURSE, BEGINNING IN APRIL
- COVERAGE OF SELECTED OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES EVENTS
- AND MUCH MORE BESIDES
SHANK RELAUNCHES ITS MAGAZINE THIS COMING SPRING AHEAD OF THE 150TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE EVENT WILL BE THE CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE MAGAZINE, AS WELL AS AN EXTENSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GOLF PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID CANNON AND GOLF HISTORIAN ROGER MCSTRAVICK AND MUCH MORE.
SHANK WILL HAVE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF REGIONAL AND FINAL QUALIFYING FOR THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FROM PANMURE GOLF CLUB AND THE FAIRMONT ST ANDREWS RESPECTIVELY, AND ACCREDITATION PERMITTING WILL COVER THE 150TH OPEN AT THE OLD COURSE. SHOULD ACCREDITATION BE DENIED THEN SHANK'S COVERAGE OF THE 150TH OPEN WILL BE DIFFERENT BUT UNIQUE.
