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2009 Open Championship
Front cover of the 2009 Open Annual
Tournament information
Dates16–19 July 2009
LocationAyrshire,Scotland
Course(s)Ailsa Course,Turnberry
Organized byThe R&A
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70[1]
Length7,204 yards (6,587 m)[1]
Field156 players, 73 after cut[1]
Cut144 (+4)[1]
Prize fund£4,200,000
€4,852,724
$6,837,628
Winner's share£750,000
€866,558
$1,221,005
Champion
United StatesStewart Cink
278 (−2), playoff
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The2009 Open Championshipwas amen's major golf championshipand the 138thOpen Championship,held from 16–19 July at the Ailsa Course of theTurnberry Resort,inAyrshire,Scotland.Stewart Cinkwon his only major championship after a four-holeplayoffwithTom 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 toparthe final hole and tied with Cink.[2]

It was the fourth Open at Turnberry; the previous winners were Watson (1977),Greg Norman(1986), andNick Price(1994).[3]

Venue[edit]

Main article:Turnberry (golf course)

As with previous editions of The Open Championship at Turnberry, this event was played on the resort's Ailsa Course. Since it last hosted the Championship in1994,thecoursehad been lengthened by almost 250 yards (230 m), with over 60 yards (55 m) having been added to the par 5 17th hole. Six newteeshad been built, and the 16th hole was 45 yards (41 m) longer and had been remodelled into a dog-leg to the right, having previously been relatively straight.[4]

Card of the course[edit]

Ailsa Course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards 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 3,583 35 In 3,621 35
Total 7,204 70

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship:[1]

  • 1994:6,957 yards (6,361 m), par 70
  • 1986:6,957 yards (6,361 m), par 70
  • 1977:6,875 yards (6,286 m), par 70

Field[edit]

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:

1. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the2008 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 theOfficial World Golf Rankingsfor 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. TheBMW PGA Championshipwinners 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 2009PGA European TourRace to Dubaion completion of the 2009BMW PGA Championship
Thongchai Jaidee,Louis Oosthuizen,Robert Rock

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 theBMW International Openand including theU.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 2009Open de France Alstomand the 2009Barclays Scottish Open.

11. TheU.S. OpenChampions for 2005-2009
Michael Campbell,Lucas Glover

12. TheU.S. MastersChampions for 2005-2009

13. TheU.S. PGA Championsfor 2004-2008

14. TheU.S. PGA Tour PlayersChampions for 2007-2009

15. Top 30 on the Official 2008PGA TourFedEx Cuppoints list
Stuart Appleby,Briny Baird,Ken Duke,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 theFedEx Cuppoints list of the 2009 PGA Tour on completion of theHP 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 fromThe Players Championshipand the five PGA Tour events leading up to and including the 2009AT&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 2009AT&T Nationaland the 2009John Deere Classic
Brandt Snedeker

19. Playing members of the2008 Ryder Cupteams
J. B. Holmes,Boo Weekley

20. First place on the 2008Asian TourOrder of Merit

21. First place on the 2008PGA Tour of AustralasiaOrder of Merit
Mark Brown

22. First place on the 2008Sunshine TourOrder of Merit
Richard Sterne

23. The 2008Japan OpenChampion

24. First 2, not exempt, on the Official Money List of theJapan Golf Tourfor 2008
Prayad Marksaeng,Azuma Yano

25. The leading 4 players, not exempt, in the 2009Mizuno 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 2009Japan Golf Tourevents up to and including the 2009Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic
Yuta Ikeda,Koumei Oda

27. TheSenior British OpenChampion for 2008
Bruce Vaughan

28. The 2009AmateurChampion
Matteo Manassero(a)

29. The 2008U.S. AmateurChampion
(U.S. Amateur winnerDanny Leeturned professional in April 2009 and forfeited his automatic exemption.[13])

30. The 2008European Individual AmateurChampion
Stephan Gross(a)

International Final Qualifying

Africa:Jaco Ahlers,Marc Cayeux,Jeremy Kavanagh
Australasia:Josh Geary,Tim Wood,Michael Wright
Asia:Gaganjeet Bhullar,Liang Wenchong,Terry Pilkadaris,Tim Stewart
America:James Driscoll,Freddie Jacobson,Richard S. Johnson,Matt Kuchar,Martin Laird,Davis Love III,Jeff Overton
Europe:Paul Broadhurst,Rhys Davies,David Drysdale,Rafael Echenique,Oliver Fisher,Branden Grace,Raphaël Jacquelin,Gary Orr,Richie Ramsay,Graeme Storm

Local Final Qualifying(Monday 6 July and Tuesday 7 July)

Glasgow Golf Club - Gailes Links:Thomas Aiken,Peter Baker,David Higgins,Elliot Saltman
Kilmarnock (Barassie):Markus Brier,Peter Ellebye,Daniel Gaunt,Lloyd Saltman
Western Gailes:Fredrik Andersson Hed,Thomas Haylock,Steve Surry,Daniel Wardrop

Alternates
Drawn from theOfficial World Golf Rankingsof 5 July 2009[14](provide the player was entered in the Open and did not withdraw from qualifying):[9][15]

  1. Mathew GogginreplacedTrevor Immelman.[8]
  2. Ben CranereplacedPhil Mickelson.[9]
  3. Steve MarinoreplacedShingo Katayama.[10]
  4. Rod Pamplingentered the field as no players not already qualified finished in the top 5 at theBarclays Scottish Open.[16]
  5. Thomas LevetreplacedBrett Quigley.[12][15]
  6. John SendenreplacedJeev Milkha Singh.[11]

Round summaries[edit]

First round[edit]

Thursday, 16 July 2009

Calm and sunny weather provided good scoring conditions for the opening round.Miguel Ángel Jiméneztook the lead at 64 (−6), and past champions turned back the clock: five-time winnerTom Watson,age 59, carded a bogey-free 65, and bothMark Calcavecchia(1989,age 49) andMark O'Meara(1998,52) shot 67.Ben Curtis,2003champion, also opened with 65 to join Watson andKenichi Kuboya,who was even par through 14 holes, but finished birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie.Steve Stricker,Stewart Cink,andCamilo Villegasstarted strong at 66, and notables at 67 included Calcavecchia, O'Meara,Retief Goosen,Jim Furyk,Mike Weir,andVijay Singh.Two-time defending championPádraig Harringtonhad a quiet 69, whileTiger Woodsstruggled off the tee for 71. Two-time championGreg Norman,the previous year'sCinderellastory, had a disappointing 77.[17][18]

Place Player Score To par
1 SpainMiguel Ángel Jiménez 64 −6
T2 United StatesBen Curtis 65 −5
JapanKenichi Kuboya
United StatesTom Watson
T5 United StatesStewart Cink 66 −4
AustraliaMathew Goggin
AustraliaJohn Senden
United StatesSteve Stricker
ColombiaCamilo Villegas
T10 United StatesMark Calcavecchia 67 −3
United StatesJim Furyk
South AfricaRetief Goosen
South AfricaBranden Grace
South AfricaJames Kingston
United StatesSteve Marino
United StatesMark O'Meara
FijiVijay Singh
South AfricaRichard Sterne
United StatesBoo Weekley
CanadaMike Weir

Second round[edit]

Friday, 17 July 2009

High winds and scattered showers pushed the scoring average more than two strokes higher with just seven sub-par rounds on Friday, compared to fifty on Thursday. The conditions were the worst during the morning, and the round's best of 68 belonging to co-leaderSteve MarinoandRoss Fisher,tied for fourth place.Retief Goosenshot an even par 70 to share fourth. 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 135 (−5). Nearly sixty, Watson looked to become the oldest winner of a major championship by over a decade.[19]

The cut was at 144 (+4) and 73 players advanced to the weekend. Sixteen-year-oldBritish Amateur ChampionMatteo Manasseroplayed with Watson and posted 141 and all but secured the silver medal as the leading amateur.[20]Among those to miss the cut was world number one and pre-tournament favoriteTiger Woods.Going out in the afternoon, his 74 included two double bogeys on holes 10 and 13, and his 145 missed the cut by a stroke. It was his first missed cut at the Open, and only the second missed cut in a major as a professional, after the2006 U.S. Open.[19]Other notables to miss the cut includedMike Weir(67–78=145),Ben Curtis(65–80=145),David Duval(71–76=147), andGeoff Ogilvy(75–78=153).[21]

Place Player Score To par
T1 United StatesSteve Marino 67-68=135 −5
United StatesTom Watson 65-70=135
3 United StatesMark Calcavecchia 67-69=136 −4
T4 EnglandRoss Fisher 69-68=137 −3
South AfricaRetief Goosen 67-70=137
SpainMiguel Ángel Jiménez 64-73=137
JapanKenichi Kuboya 65-72=137
FijiVijay Singh 67-70=137
T9 United StatesStewart Cink 66-72=138 −2
United StatesJ. B. Holmes 68-70=138
AustraliaMathew Goggin 66-72=138
South AfricaJames Kingston 67-71=138
EnglandLee Westwood 68-70=138

Amateurs:Manassero(+1),Gross (+9).

Third round[edit]

Saturday, 18 July 2009

Tom Watson continued his good form with a one-over 71 to maintain a one stroke lead.Mathew Gogginwas one of only five players under par in conditions similar to Friday, and was just one stroke off the lead, tied for second with Ross Fisher. The best round of the day was 67 byBryce Molder,who leapt into the top ten after starting the round in a tie for 53rd.[22][23]

Place Player Score To par
1 United StatesTom Watson 65-70-71=206 −4
T2 EnglandRoss Fisher 69-68-70=207 −3
AustraliaMathew Goggin 66-72-69=207
T4 South AfricaRetief Goosen 67-70-71=208 −2
EnglandLee Westwood 68-70-70=208
T6 United StatesStewart Cink 66-72-71=209 −1
United StatesJim Furyk 67-72-70=209
T8 United StatesBryce Molder 70-73-67=210 E
ThailandThongchai Jaidee 69-72-69=210
T10 ArgentinaÁngel Cabrera 69-70-72=211 +1
SwedenRichard S. Johnson 70-72-69=211
United StatesSteve Marino 67-68-76=211
United StatesBoo Weekley 67-72-72=211

Final round[edit]

Sunday, 19 July 2009

Fisher birdied the first two holes to take the outright lead as Watson had two bogeys in three holes. Fisher had a three shot lead at one point, but dropped back with a bogey on the 4th hole and quadruple bogey 8 on the 5th hole, and was never in contention again. Matthew Goggin was in contention most of the day and was tied for the lead with 5 holes remaining, but 3 straight bogeys took him out of contention. Chris Wood was 4 under for the day through 17 holes and 2 under the tournament, just 1 stroke behind the lead. But he caught a flier from the rough on 18 and was unable to get up and down behind the green, dropping to 1 under.Lee Westwoodeagled the 7th hole to move into the lead, which he held or shared for most of the round, but bogeys at three of the last four holes, including a three putt on 18, dropped him to 1 under, one stroke behind clubhouse leader Cink, who had rolled in a 15-foot (4.5 m) putt for birdie at the 18th to move to two-under.

Watson birdied the 17th to move into sole possession of the lead at 3 under par. Needing a par four at the 18th to win, his approach shot took a hard bounce and rolled well over the green. Watson was unable to get up and down and entered into a four-hole playoff with Cink for theClaret Jug.[2][24]

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
T1 United StatesStewart Cink 66-72-71-69=278 −2 Playoff
United StatesTom Watson 65-70-71-72=278
T3 EnglandLee Westwood 68-70-70-71=279 −1 255,000
EnglandChris Wood 70-70-72-67=279
T5 EnglandLuke Donald 71-72-70-67=280 E 157,000
AustraliaMathew Goggin 66-72-69-73=280
South AfricaRetief Goosen 67-70-71-72=280
T8 South AfricaThomas Aiken 71-72-69-69=281 +1 90,400
South AfricaErnie Els 69-72-72-68=281
DenmarkSøren Hansen 68-72-74-67=281
SwedenRichard S. Johnson 70-72-69-70=281
United StatesJustin Leonard 70-70-73-68=281

Amateurs: Manassero (+2)

Scorecard[edit]

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4
United StatesCink −1 −1 −1 −1 E E −1 −1 −1 E −1 −1 −2 −1 −2 −1 −1 −2
United StatesWatson −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2
EnglandWestwood −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −2 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 −2 −1
EnglandWood +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 E −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1 E −1 −1 −2 −1
EnglandDonald +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +1 +1 E E
AustraliaGoggin −3 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 E E E
South AfricaGoosen −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E +2 +2 E E
EnglandFisher −4 −5 −5 −4 E E +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[25]

Playoff[edit]

Watson and Cink had tied at 278 (−2) during regulation play and entered a playoff for the championship. Under the rules of the Open Championship, a four-hole aggregate playoff was played over hole numbers 5, 6, 17, and 18.

On the first extra 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 six feet (1.8 m) and saved par. Both made par three on the second hole, but at the par 5 17th, Watson's drive went left to a bad lie in heavy rough, and he was unable to reach the fairway with his next shot. On the green in four, he three-putted for double bogey, while Cink hit the green in two and two-putted for birdie. With a four-stroke lead on the final hole, Cink hit his approach to five feet (1.5 m) and made birdie to triumph in the playoff by six strokes.[2][24]

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 United StatesStewart Cink 4-3-4-3=14 −2 750,000
2 United StatesTom Watson 5-3-7-5=20 +4 450,000
  • Four-hole aggregate playoff on holes 5, 6, 17, and 18

Scorecard[edit]

Playoff

Hole 5 6 17 18
Par 4 3 5 4
United StatesCink E E −1 −2
United StatesWatson +1 +1 +3 +4

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Source:[25]

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