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
1997 Open Championship of the course for previous Opens (since 1950): Opens from 1962 through 1989 played the 11th hole as a par-5. "Thursday, 17 July 1997" "Friday, 18 July 1997" <br> Amateurs: "Howard (+2)", Watson (+7), Bladon (+10), Olsson (+11), Webster (+11), Taylor (+15), Young (+17), Miller (+22). "Saturday, 19 July 1997" "Sunday, 20 July 1997" <br> Amateurs: Howard (+9) "Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par" 1997 Open Championship The 1997 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 126th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. Justin Leonard won his only