NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The 2024 U.S. Senior Open is giving local golf fans an experience that doesn’t come around often.

 

The best senior players will be in Newport this weekend to play in the second-oldest major on the senior tour calendar.

 

This major championship will feature a field of 156 of the world’s best professional and amateur senior golfers.

 

Where and when is it being played?

 

At Newport Country Club from Thursday, June 27, through Sunday, June 30. The first and second rounds tee off at 7 a.m. Thursday at holes 1 and 10, with the last groups scheduled to start at 2:36 p.m.

 

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