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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–17 July 2016 |
| Location | Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland 55°31′55″N 4°39′04″W / 55.532°N 4.651°W |
| Course(s) | Royal Troon Golf Club Old Course |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,190 yd (6,575 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 81 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | £6,500,000[1] €7,544,614 $8,572,200 |
| Winner's share | £1,175,000 €1,363,834 $1,549,590 |
| Champion | |
 Henrik Stenson | |
| 264 (−20) | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Troon Location in the United Kingdom  Royal Troon Location in Scotland  Royal Troon Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland | |
The 2016 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 145th Open Championship, played from 14–17 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and the fifth since gaining royal status.
Henrik Stenson shot a final round 63 for 264, a record 20-under par, three strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson, the 2013 champion. The leader after 54 holes, Stenson became the first Scandinavian man to win a major title.[2] The duo's final-day battle, ending fourteen and eleven shots clear of third-place J. B. Holmes, was dubbed "High Noon at Troon" and compared in quality to the renowned "Duel in the Sun" of 1977.[3][4]
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- ^ "Henrik Stenson pays tribute to late friend and Phil Mickelson after British Open win". The National. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ English, Tom (17 July 2024). "'Gobsmacking brilliance of High Noon at Troon will never fade'". BBC Sport.
- ^ Dempster, Martin (17 July 2024). "The Open 2024: Who will win at Troon and what does weather have in store?". The Scotsman.