| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 16–19 July 2009 |
| Location | |
| Course(s) | Ailsa Course, Turnberry |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,204 yards (6,587 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 73 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (+4) |
| Prize fund | £4,200,000 |
| Winner's share | £750,000 €866,558 $1,221,005 |
| Champion | |
| Stewart Cink | |
| 278 (−2), playoff | |
The 2009 Open Championship was the 138th Open Championship, one of the four major golf championships, and was played from 16–19 July at the Turnberry Resort, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the fourth time The Open Championship had been played at Turnberry. The previous winners of the tournament there were Tom Watson in 1977, Greg Norman in 1986, and Nick Price in 1994.[1]
The championship was won by Stewart Cink, who claimed his first major championship after a four-hole playoff with 59 year-old Tom Watson, having not held the outright lead during regulation play. Watson had the chance to win his sixth Open and become the oldest major champion in history during regulation play, but was unable to make par on the final hole to drop into a tie with Cink.[2]
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As with previous editions of The Open Championship at Turnberry, the 2009 event was played over the resort's Ailsa Course. Since it last hosted the Championship in 1994, the course had been lengthened by almost 250 yards, with over 60 having been added to the par 5 17th hole. Six new tees had been built, and the 16th hole was 45 yards longer and had been remodelled into a dog-leg to the right, having previously been relatively straight.[3]
| Hole | Name | Yardage | Par | Hole | Name | Yardage | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ailsa Craig | 354 | 4 | 10 | Dinna Fouter | 456 | 4 | |
| 2 | Mak Siccar | 428 | 4 | 11 | Maidens | 175 | 3 | |
| 3 | Blaw Wearie | 489 | 4 | 12 | Monument | 451 | 4 | |
| 4 | Woe-Be-Tide | 166 | 3 | 13 | Tickly Tap | 410 | 4 | |
| 5 | Fin Me Oot | 474 | 4 | 14 | Risk-An-Hope | 448 | 4 | |
| 6 | Tappie Toorie | 231 | 3 | 15 | Ca' Canny | 206 | 3 | |
| 7 | Roon The Ben | 538 | 5 | 16 | Wee Burn | 455 | 4 | |
| 8 | Goat Fell | 454 | 4 | 17 | Lang Whang | 559 | 5 | |
| 9 | Bruce's Castle | 449 | 4 | 18 | Duel in the Sun | 461 | 4 | |
| Out | 3583 | 35 | In | 3621 | 35 | |||
| Total | 7204 | 70 | ||||||
Each year, around two thirds of The Open Championship field consists of players that are fully exempt from qualifying for the Open. Below is a list of the exemption categories, and the players who were exempt for the 2009 Open. Each player is classified according to the first category by which they qualified, with other categories they also fall into being shown in parentheses. Some categories are not shown as all players in that category had already qualified from an earlier category:[4]
1. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2008 Open Championship
Robert Allenby (5,15), Stephen Ames (5), Paul Casey (5,6,7,19), Ben Curtis (3,4,5,15,19), Ernie Els (3,4,5,15), Jim Furyk (5,15,19), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5,6,13,19), David Howell, Anthony Kim (5,15,19), Greg Norman (3), Ian Poulter (5,6,19), Henrik Stenson (5,6,14,19), Steve Stricker (5,15,19), Chris Wood
2. Past Open Champions born between 17 July 1943 and 19 July 1948
(Eligible but did not compete: Tony Jacklin, Johnny Miller)
3. Past Open Champions aged 60 or under on 19 July 2008
Mark Calcavecchia, John Daly, David Duval (4), Nick Faldo, Todd Hamilton (4), Paul Lawrie (4), Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard (5,15,19), Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods (4,5,11,12,13)
(Eligible but did not compete: Ian Baker-Finch, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Price, Bill Rogers)
4. The Open Champions for 1999-2008
5. The first 50 players on the Official World Golf Rankings for Week 21, 2009
Ángel Cabrera (11,12), Chad Campbell (15,19), K. J. Choi (15), Stewart Cink (15,19), Tim Clark (15), Luke Donald, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Ross Fisher (6), Sergio García (6,14,15,19), Retief Goosen (6), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6,7,19), Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson (12), Martin Kaymer (6), Søren Kjeldsen (6), Hunter Mahan (15,19), Graeme McDowell (6,19), Rory McIlroy, Geoff Ogilvy (11), Sean O'Hair, Kenny Perry (15,19), Álvaro Quirós (6), Justin Rose (19), Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh (13,15), David Toms, Camilo Villegas (15), Nick Watney, Mike Weir (15), Lee Westwood (6,19), Oliver Wilson (6,19)
6. First 30 in the PGA European Tour Final Order of Merit for 2008
Darren Clarke, Richard Finch, Richard Green, Søren Hansen (19), Peter Hanson, Peter Hedblom, James Kingston, Pablo Larrazábal, Paul McGinley, Damien McGrane, Francesco Molinari, Colin Montgomerie, Charl Schwartzel, Anthony Wall
7. The BMW PGA Championship winners for 2007-2009
Anders Hansen
8. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt having applied above, in the top 20 of the 2009 PGA European Tour Race to Dubai on completion of the 2009 BMW PGA Championship
Louis Oosthuizen, Robert Rock, Thongchai Jaidee
9. First 2 European Tour members and any European Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from all official PGA European Tour events from OWGR Week 19 up to and including the BMW International Open and including the U.S. Open
Nick Dougherty, Johan Edfors
10. The leading player, not exempt having applied above, in the first 5 and ties of each of the 2009 Open de France ALSTOM and the 2009 Barclays Scottish Open.
11. The U.S. Open Champions for 2005-2009
Michael Campbell, Lucas Glover
12. The U.S. Masters Champions for 2005-2009
13. The U.S. PGA Champions for 2004-2008
14. The U.S. PGA Tour Players Champions for 2007-2009
15. Top 30 on the Official 2008 PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list
Stuart Appleby, Briny Baird, Ken Duke, Dudley Hart, Ryuji Imada, Billy Mayfair, Carl Pettersson, Andrés Romero, Kevin Sutherland, D. J. Trahan, Bubba Watson
16. First 3 and anyone tying for 3rd place, not exempt having applied above, in the top 20 of the FedEx Cup points list of the 2009 PGA Tour on completion of the HP Byron Nelson Championship
Brian Gay, Charley Hoffman, Charles Howell III
17. First 2 PGA Tour members and any PGA Tour members tying for 2nd place, not exempt, in a cumulative money list taken from The Players Championship and the five PGA Tour events leading up to and including the 2009 AT&T National
Paul Goydos, Bryce Molder
18. The leading player, not exempt having applied above, in the first 5 and ties of each of the 2009 AT&T National and the 2009 John Deere Classic
Brandt Snedeker
19. Playing members of the 2008 Ryder Cup teams
J. B. Holmes, Boo Weekley
20. First place on the 2008 Asian Tour Order of Merit
21. First place on the 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit
Mark Brown
22. First place on the 2008 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
Richard Sterne
23. The 2008 Japan Open Champion
24. First 2, not exempt, on the Official Money List of the Japan Golf Tour for 2008
Prayad Marksaeng, Azuma Yano
25. The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the 2009 Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic
Ryo Ishikawa, Tomohiro Kondo, Kenichi Kuboya, David Smail
26. First 2 and anyone tying for 2nd place, not exempt having applied (25) above, in a cumulative money list taken from all official 2009 Japan Golf Tour events up to and including the 2009 Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic
Yuta Ikeda, Koumei Oda
27. The Senior British Open Champion for 2008
Bruce Vaughan
28. The 2009 Amateur Champion
Matteo Manassero (a)
29. The 2008 U.S. Amateur Champion
(U.S. Amateur winner Danny Lee turned professional in April 2009 and forfeited his automatic exemption.[13])
30. The 2008 European Individual Amateur Champion
Stephan Gross (a)
International Final Qualifying
Local Final Qualifying
Alternates
Drawn from the Official World Golf Rankings of 5 July 2009[14] (provide the player was entered in the Open and did not withdraw from qualifying):[9][15]
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Watson | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | 65 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 278 | –2 | 2nd | |
| Ernie Els | 2002 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 281 | +1 | T8 | |
| Justin Leonard | 1997 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 281 | +1 | T8 | |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 1989 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 71 | 284 | +4 | T27 | |
| John Daly | 1995 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 284 | +4 | T27 | |
| Paul Lawrie | 1999 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 68 | 288 | +8 | T47 | |
| Tom Lehman | 1996 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 290 | +10 | T60 | |
| Pádraig Harrington | 2007, 2008 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 292 | +12 | T65 | |
| Mark O'Meara | 1998 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 295 | +15 | T70 |
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Curtis | 2003 | 65 | 80 | 145 | +5 | |
| Todd Hamilton | 2004 | 75 | 70 | 145 | +5 | |
| Tiger Woods | 2000, 2005, 2006 | 71 | 74 | 145 | +5 | |
| David Duval | 2001 | 71 | 76 | 147 | +7 | |
| Sandy Lyle | 1985 | 75 | 73 | 148 | +8 | |
| Nick Faldo | 1987, 1990, 1992 | 78 | 73 | 151 | +11 | |
| Greg Norman | 1986, 1993 | 77 | 75 | 152 | +12 |
A calm and sunny Thursday meant good scoring conditions for the opening round of the 2009 championship. Miguel Ángel Jiménez took the overnight lead by firing a 6 under par 64. Past champions turned back the clock as 59-year-old five-time winner Tom Watson carded a bogey-free 65, and both 1989 champion Mark Calcavecchia (age 49) and 1998 champion Mark O'Meara (52) shot 67s. 2003 champion Ben Curtis also opened with a 65 to tie for second alongside Watson and Japan's Kenichi Kuboya, who was even par through 14 holes, but finished birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie. Last year's Cinderella story Greg Norman turned in a disappointing 77. Two-time defending champion Pádraig Harrington shot a quiet 69. Tiger Woods struggled off the tee and shot 71. Steve Stricker, Stewart Cink and Camilo Villegas, all looking for their first major championship, started strong with 66s. Notable players at -3 67: Calcavecchia, O'Meara, Retief Goosen, Jim Furyk, Mike Weir and Vijay Singh.[17][18]
The second round was windy with scattered showers, so it was much tougher than the first day. The scoring average was more than 2 strokes higher with just 7 sub-par rounds being posted on Friday compared to 50 on Thursday. The weather was at its worst during the morning, with the best rounds being the 68s of American Steve Marino, who would be joint leader at the end of the day, and England's Ross Fisher, who would be tied for 4th place. Retief Goosen shot an even par 70 and would also share 4th. Veteran Tom Watson continued his excellent performance. He struggled through the front nine, but holed long putts at the 16th and 18th, as he made three birdies on the back nine to tie Marino for the lead at 5 under par. At the age of 59, Watson looked to become the oldest winner of a major championship.[19]
The cut fell at 144 (4 over par) with 73 players making the cut. Sixteen year-old Italian British Amateur Champion Matteo Manassero, playing with Watson, posted a level par second round 70, to go with his first round 71, to make the cut and all but secure the silver medal as the leading amateur.[20] Among those to miss the cut was world number one and pre-tournament favorite Tiger Woods. Going out in the afternoon, he could only manage a four over par 74 after making 2 double bogeys on holes 10 and 13, and he would finish one shot outside the cut line at 145. It was the first time Woods had missed the cut in the Open, and only the second time he had missed the cut in any major as a professional, after the 2006 U.S. Open.[19] Other notable players to miss the cut included Mike Weir (67–78=145), Ben Curtis (65–80=145), David Duval (71–76=147) and Geoff Ogilvy (75–78=153).[21]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Steve Marino | 67-68=135 | −5 | |
| Tom Watson | 65-70=135 | |||
| 3 | Mark Calcavecchia | 67-69=136 | −4 | |
| T4 | Ross Fisher | 69-68=137 | −3 | |
| Retief Goosen | 67-70=137 | |||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 64-73=137 | |||
| Kenichi Kuboya | 65-72=137 | |||
| Vijay Singh | 67-70=137 | |||
| T9 | Stewart Cink | 66-72=138 | −2 | |
| J. B. Holmes | 68-70=138 | |||
| Mathew Goggin | 66-72=138 | |||
| James Kingston | 67-71=138 | |||
| Lee Westwood | 68-70=138 |
Amateurs: Manassero (+1), Gross (+9).
Tom Watson continued his good form with a one over par 71 to maintain a one stroke lead going into Sunday's final round. Australian Mathew Goggin was one of only five players to shoot under par in conditions similar to Friday, and ended the day just one stroke off the lead, tied for second with Ross Fisher. The best round of the day was a three under par 67, posted by Bryce Molder, who leapt into the top 10, having been tied for 53rd after round two.[22][23]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 65-70-71=206 | −4 | |
| T2 | Ross Fisher | 69-68-70=207 | −3 | |
| Mathew Goggin | 66-72-69=207 | |||
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 67-70-71=208 | −2 | |
| Lee Westwood | 68-70-70=208 | |||
| T6 | Stewart Cink | 66-72-71=209 | −1 | |
| Jim Furyk | 67-72-70=209 | |||
| T8 | Bryce Molder | 70-73-67=210 | E | |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 69-72-69=210 | |||
| T10 | Ángel Cabrera | 69-70-72=211 | +1 | |
| Richard S. Johnson | 70-72-69=211 | |||
| Steve Marino | 67-68-76=211 | |||
| Boo Weekley | 67-72-72=211 |
Ross Fisher, with birdies at each of the first two holes, took the outright lead from overnight leader Tom Watson early on day four as Watson had 2 bogeys in 3 holes. Fisher dropped back with a quadruple bogey 8 on the 5th hole and was never in contention again. Lee Westwood eagled the 7th hole to move into the lead, which he held or shared for most of the round, but bogeys at 3 out of the last 4 holes saw him fall one stroke behind clubhouse leader Stewart Cink, who had rolled in a 15 foot putt for birdie at the 18th to move one clear of the previous year's leading amateur Chris Wood at 2 under par. Tom Watson birdied the 17th to move into the clear lead at 3 under par. Needing a par four at the 18th to win, he was unable to get up and down from the back of the final green and went into a 4 hole playoff with Cink.[2][24]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Stewart Cink | 66-72-71-69=278 | −2 | Playoff | |
| Tom Watson | 65-70-71-72=278 | ||||
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 68-70-70-71=279 | −1 | 255,000 | |
| Chris Wood | 70-70-72-67=279 | ||||
| T5 | Luke Donald | 71-72-70-67=280 | E | 157,000 | |
| Mathew Goggin | 66-72-69-73=280 | ||||
| Retief Goosen | 67-70-71-72=280 | ||||
| T8 | Thomas Aiken | 71-72-69-69=281 | +1 | 90,400 | |
| Ernie Els | 69-72-72-68=281 | ||||
| Søren Hansen | 68-72-74-67=281 | ||||
| Richard S. Johnson | 70-72-69-70=281 | ||||
| Justin Leonard | 70-70-73-68=281 |
Amateurs: Manassero (+2)
Tom Watson and Stewart Cink had tied at 2 under par during regulation play and entered a playoff for the championship. Under the rules of the Open Championship, the playoff was played over 4 holes. Holes number 5, 6, 17 and 18 were replayed.
On the first playoff hole, both players found greenside bunkers, but while Watson was only able to make minimal progress towards the hole and made bogey, Cink splashed out to 6 feet and made his par. Both made par 3s on the second hole. On the third hole of the playoff, the par 5 17th, Watson's drive found a bad lie in heavy rough, and he was unable to reach the fairway with his next shot. Having reached the green in four, he then three-putted for a 7, while Cink hit the green in two and two putted for birdie. With a four stroke lead going down the final hole, Cink hit his approach to 5 feet, and made birdie to triumph in the playoff by 6 strokes and win the Open Championship.[2][24]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (£) |
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| 1 | Stewart Cink | 4-3-4-3=14 | −2 | 750,000 | |
| 2 | Tom Watson | 5-3-7-5=20 | +4 | 450,000 |
| Preceded by 2009 U.S. Open |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2009 PGA Championship |
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