Royal Troon's 6th hole to measure Open-record 623 yards

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This year's Open Championship will feature the longest hole in the tournament's history after Royal Troon's sixth was extended as part of moderations for the 152nd edition of the major.

The sixth was already a whopping 601 yards when the tournament was last played on the Ayrshire links in 2016 but this year it will measure 623 yards.

Overall, the course will play 195 yards longer than in 2016 when Sweden's Henrik Stenson held off Phil Mickelson in one of the greatest duels in Open history.

After facing one of the longest holes in world golf, this year's field could then be faced with one of the shortest with the iconic par-three Postage Stamp eighth potentially…