Royal Troon Golf Club
 Royal Troon from the sand dunes, a barrier to the Firth of Clyde | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, U.K. |
| Established | 1878, 138 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 45 |
| Tournaments hosted |
The Open Championship, The Amateur, Senior British Open |
| Website | royaltroon.co.uk |
| Old Course | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,175 yards (6,561 m) |
| Course rating | 75 |
| Portland Course | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,289 yards (5,751 m) |
| Course rating | 71 |
| Craigend Course | |
| Par | 27 |
| Length | 1,191 yards (1,089 m) |
Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course in Scotland, located in Troon, South Ayrshire. The club was founded 138 years ago in 1878, initially with five holes. George Strath was appointed in 1881 as the club's first golf professional.[1] The club was granted its "Royal" accolade in 1978, during its centennial.
Its Old Course is one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour. The Club has hosted the Open eight times, last in 2004, won by Todd Hamilton in a four-hole aggregate playoff against Ernie Els. It is scheduled to host again in 2016.
Past Open champions at Royal Troon include Justin Leonard, Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Watson, Tom Weiskopf, Arnold Palmer, Bobby Locke, and Arthur Havers. The last six Opens at Troon have been won by Americans.
Royal Troon is home to both the longest and shortest holes in Open Championship golf. The par-3 8th hole ("Postage Stamp") measures a short 123 yards (112 m) and is regarded as one of the top holes in the world, while the par-5 6th ("Turnberry") extends to 601 yards (550 m).
The Old Course
The Old Course is the championship layout at Troon; its second course, the Portland, was designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie and is also of very high standard. The Club is private; guests are allowed at certain times, under advance booking, with a handicap certificate establishing proficiency.
The Old Course has four tees – "Ladies", "Short", "Medal" and "Championship".
Layout
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seal | 370 | 4 | 10 | Sandhills | 438 | 4 | |
| 2 | Black Rock | 391 | 4 | 11 | The Railway | 490 | 4 | |
| 3 | Gyaws | 379 | 4 | 12 | The Fox | 431 | 4 | |
| 4 | Dunure | 560 | 5 | 13 | Burmah | 472 | 4 | |
| 5 | Greenan | 210 | 3 | 14 | Alton | 178 | 3 | |
| 6 | Turnberry | 601 | 5 | 15 | Crosbie | 483 | 4 | |
| 7 | Tel-el-Kebir | 405 | 4 | 16 | Well | 542 | 5 | |
| 8 | Postage Stamp | 123 | 3 | 17 | Rabbit | 222 | 3 | |
| 9 | The Monk | 423 | 4 | 18 | Craigend | 457 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,462 | 36 | In | 3,713 | 35 | |||
| Source:[2] | Total | 7,175 | 71 | |||||
Lengths of the course for previous Opens (since 1950):[3]
The Open Championship
The Open Championship has been held at Troon on eight occasions:
| Year | Winner | Score | Winner's share (£) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | |||
| 1923 |  Arthur Havers | 73 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 295 | 75 |
| 1950 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bobby Locke 2nd | 69 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 279 (−1) | 300 |
| 1962 |  Arnold Palmer 2nd | 71 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 276 (−12) | 1,400 |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf | 68 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 276 (−12) | 5,500 |
| 1982 | Tom Watson 4th | 69 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 284 (−4) | 32,000 |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia | 71 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 275 (−13)PO | 80,000 |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard | 69 | 66 | 72 | 65 | 272 (−12) | 250,000 |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | 71 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 274 (−10)PO | 720,000 |
| 2016 | scheduled, 14–17 July [4] | ||||||
- Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers.
References
- ↑ "Royal Troon -- Club Professional History". royaltroon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ "The holes of Royal Troon". The Florida Times-Union. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. p. 203. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Royal Troon to host 2016 Open Championship". The Open Championship. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Troon Golf Club. |
- Official website
- The Open Championship – official site
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Coordinates: 55°31′55″N 4°39′00″W / 55.532°N 4.65°W