2009 Open Championship 2009 Open Championship The 2009 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 138th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Ailsa Course of the Turnberry Resort, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Stewart Cink won his only major championship to date (2018) after a four-hole playoff with Tom Watson. At age 59, Watson had the chance to win his sixth Open and become the oldest major champion in history during regulation play, but was unable to par the final hole and tied with Cink. It was the fourth Open at Turnberry; the previous winners were Watson (1977), Greg Norman
Tom Watson (golfer) in 1976 Open Championship)<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place. Defeated Mason in a playoff with par at the second extra hole. "Results not in chronological order before 2017." "Note: The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003."<br> CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place Professional Watson is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and has designed golf courses through his Tom Watson Design company in Kansas. Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA