Royal Troon Golf Club
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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), while the par-5 6th ("Turnberry") is 601 yards (550 m) long.
[edit] The Old Course
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 |
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