Royal Troon has the honor of hosting the Open Championship once again in 2016
Great news for the Royal Troon Golf Course, the Open Championship is once again returning to one of the oldest golf courses of the world. It has been formally decided that The Open Championship will be held at The Royal Troon golf course in 2016.
Previously, on eight occasions, The Open has been held at this very venue.
The Open Championship is rotated on numerous golf courses present in England and Scotland. It is an old golfing event and the only major that is held outside USA.
Moreover, it is not under the banner of the PGA Tour.
Last time, it was 2004, when the Open Championship was held at the Royal Troon golf course. It was won by Todd Hamilton in a playoff against Ernie Els.
The course is home to the shortest and the longest holes in the British Open or The Open Championship.
Primarily, there are two courses at the Royal Troon. Initially, when it was constructed back in 1878, it had only five holes.
It is on the old course, The Ayrshire course, not the new one, on which the Open Championship takes place.
A unique thing at the golf course is that each hole has a specific name, like the 18th hole is named as Craigend.
The Open Championship is held in July and it is a 72-hole event, which follows the format of stroke play. After 36 holes, there is the cut and event is left with the top-70 players, who then compete in the next two rounds.
This year’s Open Championship will be held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It will be the eleventh time that The Open is being held at this venue.
The Open has follows the same way of deciding the winner if there is tie after the end of four rounds.
A four-hole playoff round is played. If a winner is not decided even after that, then sudden death takes place.
It is a great honor for the Royal Troon to hold the Open Championship, South Ayrshire council's Bill McIntosh says, “This is great news — not just for Troon, but for the whole of Ayrshire”.
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