 Front cover of the 2009 Open Annual | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–19 July 2009 |
| Location | Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Course(s) | Ailsa Course, Turnberry |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70[1] |
| Length | 7,204 yards (6,587 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 73 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 144 (+4)[1] |
| Prize fund | £4,200,000 €4,852,724 $6,837,628 |
| Winner's share | £750,000 €866,558 $1,221,005 |
| Champion | |
 Stewart Cink | |
| 278 (−2), playoff | |
Turnberry
Location in Scotland
Turnberry
Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland
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 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.[2]
It was the fourth Open at Turnberry; the previous winners were Watson (1977), Greg Norman (1986), and Nick Price (1994).[3]