The 145th Open Championship will be held this week from July 14-17, 2016 at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Golf Club Facts:
- Royal Troon Golf Club is the first and last club in Great Britain to have been granted royal status under Queen Elizabeth II.
- The 8th hole, nicknamed “postage stamp”, is one of the toughest par threes on the PGA Tour.
- It is the ninth Open Championship to be played at the Old Course of Troon
- Royal Troon is home to both the longest and shortest holes in open championship golf.
TV Coverage (EST):
Thursday & Friday, July 14-15: 1:30 AM -- 4 PM (Golf Channel)
Saturday, July 16: 4 AM -- 7 AM (Golf Channel) / 7 AM -- 2:30 PM (NBC)
Sunday, July 17: 4 AM -- 7 AM (Golf Channel) / 7 AM -- 2 PM (NBC)
Fans Top Picks!
- Dustin Johnson
Coming off of his first major U.S. Open win and seven top-5 finishes in his past nine starts, DJ is definitely a force to be reckoned with. DJ's ball-striking at Oakmont was breathtaking as he finally claimed his first major. Johnson’s length off the tee will serve him well on the downwind front nine this week, which has a number of driveable par-4s, and be a huge plus coming in against the wind. He’s also had a total of four top 15s in his British Open career, including a T-2 in 2011.
- Sergio Garcia
Sergio may still be searching for his first major championship but his game is in undeniably great shape, his last two starts being a recent victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson and a tie for fifth at the U.S. Open. He also has a veteran-like record at the Open Championship with nine career top-10s and two runner-up finishes.
- Adam Scott
Scott has a total of five (four of which happen to be in a row) top-10s at the Open Championship, including his runner-up finish in 2012. Scott is also playing well this season, gaining back-to-back early season wins in Florida and making 14-of-14 cuts thus far, not to mention he typically plays well on links golf courses.
- Jason Day
Since falling one shot short of a playoff last year and ultimately finishing T-4 at St. Andrews, Day had been dominating on the Tour. The Aussie has since managed seven wins worldwide and has placed in the top-10 in his last five major starts. Clearly with three wins already this year alone the PGA Tour’s World No. 1 is coming this week to play.
- Louis Oosthuizen
Although Oosthuizen hasn’t been at the top of his game in some time now, the South African won the British Open in 2010 and was runner-up last year. His picture-perfect swing holds up in windy conditions, which definitely should not go unnoticed. Oosthuizen is also one of just a handful of players in the field who has ever finished in the top two twice in this event.
Best of luck to all the players in the field this week!
