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Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club Wiki
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Royal Troon Golf Club, Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The club was founded in 1878, and its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour. The 2004 Open Championship was held at Royal Troon, and was won by Todd Hamilton in a 4-hole playoff against Ernie Els. Past Open champions at Troon include Justin Leonard, Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Watson, Tom Weiskopf, Arnold Palmer, Bobby Locke and Arthur Havers. 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") is 601 yards (550 m) long.
[edit] The Old Course The Old Course is the championship layout at Troon. The Club has a second course, the Portland, designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie, which is also of very high standard. The Old Course has several tees €“ "Ladies", "Short", "Medal" and "Championship". The lengths given are for the Championship course. Hole Name Par Length (yd) 1 Seal 4 361 2 Black Rock 4 391 3 Gyaws 4 379 4 Dunure 5 558 5 Greenan 3 210 6 Turnberry 5 599 7 Tel-el-Kebir 4 403 8 Postage Stamp 3 123 9 The Monk 4 423 10 Sandhills 4 438 11 The Railway 4 488 12 The Fox 4 431 13 Burmah 4 470 14 Alton 3 178 15 Crosbie 4 481 16 Well 5 542 17 Rabbit 3 222 18 Craigend 4 453 Total 71 7150
[edit] Open Championships The Open Championship has been held at Troon on eight occasions. Year Winner 1923 Arthur Havers 1950 Bobby Locke 1962 Arnold Palmer 1973 Tom Weiskopf 1982 Tom Watson 1989 Mark Calcavecchia 1997 Justin Leonard 2004 Todd Hamilton
[edit] External links Official website Coordinates: 55°31€²41€³N, 4°38€²29€³W This article about an organisation in Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This golf club or course-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Troon_Golf_Club" Categories: Sport in South Ayrshire | Golf clubs and courses in Scotland | Venues of The Open Championship | Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage | Scottish organisation stubs | Golf club and course stubs
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