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2009 British Open
July 16-19,Turnberry, Ayrshire
The 2009 Open Golf Championship will be played over Turnberry Ailsa Golf Course from the 16th - 19th July. |
The 138th British Open Golf 2009, Turnberry July 16-19,Turnberry, AyrshireBy Air It will be the fourth time Turnberry has hosted The Open. The venue is famous for the 1977 Duel in the Sun between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. The Open was last played here in 1994 and was won by Nick Price from Zimbabwe.
The British Open is the eldest of the Four Major Golf Tournaments and is the third one played during the calendar year. The US Masters takes place in April, the US Open in June and the PGA Championship takes place in August.
BRITISH OPEN EXPERIENCE:
First year played: 1860
Location: South Ayrshire, UK
Course: Westin Turnberry Resort
Previous British Open locations: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Formal Name: The Open Championship, The Open
Most wins British Open: 6 - Harry Vardon
Youngest British Open winner: Young Tom Morris (17)
Oldest British Open winner: Tom Morris (46)
Widest Margin of Victory: Tom Morris won by 13 strokes in 1862
The British Open, known officially as simply “the Open Championship”, is one of the four “major” annual golf tournaments.
It is also the oldest of the majors and the only to be held outside the United States. Some of the most notable winners
of the British Open include Bobby Jones - the last amateur to win, Harry Vardon, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and
Tiger Woods just to name a few.
Tiger Woods is also anticipated on the green at the 2009 British Open Golf Tournament, seeking to claim a
third Open Golf Championship victory.
In 2008, Padraig Harrington won his send consecutive British Open Championship title. No doubt will the Irish golfer
attempt to repeat his outstanding performance and claim the Claret Jug again in 2009. Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson,
ranked 2nd and 3rd on the 2008 Open leader board, are sure to take a swing at the title.
Stewart Cink is British Open 2009 Turnberry Winner
British Open 2009 Turnberry leaderboard news: Stewart Cink punctures Tom Watson's Turnberry fairytale to be the winner 2009 British Open in playoff. To the winner went the famous claret jug and a cheque of £750,000.
Stewart Cink is the 2009 British Open winner, snatching the title from the hands of Tom Watson in a four-hole play off after they tied on a two-under-par total of 278.
| British Open Championship - Final |
| POS |
START |
NAME |
SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
TOTAL |
EARNINGS |
| 1 |
T6 |
Stewart Cink-x |
-2 |
66 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
278 |
$1,221,005 |
| 2 |
1 |
Tom Watson |
-2 |
65 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
278 |
$732,603 |
| T3 |
T4 |
Lee Westwood |
-1 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
279 |
$415,142 |
2009 British Open Schedule
Thursday 7/16: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET on TNT
Friday 7/17: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET on TNT
Saturday 7/18: 7-9 a.m. ET on TNT; 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Sunday 7/19: 6-8 a.m. ET on TNT; 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Future British Open Golf Championships
2010 July 15-18 Old Course, St Andrews, Fife
2011 Royal St George’s
2012 Royal Lytham & St Annes
Betting on the 2009 British Open
The Open has been the third tournament of the PGA TOUR's Grand Slam of golf for decades, although the PGA TOUR
did not recognize it as one of its official events until 1995. The PGA European Tour has always recognized The
Open as an official event.
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Results 2008 British Open Golf
| 2009 Ailsa Course 16-19 July |
| 2010 Old Course 15-18 July |
Past British Open Golf Winners
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